Players of the Night:
David Krejci, Boston Bruins: In a game that featured 12 goals, it was Krejci who stood out, scoring his first hat-trick in four years as the Bruins doubled up the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-4.
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers: Barkov scored his third game-winning goal of the season in a two-goal game as the Panthers knocked off the New Jersey Devils 3-2. The win put the Panthers to within three points of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. Barkov also pushed his personal point streak to four games.
Viktor Arvidsson, Nashville Predators: There’s no quit in these cats. The Predators won their sixth straight game and Arvidsson played a big role, bringing the Preds level at 2-2 in the second period before scoring the game-winner at the 14:52 mark of the third period. Nashville now leads the Winnipeg Jets by six points for the Central Division lead.
Highlights of the Night:
The question is starting to become, will Taylor Hall ever not put up a point again?
When you're this hot, the puck just finds its way in.@hallsy09 extends his personal streak to 23 games! 😱 https://t.co/OHZdrVOlRh
— NHL (@NHL) March 2, 2018
Connor McDavid is a cheat code on an old NES Game Genie:
In tight with the hands. @cmcdavid97 is just magical. #NSHvsEDM https://t.co/LjI1RmJhed
— NHL (@NHL) March 2, 2018
Factoids of the Night:
Taylor Hall of the @NJDevils is the 10th player in the last 30 years (since 1987-88) to record at least one point in 23+ consecutive appearances. #NHLStats #NJDvsFLA pic.twitter.com/9T7JKjzEVy
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 2, 2018
Most 20-goal seasons, active NHL players:
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 2, 2018
15 – Patrick Marleau
13 – Alex Ovechkin
13 – Rick Nash#NHLStats #PITvsBOS pic.twitter.com/2gbHo61yhy
Win No. 1,320 makes @PredsNHL GM David Poile the winningest general manager in NHL history.
— NHL (@NHL) March 2, 2018
Congrats on the milestone, Mr. Poile! #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/nJQlVXO3yA
Scores:
Panthers 3, Devils 2
Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1
Bruins 8, Penguins 4
Lightning 5, Stars 4 (OT)
Predators 4, Oilers 2
Coyotes 5, Wild 3
Sharks 7, Blackhawks 2
Kings 5, Blue Jackets 2
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck