NHL Saturday: Leafs survive Bruins onslaught

But he’s now the leading candidate for dive of the year.

It was comical, to say the least.

There still hasn’t been any word on either player’s status.

• Martin Brodeur scores a goal!

Roy hobbled off to the dressing room and didn’t emerge until a few minutes later, when he took a very short shift and then immediately went back to the locker room.

On the flip side of that discussion, it also hurts Roy’s trade value. Roy has been a hot name in recent trade rumors over the last few weeks, but you can count him out of any trades if he’s injured.

• Martin Brodeur scores a goal!

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Matthias was struck on the side of the face by a shot from teammate Dimitry Kulikov in the second period of the Panthers’ game in New Jersey. Matthias immediately crumpled to the ice and it appeared that the shot drew blood. He left for the locker room and hasn’t been heard from since.

Matthias was not wearing a visor. Not that it would’ve helped, as it appeared the puck hit him in the side of the face and not near the eyes. Either way, the Panthers lineup is already devastated by injuries so they are certainly hoping for a speedy recovery.

Apparently Ilya Kovalchuk likes to do his warm-ups in-game.

Kovalchuk made one of the biggest whiffs of the season on Saturday when he desperately tried to defeat momentum by turning on a dime and firing a slap shot from near the blueline. As you might expect, he shanked it. You can almost see the question marks running through his head as he watched the puck skitter away.

1. Can the Blue Jackets take their show on the road?

Columbus’ 12-game point streak is impressive. It is a benchmark moment for a franchise that has been bereft of them for their decade-plus of existence. But you have to point out this obvious fact: 11 of the Blue Jackets’ last 12 games were at home. Their one game on the road was in Detroit, not exactly one of the more tiring trips away from Nationwide Arena. They begin a four-game road swing that will eventually bring them to Western Canada tonight in Nashville. The Blue Jackets finish the season with 12 of their last 17 games on the road, so here’s where the season will be made or broken.