Surging Bruins atop Super 16 heap

There's a new No. 1 team in the
NHL.com Super 16 power rankings
, and it showed why on Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins, who defeated the New York Rangers, 6-1, at Madison Square Garden, supplanted the Tampa Bay Lightning atop the rankings.
The Lightning had been in the top spot for 16 straight weeks, but the Bruins' 18-1-4 run in their past 23 games, and four straight wins, earned them the No. 1 position. Tampa Bay was second, one point behind Boston, and the Vegas Golden Knights came in third.

McDavid strikes again

Connor McDavid
scored his seventh goal
in his past three games, and did so Wednesday just seconds after colliding with teammate Jujhar Khaira in the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Schaller sparkles

Tim Schaller went
coast to coast
, splitting two New York Rangers defenders for a highlight-reel goal during the second period of Boston's 6-1 win.

Lost Rangers

While the Bruins are flying high, the Rangers appear to have lost their way, and NHL.com's Dan Rosen explored New York's
search for answers
after its seventh defeat in eight games.

Hartnell hosts

Nashville Predators forward Scott Hartnell had a special guest in Toronto: 11-year-old Jaxen Randell, who
starred in a viral video
two years ago.

Sharks challenged

Brent Burns and Joe Thornton were challenged in the ring by bearded
WWE superstars The Bludgeon Brothers
.