NHL Short Notes

* Call it a “Swedish Sweep” as Anton Forsberg (Härnösand, Sweden), Filip Gustavsson (Skelleftea, Sweden) and Erik Brannstrom (Eksjo, Sweden) were named the three stars of Saturday’s 2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden presented by Fastenal. The last of four straight games in Stockholm will be played today at 8 a.m. ET on NHL Network when the Wild return to action against the Maple Leafs. * The Avalanche scored six unanswered goals to erase a 3-0 deficit and did so thanks in part to a three-assist performance from Cale Makar, who required the fewest games by a defenseman in NHL history to collect 200 career helpers. * Roughly 13 hours of hockey – starting at 11 a.m. ET and ending at 1:00 a.m. ET – featured notable performances including Boston’s 50th regular-season win this calendar year, another multi-point game from Artemi Panarin and an 11th consecutive contest with a point for 36-year-old Sidney Crosby.