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- Mrazek dazzles in return with shutout
- They said it: Brind’Amour, Martinook, Trocheck, Mrazek on shutout win
- The Vancouver Canucks had seven more players to the COVID list. The team discovered the Brazilian variant has been going through their locker room. [ESPN]
So to recap today: Canes and Panthers win, Lightning lose. Panthers take over first. Canes are three points back of Florida for first with two games in hand and one back of Tampa with one game in hand. pic.twitter.com/GUmhnXlQvv
— Andrew Schnittker (@aschnitt53) April 5, 2021
- Kyle Palmieri was held out of yesterday’s game as a precaution to the upcoming trade deadline. The Devils are expected to have a busy deadline. [NJ.com]
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 4, 2021
Well alright, Hurricanes win 1-0. Petr Mrazek with 3 shutouts in 4 complete games this season.
— Brett Finger (@brettfinger) April 5, 2021
- 28-year-old Avalanche Defenseman Jacob MacDonald played in his first NHL game yesterday. He had spent time with seven different teams in the minors before being able to crack an NHL lineup. [Denver Post]
He's been doing it all year, but holy moly Sasha Barkov was so good today pic.twitter.com/iTYCy8k4xu
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) April 4, 2021
- Stars coach Rick Bowness had to leave the game after the second intermission due to a positive PCR test. The team believes that it was a false positive since he and many players have already been vaccinated. [NHL.com]
- Calgary Flames face uncertainty after their postponed series against the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
Aleksander Barkov (1-1—2) and MacKenzie Weegar (0-2—2) each had multi-point games as the @FlaPanthers extended the NHL's longest active win streak to six games.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 4, 2021
Florida (26-9-4, 56 points) moved into first place in the NHL standings. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/siaLl2e3PM
- Martin Necas is starting to get recognized around the league. He is just the latest young forward to emerge for the Carolina Hurricanes. [NBCSports]
Martin Necas. Outrageous. pic.twitter.com/bJFUDG5MKs
— Brett Finger (@brettfinger) April 4, 2021
- Red Wings score three goals in the second period to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 and win their first game in Tampa in a decade. [Detroit Free Press]