Another day, another brilliant Connor McDavid goal.

The Edmonton Oilers captain scored his 26th of the season Wednesday, grabbing a long-range pass before charging in on Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonathan Bernier to put the Oilers ahead.

The goal marked his second point on the night, after he registered an assist on Leon Draisaitl's game-opening tally.

McDavid sits first in NHL scoring with 84 points.

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After 36 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs once again boast two 30-goal centers.

Nazem Kadri hit the benchmark for the first time in his career Wednesday night in a massive victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring an insurance marker with a lunging effort on the doorstep when Joonas Korpisalo failed to control a rebound late.

Toronto's other 30-goal man, rookie Auston Matthews, scored his 33rd goal on the season in the win, which saw the Maple Leafs unseat the Boston Bruins for the third seed in the Atlantic Division.

Kadri's previous career high was 20 goals, a mark equaled nearly two months ago with a pair scored in a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.

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Few things go together better than Rick Nash and pretty goals.

The New York Rangers forward displayed his latest individual effort Wednesday against the rival New York Islanders.

Charging into the Islanders' zone, Nash kicked the puck forward to maintain possession before diving ahead to knock it by netminder Thomas Greiss.

The goal marked Nash's 20th on the season.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

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Twenty goals for William Nylander.

The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie notched the tally Wednesday versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, beating netminder Joonas Korpisalo top corner.

It was the second point on the night for Nylander. He recorded an assist in the first period, his ninth straight game with a point to match a franchise record for rookie skaters.

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With 10 games to go, the Pittsburgh Penguins are flying high, having just punched their ticket back to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The video above breaks down a banner week for the Penguins and their captain, Sidney Crosby.

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William Nylander is into the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie record book.

The exceptional, often-overlooked Maple Leafs freshman equaled a franchise rookie mark Wednesday versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, extending his point streak to nine games with a primary assist on Auston Matthews' 33rd goal of the season.

Nylander hit the lucrative 20-goal mark on a breakaway in the second period, counting his first multi-point outing on the streak. He has three goals and seven assists over that span, upping his total to 54 points.

Nylander shares the point streak record with Gus Bodnar, Bob Nevin, and Dan Daoust, who collected at least one point over nine consecutive games in their rookie campaigns. He'll have an opportunity to break that record Thursday when the Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils in the second half of a back-to-back.

In this incredible rookie class, Nylander isn't the first to nab at least a share of a rookie record. Surprisingly, that distinction belongs to Zach Hyman, whose three shorthanded goals are the most by a Toronto rookie. But the two rookies who have hogged the applause this season will soon join them.

Matthews is within one goal of Wendel Clark's franchise mark, while Mitch Marner's next assist will be No. 40, which would match the standard Bodnar established in 1943-44.

Both Matthews and Marner could potentially exceed Peter Ihnacak's rookie record of 66 points.

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Tough words for Dmitry Kulikov.

Traded to the Buffalo Sabres as part of a draft-day deal, the veteran blue-liner was expected to stabilize the team's defensive core. But Kulikov hasn't been a fit in Western New York, and a season riddled by injuries hasn't helped matters.

On June 25, the Sabres sent rearguard Mark Pysyk and two draft picks to the Florida Panthers to bring Kulikov to Buffalo, with the belief he'd round out a blue-line core of Rasmus Ristolainen, Jake McCabe, and Zach Bogosian.

But following a fluke play where he was checked into an open bench door during preseason play, sustaining a back injury, Kulikov missed the season opener and has continued to fight the injury bug all season.

Kulikov has appeared in 39 games but has missed 35 others with a host of ailments. He's currently sidelined with an upper-body concern and hasn't dressed since March 4.

"Right now we can all sit here and say it didn't work out," Sabres general manager Tim Murray told WGR550 on Tuesday.

The Sabres believed they were bringing in the defenseman who was a mainstay in Sunrise for seven seasons, as Kulikov posted 138 points over 460 games with the Panthers. He's scored just two points through 39 games with the Sabres.

A pending unrestricted free agent, Kulikov is unlikely to return to Buffalo. That fact was no more evident than when the Sabres entertained trade talk surrounding Kulikov at the deadline but evidently couldn't complete a deal. A clean slate is surely in the cards for both sides this summer.

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St. Louis Blues forward Paul Stastny is sidelined week to week after suffering a lower-body injury Tuesday versus the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced.

Stastny has 18 goals and 22 assists in 66 games this season.

The 31-year-old center is signed through 2017-18.

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Markus Granlund's breakthrough campaign was realized through unfavorable circumstances.

Two days after the Vancouver Canucks announced Granlund would have season-ending surgery, a report out of Finland revealed the center suffered significant damage to his wrist in late October:

Granlund scored 19 goals - second on the team only to Bo Horvat - and counted 32 points before his season came to a close.

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Eddie Lack, suddenly good enough.

The Carolina Hurricanes netminder has been on a tear since coach Bill Peters eviscerated his shoddy performance following a March 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

"There were 16 shots, four went in," Peters said at the time. "Not good enough. You look at his numbers in the league, they're not good enough."

Since Peters' rant, Lack has earned four starts from his coach, and has seemingly turned the corner on his season, winning three outings, with his save percentage skyrocketing to .945.

It's been a trying season for the Swedish goaltender, who missed nearly three months after suffering a concussion in early November. With his game now back on track, Lack has been a key player for Carolina as the club looks to make a late charge at a postseason berth.

The Hurricanes have just one regulation loss in their past 10 contests, and sit six points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the East's final wild-card spot. Carolina has 11 games remaining on the season, with their next game coming Thursday in Montreal.

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