RALEIGH, N.C. — David Pastrnak scored three of Boston's five goals in the final 10 minutes for his first career hat trick, and the Bruins stunned the Carolina Hurricanes by rallying for a 6-4 victory Tuesday night.
Matt Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and Danton Heinen scored in a span of 77 seconds to turn a 4-1 Bruins deficit into a 4-all tie.
Brad Marchand completes hat trick, lifts Bruins
Defense took a holiday. Discipline went along for the ride. On a night when standard NHL form when straight out the window and never looked back, the Bruins blew leads of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-3 and ultimately defeated the Red Wings, 6-5, when Brad Marchand scored with 34 seconds gone in overtime.
David Pastrnak recorded his first career hat trick as a part of the Bruins ' five-goal 3rd period in a 6 - 4 comeback win against the Hurricanes . Pastrnak nets hat trick as Bruins rally to beat Canes. Mar 13, 2018 • 05:17.
Bruins rally in 3rd period to stun Hurricanes , 6 - 4 . Matt Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and Danton Heinen scored in a span of 77 seconds to turn a 4-1 Bruins deficit into a 4-all tie. Grzelcyk fired home a slap shot with 9:56 remaining, Pastrnak scored on a wrister 56 seconds later and Heinen followed 21
BOX SCORE: BRUINS 6, HURRICANES 4
Grzelcyk fired home a slap shot with 9:56 remaining, Pastrnak scored on a wrister 56 seconds later and Heinen followed 21 seconds after that with the tying goal, banging home a one-timer off a 2-on-1 rush with David Krejci.
Pastrnak put Boston ahead on a power-play goal with 3:30 left and finished off his hat trick with an empty-net goal with 1:34 remaining.
Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game road losing streak. Tuukka Rask made 29 saves.
Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Williams scored in the second period for Carolina. Brock McGinn added a short-handed goal 51 seconds into the third to make it 4-1, but the Hurricanes couldn't hold it.
Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm each had two assists, and Cam Ward stopped 28 shots. It was a deflating loss for the Hurricanes, who missed a chance to make up ground as they chase the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They are seven points back with 12 games remaining.
Capitals sign GM Brian MacLellan to contract extension
The Washington Capitals have re-signed general manager Brian MacLellan to a contract extension. MacLellan is in the fourth year of his original four-year deal when he was promoted from assistant GM to replace McPhee. The team confirmed the extension Friday, March 9, 2018, in the midst of its California road trip. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals have re-signed general manager Brian MacL MacLellan is in the fourth year of his original four-year deal when he was promoted from assistant GM to replace McPhee.
Pastrnak scored a third-period hat trick, the first of his career, as the Bruins came back from a 4-1 deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation to stun the Hurricanes 6 - 4 in Carolina. Two minutes later, Pastrnak sealed the two points for the Bruins by finding the center of an empty net from the red line.
Video: Pastrnak nets hat trick as Bruins rally to beat Canes. "Kind of laughing to yourself," said goaltender Tuukka Rask on his reaction to the But the Bruins - and especially David Pastrnak - were far from finished. Pastrnak Takes Over. When the Hurricanes scored a shorthanded goal in the first
NOTES: Aho set a career high with his 25th goal. ... Teravainen has eight goals and three assists in his last 11 games. ... Bruins forward David Backes returned after serving a three-game suspension for a late hit to the head against Detroit's Frans Nielsen last Tuesday. ... Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said forward Patrice Bergeron (broken foot) did not make the trip and will be out until at least next week. D Charlie McAvoy (MCL sprain) missed the game as well.
UP NEXT
Bruins: At the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
Hurricanes: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
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Beneath the Hurricanes
The Rangers' John Gilmour passes beneath the Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen in New York on March 12. The Rangers won 6-3.
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600 and counting!
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin celebrates his 600th goal during the game against the Jets on March 12 in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2 in overtime.
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Top-shot
The Blue Jackets' Boone Jenner scores against the Canadiens on March 12 in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets won 5-2.
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Caught in the middle
The Blues' Brayden Schenn, center, fights for the puck with the Ducks players on March 12 in Anaheim, Calif. The Blues won 4-2.

Watching it fly in!
The Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo and Aaron Ekblad (5) can't stop the Senators' Matt Duchene from scoring the winning goal to defeat the Panthers 5-3 on March 12 in Sunrise, Fla.
Stajan's third-period goal leads Flames over Senators 2-1
Sam Bennett and Matt Stajan scored and David Rittich made 29 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The win was the second straight for the Flames, who ended a four-game losing streak with a victory in Buffalo on Wednesday night.Jean-Gabriel Pageau spoiled Rittich's bid for his first career shutout by scoring on a penalty shot with 7:05 left in the game.Mike Condon made 35 saves for the Senators, including a breakaway stop on Johnny Gaudreau with the score still 1-0 in Calgary's favor early in the third period.
