Jack Campbell's consecutive win streak reached historic proportions Wednesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender established a new franchise mark with his 10th straight victory, turning aside 32 of the 34 shots in a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Campbell was in a tie for the record with Felix Potvin (1993-94), Jacques Plante (1970-71), and John Ross Roach (1924-25).

The 29-year-old has become the Maple Leafs' de facto No. 1 goalie as starter Frederik Andersen continues to deal with a nagging injury. Campbell has won every game he's played in 2021, and he entered Wednesday's contest with a .944 save percentage over the previous nine contests.

Toronto acquired Campbell in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in February 2020.

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Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving understands something needs to be done to turn his struggling team around, and he has no shortage of adjectives to describe his feelings about the season to this point.

"You can come up with a whole lot of words: disappointment, frustration, a lot of things," Treliving told TSN's Salim Valji.

However, the GM doesn't think the issue is with his new head coach, Darryl Sutter.

"We're in a results-oriented business, so the results we have are certainly not acceptable and not what we wanted to have happen," he said. "But I think there (have) been some changes that have come into our game, specifically on the defensive side. But the good things that have happened aren't what we want to talk about."

Calgary sits in second-last place in the North Division with a 16-21-3 record and holds the second-worst goal differential (-21) among the Canadian squads. The Flames have gone 5-7-1 since Treliving fired head coach Geoff Ward and replaced him with Sutter following a win on March 4, and the club has won only two of its last eight games.

The GM knows Calgary has underachieved and acknowledges there's work to be done, but wouldn't specify what changes he'll look to make.

"Certainly we have to improve our team. Right now, this is the group of players we have. We've got to find a way to maximize performance out of them, and like every other team, you're going to look at how you can improve yourself and what changes you can make leading up not only to the (trade) deadline but beyond that."

Treliving has been the Flames' GM since April 2014. During his tenure, Calgary has made three first-round playoff exits and another in the second round - its deepest postseason run since he was hired.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are holding forward William Nylander out of the lineup against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday after the forward was exposed to a possible case of COVID-19 with a close contact outside the team, the club announced.

Nylander is isolating and his status will be re-evaluated tomorrow pending the results of further testing.

After consulting with the NHL, the game will go on as planned, the club confirmed. Forward Alexander Barabanov will take Nylander's place in the lineup.

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The Vancouver Canucks announced Wednesday that 21 players and four staff members have now tested positive for COVID-19. An additional player is considered a close contact.

An ongoing investigation by Vancouver Coastal Health and the Canucks' contract tracing staff revealed that the source infection was obtained by a single individual in a community setting, which has since been identified by health officials as a public exposure location. The rapid spread through the team indicates a link between the initial case and that individual's contacts.

The Canucks said the source infection is confirmed as being a variant, but full genome sequencing by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is required to determine the specific type. It was previously reported to be the Brazil variant.

Symptoms of those infected by the variant reportedly included vomiting, cramping, and dehydration. Family members of the players and staff have also contracted the virus.

Vancouver's games remain postponed until further notice.

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The Montreal Canadiens placed forward Brendan Gallagher on long-term injured reserve, and he's expected to miss at least six weeks with a fractured thumb, the team announced Wednesday.

The Habs receive $3.75 million in salary relief with the transaction, according to CapFriendly, giving them more flexibility ahead of the April 12 trade deadline. There's no salary cap in the postseason.

Gallagher suffered the injury while blocking a shot Monday against the Edmonton Oilers.

The pesky 28-year-old winger finishes his season with 14 goals and nine assists in 35 games.

The 2020-21 regular season is projected to wrap up by May 11 - at the earliest - so it's possible Gallagher returns at some point during Round 1 of the playoffs, should Montreal qualify.

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Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness will return to the bench Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced.

Bowness was forced to leave Sunday's game after two periods due to COVID-19 protocol. However, it turned out to be a false positive test.

The Stars are 13-12-10 in games Bowness coached from start to finish this season. They ended up losing Sunday's tilt and were defeated Tuesday with John Stevens serving as head coach.

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