Philadelphia 4 Buffalo 3 Final/OT
Buffalo gave up a three goal lead and ended up extending their losing streak. Ivan Provorov (5), Sean Couturier (10), Claude Giroux (9) each have a goal and assist, while Kevin Hayes (11) also scored for Philadelphia. Sean Couturier now has a four game point streak (4G-3A-7P). Brian Elliott made 29 saves and has played in four of the last five games. Philadelphia has now won back to back games. The only lineup change was for Buffalo as Tobias Reider, Tage Thompson, and Matt Irwin replaced Jean Sebastian Dea, Steven Fogarty, and Jaycob Bryson. Henri Jokiharju (2), Brandon Mountour (2), and Cody Eakin (2) each scored for Buffalo. Kyle Okposo has a four game point streak (2G-2A-4P). Linus Ullmark made 32 saves in his second consecutive game. Buffalo extended the shootout era record losing streak to 18 games.
Philadelphia is 5th in the East 17-13-4 record, 38 points, 1 point back of a playoff spot, 34 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 6-23-5 record, 17 points, 22 points back of a playoff spot, 34 games played.
Edmonton 3 Toronto 2 Final/OT
Edmonton gained on Toronto for top spot in the North. Josh Archibald (6), Kyle Turris (2), and Darnell Nurse (12) all scored for Edmonton. Connor McDavid has a eleven game point streak (7G-16A-23P) and Darnell Nurse has a five game point streak (4G-3A-7P). Mike Smith made 29 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Edmonton has a five game point streak. The only lineup change was for Edmonton as Kyle Turris and Tyler Ennis replaced Dominik Kahun and Alex Chiasson. Mitch Marner had a goal (13) and assist, Justin Holl had two assists, and Austin Matthews (23) also scored for Toronto. Michael Hutchinson made 20 saves in only his second start since Mar 4. Toronto had their three game winning streak end but now have a four game point streak.
Toronto is 1st in the North 22-10-3 record, 47 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 35 games played.
Edmonton is 3rd in the North 22-13-1 record, 45 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Pittsburgh 2 New York I 1 Final
Pittsburgh is now tied for 2nd in the East with the victory over the Islanders. John Marino and Mike Matheson each had two assists, while Anthony Angello (2) and Jared McCann (8) each scored for Pittsburgh. Jared McCann has a four game point streak (3G-3A-6P). Tristan Jarry made 5 stops before being injured as Casey Desmith went in for the last two periods and made 19 saves in relief. Pittsburgh has a four game winning streak and a six game point streak. Each team had lineup changes for New York I Ross Johnston replaced Kiefer Bellows and for Pittsburgh Jason Zucker and Mark Jankowski replaced Drew O’Connor and Radim Zohorna. Matt Martin (6) scored the lone goal for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves and has played in the last three games. New York I has lost two straight and four of their last seven.
New York I is T2nd in the East 22-10-4 record 48 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Pittsburgh is T2nd in the East 23-11-2 record, 48 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Colorado 5 Anaheim 2 Final
Colorado blows out Anaheim to keep pace for top spot in the West. Came Makar had a three assist game, Valeri Nichushkin had a goal (8) and assist, Nathan Mackinnon had two assists, while J.T.Compher (4), Gabriel Landeskog (12), Tyson Jost (3), and Mikko Rantanen (20) also scored for Colorado. Philip Grubauer made 13 saves and got his eighth win in the last nine games. Colorado has a eleven game point streak (9-0-2). The only lineup change was for Anaheim as Nicolas Deslauriers, Andrew Agozzino, and Jamie Drysdale came in replacing Sam Steel, Rickard Rakell, and Jacob Larsson. Troy Terry (7) and Danton Heinen (5) each scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller made 43 saves in his seventh start in the last nine games. Anaheim has lost four of their last six games.
Colorado is 2nd in the West 22-8-4 record, 48 points, 11 points above the playoff line, 34 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 11-20-6 record, 28 points, 10 points back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
Vegas 4 Los Angeles 1 Final
Vegas had a three goal second period to down the Kings. Jonathan Marchessault has two assists, while Reilly Smith (7), Thomas Nosek (4), Nick Hague (4), and Alec Martinez (5) each scored for Vegas. Max Pacioretty had his eight game point streak end today. Robin Lehner made 24 saves in his third start in the last six games. Vegas has now won fourteen of their last eighteen games. Each team had one lineup change for Vegas Cody Glass came in for Nicolas Roy and for Los Angeles Austin Strand replaced Kurtis Macdermid. Matt Roy (2) was the lone goal scorer for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made 20 saves in his third start in the last five games. Los Angeles is on a three game losing streak.
Vegas is 1st in the West 24-8-1 record, 49 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 33 games played.
Los Angeles is 6th in the West 13-14-6 record, 32 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 33 games played
Winnipeg 5 Calgary 1 Final
Winnipeg wins the three game set by destroying the Flames. Mark Scheifele had two goals (14 and 15) and a assist, Nikolai Ehlers had three assists, Kyle Connor had two assists, while Nate Thompson (2), Pierre-Luc Dubois (7) and Andrew Copp (11) each scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Winnipeg has won five of their last six games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Elias Lindholm (9) scored the lone goal for Calgary. Jacob Markstrom was pulled after allowing 4 goals in 23 shots and was replaced by David Rittich who made 5 saves in relief. Calgary has lost five of their last six games.
Winnipeg is 2nd in the North 22-12-2 record, 46 points, 11 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Calgary is T5th in the North 16-18-3 record, 35 points, 2 points back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
San Jose 4 Minnesota 3 Final/So
San Jose got a huge two points in the victory over Minnesota. Erik Karlsson (3 and 4), Ryan Donato had two assists, Radim Simek also scored in regulation while Kevin Labanc, Logan Couture, and Erik Karlsson each scored in the shootout for San Jose. Martin Jones made 22 saves in his four of the last five games. San Jose has won three of their last five games. Each team had lineup changes for Minnesota Joseph Cramarossa was replaced by Luke Johnson and for San Jose Marcus Sorensen and Jeffery Viel who made his NHL debut replaced Annti Soumela and Kurtis Gabriel. Kevin Fiala (10) and Marcus Johansson (4) each had a goal and assist, while Nick Bonino (4) also scored for Minnesota. Cam Talbot made 36 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Minnesota had their three game winning streak end but now have a four game point streak.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 21-10-2 record, 44 points, 7 points above the playoff line, 33 games played.
San Jose is 7th in the West 14-16-4 record, 32 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 34 games played.
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