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Johnson suffered the concussion Feb. 14 but then played three more games afterward, unsure if his symptoms indicated a concussion. Once he did tell medical staffers, he missed 16 games before rejoining the Hawks’ lineup Saturday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — All it took was three shifts with his new linemates in his third NHL game for Nikita Nesterenko of the Anaheim Ducks to realize one of those long-held ambitions, the dream of every young hockey player.

Nicolas Roy moved his hands in front of the crease faster than a sleight-of-hand magician.

PITTSBURGH — In a matchup that’s been billed as Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin for the better part of the last two decades, naturally it was Evgeni Malkin who seized the spotlight.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Maybe it’s simply the caliber of the competition, or fallout from Andrei Svechnikov’s injury, or some late-season doldrums, but the Carolina Hurricanes seemingly were on a slide.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe tilted his head back in disbelief as the New York Rangers finally completed their comeback and took a lead on the Florida Panthers in the third period. It was a stunning around, both because of how dominant the Panthers once looked and because of how…

Athanasiou’s unexpected position change snapped him out of a funk with “one of his strongest games all year.” But the Wild took the lead with 1:11 left and beat the Hawks 3-1, marking their eighth straight win in the rivalry series.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild were tripped up by a non-playoff team in a loss one game earlier, and they barely avoided an encore performance.

ELMONT, N.Y. — Kyle Palmieri said after the Islanders’ dispiriting overtime loss to the lowly Blue Jackets on Friday night that “we didn’t really come ready to play.”

NASHVILLE – Those in this town who hated to see him go will find it fitting that Kraken forward Eeli Tolvanen was the one to very likely put a dagger in the home team’s dwindling playoff hopes.

PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Red Wings came storming toward the net, but Carter Hart flew one way and then the other to make a last-minute save and preserve his shutout in Flyers’ 3-0 win on Saturday.