David Pastrnak netted a hat trick to get the Bruins a 4 -1 win over the Canadiens. Pastrnak now has eight career regular-season hat tricks and nine overall, all but one coming in the last two seasons. He is the first Bruins player with four hat tricks in a season since Phil Esposito during the 1974-75 season.
David Pastrnak scored three goals in a little more than seven minutes as the Boston Bruins rallied to score five straight goals to defeat the Carolina Hurric
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Battle with the Kings
The Canucks' Nic Dowd (17) lands a hit against the Kings' Dion Phaneuf (3) on March 12 in Los Angeles. The Kings won 3-0.
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Fleury's 400th career win
Marc-Andre Fleury of the Golden Knights slides across his crease as Colin Miller defends against the Flyers on March 12 in Philadelphia. The Golden Knights won 3-2.
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Puck stop
Boston Bruins goaltender Anton Khudobin, 35, stops a puck shot by the Blackhawks right wing John Hayden, 40, on March 11 in Chicago, Ill. The Blackhawks won 3-1.
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Long shot
Sam Bennett, 93, of the Flames skates against teammates of the Islanders on March 11 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Islanders won 5-2.
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Collision
Jamie Oleksiak, 6, of the Penguins checks Tyler Pittlick, 18, of the Stars into the boards on March 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won 3-1.
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Save
Goalie Jacob Markstrom, 25, of the Canucks looks to make a save on the shot by Richard Panik, 14, of the Coyotes on March 11 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes won 1-0.
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Tripped
Wayne Simmonds, 17, of the Flyers is tripped by Ben Chiarot, 7, of the Jets while playing the loose puck on March 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers won 2-1.
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Man down
Rob O'Gara, 46, of the Rangers gets an interference penalty for taking down Michael Matheson, 19, of the Panthers next to the goal on March 10 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers won 4-3.
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Back of the net
Goalie Louis Domingue, 70, of the Lightning stretches to make a save against Alex Galchenyuk, 27, of the Canadiens on March 10 in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won 3-2.
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Face down
The Kings' Dustin Brown falls over the Blues goaltender Jake Allen after scoring on him on March 10 in Los Angeles. Blues won 7-2.
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Incoming
David Perron, 57, of the Golden Knights scores a shootout goal against the Sabres on March 10 in Buffalo, New York. The Golden Knights won 2-1.
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The chase is on
The Avalanche defenseman David Warsofsky brings the puck down the ice with the Coyotes' Derek Stepan on March 10 in Denver. The Avalanche won 5-2.
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Losing control
The Capitals' Michal Kempny, 6, falls in front of teammate Philipp Grubauer as the Sharks' Eric Fehr, 16, closes in on March 10 in San Jose, Calif. The Capitals won 2-0.
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Eyes on the puck
A shot by the Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp, 10, ricochets off the post past the Bruins' Tuukka Rask, 40, on March 10. The Bruins won 7-4.
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Goal!
Nazem Kadri, 43, of the Maple Leafs scores on Tristan Jarry, 35, of the Penguins on March 10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs won 5-2.
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Caught inbetween
Ryan Johansen, 92, of the Predators battles between Sami Vatanen, 45, and Brian Gibbons, 39, of the Devils on March 10 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Devils 3-2.

Net collision
The Senators' Jean-Gabriel Pageau crashes into the Flames' Goalie David Rittich after being tripped by the Flames' Dougie Hamilton on March 9 in Ottawa, Canada. The Flames won 2-1.
Kane's late PP goal lifts Blackhawks past Bruins 3-1
CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored a tie-breaking power-play goal with 3:16 left in the third period and had an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.Kane scored on a screened shot from just inside the left point to put Chicago ahead 2-1 with Boston's Zdeno Chara off for high-sticking Brandon Saad, getting a double-minor for drawing blood. Brent Seabrook added a goal from the right circle on a screened shot with 1:05 remaining -- and 11 seconds after the second portion of Chara's penalty had lapsed -- as the Blackhawks ended Boston's six-game winning streak and their own two-game slide.
Pastrnak nets hat trick, Bruins rally to stun Hurricanes 6 - 4 .
David Pastrnak scores once in each period to notch a hat trick in the Bruins ' preseason win against the Blackhawks.
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Retaining possession
Antoine Roussel of the Stars tries to keep the puck away against Marcus Pettersson of the Ducks on March 9 in Dallas, Texas. The Stars won 2-1.
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Around the corner
The Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek and Devan Dubnyk defend against the Canucks' Daniel Sedin on March 9 in Vancouver. The Wild won 5-2.
