It's safe to say Quinn Hughes is feeling it right now.

The Vancouver Canucks phenom matched the longest playoff point streak by a rookie defenseman in NHL history with an assist during Game 3 against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night, according to NHL Public Relations.

Additionally, Hughes is the third rookie defenseman with at least nine points through his first seven playoff games, per Sportsnet Stats. He joins Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, who accomplished the feat with the Boston Bruins in 1980, and the legendary Gary Suter, who reached the mark in 1986 with the Calgary Flames.

Furthermore, Hughes has tied Henrik Sedin for a Canucks franchise record with six consecutive postseason games with an assist, according to Sportsnet's Joey Kenward.

Hughes is considered the frontrunner for the Calder Trophy after recording 53 points in 68 contests during the regular season, but it's clear his game has taken an additional step forward since the pause.

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Corey Crawford wasn't ready for the Chicago Blackhawks' season to be over.

With his team trailing 3-0 in the series against the Vegas Golden Knights, the veteran netminder turned in a marquee performance in Game 4, stopping 48 of 49 shots he faced in the 3-1 victory.

Vegas outshot Chicago 49-24, and it won the scoring-chance battle 41-15 and high-danger scoring-chance battle 14-5, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Of course, Twitter had some fun with Crawford's team-carrying performance:

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The St. Louis Blues are starting Jake Allen over Jordan Binnington for Game 3 against the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced.

Binnington, who played every game during St. Louis' Stanley Cup run a year ago, allowed nine goals on 47 shots in two losses to open the series against Vancouver.

For his part, Allen was the superior goalie during the regular season.

Additionally, forwards Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen were deemed unfit to play, Chris Pinkert of NHL.com reports.

It's worth noting that the Canucks and Blues also play on Monday, too.

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Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin got the start in Sunday's critical Game 4 versus the Calgary Flames.

The Stars have deemed Ben Bishop unfit to play, according to Sean Shapiro of The Athletic.

Bishop was also unavailable for Game 1. He started Game 2, then backed up Khudobin in Game 3.

The nature of Bishop's issue is unclear due to the NHL's policy prohibiting the publication of injury details during the postseason.

Jake Oettinger served as Khudobin's backup in Sunday's contest.

Calgary entered the game leading the series 2-1.

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Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour "highly doubts" forward Andrei Svechnikov will return this postseason after suffering an apparent leg injury in Game 3 versus the Boston Bruins, according to The Athletic's Sara Civian.

Brind'Amour added that he doesn't have an official injury update yet, and that Svechnikov was undergoing an MRI.

The 20-year-old was helped off the ice late in Saturday's clash after a battle with Zdeno Chara in front of the Bruins' net resulted in an awkward fall.

Brind'Amour said the ice quality in Toronto likely played a role in the incident.

"The ice conditions at the time of the game had a lot to do with it," he said, according to TSN's Mark Masters. "It's really slushy and your skates dig in a little more at that point and it's just unfortunate. Toes digging in and two guys battling in front, that's part of the game."

Svechnikov is a key member of the Hurricanes' offense, notching seven points this postseason before the injury. He also produced a breakout regular season with 61 points in 68 contests before the pause.

The Bruins lead the first-round series 2-1, with Game 4 scheduled for Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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As Claude Julien recovers at home, fill-in head coach Kirk Muller said the club is in contact with him every day.

"We're touching base daily," Muller said at his press conference Sunday, per TSN. Yesterday was a good day for him to rest up, which was important. It was a day for us to rest up, it was an emotional few days around here."

Julien was hospitalized Wednesday night after experiencing chest pains and had a coronary artery stented on Thursday afternoon. He's now home recovering in Montreal, and the Canadiens don't expect him back for the club's first-round series versus the Philadelphia Flyers.

Muller has been an assistant with the Canadiens since 2016, and Montreal rallied to a 5-0 victory in Game 2 Friday under its interim bench boss.

They will play Game 3 Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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Some things just weren't meant to be on Saturday. The Blue Jackets fell short, and the Knights allowed a meaningless late goal, failing to cover the -1.5 spread. An 0-2 night ends our two-day perfection streak.

We're now 6-4-1 overall in Round 1, but I love these two Sunday bets. Let's get back to our 2-0 days, yeah?

Dallas Stars (-120) @ Calgary Flames (+100)

The Stars face a pivotal Game 4 and only have themselves to blame, trailing 2-1 in the series. They had countless chances to open the scoring in Game 3 - and even pull ahead for that matter - but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Tyler Seguin hit the crossbar twice, Alexander Radulov missed a wide-open goal, and John Klingberg couldn't hit the net on a huge chance in the second.

Cam Talbot was excellent when the Flames needed him, but the series' first two games proved that his performance is too inconsistent. He can be erratic and easily-shaken as a goalie, but once he gets settled, he'll be tough to beat.

The bottom line is there's been plenty to like about Dallas' play in this series, especially in Game 3's losing effort. The Stars had 37 scoring chances to Calgary's 13 on Friday, and they controlled 66.91% of the expected goals share at five-on-five (2.11 to 1.04).

It's been a common theme throughout this series, and over the course of seven games, these things have a way of correcting themselves. The Stars may be trailing right now, but don't expect that to last very long.

Pick: Stars (-120)

Philadelphia Flyers (-145) @ Montreal Canadiens (+125)

I was in on the Canadiens and the over in Game 2, and while we hit with the underdog pick, we had to settle for a push on the over in a 5-0 Montreal win. There wasn't a single offensive contribution from the Flyers, but that's not something that will happen very often, and it's the reason I'm going back to the well here.

Expect a spirited response from the Flyers on Sunday with or without leading scorer Travis Konecny, who was helped into the dressing room after blocking a shot in Game 2. Philadelphia was out-worked and out-played but still generated an expected goals for mark of 3.23 on Friday, and will hopefully do its part to contribute to the over in Game 3.

Defensively, the Flyers are showing an inability to cope with Montreal's speed and aggressiveness on the forecheck, so they'll have to start generating some offense. The Canadiens have what seems to be a bottomless pit of energy on the attack, posting 5.19 expected goals for at even - and 6.14 at all strengths - in this series.

The emergence of youngsters Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nick Suzuki gives the Habs excellent depth at forward, while Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi appeared to get on track offensively in Game 2. Montreal will continue to find the back of the net here, and with Philadelphia doing its part as well, this game will comfortably surpass five goals.

Pick: Over 5 (-130)

(Odds source: theScore Bet)

Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.

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