Have teams found a cure to the Vegas Flu?

For the third straight game, the Vegas Golden Knights dropped a contest on home ice, falling 8-3 to the visiting New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.

It was a tough loss for Vegas, as starter Marc-Andre Fleury was chased from the cage after allowing four goals on 11 shots.

The latest stumble follows home losses to the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings.

The defeat brings the Golden Knights to a record of 24-8-2 at T-Mobile Arena this year, while the current skid marks the first time this season Vegas has lost three in a row on home ice.

The team's last win in Sin City came Feb. 23 against the Vancouver Canucks.

Wednesday's contest opened a four-game home stand for the Golden Knights, meaning the team will have the chance to get back to its winning ways on home ice when they take on the Minnesota Wild on Friday.

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The Vancouver Canucks can't buy a goal.

For the third straight game, the Canucks were unable to find the scoresheet, as the team fell 3-0 to the Anaheim Ducks.

Ducks goaltender John Gibson turned aside 32 shots for his third shutout of the season.

The goalless drought extended the Canucks' scoring slump following shutout losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes.

Vancouver's last goal came Friday, when Jussi Jokinen tallied against the Minnesota Wild. Given that goal came with 12:09 remaining in the second period, the Canucks have now gone more than 212 minutes since finding the back of the net.

Adding insult to injury, Wednesday's loss officially eliminated the Canucks from postseason contention.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs dug themselves a sizable hole late in Wednesday's game, but once again they rallied for a victory.

Toronto clawed back from a 4-2 deficit in the third period against the Dallas Stars to win 6-5 in a shootout. It marked the fourth time this season that the Maple Leafs have come back from two goals down in the third period to win, the most of any team in the league.

The victory came on the back of James van Riemsdyk's third career hat trick (his second as a Maple Leaf). Those three goals gave van Riemsdyk 29 for the season, as he moved past sophomore superstar Auston Matthews for the team lead.

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The Dallas Stars let one get away on Wednesday night.

After falling behind 2-0 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club rallied to snag a two-goal lead and a separate one-goal lead, before conceding the game-tying goal with 15 seconds left in regulation and ultimately falling in the shootout 6-5.

The game marked the club's fifth loss in their last six games and with just over three weeks left in the regular season, the slump couldn't be coming at worse time.

During the Stars' mini slump, the club has fallen out of third place in the Central Division and now sits precariously in the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

The Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames both sit just outside the playoff picture, at 82 and 80 points, respectively.

The Stars' spate of losses has no doubt been precipitated by the loss of No. 1 goaltender Ben Bishop, who went down with injury against the Ottawa Senators. Bishop has now missed the last five games, and it was that March 5 game versus the Sens that marked the first loss of the team's current slide.

In his absence, Kari Lehtonen has been tasked with holding down the fort and he's had mediocre results in relief. He's gone 1-3-2 with a .904 save percentage and 2.82 GAA. The Stars' offense hasn't given him much support, however, having scored just 12 goals in those six games.

Bishop did skate on Wednesday - though he did not take part in practice - so his return should be imminent.

Despite the Stars having the benefit of more regulation and overtime wins than the Ducks and Flames, if they don't right the ship - and soon - they may find themselves on the outside looking in as the wild-card race winds down.

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Some late heroics from Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad put the New York Rangers in the win column on Wednesday night.

Trailing 3-2 against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins with less than four minutes remaining in the final frame, the two went to work.

First, following a hectic flurry that saw the two teams score 73 seconds apart, Zibanejad finished off Kreider's pretty passing play to even the score:

Kreider and Zibanejad connected again in extra time, as the former charged into the Penguins' zone before delivering a backhand set-up to his linemate for the winner:

The pair of tallies brought Zibanejad to 22 goals on the season, while Kreider finished the night with a goal and three helpers, bringing his total to 30 points across 47 games.

New York has won two straight games.

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Frederik Andersen's night ended early on Wednesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs netminder was forced out of the game versus the Dallas Stars due to an upper-body injury.

The Maple Leafs later announced that Andersen would not return to the game.

Backup goaltender Curtis McElhinney entered in place of Andersen. In 13 appearances this season, McElhinney has posted a 7-4-1 record and a .931 save percentage.

Following the 6-5 win, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock was optimistic about Andersen's injury status and maintained the club will stick with its original plan to start McElhinney on Thursday when the Maple Leafs head to Buffalo to take on the Sabres.

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Frederik Andersen's night ended early on Wednesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs netminder was forced out of the game versus the Dallas Stars due to an upper-body injury.

The Maple Leafs later announced that Andersen would not return to the game.

Backup goaltender Curtis McElhinney entered in place of Andersen. In 13 appearances this season, McElhinney has posted a 7-4-1 record and a .931 save percentage.

Following the 6-5 win, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock was optimistic about Andersen's injury status and maintained the club will stick with its original plan to start McElhinney on Thursday when the Maple Leafs head to Buffalo to take on the Sabres.

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The coach is ready to get back to work.

Arizona Coyotes bench boss Rick Tocchet will rejoin the team for Thursday's contest against the Nashville Predators, three days after taking a leave of absence due to a family illness, assistant coach John MacLean told Craig Morgan of AZ Sports.

Tocchet missed one game while away from the team, a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings in which MacLean assumed the head duties.

The former Coyotes forward is in his first year behind the Arizona bench.

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And then, there were 10.

Finalists for the 2018 Hobey Baker Award - an annual recognition of the NCAA's top hockey player - were announced Wednesday.

Among this year's finalists are Henrik Borgstrom, a first-round draft choice by the Florida Panthers in 2016, and Ryan Donato, a Boston Bruins prospect and USA Hockey product who competes at Harvard University.

Also included are three goaltenders. No netminder has won the Hobey Baker since Ryan Miller of the Anaheim Ducks claimed it 2001.

Recent winners have proven to be an instant hit in the NHL, particularly the last four recipients: Will Butcher, Jimmy Vesey, Jack Eichel, and Johnny Gaudreau.

A 27-member committee will select this year's winner at a later date.

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