Bruins star David Pastrnak signed an eight-year, $90 million contract extension with an annual salary-cap hit of $11.25 million, keeping him in Boston through the 2030-31 season, the team announced Thursday.

The 26-year-old Pastrnak is in the midst of a stellar season with the NHL-best Bruins. In 60 games, he leads the Bruins in goals (42), assists (38) and points (80), with a plus-27 rating. He is tied with Buffalo’s Tage Thompson for fourth place on the league’s season scoring list.

In Boston, fellow forward Brad Marchand is second on the team with 53 points.

Pastrnak also leads the Bruins in points per game (1.33), even strength goals (28), even strength points (51) and power play goals (14).

Boston selected Pastrnak with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, and he is in his ninth season with the franchise. In 570 career games, Pastrnak has tallied 584 points (282 goals, 302 assists).

His 282 goals are ninth in Bruins history. In the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season, the Czech led the NHL in goals with 48.

The Bruins continued to add to their roster on Thursday, despite a 47-8-5 record and 99 points.

Boston acquired forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2024 first-round draft pick (top-10 protected) and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

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The Boston Bruins acquired forward Tyler Bertuzzi from Detroit on Thursday for two draft picks, including a 2024 top-10 protected first-rounder.

The Red Wings also received a fourth-round pick in 2025, per the announcement. Detroit retains 50 percent of Bertuzzi’s $4.75 million cap hit.

Bertuzzi, 28, has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 29 games this season. He missed roughly six weeks – including the whole month of December – with a hand injury that required surgery.

Bertuzzi helps the Bruins contend with the injury to Taylor Hall, who was placed on long-term injured reserve on Thursday. Hall, 31, has tallied 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) in 58 games this season.

Also Thursday, the Bruins placed forward Nick Foligno on injured reserve and recalled forward Jakub Lauko from Providence, the club’s AHL affiliate.

Foligno, 35, has appeared in 60 games with Boston this season, posting 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists).

Lauko, 22, has played in 11 games with the Bruins this season, recording three points (one goal, two assists).

Bertuzzi has 202 career points (88 goals, 114 assists) in six-plus seasons, all with the Red Wings, who selected him in the second round of the 2013 draft.

Bertuzzi is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

The trade comes the same day the Bruins signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year, $90 million extension.

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The Chicago Blackhawks will play their first home contest since dealing franchise legend Patrick Kane to the New York Rangers when they host the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

The long-rumored deal of Kane was officially announced just before the Blackhawks finished a four-game road trip with a 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz. That trade came just a day after Chicago sent defenseman Jake McCabe and center Sam Lafferty packing to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“We knew it was going to happen, but still when you see it is actually true, it’s pretty crazy,” Chicago center Philipp Kurashev said. “I never thought (Kane) would play for another team.”

Kane, one of the greatest U.S.-born hockey players of all time, led Chicago to three Stanley Cups and recorded 1,225 points (446 goals, 779 assists) in 16 seasons and 1,161 regular-season games with the Blackhawks. He scored two goals and also had an assist in his final game with Chicago, which rallied from a 3-0, second-period deficit to win 4-3 at Dallas on Feb. 22.

After the loss to the Coyotes, Chicago coach Luke Richardson decided to keep the Blackhawks overnight in Arizona and urged his team to socialize at the hotel.

“The NHL is no place for losing,” Richardson said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “But we’re in a position right now where we have a lot new players here. We need to almost, not (exactly) start over, but create some new bonds here and relationships and some chemistry we can move forward with.”

Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy added, “Your team becomes your family. Knowing obviously guys were going to be traded, it still isn’t easy.”

Especially a player as impactful as Kane.

“(Kane and captain Jonathan Toews, sidelined due to an illness) brightened up a lot of people’s lives in the city for so many years,” Murphy said. “Being around them, whether it’s out to dinner or even just walking around the city, the amount of people that would walk up and just thank them for being them, I think that speaks a little bit to the impact they have people in the city and what they’ve done for our team.”

Dallas will be playing the second game of a back-to-back set that began with a 4-2 home victory over Arizona on Wednesday.

The Stars increased their lead in the Central over the idle Minnesota Wild to three points while improving their recent record to just 2-3-3 in the past eight games.

Dallas topped the Coyotes despite falling behind 2-0 in the first 14 minutes, the seventh time in eight games the Stars allowed the first goal.

Tyler Seguin led the comeback with two goals and an assist, and Miro Heiskanen scored the game-winner at 4:38 of third period with a low shot that deflected in off Arizona forward Christian Fischer.

“We just started working a little harder, winning more battles,” Seguin said of the comeback. “I think we’re just genuinely (ticked) off. We lost to some teams lately that we should be beating. We didn’t want to walk out of here saying it was a good effort, had good chances, or a hot goalie.”

Heiskanen added, “A huge win for us, and hopefully we’re going to get another one (Thursday). We need a good start. That’s the important thing right now. I think we have been really bad lately in the first period.”

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The Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost Wednesday with two newly acquired players in the lineup, could have two more newcomers in action Thursday when they visit the Calgary Flames.

