Facts and figures: Lightning match their record for wins

The NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning equaled their single-season record for victories and became the fourth team in League history to win at least 54 games in consecutive seasons when they rallied from three goals down
to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4
at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The Lightning (54-13-4) were losing 3-0 after Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader scored 3:43 into the second period. But Tampa Bay scored five unanswered goals on the way to matching its single-season record of 54 victories, set in 2017-18.
Tampa Bay joined the Montreal Canadiens (1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78), Boston Bruins (1970-71, 1971-72) and Washington Capitals (2015-16, 2016-17) as the only NHL teams to win at least 54 games in consecutive seasons. The Lightning have 11 games remaining; they are eight wins from matching the NHL single-season record of 62 victories set by the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings.
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov fueled the comeback with two goals, including the eventual game-winner, and two assists. He leads the NHL with 115 points (35 goals, 80 assists).

Bishop sets Stars shutout streak record before leaving with injury

Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop made seven saves and extended his NHL career-long shutout streak to 230:53 before leaving
a 4-1 win
against the Minnesota Wild at 6:33 of the second period because of a lower-body injury. It's the longest shutout streak in Stars/Minnesota North Stars history, surpassing the previous mark of 219:26 set by Ed Belfour from Nov. 15-29, 2000.
Rookie forward Roope Hintz scored his second straight game-winning goal for the Stars (37-28-5), who are 6-1-0 in their past seven games and moved past the St. Louis Blues (36-27-7) into third place in the Central Division. Hintz can become the third rookie in NHL history to score the winning goal in three consecutive games when the Stars play the Vegas Golden Knights at American Airlines Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN360, SNE, SNO, FS-SW, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV); he would join Patrik Elias of the New Jersey Devils (Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 1997) and Andrew Cogliano of the Edmonton Oilers (March 7-11, 2008).

Thursday highlights

The Capitals won for the eighth time in nine games by
defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2
at Wells Fargo Center. Forward Brett Connolly had two goals and an assist for Washington (42-22-7), which remained two points ahead of the New York Islanders for first place in the Metropolitan Division. Connolly has set NHL career highs for goals (19), assists (20) and points (39) this season.
The Islanders kept pace with Washington by
defeating the Canadiens 2-1
at Nassau Coliseum. Forward Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 2:57 remaining in the third period for New York (41-22-7), which is 4-1-0 in its past five games. Lee became the second player in Islanders history to score a game-winning goal in the final five minutes of regulation against the Canadiens; the other was Jean Potvin on Oct. 14, 1975.
Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele scored his NHL career-high 33rd goal in
a 4-3 win
against the Boston Bruins at Bell MTS Place. The Central Division-leading Jets (41-25-4) had lost their previous two games. Scheifele's previous high in goals was 32, set in 2016-17. Boston has lost three in a row following a six-game winning streak.

The Arizona Coyotes (36-30-5) strengthened their hold on the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference by
defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-1
at Gila River Arena. Center Vinnie Hinostroza's first NHL hat trick helped the Coyotes win for the 10th time in 12 games (10-2-0) and increase their lead on the Wild to three points. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson opened the scoring in the first period with Arizona's 15th shorthanded goal of the season, matching the Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets record for most in a season, set by the original Jets in 1988-89.

Lightning, Penguins continue streaks

The Lightning improved to 15-0-0 in their past 15 regular-season games against Detroit dating to Feb. 3, 2016, the longest winning streak by any team against the Red Wings since Detroit entered the NHL in 1926. It's the longest winning streak by the Lightning against any team since they began play in 1992, as well as the longest active winning streak by one team against another. The Bruins have the second-longest such streak; they are 14-0-0 against the Coyotes, dating to Oct. 10, 2010.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 15-0-3 in their past 18 games against the Buffalo Sabres, dating to Oct. 5, 2013, after a 5-0 victory at KeyBank Center. That's the longest active regular-season point streak by any team against another. Pittsburgh also owns the second-longest such run in the NHL; the Penguins have a 17-game point streak (14-0-3) against the Edmonton Oilers dating to Dec. 5, 2007.
The Penguins are 9-0-2 in their past 11 road games against the Sabres dating to March 30, 2012; it's their longest regular-season road point streak against one opponent and is tied for the longest active regular-season road point streak in the NHL by a team against an opponent. The Colorado Avalanche are 10-0-1 in their past 11 road games against the Bruins dating to March 24, 2001.