Buffalo 6 Boston 4 Final
Buffalo pulls of the upset against their most hated rival. Sam Reinhart had a Hat Trick (18,19 and 20), Rasmus Dahlin had a goal (5) and assist, Mattias Samuelsson had two assists, while Arttu Ruotsalainen (4) and Casey Mittlestadt (9) also scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 saves in his NHL debut. Buffalo has a point in five of their last eight games. The only lineup change was for Boston as Anton Blidh and Kevin Miller replaced Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton. Steven Kampfer had a goal (2) and two assists, Taylor Hall had a goal (5) and assist, while Nick Ritchie (12) and Kevin Miller (1) also scored for Boston. David Pastrnak’s five game point streak ended. Rask allowed 4 goals on 28 shots before being replaced by Jarslov Halak who made 4 saves in relief. Boston’s six game winning streak ended.
Boston is 4th in the East 27-13-6 record, 60 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 46 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 13-28-7 record, 33 points, 27 points back of a playoff spot, 48 games played.
New York R 4 Philadelphia 1 Final
New York R gains on Boston for the last playoff spot with the win. Pavel Buchnevich (20) and Alexsi Lafreniere (9) each had a goal and assist, Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each had two assists, while Chris Kreider (20) and Filip Chytil (8) also scored for New York R. Alex Georgiev made 26 saves in only his second start in the last two weeks. New York R has a point in seven of their last nine games. The only lineup change was for Philadelphia as Jackson Cates who made his NHL debut replaced Nolan Patrick. Oscar Lindblom (7) was the lone goal scorer for Philadelphia. Alex Lyon made 20 saves in his second start of the season. Philadelphia has lost five of their last seven games.
New York R is 5th in the East 24-18-6 record, 54 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 48 games played.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 21-19-7 record, 49 points, 11 points back of a playoff spot, 47 games played.
Nashville 3 Chicago 1 Final
Nashville improves their lead on the last playoff spot with a big win over Chicago. Ryan Ellis has two assists, while Ryan Johansen (5), Luke Kunin (7), and Eric Haula (6) all scored for Nashville. Jusse Saros made 29 saves in his seventh consecutive start. Nashville is on a three game point streak. The only lineup change was for Chicago as Nicolas Beaudin replaced Calvin De Haan. Vinne Hinostroza (2) was the lone goal scorer for Chicago. Malcom Subban made 25 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Chicago has lost three of their last five games.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 26-21-2 record, 54 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Chicago is 6th in the Central 22-21-5 record, 49 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 48 games played.
Calgary 4 Montreal 2 Final
Calgary gains on Montreal for the last playoff spot with the win. Sean Monahan had a goal (10) and two assists, Andrew Mangiapane had a goal (13) and assist, while Elias Lindholm (14) and Dillion Dube (8) also scored for Calgary. Elias Lindholm has a seven game point streak (5G-4A-9P). Jacob Markstrom made 18 saves in his seventh consecutive start. Calgary has won four of their last six games. Each team had one lineup change for Calgary Nikita Nesterov replaced Josh Leivo and for Montreal Erik Gustafsson who made his Canadiens debut replacing Jonathan Drouin. Tyler Toffoli (23) and Joel Armia (6) each scored for Montreal. Jake Allen made 27 saves in his eighth start in the last ten games. Montreal has lost three of their last four games.
Montreal is 4th in the North 20-16-9 record, 49 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 45 games played.
Calgary is 5th in the North 20-23-3 record, 43 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 46 games played.
Minnesota 4 Los Angeles 2
Minnesota is closing in on a playoff berth after defeating Los Angeles. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice (20 and 21), while Nico Sturm (8) and Joel Eriksson Ek (15) also scored for Minnesota. Kirill Kaprizov (5G-0A-5P) and Joel Eriksson Ek (2G-2A-4P) each has a four game point streak. Cam Talbot made 40 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Minnesota is on a six game winning streak. Neither team had any lineup changes. Anze Kopitar (11) and Trevor Moore (8) each scored for Los Angeles. Cal Peterson made 20 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Los Angeles has lost three of their last four games.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 30-13-3 record, 63 points, 19 points above the playoff line, 46 games played.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 17-21-6 record, 40 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 44 games played.
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