Boston 6 Washington 3 Final
Boston continues to win this time against East leaders Washington. Brad Marchand had two goals (22 and 23) and two assists, Patrice Bergeron had two goals (17 and 18) and a assist, David Pastrnak had three assists, David Krejci scored twice (4 and 5), while Craig Smith had two assists for Boston. David Krejci now has a four game point streak (3G-2A-5P). Tuukka Rask made 30 saves in his second start in the last three games. Boston is on a four game winning streak. Each team had one lineup change for Boston Jared Tinordi replaced Jacob Zboril and for Washington Trevor Van Riemsdyk replaced Zdeno Chara. T.J Oshie had two goals (15 and 16), Niklas Backstrom had two assists, while Anthony Mantha (15) also scored for Washington. Anthony Mantha (5G-1A-6P) and Dmitry Orlov (2G-3A-5P) each have five game point streaks. Vitek Vanacek made 22 saves in his fifth start in the last eight games. Washington has lost two of their last three games
Washington is 1st in the East 29-13-4 record, 62 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 46 games played.
Boston is 4th in the East 25-12-6 record, 56 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 43 games played.
New York R 5 New Jersey 3 Final
New York keeps up in the race for a playoff spot. Mika Zibanejad (16) and Ryan Strome (14) each had a goal and assist, Artemi Panarin had two assists, while Alexis Lafreniere (8), Chris Kreider (19), and Vitaly Kravstov (1) who scored his first NHL goal all also scored for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has a six game point streak (3G-6A-9P) and Ryan Strome has a four game point streak (4G-6A-10P). Alex Georgiev was injured during the game so while he was on the bench Igor Shesterkin came on and made 2 saves before Georgiev came back and finished with 25 saves. The Rangers are on a four game winning streak and a six game point streak. Each team had one lineup change for New Jersey Nolan Foote made his NHL debut replacing Jesper Boqvist and for New York R Anthony Bitetto replaced Libor Hajek. Mikhail Maltsev had a goal (5) and a assist, while Nico Hischier (3) and Marian Studenic (1) who got his first NHL goal also scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves in his fifth start in their last six games. New Jersey is on a six game losing streak.
New York R is 5th in the East 23-16-6 record, 52 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 45 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 14-24-6 record, 34 points, 22 points back of a playoff spot, 44 games played.
Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 2 Final
Buffalo wins their first game since being eliminated from playoff contention. Sam Reinhart scored twice (16 and 17), Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson each had two assists, while Arttu Ruotsalainen (2) and Rasmus Asplund (6) also scored for Buffalo. Dustin Tokarski made 34 saves in his third consecutive start. Buffalo has a point in nine of their last twelve games. The only lineup change was for Buffalo as Riley Sheahan and Mattias Samuelsson who made his NHL debut replaced Steven Fogarty and Matt Irwin. Jason Zucker (7) and Teddy Blueger (5) each scored for Pittsburgh. Casey Desmith made 25 saves in his first start since Mar 9. Pittsburgh’s five game point streak ended.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in the East 28-14-3 record, 59 points, 7 points above the playoff line, 45 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 12-26-7 record, 31 points, 25 points back of a playoff spot, 45 games played.
Vegas 5 Anaheim 2 Final
Vegas ties Colorado for top spot in the West with the win. Nicolas Roy (5), Mark Stone (15), and Max Pacioretty (22) each had a goal and assist, Alec Martinez had two assists, while Alex Pietrangelo (4) and Alex Tuch (16) each also scored for Vegas. Mark Stone (3G-5A-8P) and Max Pacioretty (3G-4A-7P) each have four game point streak. Marc Andre Fleury made 33 saves in his fifth start in the last nine games. Vegas has a six game winning streak. Each team had one lineup change for Vegas Tomas Nosek replaced Dylan Coghlan and for Anaheim Johan Larsson replaced Andy Welinski. Max Comtois (13) and Danton Heinen (6) each scored for Anaheim. John Gibson made 24 saves in his sixth start in the last eight games. Anaheim has lost four of their last six games.
Vegas is T1st in the West 31-11-2 record, 64 points, 20 points above the playoff line, 44 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 14-25-7 record, 35 points, 10 points back of a playoff spot, 46 games played.
New York I 1 Philadelphia 0 Final/OT
New York I outlasts Philadelphia in a 1-0 OT victory. Nick Leddy scored the lone goal for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves in his third shutout of the year. The Islanders have only won twice in their last five games. Each team had one lineup change for New York I Brayden Coburn who made his Islanders debut replaced Noah Dobson and for Philadelphia Robert Hagg replaced Philippe Myers. Philadelphia was shutout for the second time this season. Brian Elliott made 27 saves in his second start in the last five games. Philadelphia has lost four of their last five games.
New York I is 2nd in the East 28-13-4 record, 60 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 45 games played.
Philadelphia is 5th in the East 20-18-7 record, 47 points, 9 points back of a playoff spot, 45 games played.
Vancouver 3 Toronto 2 Final/OT
Vancouver wins in their first game since Mar 24 because of COVID. Bo Horvat had two goals (15 and 16) and a assist, while Nils Hoglander had a goal (8) an and a assist. Brayden Holtby made 37 saves in his first start since Mar 20. Vancouver won for the first time since Mar 19. Each team had lineup changes for Toronto William Nylander and Auston Matthews replaced Adam Brooks and Pierre Engvall while Vancouver had Brandon Sutter, Marc Michaelis, Tanner Pearson, Tyler Boyd, Jalen Chatfield, and Guillaume Brisebois replaced Jake Virtanen, Tyler Motte, Zach Macewen, Nate Schmidt, as well as Jordie Benn and Adam Gaudette who we’re traded at the deadline. William Nylander has a goal (14) and assist, John Tavares had two assists, while Auston Matthews (33) also scored for Toronto. John Tavares has a four game point streak (2G-6A-8P). Jack Campbell made 21 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Toronto is on a four game losing streak.
Toronto is 1st in the North 28-12-5 record, 61 points, 20 points above the playoff line, 45 games played.
Vancouver is 6th in the North 17-18-3 record, 37 points, 10 points back of a playoff spot, 38 games played.
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