The Buzzer: Bolts send Devils packing, Caps jump ahead, Leafs extend series

Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha made some history as part of Detroit’s win over the Wild on Thursday.

Helene St. James: The Wings will take a run at John Tavares if he does not resign with the New York Islanders, but bear in mind that while teams can try to resign their own players a year out from unrestricted free agency, other teams cannot pursue Tavares until he becomes a UFA in summer of 2018. As for cap space, right now they are a little under $6 million if the cap ceiling stays the same for next season, but there is so much still to be determined. The Wings will try to move one of their goaltenders – Jimmy Howard ($5.3 million salary cap hit) and Petr Mrazek ($4 million), which would open up space. On the other hand, Tomas Tatar and Andreas Athanasiou (restricted) are among those requiring

The Tampa Bay Lightning opened Game 1 against Boston on shaky ice, fumbling away pucks, turning it over in their own end, giving up a pair of early goals. Tampa Bay seemed to get better as the game went along and Victor Hedman cashed in with a pair of third-period goals, but the push came too late. Boston held on for a testy 3-2 win.