Dose: Milestones and Conflict

Did you hear that the San Jose Sharks’ AHL affiliate will reportedly be the Barracuda?

No, well I did, and now I have that great Heart song in my head and so should you. Feel free to play that in a loop while I recant you tales of last night’s games.

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DUCKS 5, OILERS 1

-- Does it say more about the Anaheim Ducks or the slippage in the Pacific that they already clinched the division title? As with many of these questions, the answer is probably both.

I know a lot of people will bash the Ducks if they waddle their way out of the playoffs once again, but three straight division titles is still a really impressive feat. If the Ducks can Bruce Boudreau after a tough playoff run, they'll regret it, and some other team would prosper.

-- Corey Perry now has 600 points in 719 career regular season games after his 33rd goal of the 2014-15 campaign. At age 29, I'd expect a health-permitted Perry to cruise to 1,000 points and 500 goals (he already has 296 tallies). Is he kind of a scoundrel? Sure, but at least he's a talented one.

-- After going six games without a point, Jakob Silfverberg exploded with three assists last night. Honestly, I'm not really sure what to make of him beyond "He's OK" and "He's the guy who was the biggest Ducks' takeaway from the Bobby Ryan trade."

-- So is the top gig back to Frederik Andersen? I'm as confused as you are.

-- Simon Despres now has six points and 16 PIM in 14 games with the Ducks, giving him 23 points and 80 PIM overall. If he can be a decent PIM guy and merely scrape together respectable offensive numbers, he'll be worth having on many rosters.

FLYERS 4, PENGUINS 1

-- The next Philly coach (assuming Craig Berube doesn't make it, or gets fired after not making it next season) should try to harness whatever weird anger the Flyers have against the Penguins and deploy it more regularly. Philly has won all three games against the Penguins this season and have a seven-game winning streak going against their local rivals stretching back to last season. Those who cringe at small sample size narratives won't like this, but at some point you have to at least make note of mini-trends like these. If nothing else, you might take advantage of it in Daily Fantasy until the plot dissolves.

-- Vincent Lecavalier scored a goal in his second game back, and might be worth keeping an eye on from a "one of the few Flyers who's trying to prove something every night" perspective. I can't say I feel bad for a guy who's made a bajillion dollars and received plenty of chances at 34, but that doesn't make it inconceivable that he'd have a decent run for a week or two.

I'm not saying bank on it, but at least keep an eye on him.

-- Sidney Crosby scored his 300th goal and 849th career point last night, doing so in just 622 games. He's on a recent run, too, with two goals and four assists in his past four games. He leads the league with 80 points, so we should at least see one person finish the season with at least 82 points.

/Cues Mad TV's Lowered Expectations theme.

-- Jakub Voracek stays hot, too, as he now has a five-game point streak with eight assists. His 56 helpers top all NHL players so far this season, by the way.

-- It hasn't taken form yet, but I still think that Brayden Schenn could end up being a nice multi-category guy like, say, Chris Kreider or Brandon Dubinsky. There's something satisfying about having a player who can fill stats even when they're not scoring goals or assists.

SABRES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3

-- Let's add a new wrinkle to the weird mixed feelings Sabres fans have been experiencing, as Buffalo fought back from a 3-1 deficit to put together what was likely one of the least welcome comebacks in recent memory.

One added funny part is that Buffalo didn't even really blow the doors off of the Maple Leafs in the third period (when they turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 win), either. Yes, they scored two goals in the final frame, but they only fired five SOG to Toronto's 11.

Yup, pretty funny stuff, and you may have heard some muffled cheers from Glendale.

-- Brian Gionta is enjoying a truly out-of-nowhere revitalization. He has four points in his last two games and 11 points in his last nine games. That's a big chunk of his 30 points in 64 games.

-- Yes, this season's been rough for James van Riemsdyk, yet he does have 25 goals. Could be worse, right?

-- A red-hot three games for Tyler Bozak. With two assists last night, he has six points in three games. Bozak tied his career-high for points with 47 and already set a new mark for goals with 22.

SHARKS 5, AVALANCHE 1

-- Much like JVR, it's been a rough season for Matt Duchene, yet he hit 20 goals last night. Perhaps last season's 70 points merely set expectations too high, although his often-brilliant skills do a lot of that on their own.

-- The Sharks don't really think that they can make the playoffs, do they?

-- John Scott scored an empty-net goal, giving him three on the season. He only had two goals in his entire career coming into 2014-15.

-- Brent Burns is on another roll. He now has a five-game point streak going with six assists in that span (and nine points in nine games going back a little further). Some probably still wish he was a forward, yet it's hard for fantasy owners to gripe too much considering the fact that he produces in whatever situation you place him in.

-- Hard to argue with the notion of seeing what Alex Stalock can do, especially since he's playing well lately. Antti Niemi could easily be out the door, and in Stalock's case, the Sharks may end up deciding that he's worth keeping around as a backup.

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