The Y - Vancouver Canucks clinched the Pacific Division after holding top spot for 120 days – only two clubs held top spot in a division as many days this year: the Rangers (177) and Bruins (159).

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Worst goal differential - Playoff qualifying team (since the NHL's 1988-89 season):
-72 by the 1990-91 Canucks
-38 by the 1988-89 Blackhawks
-38 by the 1990-91 Whalers
-37 by the 2023-24 #Capitals
-36 by the 1991-92 Whalers
-32 by the 1991-92 North Stars
-32 by the 1994-95 Sharks

The Big Ten is now 0-12 in NCAA Tournament title games (men's or women's) since the MSU men won it all in 2000.

That's 3 times longer than the next-longest losing streak any conference has had in title games (4 by Big Ten from 1961-69, SEC from 2000-04 & Pac-12 from 2001-10).

300+ career regular season/playoff assists collected by a defenceman before age 25:
471- Bobby Orr
469- Paul Coffey
363- Ray Bourque
331- Scott Stevens
329- Phil Housley
316- Denis Potvin
304- Dave Babych
301- Brian Leetch
300- X - Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (Via 1 so far tonight vs VGK)

llya Samsonov extended his winning streak to five games for the second time this season (6 GP from Feb. 7-24) and became the first Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender with as many stretches in a campaign since Frederik Andersen (3 in 2018-19).

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Players to reach 100 points in a season with the X - Vancouver Canucks franchise:
Pavel Bure (Twice: 1992-94)
Alexander Mogilny (1995-96)
Markus Naslund (2002-03)
Henrik Sedin (2009-10)
Daniel Sedin (2010-11)
Elias Pettersson (2022-23)
J.T. Miller (2023-24 via 3 assists so far tonight vs VGK)

Quinn Hughes collected an assist and then a goal for his 40th career multi-point period – 10 more than the next closest X - Vancouver Canucks defenseman: Jyrki Lumme (30).

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(Related) Most single season points by a player in #MapleLeafs franchise history (1917-18 to present):
127- Doug Gilmour (1992-93)
117- Darryl Sittler (1977-78)
111- Gilmour (1993-94)
106- Matthews (2021-22)
102- Matthews (2023-24 via 1G-1A earlier tonight)
100- Sittler (1975-76)

A pair of quick strikes has Jack Eichel one goal shy of his first career 30-goal season with the Vegas Golden Knights – a feat only three players have accomplished with the franchise to date.

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Most goals in a season scored on home ice (since 1990-91):
46- Alexander Mogilny (1992-93)
44- Teemu Selanne (1992-93)
44- Mario Lemieux (1995-96)
39- Brett Hull (1990-91)
39- Hull (1991-92)
36- Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (2023-24)
36- Hull (1993-94)
36- Steven Stamkos (2011-12)

Shohei Ohtani has multiple hits in 5 straight games — it's the longest multi-hit streak in the majors this season.

It's also the longest streak of Ohtani's MLB career 🔥

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(Update) Centres to register a 65+ goal season:
Gretzky (4 times: 1981-85)
Mario Lemieux (4 times: 1987-89, 1992-93, 1995-96)
Esposito (3 times: 1970-72, 1973-74)
Matthews (2023-24 via 1 in tonight's 3-2 Toronto Maple Leafs OT win vs PIT)
Bernie Nicholls (1988-89)
Steve Yzerman (1988-89)

Scoreless outing with 10+ strikeouts and no walks at Coors Field:

4/7/24 Ryan Pepiot
7/31/19 Germán Márquez
9/17/16 Jon Gray

While most of 2023-24 had been a struggle for Evgeni Malkin, he has certainly raised his game of late as he goes into tonight vs TOR having scored 6 goals in his last 6 games. Reaching 25 in his team's most recent outing, he now sits tied for 2nd on this Pittsburgh Penguins franchise list

Ronel Blanco’s 44 outs before his first hit allowed are the most by a pitcher to begin a season in at least the expansion era [1961]

prior record: 35 outs by 2023 Austin Cox, 2020 Josh Hader, 1998 Brad Clontz

h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Visiting the Canucks later tonight, the #GoldenKnights (5-5-1 in their last 11 games) will look to erase the memory of Friday's loss to ARI where they allowed 6 unanswered goals in 9:06. Struggling on the defensive side the past 2 months, they sit tied for the 6th worst mark here

Purdue is now the least likely team in the country to surrender a Kill Shot. They haven't given up a 10-0 run since Feb 15th.

UConn has had 12 Kill Shots since Feb 15th. Will we see one tonight?

Reaching the 40 goal mark over the weekend, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is still 3 shy of the 1000 career assist milestone going into tonight's tilt vs the Maple Leafs. He also needs just 2 more helpers to tie for 7th on this superb list of playmaking centremen in NHL history

9 - Official Blue Bulls scored 9 tries v Lyon, the most any side has scored in a Investec Champions Cup knockout stage game since 1998 (Stade Francais, 10 v Pontypridd); the Bulls’ 774 metres gained was also the highest by any South African side in a Champions or Challenge Cup game. Rampant.

Scoring in Saturday's loss vs LA, Quinn Hughes has now found the back of the net 16 times in 2023-24. While the X - Vancouver Canucks franchise record for single season goals by a defenceman is out of reach, he could move into a tie for 4th on this list if he's able to bury one tonight vs VGK