Defenseman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty, both picked up in a Monday trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, made their Maple Leafs debut on Wednesday as Toronto fell 5-2 to the host Edmonton Oilers.

Defensemen Erik Gustafsson, brought in by Toronto from the Washington Capitals, and Luke Schenn, acquired from the Vancouver Canucks, are expected to play for the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe would not for a moment pin the Wednesday defeat, a game in which his side was left in the dust from the get-go, on McCabe and Lafferty.

“They played fine, it’s the guys we regularly count on who weren’t good enough. It’s just disappointing,” Keefe said. “We just didn’t play with any purpose or intelligence.”

Even so, McCabe wasn’t happy with his performance. His slashing penalty a few minutes into the clash resulted in a Connor McDavid power-play goal that opened the scoring.

“It’s different nuances, different systems, but a lot of guys were talking to me, making it easier,” McCabe said of fitting in. “It will only get easier.”

Toronto, which is attempting to hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning for second place in the Atlantic Division, saw its three-game winning streak end in Edmonton.

With goaltender Matt Murray (ankle) still a few days away from being activated, the Maple Leafs will turn to Joseph Woll to make his third appearance of the season on Thursday. Woll is 1-1 with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

The Flames, who are five points out of a playoff spot, will look to recover from a crushing 4-3 overtime loss to visiting Boston on Tuesday. Calgary outshot the league-league Bruins 57-20, erased an early two-goal deficit and took a 3-2 lead in the third period, only to lose in overtime for the second time in three games.

Calgary has a 5-13 record in extra-time games.

As disappointing as that defeat was, the Flames must turn the page knowing a lengthy winning streak is possible with a stream of similar performances.

“We’re at the time of the season we need wins, two points,” Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane said. “We have to come out, play the same type of game but win. There’s nothing we can do but play, string wins together and get into a playoff spot.”

While the club’s offensive attack has been lacking, just as critical has been subpar goaltending. The Boston game was the eighth this season in which Calgary’s goaltender surrendered a goal on the first shot he faced.

Jacob Markstrom has struggled much of the season, but he said it is best to rely on the abilities that made him runner-up for the Vezina Trophy last season.

“You have to stick to it and just got to work on details and work on the game and trust that the goalie position is so much more mental than a lot of people think and it’s the confidence level,” Markstrom said. “You’ve got to start building it in the gym and building it in practice.”

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For a majority of the season, the New York Rangers reportedly pursued the Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane.

In the past week, New York general manager Chris Drury and his front office spent significant time figuring out a deal that would work bring in Kane while staying within the salary-cap rules.

On Tuesday, the Rangers officially figured out the details to acquire Kane, and the three-time Stanley Cup champion is set to make his debut Thursday against the visiting Ottawa Senators.

Kane is the player on an second expiring contract the Rangers obtained in the past month. They added Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 9, getting him to waive the no-move clause in his contract.

Until recently, Kane was noncommittal about leaving the team for whom he scored 446 goals after being taken first overall in the 2007 draft. However, when it became apparent that the 34-year-old forward would accept a trade to New York, the Rangers made several maneuvers so they could fit the 25 percent of his salary under their cap.

To make the money work, they involved the Arizona Coyotes by sending a third-rounder in 2025 so the struggling team could retain 25 percent of Kane’s salary.

“I think Patrick recognized it was a good fit for him and it’s a good fit for us,” Drury told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. “We’re certainly excited that he wanted to be traded and that it was to the New York Rangers.”

Kane is reuniting with Artemi Panarin, his Chicago teammate in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. Panarin, who scored 61 goals with Chicago, is expected to be Kane’s linemate Thursday along with Vincent Trocheck.

Kane joins a team seeking its third straight win. After New York halted a four-game skid with a 5-2 home win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, the Rangers earned a 3-2 win over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday when Tarasenko scored 2:32 into overtime after setting up goals by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider.

“(Kane) is a great player,” said Tarasenko, who scored in his New York debut on Feb. 10. “I had a chance to play against him. It’s very good he’s joining our team, and (he) will make our team stronger.”

Ottawa sits five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot, having climbed into striking distance with a current surge.

Following a 5-1 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 21, Ottawa was 10 points out. Since then, however, the Jets are 10-3-1. Ottawa scored at least five goals in seven of those games, including each of the past three.

After rolling to a 5-2 road win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, the Senators posted back-to-back home routs of the Detroit Red Wings on Monday and Tuesday, 6-2 and 6-1, respectively.

Ottawa forward Claude Giroux scored a power-play goal on Tuesday, giving him 10 goals in his last 14 games. Austin Watson scored twice, Tim Stutzle tallied on a penalty shot and collected two assists, and Alex DeBrincat and Giroux each notched a goal and an assist.

“They know what they have to do to win,” Ottawa coach D.J. Smith said. “It’s not going to happen every night, but they know the way they have to play.”

To enhance the lineup, Ottawa acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun from the Coyotes on Wednesday for three draft picks.

