Buffalo 5 Philadelphia 3 Final
Buffalo stages a late comeback to defeat the Flyers. Jeff Skinner has a goal (5) and assist, Jacob Bryson has two assists, while Arttu Ruotsalainen (1) who scored his first NHL goal, Sam Reinhart (14), Rasmus Asplund (5), and Casey Mittelstadt (6) each scored for Buffalo. Rasmus Dahlin’s four game point streak ended. Linus Ullmark made 40 saves in his seventh start in the last nine games. Buffalo has a point in six of their last eight games. Each team had lineup changes for Buffalo Dylan Cozens replaced Brandon Montour who was recently traded and for Philadelphia Philipe Myers and Tanner Laczynski replaced Robert Hagg and Michael Raffl. Shayne Gostisbehere (8) and Joel Farabee (15) each had a goal and assist, while Oscar Lindblom (6) also scored for Philadelphia. Travis Konecny’s four game point streak ended. Carter Hart made 26 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Philadelphia has lost five of their last seven games.
Philadelphia is T5th in the East 19-16-6 record, 44 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 41 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 10-25-6 record, 26 points, 22 points back of a playoff spot, 41 games played.
Vegas 1 Arizona 0 Final
Vegas gets the lone goal as they narrowly defeat Arizona. Tomas Nosek (7) has the lone goal for Vegas. Nicolas Roy has his four game point streak end. Marc Andre Fleury made 14 saves in his fourth shutout of the season. Vegas has won three of their last four games. Each team had lineup changes for Vegas Zach Whitecloud replaced Nick Holden and for Arizona Jordan Gross replaced Jordan Oesterle. Arizona was shutout for a fifth time this year. Johan Larsson had his four game point streak end. Adin Hill made 28 saves in his tenth consecutive start. Arizona is on a three game losing streak.
Vegas is 2nd in the West 27-11-2 record, 56 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.
Arizona is 5th in the West 19-18-5 record, 43 points, 1 point back of a playoff spot, 42 games played.
Colorado 4 Anaheim 1 Final
Colorado is the first team to hit 60 points this year after the win over Anaheim. Gabriel Landeskog had a goal (16) and two assists, Nathan Mackinnon had a goal (16) and a assist, while Andre Burakovsky (12) and Ryan Graves (1) also scored for Colorado. Nathan Mackinnon has a nine game point streak (6G-9A-15P) and Mikko Rantanen has a four game point streak (2G-3A-5P). Jonas Johansson made 24 saves in his second consecutive start. Colorado has won seven of their last eight games. The only lineup change was for Anaheim as Ryan Getzlaf and Derek Grant replaced Chase De Leo and David Backes. Jamie Drysdale (2) was the lone goal scorer for Anaheim. John Gibson made 33 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Anaheim has lost five of their last six games.
Colorado is 1st in the West 28-9-4 record, 60 points, 17 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 12-23-7 record, 31 points, 13 points back of a playoff spot, 42 games played.
Pittsburgh 5 New Jersey 2 Final
Sceviour’s early two goals send Pittsburgh to a victory over New Jersey. Jake Guentzel had a Hat Trick (18,19 and 20), Colton Sceviour scored twice (4 and 5), while Mike Matheson and Brian Rust each had two assists for Pittsburgh. Brian Dumoulin has a five game point streak (2G-3A-5P) and Jake Guentzel has a six game point streak (6G-5A-11P). Tristan Jarry made 28 saves in his third start in the last four games. Pittsburgh is on a three game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Pittsburgh Teddy Blueger replaced Mark Jankowski and for New Jersey Marian Studenic and Will Butcher replaced Nick Merkley and Dmitry Kulikov. Miles Wood (14) and P.K Subban (4) each scored for New Jersey. Pavel Zacha’s four game point streak ended but Jesper Bratt extended his point streak to five games (2G-5A-7P). Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves in his fifth start in the last eight games. New Jersey has lost six of their last seven games.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in the East 27-13-2 record, 56 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 14-20-6 record, 34 points, 14 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
New York I 3 New York R 2 Final/OT
New York I keeps pace with Washington for top spot in the East. Matthew Barzal has two assists, Kyle Palmeri (9) his first with New York, Jean Gabriel Pageau (12), and Ryan Pulock (1) all scored for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves in his second start in the last three games. New York I has won five of their last six games. The only lineup change was for New York I as Oliver Wahlstrom replaced Leo Komarov. Libor Hajek (2) and Brendan Smith (3) each scored for New York R. Kappo Kakko has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. New York R has a point in six of their last seven games.
New York I is T1st in the East 27-11-4 record, 58 points, 14 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
New York R is T5th in the East 19-16-6 record, 44 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 41 games played.
Washington 8 Boston 1 Final
Washington keeps up with New York I for top spot in the East. T.J Oshie had two goals (13 and 14) and a assist, Connor Sheary (9 and 10) and Lars Eller (6 and 7) each had two goals, Tom Wilson had a goal (10) and assist, Nicolas Backstrom and Carl Hagelin each had two assists, while Nic Dowd (8) also scored for Washington. Vitek Vanacek made 34 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Washington has won four of their last six games. The only lineup changes were for Boston as Jarred Tinordi and Jack Ahcan replaced Matt Grzelyck and Kevin Miller. Craig Smith (8) was the lone goal scorer for Boston. Patrice Bergeron’s seven game point streak ended but Craig Smith has a four game point streak (2G-4A-6P). Dan Vladar made 25 saves in his first start since Mar 5. Boston has lost three of their last five games.
Washington is T1st in the East 27-11-4 record, 58 points, 14 points above the playoff line, 42 games played.
Boston is 4th in the East 21-12-6 record, 48 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 39 games played.
Nashville 3 Dallas 2 Final/SO
Nashville gets a bid win over the Dallas Stars. Yakov Trenin (4) and Ryan Ellis (3) each scored in regulation while Ryan Johansen got the lone tally in the shootout for Nashville. Jusse Saros made 24 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Nashville has won four of their last five games. Each team had lineup changes for Nashville Tanner Jeannot replaced Michael Mccarron and for Dallas Jason Dickinson and Joel Hanley replaced Tanner Kero and Mark Pysyk. Roope Hintz has a goal (13) and assist, Jamie Oleskiak (4) also scored for Dallas. Anton Khudobin made 18 saves in his third consecutive game. Dallas has a three game point streak.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 23-19-1 record, 47 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 43 games played.
Dallas is 6th in the Central 15-14-11 record, 41 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
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