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Tortorella asks assistant to get rid of game tape from 6-goal loss to Flyers

The Columbus Blue Jackets are moving on in a hurry.

Head coach John Tortorella made it clear after Saturday's 6-0 loss to Philadelphia that game tape will not be reviewed.

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The Blue Jackets have posted a record of 27-23-8 under Tortorella, but clearly he won't be using this one as a teaching tool.

Overall, the team sits at 27-31-6 after beginning the season with eight straight losses.

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Phaneuf finds closure, says Toronto return a night he’ll remember forever

The book on Dion Phaneuf's time as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs officially came to a close Saturday night.

The former Toronto captain made his first visit to the Air Canada Centre since a February blockbuster trade to the Ottawa Senators, and he did what he didn't do often enough while in the blue and white: win.

The Senators took a 3-2 decision, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive, and Phaneuf was celebrated with a video tribute by the Maple Leafs and a standing ovation from the crowd that left him - it appeared - fighting back tears.

Related: Alter: Phaneuf feeling 'mixed emotions' before facing Maple Leafs in Toronto

After the game, Phaneuf was appreciative.

"It's a night I'll remember forever and a for me it's a pretty good way to go out," Phaneuf said, according to TSN's Jonas Seigel. "I just want to thank the fans for what they did. It meant a lot to me and that was some good closure. Real classy by them."

Phaneuf captained the Maple Leafs for 397 games, leading the club to the playoffs once - a memorable (for all the wrong reasons, if you're a Toronto supporter) seven-game defeat to the Boston Bruins.

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Capitals become 1st team to reach 100 points after defeating Bruins

The Washington Capitals are the first team to hit the 100-point mark this season, thanks to a 2-1 overtime win in Boston on Saturday.

The two points were earned one night after Washington lost on home ice to the New York Rangers, continuing a trend of great resilience shown by Barry Trotz's squad this season.

The Capitals now sit 15 points clear of idle Chicago and Dallas atop the NHL standings, and are all but sure to win the Presidents' Trophy as the league's top regular-season club.

Since the award was instituted prior to the 1985-86 season, only eight winners have gone on to hoist the Stanley Cup.

Washington's ability to shake off losses, then, bodes well for that long-awaited run deep into the playoffs.

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VIDEO: Lightning’s Killorn goes end-to-end for historic OT winner

Alex Killorn ensured the Tampa Bay Lightning made history in style.

The top-liner shook Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask and went the length of the ice to score the winner in overtime Saturday night, giving the Lightning a franchise-record ninth straight win.

Related: Lightning make it a record 9 in a row, take 1st in Atlantic

Killorn was named the first star of the game for helping the Lightning eclipse the previous team record set in 2003-04.

(Courtesy: NHL.com)

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Scheifele’s 1st career hat trick launches Jets over Canadiens

It was a night Mark Scheifele will never forget.

The Winnipeg Jets center registered a hat trick for the first time in his NHL career Saturday night, scoring once in the second period and twice in the third in a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

The 22-year-old opened the scoring when he stole the puck from P.K. Subban in the Canadiens' defensive zone.

Related: VIDEO - Subban coughs up puck to Scheifele for breakaway goal

Scheifele redirected a Drew Stafford shot to give the Jets a 3-2 lead with 6:59 remaining, then added an empty-netter to seal the victory with 29 seconds left.

He now has 20 goals and 20 assists in 53 games.

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