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The puck fight
Mike Green of the Red Wings and Artemi Panarin of the Blue Jackets battle for control of the puck on March 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Blue Jackets won 3-2.
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Blocked
Goaltender Semyon Varlamov, 1, of the Avalanche knocks the puck away from the Boone Jenner, 38, of the Blue Jackets on March 8 in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets won 5-4.
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Collision
The Sharks' Timo Meier, left, collides with The Blues' goalie Jake Allen on March 8 in San Jose, Calif. The Sharks won 2-0.
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Glove save
The Senators Goalie Craig Anderson makes a glove save against The Sabres Defenceman Justin Falk on March 8 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Sabres won 4-3.
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Behind you
The Kings center Jeff Carter scores on The Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer, 31, as T.J. Oshie tries to defend on March 8 in Los Angeles. The Kings won 3-1.
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Lightning Goal
Chris Kunitz, 14, of the Lightning celebrates a goal against the Rangers on March 8 in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won 3-2.
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Distracted
The Hurricanes' Elias Lindholm blocks the view of the Blackhawks goaltender J-F Berube as a shot from Jaccob Slavin scores on March 8 in Chicago. The Hurricanes won 3-2.
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Watch it go
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 93, of the Oilers and Jordan Eberle, 7, the Islanders skate during the game on March 8 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Oilers won 2-1.
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Broken stick
The Jets defenseman Dmitry Kulikov breaks his stick while shooting during a game against the Devils on March 8 in Newark, NJ. The Jets won 3-2
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Race for puck
The Red Wings' Andreas Athanasiou, 72, and the Golden Knights' Tomas Hyka, 38, race for the puck on March 8 in Detroit. The Golden Knights won 4-0.
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Celebration
Viktor Arvidsson, 33, celebrates his goal with Filip Forsberg of the Predators against John Gibson of the Ducks on March 8 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators won 4-2.
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Safe
Alex Lyon, 49, of the Flyers makes a save against Brad Marchand, 63, of the Bruins on March 8 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins won 3-2.
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Stylish
Montreal Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren, 39, makes a save against the Panthers' Nick Bjugstad on March 8 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers won 5-0.
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Inside out
Alexander Edler, 23, of the Canucks looks on as Clayton Keller, 9, of the Coyotes scores on March 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Goal!
Sam Bennett, 93, of the Flames scores a against Chad Johnson, 31, of the Sabres on March 7 in Buffalo, New York. The Flames won 5-1.
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Face off
Nolan Patrick, 19, of the Flyers faces off with Riley Sheahan, 15, of the Penguins on March 7 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won 5-2.
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Chasing the Puck
Brad Marchand, 63, of the Bruins skates against Mike Green, 25, of the Red Wings on March 6 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins won 6-5.
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Incoming
The Panthers' goaltender Roberto Luongo makes a blocker save on a shot by The Lightning's Steven Stamkos on March 6 in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning won 5-4.
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Closing in
The Canadiens left wing Nicolas Deslauriers, 20, skates away with the puck as The Devils center Pavel Zacha, 37, tries to stop him on March 6 in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 6-4.
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Tripped
The Rangers' Jesper Fast, 17, trips in front of the Jets' Steve Mason, 35, and Joe Morrow, 70, in New York on March 6. The Jets won 3-0.
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Battle for puck
Mike Fisher, 12, and Alexei Emelin, 25, of the Predators battle for the puck against Alexander Radulov, 47, of the Stars on March 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators won 2-0.
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Face off
Jonathan Marchessault, 81, of the Golden Knights and Mark Letestu, 55, of the Blue Jackets face-off during a game in Columbus, Ohio on March 6. The Blue Jackets won 4-1.
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Defending
Trevor van Riemsdyk, 57, of the Hurricanes defends Jason Zucker, 16, of the Wild on March 6 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild won 6-2.
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Eyes on the puck
The Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, 1, watches the puck during a game against the Blackhawks on March 6 in Chicago, IL. The Blackhawks won 2-1.
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Watchout
Matthew Benning, 83, of the Oilers battles for the puck against Christian Fischer, 36, of the Coyotes on March 5 in Alberta, Canada. Edmonton won 4-3.
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Puck Control
The Senators' center Ryan Dzingel, 18, Zack Smith, 15, and the Stars right wing Alexander Radulov, 47, compete for control of the puck in Dallas on March 5. Ottawa won 3-2.
Atkinson scores in OT to lift Blue Jackets past Bruins, 5-4
Cam Atkinson scored 2:55 into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over Boston on Monday night for their eighth straight victory, spoiling a splendid NHL debut for Bruins forward Ryan Donato. Sonny Milano, Boone Jenner, Thomas Vanek and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Blue Jackets. Nick Foligno had two assists, and Vanek and Jenner each added one. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 34 shots.
