NHL Player News
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Connor Brown RW | NJ
Devils' Connor Brown: Three points in Wednesday's win
Brown scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The veteran winger had a point in each period as he continues to thrive in a top-six role. Brown has four multi-point performances in the last nine games, a stretch in which he's erupted for three goals and 12 points while producing half his power-play points (one goal, two assists) on the season.
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Jacob Markstrom G | NJ
Devils' Jacob Markstrom: Secures win on Broadway
Markstrom turned aside 15 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The Devils outshot the home squad 39-18 on the night, and while Markstrom allowed a goal in each period, his team never trailed over the final two frames. The veteran netminder has started nine of New Jersey's 10 games since the Olympic break, going 6-3-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .891 save percentage over that stretch.
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Taylor Hall LW | CAR
Hurricanes' Taylor Hall: Two points against Pens
Hall collected a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
After the veteran winger had a hand in a Jackson Blake tally late in the second period, Blake returned the favor early in the third. The goal, and the multi-point performance, were Hall's first in March, but he's been surprisingly productive since the Olympic break, delivering three goals and 11 points in 11 games.
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Logan Stankoven C | CAR
Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven: Two-point effort in OT win
Stankoven scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
Both points came in a wild third period that saw the two teams combine for seven goals. Stankoven is struggling to make a consistent offensive impact -- he hasn't recorded points in back-to-back games since early January -- but since the Olympic break he's managed a respectable four goals and seven points in 11 contests. Wednesday's power-play tally was his first of the season.
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Sean Walker D | CAR
Hurricanes' Sean Walker: Pots OT winner Wednesday
Walker scored the overtime winner and added an assist in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Penguins.
The veteran blueliner saved Carolina's bacon, helping to set up the tying goal by K'Andre Miller with just under three minutes left in the third period before ripping a one-timer past Stuart Skinner inside the final 30 seconds of OT. Walker has heated up since the Olympic break, and over the last 10 games he's amassed three goals and nine points despite a lack of power-play time. Wednesday's GWG was his first of the season, and just the third of his career.
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Nikolaj Ehlers LW | CAR
Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers: Three helpers in OT win
Ehlers pocketed three assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Penguins.
The veteran winger produced his second three-point performance in March, helping to set up tallies by Jackson Blake in the second period and Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven in the third. Ehlers has been on a roll this month, delivering five goals and 12 points in nine games as he closes in on his third straight 60-point campaign, and first with Carolina.
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Jackson Blake RW | CAR
Hurricanes' Jackson Blake: Three points against Pens
Blake scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
After finding the back of the net himself late in the second period, Blake was one of the starts of a wild third that saw seven total goals scored by the two teams, as he helped set up tallies by Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven. Blake has been productive since the All-Star break, picking up four goals and 10 points in 11 games, and Wednesday's goal was his 20th of the season -- the first time the 22-year-old winger has reached that milestone in the NHL.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Hangs on for fourth straight win
Andersen stopped 30 shots in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Penguins.
The wild back-and-forth contest saw neither team build more than a one-goal lead at any point, and seven total goals scored in the third period. Andersen still held on to record his fourth straight win, and fifth in six outings since the Olympic break as he works in a timeshare with Brandon Bussi. Over that stretch, Andersen has gone 5-1-0 despite a 2.95 GAA and .873 save percentage, as Carolina has averaged 4.5 goals a game in his starts.
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Rickard Rakell C | PIT
Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Two helpers in Crosby's return
Rakell notched two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to Carolina.
With Sidney Crosby back in the lineup, Rakell was reunited with his usual center and helped set up Pittsburgh's captain for the team's first goal of the night. Rakell then had a hand on Erik Karlsson's first tally of the game just 59 seconds into the third. Rakell has been staying productive even without Crosby, as Wednesday's effort extended his point streak to seven games -- a stretch in which he's collected two goals and nine points, with four of his assists coming on the power play.
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Erik Karlsson D | PIT
Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Another three-point performance
Karlsson scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.
The veteran blueliner is one of the hottest players in the NHL right now. Karlsson has delivered back-to-back three-point efforts, and he has six multi-point performances through 10 games in March, racking up five goals and 16 points on the month. Wednesday's outburst pushed him across the 50-point plateau for the season (nine goals and 52 points), the third straight campaign he's reached that level with the Penguins.