Pittsburgh 1 Boston 0
Pittsburgh is now sitting on the top spot of the East with a narrow defeat of Boston. Jake Guentzel (21) was the lone goal scorer for Pittsburgh. Cody Ceci’s four game point streak ended but Jake Guentzel (1G-5A-6P) and Sidney Crosby (3G-3A-6P) each have four game point streaks for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 30 saves in his first shutout of the season. Pittsburgh is on a four game winning streak. The only lineup change was for Boston as Patrice Bergeron replaced Anton Blidh. Boston was shutout for a fifth time this year. Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves in his second start in the last three games. Boston has now lost back to back games.
Pittsburgh is 1st in the East 32-14-3 record, 67 points, 11 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Boston is 4th in the East 27-14-6 record, 60 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 47 games played.
New York R 6 Buffalo 3 Final
The Rangers are now just 4 points back of a playoff spot after the win. Mika Zibanejad had a Hat Trick (17,18 and 19), Adam Fox had three assists, Kaapo Kakko had two goals (7 and 8), Pavel Buchnevich had two assists, while Kevin Rooney (8) also scored for New York R. Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves in his eighth start in the last nine games. The Rangers have won six of their last eight games. The only lineup change was for Buffalo as Colin Miller replaced Will Borgen. Sam Reinhart had a goal (21) and assist, while Jeff Skinner (6) and Victor Olofsson (13) also scored for Buffalo. Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Buffalo has lost four of their last six games.
New York R is 5th in the East 25-18-6 record, 56 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 13-29-7 record, 33 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 49 games played.
Philadelphia 4 New Jersey 3 Final/SO
Philadelphia comes back from down 3-1 to beat New Jersey in the shootout. Claude Giroux scored twice (12 and 13), Jacob Voracek and James Van Riemsdyk both had two assists, while Sean Couturier (14) also scored for Philadelphia. Brian Elliott made 29 saves in his third start in the last four games. Philadelphia has a point in three of their last four games. Each team had lineup changes for Philadelphia Nolan Patrick and Sam Morin replaced Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Shayne Gostisbehere and for New Jersey Janne Kuokkanen replaced Marian Studenic. Miles Wood had a goal (16) and assist, Nathan Bastian had two assists, while Pavel Zacha (11) and Michael McLeod (8) also scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves in his second consecutive start. New Jersey has a ten game losing streak.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 22-19-7 record, 51 points, 9 points back of a playoff spot, 48 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 14-27-7 record, 35 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 48 games played.
Tampa Bay 4 Columbus 3 Final/OT
Tampa Bay is two points back of top spot in the Central after the win over Columbus. Ondrej Palat has a goal (14) and two assists, Brayden Point had three assists, Victor Hedman had a goal (9) and assist, while Matthieu Joseph (12) and Alex Barre-Boulet (1) who scored his first NHL goal also scored for Tampa Bay. Ondrej Palat has a five game point streak (2G-5A-7P). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Tampa Bay has won three of their last four games. The only lineup change was for Columbus as Mikhail Grigorenko replaces Kole Sherwood. Eric Robinson scores twice (6 and 7), Oliver Bjorkstrand and Max Domi has two assist, while Mikhail Grigorenko (3) also scored for Columbus. Oliver Bjorkstrand has a five game point streak (1G-5A-6P). Jonas Korpisalo made 23 saves before being injured and was replaced by Elvis Merzlikins who made 7 saves in relief. Columbus is on a nine game losing streak.
Tampa Bay is 3rd in the Central 32-14-2 record, 66 points, 14 points above the playoff line, 48 games played.
Columbus is 8th in the Central 15-25-10 record, 40 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 50 games played.
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