The Tampa Bay Lightning made franchise history Saturday. The club won its ninth in a row, breaking a record set in 2003-04.

The Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime.

The Bolts were paced by their future: Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson, and Nikita Kucherov. Palat had two goals, and his first was spectacular. Johnson had a goal and an assist, and Kucherov had two helpers.

Alex Killorn, though, will be remembered in Lightning trivia. He scored in overtime, his 13th of the season, to give Tampa Bay its record.

The Lightning have used their remarkable run to leap into first place in the Atlantic Division. The Florida Panthers have two fewer points, but even if they win Saturday, the Lightning will hold first place based on wins. Tampa's got 39 (36 in regulation) while Florida has 36 (30 in regulation).

Yeah, we know: It's a good time to be a hockey fan in Florida.

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This won't help P.K. Subban get in head coach Michel Therrien's good graces.

The Montreal Canadiens defenseman tried one too many moves in his own zone, coughing up the puck to Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who buried an easy goal to open the scoring Saturday night.

Therrien singled out his Norris Trophy-winning blue-liner last month for a turnover that led to an overtime winner for the Colorado Avalanche.

Alex Galchenyuk scored his 20th goal of the season to tie the game about a minute later, so maybe Subban's off the hook for now.

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Ondrej Palat is out of his mind right now.https://t.co/fcgyfxaf41

— NHL (@NHL) March 6, 2016

Spare a thought for Ron Hainsey.

The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman was dummied by Ondrej Palat on Saturday night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning forward went from his zone to the other to score a marvelous goal.

Speed, skill, and one hell of a shot. It had it all.

Palat has two against Carolina, his ninth and 10th of the season.

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Alex Ovechkin spent five minutes in the penalty box for boarding Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller on Saturday.

Miller was forced to leave the game and appeared to be favoring his right shoulder which had been surgically repaired last February.

UPDATE: Kevan Miller (upper body) not likely to return.

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 6, 2016

The nature of the injury may have played a role in the penalty call.

Per Rule 41.5, a game misconduct for boarding comes "for a foul resulting in an injury to the face or head of an opponent."

— Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) March 6, 2016

Still, the incident may be reviewed by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

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Brooks Laich's time in Toronto won't be in vain.

The former much-loved Washington Capitals forward was traded to the Maple Leafs last week, and it was difficult for him to accept, as the first-place Caps are Stanley Cup favorites. But after Saturday, Laich's got a story to tell.

Laich assisted on the first NHL goal of William Nylander's career Saturday night, and the 32-year-old has a history with William's father, Michael Nylander, as the two played together for the Capitals.

Related: VIDEO - Nylander snipes for 1st NHL goal

In fact, Laich assisted on the final goal of Michael's career, on April 5, 2009, against the Atlanta Thrashers (may they rest in peace).

"Uncle Brooks" Laich assisted on William Nylander's first NHL goal and also assisted on Michael Nylander's final NHL goal. #circleoflife

— Katie Brown (@katiebhockey) March 6, 2016

"Uncle Brooks" will be telling this one for a while.

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Brendan Gallagher played less than five minutes before suffering an injury Saturday night.

The Montreal Canadiens forward left the game against the Winnipeg Jets in the first period, and his club announced in the first intermission that he would not return.

He appeared to take a Max Pacioretty shot in the hand before departing, but the Canadiens classified the injury as a lower-body ailment, and it's more likely to have occurred when Gallagher's skate got caught with that of Jets forward Marko Dano, causing the Canadiens winger to do the splits.

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Gallagher missed 17 games earlier this season with a pair of broken fingers.

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Los Angeles Kings forward Kris Versteeg suffered an upper-body injury during the first period of the Kings' 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

Originally listed as questionable to return, Versteeg's day ended late in the first period, two shifts after being involved in a line brawl and dropping the gloves with Rickard Rakell.

Versteeg was appearing in his second game with the Kings after being acquired from Carolina prior to the trade deadline for a pick and a prospect.

The severity of the injury has not yet been disclosed.

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