NHL Short Notes
* Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar combined for nine points as the League-leading Avalanche set a new franchise record for wins in a season while reestablishing a two-point lead atop the NHL standings.
* Kaapo Kakko tallied twice and joined a rare franchise list of Rangers players with six multi-goal games before age 22.
* Less than a week after helping the University of Michigan Wolverines reach the Frozen Four, Kent Johnson and Nick Blankenburg made their League debuts with Columbus.
* Auston Matthews will have another opportunity to inch closer to 60 goals Thursday as he goes head-to-head with Alex Ovechkin, who is one of two active players to reach the mark in a season (also Steven Stamkos).
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