St. Louis Blues winger Sammy Blais continued to impress against the Blackhawks on Thursday, extending his point streak to six games with an assist in a 5-3 win. The 26-year-old set up Jordan Kyrou in the third period for the eventual game-winning goal. Entering Thursday's action, Blais was also on a three-game multi-point streak. He's tallied eight goals and 18 points in total with 99 hits in 24 games for the Blues since returning from New York in the Vladimir Tarasenko trade.
Ottawa Senators goaltender Cam Talbot returned to action with a 5-4 overtime victory against Philadelphia Thursday. The veteran was clearly rusty, as the Flyers got four goals against him with only 11 shots, but Ottawa's offense made it a happy return for Talbot, who hadn't played since March 4. He has now won five consecutive home starts and boasts a 16-14-1 record for the season. His Thursday's performance was shaky, but Talbot has done a solid job overall for the Senators, registering a 2.88 goals-against average with a .902 save percentage and one shutout.
Seattle Kraken center Matthew Beniers padded his lead at the top of the rookie scoring list with a two-point effort Thursday against the Ducks. He had his 21st goal of the season and a power-play assist as the team cruised to a 4-1 victory. Beniers always likes to roast the Ducks, having collected nine points in four career games in the matchup, finishing with multiple points on all occasions. He has tallied 52 points in 72 games for the season, which is nine more than the second-highest scoring rookie Matias Maccelli.
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner had a great night at the office Thursday versus the Kings, pushing aside 43 shots for his first shutout of the season. He helped the team to a 2-0 victory as Evander Kane opened the scoring and Connor McDavid notched his 300th career goal in a short-handed situation. Skinner became the first Oilers goalie ever to record 10 regular-season wins in a single month, improving to 25-14-5 for the season. Edmonton has finally found a reliable netminder and will enter the playoffs with high hopes.
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry posted his second shutout of the season Thursday, stopping 28 shots in a 2-0 victory over the Predators. Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel provided the offense. Jarry now finally has back-to-back regulation wins for the first time since December. He's been battling injury and poor form over the latter half of the season. Thursday marked only the 41st start of the season for Jarry, who improved to 22-10-6. He is giving up nearly three goals per game (2.90) with a .910 save percentage.
Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk potted a hat trick and finished with four points in total in Thursday's 5-2 victory over Montreal. He recorded his second three-goal game of the season and now has four outings with four-plus points for the campaign. Tkachuk's prolific work has resulted in his second consecutive 100-point season. He moved to 101 points Thursday, having registered 38 goals and 63 assists across 73 appearances. Tkachuk's career-high for points stands at 104, so he should be very motivated to do well over the final few games of the regular season.
Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie had to exit Thursday's contest against Tampa Bay with an upper-body injury. He managed to soak in just a little over six minutes of action, registering one shot on goal and one hit with a minus-one rating. Oshie's status for Sunday's matchup against the Rangers is unknown. The veteran has been very injury prone this season, skating in only 58 of the team's 76 games. He's contributed 19 goals and 15 assists. Conor Sheary could make the jump back into the top six if Oshie is unavailable for the weekend.
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson had to exit Thursday's meeting with Edmonton early due to an undisclosed injury. He finished with just 32 seconds of ice time, getting hurt on his first shift when Connor McDavid boarded him. Anderson could now miss his first game of the season if he doesn't make a quick recovery ahead of Saturday's clash with Seattle. If he's unable to play, the Kings would be missing a player who has tallied a team-high 160 hits this season, and Anderson's work also includes 128 blocks with 20 points across 75 games. Sean Durzi will have a chance to log extra minutes if Anderson isn't ready to play Saturday.
Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark stopped 25-of-26 shots on goal in Thursday's 2-1 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets. Ullmark surrendered a goal to Blue Jackets forward Jack Roslovic in the first period but he was perfect for the remainder of the game, as the Bruins clinched the 2022-23 Presidents' Trophy, as the team with the best record in the regular season. Ullmark is a lock to win the Vezina Trophy at this point, as he has been incredible throughout the season with a .938 save percentage, 1.88 goals against average, two shutouts and a record of 37-6-1 through 46 appearances.
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 2-1 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets. Pastrnak received the puck on an entry into the offensive zone and finished nicely on the backhand side to score his 53rd goal of the season in the winning effort. Additionally, Pastrnak now has 99 points on the season and he is one point away from reaching the century mark for the first time in his career, while he would become the fifth player in the NHL to total 100 points this season to join Oilers forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, and Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk. Pastrnak has the second-highest goal total in the league and has been one of the top ranked forwards across fantasy formats.
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