New York R 3 Buffalo 1 Final
New York R keeps four points back of a playoff spot with the win. Ryan Strome had two assists, while Mika Zibanejad (20), Alexsi Lafreniere (10), and Brendan Smith (5) all scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox (0G-6A-6P) and Mika Zibanejad (4G-3A-7P) each have a four game point streak. Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves in his ninth start in the last ten games. The Rangers have won three straight and have won seven of their last nine games. The only lineup change was for Buffalo as Will Borgen replaced Colin Miller. Sam Reinhart (22) was the lone goal scorer for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 38 saves in his second start in the last three games. Buffalo has lost four of their last five games.
New York R is 5th in the East 26-18-6 record, 58 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 13-30-7 record, 33 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 50 games played.
Boston 3 Pittsburgh 1 Final
Boston keeps ahead of the Rangers for the last playoff spot in the East with their win. David Krejci has a goal (7) and a assist, while Taylor Hall (6), and Brad Marchand (26) also scored for Boston. Tuukka Rask made 25 saves in his fifth start in the last eight games. Boston has won seven of their last nine games. The only lineup change was for Boston as Trent Fredric and Connor Clifton replaced Jake Debrusk and Steven Kampfer. Jeff Carter (11) was the lone goal scorer for Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel’s four game point streaks ended. Tristan Jarry made 28 saves in his seventh start in the last nine games. Pittsburgh had their four game winning streak end.
Pittsburgh is 2nd in the East 32-15-3 record, 67 points, 9 points above the playoff line, 50 games played.
Boston is 4th in the East 28-14-6 record, 62 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 48 games played.
Washington 1 New York I 0 Final
Washington wins another 1-0 game over the Islanders to regain top spot in the East. Daniel Sprong (10) was the lone goal scorer for Washington. Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves in his second shutout of the year. Washington is on a three game winning streak and have won seven of their last nine games. The only lineup change was for New York I as Oliver Wahlstrom and Brayden Coburn replaced Michael Dal Colle and Noah Dobson. New York I was shutout for a fifth time this season. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. The Islanders are on a three game losing streak and have lost five of their last seven games.
Washington is 1st in the East 32-13-4 record, 68 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
New York I is 3rd in the East 29-15-5 record, 63 points, 5 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Columbus 1 Detroit 0 Final/SO
Columbus outlasts Detroit in a battle of the two worst teams in the Central. Patrick Laine and Oliver Bjorkstrand both scored in the shootout for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins made 41 saves in his second shutout of the season. Columbus ended their nine game losing streak. Each team had one lineup change for Columbus Liam Foudy replaced Joshua Dunne and for Detroit Joe Veleno who made his NHL debut replaced Alex Biega. Detroit was shutout for a seventh time this year. Thomas Griess made 33 saves in his first shutout of the season. Detroit is on a three game point streak.
Detroit is 7th in the Central 17-25-9 record, 43 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
Columbus is 8th in the Central 16-25-10 record, 42 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
New Jersey 5 Philadelphia 4 Final
New Jersey sends Philadelphia to the brink of Elimination after Philly’s loss. Pavel Zacha (12) and Connor Carrick (1) each had a goal and assist, Tysmith, Jack Hughes, and Michael McLeod all had two assists, while Nico Hischier (5), Miles Wood (17), Yegor Sharangovich (12), and Mikhail Maltsev (6) all also scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves in his third consecutive start. New Jersey ended a ten game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for Philadelphia Egor Zamula replaced San Morin while for New Jersey Mikhail Maltsev, Nolan Foote, and Ty Smith replaced Andreas Johnsson, Nick Merkley, and Colton White. Oscar Lindblom (8), Philippe Myers (1), Claude Giroux (14), and Travis Sanheim (3) all scored for Philadelphia. Jacob Voracek (1G-4A-5P) and Sean Couturier (1G-3A-4P) each have a four game point streak. Brian Elliott made 21 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Philadelphia has lost four of their last six games.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 22-20-7 record, 51 points, 11 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 15-27-7 record, 37 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 49 games played.
Tampa Bay 7 Chicago 4 Final
Tampa Bay puts up a converted touchdown on Chicago to send them to the postseason and defend their Stanley cup title in the playoffs. Brayden Point had a goal (21) and two assists, Alex Killorn scored twice (13 and 14), Erik Cernak (4) and Blake Coleman (11) each had a goal and assist, Mikhail Sergachev and Ondrej Palat had two assists, while Yanni Gourde (17) and Barre-Boulet (2) also scored for Tampa Bay. Ondrej Palat has a six game point streak (2G-7A-9P). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Tampa Bay is on a three game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Chicago Dylan Strome and Mike Hartman who made his NHL debut replaced Nicolas Beaudin and Ryan Carpenter and for Tampa Bay Cal Foote replaced David Savard. Patrick Kane had two assists, Brandon Hagel (8), Wyatt Kalynuk (4), Duncan Keith (4), and Dominik Kubalik (16) each scored for Chicago. Kevin Lankinen let in 3 goals on 11 shots before being pulled for Malcom Subban who made 15 saves in relief. Chicago has lost three of their last four games.
Tampa Bay is 3rd in the Central 33-14-2 record, 68 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
Chicago is 6th in the Central 22-22-5 record, 49 points, 7 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
Florida 7 Nashville 4 Final
Florida has won of their best season’s leading to their first playoff berth since the 2016-17 season. Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (17 and 18) and three assists, Alex Barkov had two goals (23 and 24) and a assist, Sam Bennett had three assists, Owen Tippett had a goal (6) and a assist, while Anthony Duclair (7) and Frank Vatrano (18) also scored for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky let in 4 goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Spencer Knight who stoped all nine shots he faced in relief. Florida has won five of their last seven games. The only lineup changes were for Florida as Matt Kierstad, Gregori Denisenko, and Alexsi Heponiemi replaced Radko Gudas, Lucas Wallmark, and Noel Acciari. Ryan Ellis scored twice (4 and 5), while Tanner Jeanott (3) and Luke Kunin (8) also scored for Nashville. Mikael Granlund has a five game point streak (2G-5A-7P). Jusse Saros made 49 saves in his ninth consecutive start. Nashville had their four game point streak end.
Florida is 2nd in the Central 32-14-5 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 27-22-2 record, 56 points, 2 points above the playoff line, 51 games played.
Carolina 5 Dallas 1 Final
Carolina takes over too spot in the league with the win. Jordan Staal had two goals (15 and 16) and a assist, Sebastian Aho had a goal (21) and two assists, Andrei Svechnikov had three assists, while Max McCormick (2) and Nino Niederrieter (18) also scored for Carolina. Sebastian Aho has a five game point streak (3G-6A-9P). Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Carolina is on a eight game point streak. Each team had one lineup change for Dallas John Klingberg replaced Sami Vatanen and for Carolina Teavu Teravainen replaced Joachim Ryan. Jason Robertson (15) scored the lone goal for Dallas. Jason Robertson has a nine game point streak (4G-9A-13P). Anton Khudobin made 25 saves in his fourth start in the last six games Dallas has lost two of their last four games.
Carolina is 1st in the Central 32-10-7 record, 71 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
Dallas is 5th in the Central 21-16-12 record, 54 points, 2 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
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