MacKinnon's home points streak ends in SO loss
Nathan MacKinnon's home points streak ended at 35 games Thursday, but the Avs could try to provide evidence to the NHL that MacKinnon should have been credited with a third-period assist.
Nathan MacKinnon's home points streak ended at 35 games Thursday, but the Avs could try to provide evidence to the NHL that MacKinnon should have been credited with a third-period assist.
But having now presided over two losses, his task is cut out. And his batting is bound to come under more focus as the season progresses
Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, and the Coyotes snapped the Predators' point streak at 18 games. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas.
— Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.
— Tyler O’Neill set some unlikely baseball history on opening day in the stadium he visited almost yearly as a kid growing up in British Columbia. And it came against the team that drafted him more than a decade ago.
— Illinois’ offense carried it through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.