Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 Final
Philadelphia gets closer to Boston with the victory. Travis Konecny had a goal (9) and assist, James Van Riemsdyk had two assists, while Shayne Gostisbehere (7) and Sean Couturier (12) each scored for Philadelphia. Travis Konecny has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Brian Elliott made 30 saves in his second start in the last five games. Philadelphia has a point in four of their last five games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Craig Smith has two assists, while Patrice Bergeron (16) and Jake Debrusk (4) each scored for Boston. Patrice Bergeron has a seven game point streak (6G-3A-9P). Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves in his third consecutive start. Boston’s four game point streak ended.
Boston is 4th in the East 21-11-6 record, 48 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.
Philadelphia is 5th in the East 19-15-6 record, 44 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
Dallas 4 Florida 1 Final
Dallas gains in the race for a playoff spot with the victory. Jason Robertson scored twice (10 and 11), Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz each had two assists, while Joel L’Esperance (2) and Jamie Benn (8) each scored for Dallas. Anton Khudobin made 20 saves in his second consecutive start. Dallas has won four of their last six games. Each team had lineup changes for Dallas Justin Dowling replaced Ty Dellandrea and for Florida Anton Stralman and Kevin Connauton replaced Brady Keeper and Marcus Nutivaara. Alex Barkov (17) was the lone goal scorer for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves in his fourth start in the last seven games. Florida is on a three game losing streak.
Florida is 3rd in the Central 26-12-4 record, 56 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
Dallas is 6th in the Central 15-14-10 record, 40 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Detroit 5 Carolina 4 Final/SO
Detroit outlasts Carolina in the shootout for the win. Dylan Larkin (8), Anthony Mantha (11), Valtteri Filppula (4), and Adam Erne (10) each scored in regulation for Detroit while Adam Erne and Dylan Larkin each scored in the shootout. Adam Erne has a six game point streak (4G-2A-6P). Thomas Griess made 34 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Detroit has a point in six of their last nine games. Each team had lineup changes for Carolina Jake Gardiner replaced Hayden Fleury and for Detroit Alex Biega, Dennis Chlowski, and Frans Nielsen replaced Jon Merrill, Sam Gagner, and Givani Smith. Martin Necas (11) and Dougie Hamilton (6) each had a goal and assist, while Jordan Staal (13) and Sebastian Aho (17) also scored for Carolina and Andrei Svechnikov had the lone shootout goal. Vincent Trocheck has a thirteen game point streak (7G-11A-18P).Petr Mrazek made 24 saves in his third start in the last four games. Carolina now has a four game point streak.
Carolina is T1st in the Central 27-9-4 record, 58 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.
Detroit is 8th in the Central 14-23-6 record, 34 points, 11 points back of a playoff spot, 43 games played.
Chicago 4 Columbus 3 Final
Chicago gains in the race for a playoff spot with the win. Alex Debrincat had a goal (21) and assist, Calvin De Haan had two assists, while Carl Soderberg (7), Wyatt Kalynuk (1) who scored his first NHL goal, and Dylan Strome (8) also scored for Chicago. Kevin Lankinen made 23 saves in his thirteenth start in the last fifteen games. Chicago has won two of their last three games. Each team had lineup changes for Chicago Carl Soderberg replaced Mattias Janmark and for Columbus Scott Harrington, Gabriel Carlsson, Kevin Stenlund and Kole Sherwood replaced Zach Wereinski, Dean Kukan, Liam Foudy and Nick Foligno. Michael Del Zotto (4), Cam Atkinson (14), and Patrick Laine (10) all scored for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves in his first start since last week. Columbus has lost five of their last six games.
Chicago is 5th in the Central 19-18-5 record, 43 points, 2 points back of a playoff spot, 42 games played.
Columbus is 7th in the Central 15-20-8 record, 38 points, 7 points back of a playoff spot, 43 games played.
Winnipeg 5 Montreal 0 Final
Winnipeg got a much needed win against the Canadiens. Nikolai Ehlers (17), Andrew Copp (14) and Mathieu Perreault (8) each had a goal and assist, Paul Stastny (12) and Derek Forbort (2) also scored for Winnipeg. Andrew Copp has a four game point streak (2G-2A-4P). Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves in his second shutout of the year. Winnipeg has won three straight and has a four game point streak. The only lineup change was for Montreal as Otto Leskinen who made his NHL debut replaced Victor Mete. Montreal was shutout for a third time this year. Jake Allen made 20 saves in his third consecutive start. Montreal is on a three game losing streak.
Winnipeg is 2nd in the North 25-13-3 record, 53 points, 16 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Montreal is 4th in the North 17-12-9 record, 43 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.
