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In this pressure-cooker of a season, keep in mind how quickly all of these races can change. For example: Last month's leader for the Jack Adams? Montreal's Claude Julien, who was fired on Feb. 24. Whoops. New Jersey Devils Custom Logo Face Coverings

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"Believe me, older players are the first to realize if a guy can play in the NHL or not," Blake said. "There are times we are going to try players, and they're not NHL players, and they're going to get a game or two because we're not deep enough yet. But when you actually bring in legitimate young players, the veterans are the first to see it. They know he's a real good player at 20, 21. And that gives them that extra excitement." New York Islanders Custom Logo Face Coverings

The Blackhawks had an unfortunate overtime loss Thursday as Victor Hedman scored with less than a tenth of a second left in a 3-2 game...Kevin Lankinen continued his excellence in net and is 9-3-4 with a 2.57 GAA and a .924 save percentage...Duncan Keith has yet to score this season and has only seven assists in 24 games...Dylan Strome (concussion protocol) skated on Thursday. He has been out since February 22...Patrick Kane became the 100th NHLer to score 400 goals and he was also named the second star of the week as he had three goals and eight points in four games...Alex DeBrincat has 26 points this season in 20 games...Brent Seabrook's NHL career is over after he announced his retirement Friday.

It was a huge afternoon for Yanni Gourde who scored twice and added two assists to give him eight goals and 15 points this season. Carolina Hurricanes Custom Logo Face Coverings

Former NHL goalie Martin Biron even weighed in, referencing a similar goal by the San Jose Sharks' Tomas Hertl against him as part of a four-goal game in 2013.

Ryan Johansen, who scored his first goal this season Thursday night and has only five assists, is being paid $8 million a year through the 2024-25 season. Center Matt Duchene also is getting $8 million through the 2025-26 season. Yet Duchene has just eight points in 23 games with a minus-11 rating.