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| Brendan Shanahan scored his 23rd goal of the season in a 3-2 win over New Jersey on Thursday. That was his first goal since March 6. |
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| Joe Pavelski scored a goal and an assist in San Jose's 3-2 OT win over Dallas on Thursday. He has scored 35 points this season, with five coming over his last six games. |
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| Joe Thornton scored a pair of goals in San Jose's 3-2 OT win over Dallas on Thursday. He has now scored 91 points for the season, and has impressively scored six goals over his last three games. |
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| Brenden Morrow scored his 30th goal of the season in a losing effort against San Jose Thursday night, as Dallas fell 3-2 in OT. He has now scored a goal in three straight games. |
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| Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27-of-28 shots against the Islanders on Thursday night, as he helped lead Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win. His record improves to 17-9, and he has notably won six straight games. |
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| Sergei Fedorov scored a pair of assists in the Capitals' 4-3 win over the Lightning on Thursday night. He now has 36 points this season, with six points coming over his last seven games. |
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| Nathan Horton scored his 26th goal of the season in a 3-2 loss to Atlanta on Thursday night. He has now scored 59 points over 78 games, and has five goals over 11 games in March. |
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| Bobby Holik, C, New Jersey Devils | Thursday 3/27, 10:33 PM CT |
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| Bobby Holik led Atlanta with two goals as they defeated Florida 3-2. That was his first multi-goal game of the season. |
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| Michel Ouellet contributed a goal and an assist in a losing effort against Washington on Thursday, as Tampa Bay was edged 4-3. He has now scored four points over his last two games. |
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| Brooks Laich, C, Washington Capitals | Thursday 3/27, 10:24 PM CT |
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| Brooks Laich remains hot as he generated a goal and an assist in Washington's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay in overtime on Thursday. He has now scored nine points over his last 10 games. |
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| Jarkko Ruutu scored two assists and a goal as he helped lead Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over the Islanders on Thursday night. He only has scored 16 points over 67 games this season, but has now scored four goals in March. |
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| Sidney Crosby returned to the ice on Thursday night against the Islanders and it was his first home game in more than two months, according to NHL.com. He took three shots but didn't score. He has scored 67 points over 50 games this season, including tonight's contest. |
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| Josef Vasicek scored the lone goal in the Islanders' 3-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday. That was his 15th goal of the season. |
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| Derek Roy, C, Buffalo Sabres | Thursday 3/27, 9:41 PM CT |
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| Derek Roy added a pair of assists in Thursday's win against Ottawa, which ended 4-3 in a shootout. He now has 43 assists for the season, and has scored at least one point in seven straight games. |
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| Mike Fisher, C, Ottawa Senators | Thursday 3/27, 9:35 PM CT |
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| Mike Fisher scored a pair of goals in a 4-3 loss to Buffalo, which ended in a shootout. That was his first goal since March 8, when he scored two against Phoenix. |
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| Jason Spezza scored his 33rd goal of the season in Ottawa's 4-3 loss to Buffalo, which ended in a shootout. He has now scored at least one point in nine straight games. |
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| Chris Drury, C, New York Rangers | Thursday 3/27, 9:26 PM CT |
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| Chris Drury notched three assists in the Rangers' 3-2 win over New Jersey on Thursday night. He now has 31 assists and 54 points for the season. |
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| Patrik Elias, LW, New Jersey Devils | Thursday 3/27, 9:23 PM CT |
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| Patrik Elias scored his 19th goal of the season in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Thursday night. That was his first goal since March 7, and he now has 51 points for the season. |
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| Pavel Kubina, D, Toronto Maple Leafs | Thursday 3/27, 9:18 PM CT |
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| Pavel Kubina scored a goal in Toronto's 4-2 loss to Boston on Thursday night. He has now scored at least one point in five straight games. |
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| Phil Kessel, RW, Boston Bruins | Thursday 3/27, 9:12 PM CT |
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| Phil Kessel scored one goal and one assist in Boston's 4-2 win over Vancouver on Thursday night. He has now scored a goal in back-to-back games and has 36 points for season. |
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| Roberto Luongo is awaiting the birth of his child in South Florida, according to the Palm Beach Post. The Canucks lead Nashville by a mere two points for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, and hope to have Luongo back in action when they play Minnesota on Friday night in St. Paul. According to reports, the team had hired a plane to transport Luongo to that game. |
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| Patrick Eaves will ungergo surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss three weeks, according to FOX Sports. He only scored 15 points over 37 games this season. |
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| The news came in on Vancouver Canucks Brendan Morrison , and he is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, this according to TSN.ca.
The center battled injuries all season and missed significant time (38 games) after having wrist surgery in mid-December. |
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| Nik Antropov, C, Toronto Maple Leafs | Thursday 3/27, 12:18 PM CT |
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| TSN.ca confirms and earlier report that Nik Antropov is expected to play tonight against the Bruins. The addition of Sundin and Antropov to the lineup offers the Leafs some playoff hope. |
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| Mats Sundin, C, Toronto Maple Leafs | Thursday 3/27, 12:15 PM CT |
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| TSN.ca reported on Thursday morning that the Leafs may receive a boost as a Toronto radio station is reporting Mats Sundin will be back on ice tonight. The report noted that according to the station, AM 640, Sundin is ready to go after missing five games with a groin injury. Sundin, with 77 points on the season, is an obvious key piece in both the reality and fantasy hockey realm. |
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| Brendan Morrison suffered a knee injury in the second period on Wednesday and was unable to return to the ice, this according to the Vancouver Province.
Morrison is considered day-to-day but is scheduled for tests Thursday. |
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| Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf missed Wednesday night's home game against the Los Angeles Kings due to a shoulder injury. He also missed the previous contest against the Phoenix Coyotes. He's considered day-to-day but could play Friday against San Jose. |
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| Nik Antropov, C, Toronto Maple Leafs | Thursday 3/27, 9:09 AM CT |
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| Nik Antropov is expected to return to action Thursday night, this after it was thought he might have season ending knee surgery. The Leafs winger will see ice time in a big game, the second of back-to-back's against the Boston Bruins. |
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| Clay Wilson, D, Columbus Blue Jackets | Thursday 3/27, 9:01 AM CT |
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| Clay Wilson scored his first goal and added his first assist in Wednesday's 4-0 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks, only his second game with the team. The Jackets are virtually out of postseason contention, so management is giving a few AHLers ice time. |
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| Brad Winchester , who signed a one-year contract with the Sens earlier this week, could make his NHL debut against the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night. The 24-year-old is a low-level contributor and has no current fantasy value. |
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| Boston Bruins leading scorer Marc Savard is currently battling a broken bone in his back, and isn't expected to dress against the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night. |
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| Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg recorded three assists on Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. Forsberg worked on the Tyler Arnason and David Jones line and then later in the game replaced Ryan Smyth on the Paul Stastny-Milan Hejduk line. The veteran had an huge impact as the new line was responsible for nine points. |
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| Goalie Jonas Hiller earned his third win in four games, making 31 saves on 32 shots on goal to push the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Hiller has enjoyed a nice run since getting the call from Portland, saved from the dredges of the AHL. He's not likely to steal the job forever, but he's certainly showing he can play with the big boys. |
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