<p>&nbsp;Swiss winger Nino Niederreiter. Passed over both defensemen Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley. Definitely a bit of a surprise.</p>

Swiss winger Nino Niederreiter. Passed over both defensemen Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley. Definitely a bit of a surprise.

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With Zach's goal versus Columbus, he along with late father J.P. became the fourth father-son duo to score 20 goals for the same team in NHL history.

Down 4-2 after two periods, the Isles tied it up to earn a precious point for reaching OT, but the Blue Jackets scored a power-play winner.

"I think everyone is just excited that he's going to be coming back," Jean-Gabriel Pageau said.

Nelson took stitches above his right eye and was held out of the rest of the game versus Toronto as a precaution.

Nelson, who has scored a team-high 30 goals and has 65 points, took a hard hit into the boards on Tuesday.

RHP sidelined with lat strain that likely will land him on the IL. 

The shortstop candidate cleared the centerfield fence with his third home run of spring training on Friday.

He doesn't know what the "99 Burger'' tastes like, but he does get a taste of leftfield.

"We're trying to win. Every game really matters at this point," RJ Barrett said.

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