Chychrun collected seven goals and 21 assists in 36 games for Arizona this season. He will join the team Thursday, and whether he plays against the Rangers will be determined during the morning skate. Chychrun has not played since Feb. 10 amid the uncertainty regarding a possible trade.

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Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist in the first period and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Wednesday.

McDavid has scored two goals in each of the past five games and has an NHL-leading 52 for the season. McDavid is just the fifth NHL player with a multi-goal streak of at least five games, joining Alexander Mogilny (five in 1992-93), Mario Lemieux (five in 1988-89), Punch Broadbent (six in 1921-22) and Joe Malone (six in 1920-21).

Klim Kostin and former Maple Leaf Zach Hyman added a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who had lost their previous two games. Kailer Yamamoto also scored, and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves.

Mitchell Marner logged a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak end. David Kampf also scored, and Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots for Toronto.

Rangers 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

Vladimir Tarasenko scored 2:32 into overtime as New York rallied past host Philadelphia for its second straight win following a four-game skid.

Tarasenko, who added two assists, skated around Rasmus Ristolainen and scored for the third time since being traded to New York on Feb. 8. Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider each added one goal for the Rangers.

Owen Tippett and Scott Laughton scored one goal apiece for the slumping Flyers, who have dropped four in a row. Flyers goaltender Carter Hart stopped 22 shots.

Devils 7, Avalanche 5

Dawson Mercer had a goal and three assists, Tomas Tatar had a goal and two assists and New Jersey beat the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Wednesday.

Nico Hischier and Miles Wood each added a goal and an assist for the Devils. Ondrej Palat, Dougie Hamilton and Nathan Bastian also scored, Michael McLeod had two assists and Vitek Vanecek turned away 14 shots before being replaced by Akira Schmid early in the third period. Schmid had 12 saves. New Jersey winger Timo Meier, who was acquired from San Jose on Sunday, was scratched, delaying his debut with the Devils.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen had a goal for the sixth straight game and J.T. Compher also found the back of the net for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen and two assists and Justus Annunen stopped 22 shots for Colorado.

Stars 4, Coyotes 2

Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist as Dallas came from behind for a win over the visiting Arizona.

Roope Hintz and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who are 2-0-1 in their past three games. Though the Stars outshot the Coyotes by a 41-20 margin, Dallas trailed 2-0 through 18 minutes and didn’t hold a lead until Heiskanen scored a deflected goal at 4:38 of the third period. Jake Oettinger stopped 18 of 20 shots for his 25th win of the season.

Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller scored for Arizona, while Juuso Valimaki had two assists. Connor Ingram did his best to keep the Coyotes close, stopping 37 of 41 shots.

Capitals 3, Ducks 2 (OT)

Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 1:09 of overtime as Washington opened a three-game California swing by edging Anaheim.

In the extra session, T.J. Oshie skated in along the right boards and centered the puck to Wilson, who was crashing the net. Martin Fehervary also scored for Washington, and Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves.

Troy Terry scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game for the Ducks, who had won three straight, and Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist. Anaheim goalie John Gibson stopped 36 shots, his 16th consecutive start with 30 or more saves.

Golden Knights 3, Hurricanes 2

Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:42 remaining and Jack Eichel contributed two goals to lead Vegas past Carolina in Las Vegas.

Adin Hill made 24 saves for the Golden Knights, who broke a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the idle Los Angeles Kings and also moved one point ahead of the Dallas Stars for the top spot in the Western Conference.

Jordan Staal and Martin Necas scored goals for Carolina, which took its second straight loss. Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots.

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Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 1:09 of overtime as the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in the opener of a three-game California road swing.

In the extra session, T.J. Oshie skated in along the right boards and centered the puck to Wilson, who was crashing the net.

Martin Fehervary also scored for Washington, and Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves.

Troy Terry scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game for the Ducks, who had won three straight. Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist for the Ducks.

Anaheim goalie John Gibson stopped 36 shots, his 16th consecutive start with 30 or more saves.

The Ducks defeated the Capitals 4-2 in Washington on Feb. 23.

Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury, and he returned for just one more shift, in the third period. Fehervary, another defenseman, exited in the third period because of a lower-body injury.

Washington also was playing its first game without recently traded forwards Marcus Johansson and Lars Eller and defenseman Erik Gustafsson.

Fehervary gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 8:58 of the first period, converting a backdoor pass from Nicklas Backstrom for his first goal in 16 games.

Terry tied it when he took a pass at center, skated around two Capitals, entered the zone and scored on a wrist shot from inside the right faceoff circle at 13:01 of the first.

The Capitals outshot the Ducks 17-4 in a scoreless second period.

Washington took a 2-1 lead just eight seconds into the third period. Trevor van Riemsdyk gathered in a turnover along the right boards and centered to Wilson, who scored on a wrist shot from the slot.

The Capitals had a chance to increase the lead to 3-1 at 1:06, but Anthony Mantha fired wide on a penalty shot.

Zegras tied it 2-2 at 4:17, knocking in the rebound of Mason McTavish’s attempt to net his 20th goal of the season.

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