NHL: 5 stories from Thursday night
Senators goalie Andrew Hammond saw his winning streak come to an end, the Jets had a little more bounce in their step, the Canucks celebrated an anniversary, and there was a lot on the line between the lowly Sabres and Coyotes.
Here are five stories from Thursday night's NHL action:
Hamburglar can't win 'em all for Sens
The Rangers didn't just end the Senators' seven-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory, they also managed to solve Andrew Hammond, who had been virtually unbeatable (14-0-1) since making his debut in February.
Known as "The Hamburglar" for his ability to steal wins, the netminder was pulled late in the second period after allowing five goals on 22 shots.
Hammond was attempting to tie the record among goalies for the most consecutive games earning at least a point to start a career, so he fell just short of the mark held by Patrick Lalime.
After giving up two or fewer goals (17 total) in his first 12 starts, tying a record held for 77 years, Hammond has fallen back to earth, surrendering 14 goals over his last four outings.
Despite the loss, Ottawa remains in the second wild card spot with 85 points, but the Bruins also have 85 points and the Panthers aren't far behind with 82.
Jets get a boost, defeat Canadiens
Dustin Byfuglien returned to the Jets' lineup after missing nine games due to injury and he didn't waste anytime making his presence felt in a 5-2 victory over the visiting Canadiens.
Byfuglien opened the scoring in the first period with his 16th goal of the season.
Winnipeg built up a three-goal lead after 40 minutes and was never in danger the rest of the way.
Backup goalie Dustin Tokarski got the call for the Habs and, much like Hammond, allowed five goals on 22 shots, while Ondrej Pavelec was solid for the Jets in making 39 saves.
Winnipeg remains in the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, now three points up on Calgary and a point back of top wild card Minnesota.
Montreal's loss, coupled with the Rangers' win, dropped the Canadiens a point below New York for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Canucks play Millionaires for a day
The Canucks wore replica jerseys to honour the Vancouver Millionaires on the 100th anniversary of that team’s Stanley Cup championship — the only one in the history of the city.
Unfortunately, the Avalanche put a bit of a damper on the evening by defeating the Canucks 4-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
Vancouver remains in second place in the Pacific Division.
No patience for Bernier in Leafs' loss
Most people probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that the Leafs dropped their seventh game in a row, this time a 4-1 decision to the Panthers.
But it's somewhat interesting to note that Jonathan Bernier was given the hook for the eighth time this season after allowing a trio of goals in the middle frame, including two in a span of 30 seconds.
Arizona.... wins?
The boxscore will show that the Coyotes defeated the Sabres 4-3 in overtime, but in this case the spoils may not go to the victor.
Some were calling it the McDavid Bowl, others the McEichel Bowl, but the point is that both Arizona and Buffalo are vying for the top pick in the upcoming draft, and losing games helps them in that quest.
So in that respect, the Coyotes (54 points) didn't do themselves any favours against a Sabres team that is occupying the basement of the standings with 48 points.
In an uncomfortable twist, some fans at the arena in Buffalo were in a celebratory mood following the "loss."
