In Carolina, the Hurricanes remain a top-five team thanks to a great core of young talent, an exceptional defense, and a surprising strength in goal. For years the biggest question mark with them was always whether they could get enough goaltending. Right now, they boast one of the best goaltending performances in the league with the trio of Petr Mrazek, Alex Nedeljkovic, and James Reimer combining for a .915 all situations save percentage (per Natural Stat Trick). That is one of the best marks in hockey, and combined with their defense makes them one of the toughest teams to score against in the league.Winnipeg Jets

No doubt about, Taylor Hall needs to knock this Bruins opportunity out of the park. Fair or not, conventional wisdom implies that he’d be lucky to land the sort of long-term, big-money contract he deserves. (Or, at least to get paid what he was worth while nabbing a Hart Trophy on a previous $6M AAV.)New Jersey Devils

Points: 43 Regulation wins: 15 Playoff position: N/A Games left: 12 Next game: vs. STL (Saturday) Playoff chances: 32.7% Tragic number: 24

The Colorado Avalanche had three games postponed, starting with Friday’s matchup against Los Angeles and running through April 20, after a third Avalanche player was added to the COVID protocol list. Joonas Donskoi, Philipp Grubauer and Bowen Byram are currently unavailable because of COVID protocol. Pending further test results, Colorado could return to practice on Wednesday ahead of the team’s next scheduled game on April 22 versus St. Louis.

We've talked all season about scoring depth being a potentially fatal flaw on the B's roster, and there's no question the deadline additions of Hall, defenseman Mike Reilly and fourth-line forward Curtis Lazar are paying dividends in that regard.

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He’d likely gain more attention if it weren’t for Artemi Panarin being in supernova mode, and arguably making a stronger claim to be the top star for Saturday in the NHL. “The Bread Man” collected four points on a goal and three assists. He’s on both a three-game point streak (4G, 4A) and a two game multi-point streak (3G, 4A).San Jose Sharks

And it's not out of the question that the Devils have gotten a first-round pick for a player who's back on their roster next season via unrestricted free agency. Fitzgerald called trading Palmieri "a business decision between Kyle and this organization at this moment." I asked Fitzgerald about that possibility; he shut it down by saying Palmieri is now on another team and he can't comment. Which wasn't a "no."New York Rangers