With the biggest, or at least most surprising, swing, the first-place Washington Capitals made a significant change to their top six, landing disgruntled scorer Anthony Mantha in exchange for Jakub Vrana plus two draft selections in a deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Under-utilized to this point in his NHL career, Mantha could wind up being a force for the Capitals, who have created the sort of environment where the winger could thrive. New Jersey Devils

Points: 58 Regulation wins: 20 Playoff position: E2 Games left: 13 Next game: @ BOS (Friday) Playoff chances: 96.4% Tragic number: N/AWashington Capitals

“Teams have periods where they’re looking good, they have rest and they’re playing well and then they have periods where they’re working through things or getting through games,” MacLellan said. “It’s a hard year to maintain a high level of play, and I think that’s why you’re seeing a lot of teams grouped together.”Nashville Predators

The question becomes whether these moves empower the Bruins to take another swing. If a good right wing became available for a first-round pick -- there legitimately doesn't even appear to be one out there right now -- would the Bruins go for it? Do they figure that they've spent enough now that they should go all in?

The Islanders struck early, getting forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac from New Jersey last week for a first-round pick. The Penguins traded for two-time Cup winner Jeff Carter on Sunday night, just before the Bruins completed a deal for 2018 MVP Taylor Hall.Columbus Blue Jackets

His zone entries were clean, something the Bruins — and Krejci’s line in particular — haven’t always had this season.

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“Obviously, a very dangerous situation and we’re hopeful that they can come out of it and everyone can be healthy and fit to play at some point,” he said.