Toronto 6 Ottawa 5 Final
Austin Matthews is the first player this year to hit 30 goals in the Leafs win. Austin Matthews had a Hat Trick (29,30 and 31) and a assist, Mitch Marner had a goal (14) and three assists, Zach Hyman (14) and Ilya Mikheyev (6) each had a goal and assist, while Alex Galchenyuk had two assists for Toronto. Austin Matthews (7G-3A-10P) and Zach Hyman (2G-4A-6-P) each have four game point streaks. Jack Campbell made 27 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Toronto is on a six game winning streak and a ten game point streak. The only lineup change was for Ottawa as Artem Anisimov was replaced by Ryan Dzingel. Tim Stutzlé (7) and Drake Batherson (13) each had a goal and assist, while Alex Formenton (3), Josh Norris (11) and Connor Brown (13)each scored for Ottawa. Mike Reilly’s five game point streak ended but Connor Brown extended his point streak to seven games (7G-1A-8P). Anton Forsberg made 32 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Ottawa is on a four game losing streak and have lost six of their last seven games.
Toronto is 1st in the North 28-10-3 record, 59 points, 22 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Ottawa is 7th in the North 13-25-4 record, 30 points, 13 points back of a playoff spot, 42 games played.
Tampa Bay 3 Nashville 0 Final
Tampa Bay is now tied for top spot in the Central after the win. Yanni Gourde had a goal (14) and assist, while Ross Colton (7) and Erik Cernak (2) also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves in his fourth shutout of the season. Tampa Bay has won four of their last six games. Each team had lineup changes for Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos was taken out and Tampa used 17 skaters while Nashville took out Mathieu Oliver, David Ferrance, and Tyler Lewington and put in Ryan Ellis, Rem Pitlick, and Michael Mccarron. Nashville was shutout for the fourth time this year. Pekka Rinne made 31 saves in his first start since Mar 28. Nashville has lost two of their last five games.
Tampa Bay is T1st in the Central 28-11-2 record, 58 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 22-19-1 record, 45 points, 2 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
St.Louis 3 Minnesota 2 Final/OT
St.Louis gets back into a playoff spot with a huge win over Minnesota. Vince Dunn had three assists, Mike Hoffman had two goals (10 and 11), while Ryan O’Reilly also scored for St.Louis. Ville Husso made 28 saves in his third start in the last five games. St.Louis is on a three game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Minnesota Joseph Cramarossa and Nico Sturm replaced Kevin Fiala and Luke Johnson and St.Louis replaced Robert Thomas with Mike Hoffman. Nico Sturm (5) and Matt Dumba (6) each scored for Minnesota. Cam Talbot made 27 saves in his fifth start in the last six. Minnesota has lost three of their last four games.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 24-13-3 record, 51 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.
St.Louis is 4th in the West 19-16-6 record, 44 points, 1 point above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Calgary 5 Edmonton 0 Final
Calgary topples Edmonton in the battle of Alberta to get their first win in a while. Mark Giordano (7) and Johnny Gaudreau 14) each had a goal and assist, Mikael Backlund and Sam Bennett each had two assists, while Elias Lindholm (10), Brett Ritchie (2), and Sean Monahan (8) each scored for Calgary. Andrew Mangiapane (2G-2A-4P) and Sam Bennett (0G-5A-5P) each have four game point streaks. Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves in his third shutout of the year. Calgary got there first win since Mar 27. Each team had lineup changes for Calgary Juuso Valimaki replaced Nikita Nesterov and for Edmonton James Neal and Tyler Ennis replaced Kyle Turris and Alex Chiasson. Edmonton was shutout for a fourth time this year. Mike Smith made 27 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Edmonton’s four game losing streak ended.
Edmonton is 3rd in the North 25-15-2 record, 52 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
Calgary is 5th in the North 17-21-3 record, 37 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 41 games played.
Los Angeles 4 San Jose 2 Final
LA finally beats the Sharks in a must win game. Jeff Carter (8), Andreas Athanasiou (9), and Dustin Brown (16) each have a goal and assist, while Alex Iafallo also scored (11) for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made 26 saves in his third start in the last five games. Los Angeles has won two of their last three games. The only lineup change was for Los Angeles as Carl Grundstrom and Kurtis Macdermid we’re replaced by Gabriel Vilardi and Olli Maatta. Timo Meier (8) and Dylan Gambrell (5) each scored for San Jose. Martin Jones made 15 saves on 19 shots before being replaced by Joseph Korenar who made his NHL debut and stopped all 7 shots he faced. San Jose has lost two of their last three games.
San Jose is 6th in the West 18-18-4 record, 40 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 16-18-6 record, 38 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
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