00:00What's going on my friends, I'm Lauren Gardner and welcome to this edition of On the Fly.
00:05Well we have a jam-packed 14-game slate beginning in Buffalo where the first place Sabres were
00:10seeking their ninth straight win on Thursday, hoping to end a 14-year playoff drought.
00:16And to put things in perspective, the last time Buffalo was in the postseason,
00:20their current bench boss Lindy Ruff was in his first stint as head coach.
00:25Since, six different coaches have failed to make it past the regular season.
00:30Game of Thrones debuted on HBO. Adele's Rolling in the Deep was a chart topper and Instagram launched.
00:36Wrap your head around that. And Buffalo's own Owen Power was just nine years old and a pioneer influencer
00:43as seen here on YouTube. Ahead of his time, I know. Let's see if they kept the streak alive against
00:50Obi and the Caps. Indeed with the pair of assists on Thursday night, Nikita Kucherov became the second
00:57player in Lightning history with 1,100 points. And that franchise record is almost sure to become his.
01:04Just 38 more points and Kucherov will pass even Stamkos become Tampa's all-time leading scorer.
01:11But we know everyone had this Texas-sized matchup circled on their schedules as both the Oilers and Stars
01:17are looking like solid contenders down the stretch.
01:19And for Dallas, despite injuries to Mikko Rantan and Rope Hintz, the team has continued rolling on the other side
01:26of the break,
01:27stringing together a 12-0-2 run nearing the franchise record of 15 for the 98-99 season when they
01:34won the Cup.
01:35And how about these Texas-sized stats going into this potential Western Conference Finals preview?
01:41Edmonton and Dallas have the top two power plays in the NHL.
01:45Connor McDavid is riding an eight-game point streak.
01:48Jason Robertson has 16 points over his last 13 contests.
01:52And Matt Duchesne has been stepping up with 19 points, two GWGs, and a plus-seven rating over his 13
02:00-game point streak.
02:01So break out the barbecue and enjoy the highlights.
02:04NHL's longest streak this season.
02:06And who else but Wyatt Johnston delivering his NHL-leading 22nd on the man advantage.
02:13Jamie Benn also scored a PPG as the Stars extended their franchise record point streak to 14 games.
02:20Now off to Carolina for the Blues and the Hurricanes.
02:23How about that? Jimmy Snuggerud is on an absolute heater.
02:27With a pair of goals Thursday at Carolina, the 21-year-old St. Louis winger now has multiple points in
02:33four straight games.
02:35Only Brian Benny way back in 1987 had a longer streak for the Blues by a player younger than 22.
02:42Snuggerud will look to match Benning's mark Friday on home ice against Edmonton.
02:47Now let's head out to Minnesota for the Flyers and the Wilds.
02:50Is that Quinn Hughes trade working out for Minnesota?
02:53Yeah, in just 34 games with the Wilds, Hughes already has more points than any defenseman in his first season
03:00with the franchise.
03:01His two assists on Thursday brought his overall season total to 60 helpers, leading all NHL defensemen.
03:09Well, Sam Reinhardt's overtime winner moved him into third place on the Panthers' all-time goals list.
03:15It was the Florida Centermen's 29th of the season.
03:19Just one more, and he'll have 30 tallies in each of his first six seasons in Sunrise.
03:24A total he never reached in any of his seven seasons in Buffalo.
03:29Now let's check out the Rangers and the Jets from Winnipeg.
03:32Time for Women's History Month for this edition of LG Red Alert.
03:36As for the first time ever, the PWHL will broadcast next week.
03:43On ION, when the New York Sirens face off against the Montreal victory in Detroit on March 28th at 1
03:50p.m.
03:51This is the stuff we love to see.
03:53Well, that does it for this edition of On the Fly.
03:55For our great crew here at NHL Network, I'm LG Red.
03:58Enjoy the hockey.
