Sport Laine's assist helps set longest point streak by teenager in NHL

The Sharks' Melker Karlsson (68) and the Oilers' Adam Larssen (6) battle in front of goaltender Al Montoya on March 14 in Edmonton, Canada. The Sharks won 4-3.

Mika Zibanejad of the Rangers celebrates his game winning goal of overtime against the Penguins on March 14 in New York City. The Rangers won 4-3.

John Gibson (36) and Adam Henrique (14) of the Ducks defend against Brandon Sutter of the Canucks on March 14 in Anaheim, California. The Ducks won 3-0.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 14: Keith Kinkaid #1 of the New Jersey Devils knocks the puck away from Tomas Tatar #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the second period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on March 14, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NBC hockey analyst, Pierre McGuire, interviews actress Susan Sarandon prior to the game between the Rangers and the Penguins on March 14 in New York City.

The Ducks' Jason Chimera celebrates his goal with Chris Kelly against the Canucks on March 14 in Anaheim, CA.

Leo Komarov (47) of the Maple Leafs comes in on Kari Lehtonen of the Stars during overtime on March 14 in Toronto, Canada. The Maple Leafs won 6-5.

Cody Eakin (21) of the Golden Knights throws pucks to fans prior to the game against the Devils on March 14 in Las Vegas.

Goalie Adin Hill of the Coyotes lays on top of Tobias Rieder of the Kings after Rieder slid into the net on March 13 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes won 4-3.

The Bruins' David Pastrnak (88) celebrates his goal with Brad Marchand against the Hurricanes on March 13 in Raleigh, NC. The Bruins defeated the Hurricanes 6-4.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning stretches to hit the puck against the Senators on March 13 in Tampa, Florida. The Senators won 7-4.

The Wild's Jason Zucker, left, tumbles on the ice over the Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov on March 13 in St. Paul, Minn. Colorado won 5-1.

The Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) makes a save against the Jets on March 13 in Nashville, TN. The Predators won 3-1.

The Rangers' John Gilmour passes beneath the Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen in New York on March 12. The Rangers won 6-3.

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.

The Blue Jackets' Boone Jenner scores against the Canadiens on March 12 in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets won 5-2.

The Blues' Brayden Schenn, center, fights for the puck with the Ducks players on March 12 in Anaheim, Calif. The Blues won 4-2.

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning secure fifth straight victory, defeat Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the shootout

Another Saturday, another matinee matchup for the Lightning. Last week showcased the Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning seeing who could score more. Today, it was the Montreal Canadiens in town for an early showdown with the hometown Lightning. The Bolts would emerge victorious with a 3-2 victory, in the shootout, of course. Similar to last Saturday’s matchup the Lightning trailed early in this game. Montreal converted on an early power-play after Adam Erne was called for hooking. Atrurri Lehkonen scored off a one-timer after the puck bounced off Dan Girardi.

Patrik Laine notched two goals to extend his point streak to 15 games while Connor Hellebuyck made 28 stops in the Jets' win against the Stars. NHL .

Laine skated for the first time prior to Winnipeg' s morning skate on Wednesday, working with Jets director of fitness Dr. Craig Slaunwhite. Hamilton answering bell for Hurricanes in Eastern First Round. Defenseman scored game-winning goal in Game 2 against Bruins following long rehab.

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.

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.

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.

Sam Bennett, 93, of the Flames skates against teammates of the Islanders on March 11 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Islanders won 5-2.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ovechkin vs. Laine vs. Malkin: NHL stars race to 50 goals

Patrik Laine knows where he stands. The Winnipeg Jets winger might not keep track of each time Alex Ovechkin or Evgeni Malkin scores, but he knows how many goals they have."I just sometimes look at the scoreboard and the score sheets," Laine said. "I always pretty much know where's everyone at."Laine is tied with Ovechkin at 40 goals atop the NHL and is looking to reach 50 for the first time in his career at age 19 and win his first Rocket Richard Trophy. Ovechkin, at 32 years old, is 10 away from his eighth 50-goal season and could win his seventh goal-scoring title.

NHL .com analysis: Lundell has experience playing against men and was respected enough to be named an alternate captain as a teenager . The 19-year-old finished fifth in the league in points and was second in assists . Chinakhov ended the regular season on a 10-game point streak (22 points ).

Patrick Kane’ s scoring streak is now at 19 games and he has set a new record for American players. He also manages to have the lowest points per game average of any of these streaks at a measly 1.53. He’d finish the season breaking 100 points for the only time in his career (114), scoring

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Sharks' Timo Meier, left, collides with The Blues' goalie Jake Allen on March 8 in San Jose, Calif. The Sharks won 2-0.

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.

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.

Chris Kunitz, 14, of the Lightning celebrates a goal against the Rangers on March 8 in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won 3-2.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alexander Edler, 23, of the Canucks looks on as Clayton Keller, 9, of the Coyotes scores on March 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kucherov scores 2 to lift Lightning to 3-1 win over Oilers

Nikita Kucherov helped the Tampa Bay Lightning quickly bounce back from a rare shutout loss. Kucherov scored twice to lead the Lightning to a 3-1 victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Tampa Bay extended its lead to four points over Boston for the top overall spot in the Eastern Conference less than 24 hours after a shutout loss at home to the Bruins."We weren't sitting in here pouting," said Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who finished with two assists. "We thought we had a decent effort (against Boston) and we knew we wanted to improve on it.

Will Alex Ovechkin or Patrik Laine come out on top as the two battle for the NHL ' s 2017-18 goal-scoring crown? Alexander Ovechkin and Patrik Laine are currently tied at the top of the NHL ’ s race for the Rocket Richard Trophy with 40 goals each.

by Corey Long / NHL .com Independent Correspondent. Point has nine points (two goals, seven assists ) in a six-game point streak . … Hellebuyck of Jets wins Vezina Trophy as best goalie in NHL . Led League in shutouts, second in victories to help Winnipeg advance to Cup Qualifiers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Blackhawks left winger Tomas Jurco (13) celebrates his goal against the Ducks on March 4 in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 6-3.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.