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Caught in between
Mathew Barzal, 13, of the Islanders checks Brock Boeser, 6, of the Canucks on March 5 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 4-3.
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Puck in the air
The Flames' Mark Giordano, 5, clears the puck between the Penguins' Sidney Crosby, 87, and Jake Guentzel, 59, in Pittsburgh on March 5. Pittsburgh won 4-3.
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Oops
The Sabres' forward Benoit Pouliot, 67, is taken down by the Maple Leafs' forward Thomas Plekanec, 19, on March 5 in Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo won 5-3.
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Celebrating the first goal
Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar (90) celebrates his goal against the Devils on March 4 in Newark, N.J. The Golden Knights won 3-2.
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Sandwiched
The Red Wings' Luke Glendening, center, is squeezed between the Wild's Ryan Suter, left, and goalie Devan Dubnyk on March 4 in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won 4-1.
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Moving quickly
Jets Right Wing Patrik Laine (29) tracks down a loose puck against the Hurricanes on March 4 in Raleigh, NC. Winnipeg defeated Carolina 3-2.
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Reaching the final destination
Blackhawks left winger Tomas Jurco (13) celebrates his goal against the Ducks on March 4 in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 6-3.
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Chased by the Predator
Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard, left, pursues the puck into the corner with Predators left wing Filip Forsberg on March 4 in Denver. Nashville won 4-3.
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This calls for a celebration
Penguins Center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates his game winning goal past the Islanders Goalie Christopher Gibson (33) on March 3 in Pittsburgh, PA. The Penguins defeated the Islanders 3-2 in overtime.
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Star of the game
Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) sets up in front of Blues goaltender Carter Hutton (40) on March 3 in Dallas, Texas. The Stars won 3-2.
Streaking Blue Jackets peaking at right time
The Columbus Blue Jackets picked the perfect time to get hot. Notching their eighth straight victory Monday, the streaking Blue Jackets moved up to 85 points on the season following a come from behind win over the Boston Bruins.BOX SCORE: BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 4Forward Cam Atkinson sealed the victory, tallying his fourth goal in his past three outings, showing shades of the winger who potted 35 a year ago.
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Taking the enemy down
The Bruins' Riley Nash (20) falls while battling Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin (92) for the puck in overtime on March 3. The Bruins won 2-1.
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360-Degree Protection
The Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek (34), blocks a shot by the Predators right wing Craig Smith (15) on Feb. 17, in Nashville, Tenn. The Red Wings won 3-1.
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Unbreachable
Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) stops the puck against Maple Leafs center Zach Hyman (11) on March 3 in Annapolis, Md. The Capitals won 5-2.
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Misconduct
Ryan Johansen (92) of the Predators spears Erik Gudbranson of the Canucks on March 2 in Vancouver, Canada. Nashville won 4-3.
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Group chase
The Hurricanes' Lee Stempniak, center, watches the puck against the Devils' in Raleigh, N.C. on March 2. Carolina won 3-1.
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Cheering for the Knights
Stella Ray, 12, and her brother Ryan Ray, 9, celebrate after Ryan Carpenter of the Golden Knights scored a short-handed goal against the Senators on March 2 in Las Vegas. The Senators won 5-4.
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Solid defense
The Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (30) makes a save against the Flames on March 2 in Calgary, Canada. The Rangers won 3-1.
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Ecstatic
The Senators' Alexandre Burrows celebrates his goal against the Golden Knights on March 2 in Las Vegas. Ottawa won 5-4.
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Quite a stretch
Charlie Lindgren (39) of the Canadiens sprawls out to make a save against Tanner Fritz (56) of the Islanders on March 2 in New York City. Montreal won 6-3.
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Lightning strikes Dallas!
The Lightning' Cory Conacher (89) pokes the puck past the Stars goaltender Ben Bishop (30) to win in overtime on Mar. 1 in Dallas, Texas. Tampa Bay won 5-4.
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Fighting the Sharks
The Sharks' Joonas Donskoi, center, is defended by the Blackhawks' Carl Dahlstrom on Mar. 1 in San Jose, Calif. The Sharks won 7-2.
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Dominating the Penguins
The Bruins' David Krejci (46) scores against the Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith on Mar. 1 in Boston. The Bruins won 8-4.
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In rolls the puck
Aleksander Barkov of the Panthers scores the game winning goal against the Devils on Mar. 1 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers won 3-2.
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Stay down
The Stars' Antoine Roussel (21), is slammed into the boards by the Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91) as they compete for the puck on Mar. 1 in Dallas.
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Can't stop the Hurricanes
The Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen (86) slips one past the Flyers goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) on Mar. 1 in Philadelphia. Carolina won 4-1.