The Boston Red Sox ultimately decided to non-tender first baseman Nathaniel Lowe after a brief stint this season.

In what was largely a procedural move and one that was already telegraphed earlier in the week, the Red Sox did not tender contracts to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and pitcher Josh Winckowski.

Goalie John Gibson made 22 saves for the Red Wings (12-8-1; 25 points), who were blanked for just the second time this season but remain atop the Atlantic Division. Stopping all 29 shots he faced, netminder Ilya Sorokin helped the Islanders (12-7-2; 26 points) finish 6-1-0 on their seven-game road trip.

The Red Sox had to tender them — commit to signing them to a contract for next season. If not, they would have become free agents.

The Islanders will be arriving in Hockeytown fresh off a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The team on Long Island has been powered by the exciting rookie, last year’s first-overall pick, Matthew Schaefer. The youngster has provided a jump to the bumbling team, hoping to make them competitive in the Metropolitan Division.

There are (generally) real reasons for optimism for every team and, of course, real reasons for pessimism. Let's break them down.

Erivo described what was going through her mind when she helped pry a fan off Grande at an incident in Singapore that resulted in jail time for the man.