Ottawa 6 Vancouver 3 Final
Ottawa leapfrogs Vancouver for last place in the North with the victory. Thomas Chabot (5) and Brady Tkachuk (16) each had a goal and assist, Alex Formenton had two assists, while Victor Mete (1) who scored his first goal as a Senator, Chris Tierney (6), Josh Norris (15), and Colin White (10) also scored for the Senators. Marcus Hogberg made 19 saves in his third consecutive game. Ottawa has won five of their last six games. The only lineup change was for Vancouver as Zach Macewen replaced Jimmy Vesey. Tyler Myers (5) had a goal and assist, Jake Virtanen (5) and Brandon Sutter (9) also scored for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko made 27 saves in his second start since being taken off the COVID list. Vancouver has lost three of their last four games.
Ottawa is 6th in the North 19-27-4 record, 42 points, 9 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
Vancouver is 7th in the North 19-21-3 record, 41 points, 10 points back of a playoff spot, 43 games played.
St.Louis 4 Minnesota 3 Final
A late goal with :23 seconds left in the 3rd period sent St.Louis tot he win and 50 points. Mike Hoffman has two goals (15 and 16) and a assist, Jordan Kyrou (11) and Robert Thomas (3) each had a goal and assist, while David Perron had two assists for the Blues. Jordan Binnington made 26 saves in his sixth consecutive start. St.Louis is on a three game winning streak. The only lineup change was for St.Louis Zach Sanford replaced Steve Santini. Marcus Foligno had a goal (10) and a assist, Jordan Greenway had two assists, while Joel Eriksson Ek (16) and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild. Kirill Kaprizov’s five game point streak and Kevin Fiala’s four game point streak ended while Joel Eriksson Ek extended his point streak to six games (3G-3A-6P). Cam Talbot made 28 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Minnesota’s seven game winning streak ended.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 31-14-3 record, 65 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 48 games played.
St.Louis is 4th in the West 22-19-6 record, 50 points, 3 points above the playoff line, 47 games played.
Toronto 4 Montreal 1 Final
Auston Matthews leading the NHL in goals and Jack Campbell’s ten game winning streak have propelled Toronto to being the first Canadian team to clinch a Playoff berth. Jason Spezza and Morgan Reilly each had two assists, while William Nylander (15), Auston Matthews (35), Jake Muzzin (3), and Adam Brooks (3) all scored for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares had his eight game point streak end but Mitch Marner (3G-3A-6P) and Justin Holl (0G-4A-4P) each have a four game point streak. Jack Campbell made 32 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Toronto is on a three game winning streak. The only lineup change was for Montreal as Jake Evans and Alexander Romanov replaced Tomas Tatar and Erik Gustafsson. Nick Suzuki (10) was the lone goal scorer for Montreal. Tyler Toffoli’s four game point streak ended. Jake Allen made 25 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Montreal has lost three of their last four games.
Toronto is 1st in the North 31-13-5 record, 67 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
Montreal is 4th in the North 21-18-9 record, 51 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 48 games played.
Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 1 Final
Edmonton extended their lead on second in the North with the win. Connor McDavid had three assists, Tyson Barrie (7) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (14) both had a goal and assist, while Leon Draisaitl (24) also scored for Edmonton. Jesse Puljujarvi had hid four game point streak end but Connor McDavid has a five game point streak (5G-10A-15P). Mikko Koskinen made 29 saves in his first start since APR 7. Edmonton has won four of their last five games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Blake Wheeler (11) was the lone goal scorer for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his sixth consecutive start. Winnipeg is on a five game losing streak.
Edmonton is 2nd in the North 29-16-2 record, 60 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 47 games played.
Winnipeg is 3rd in the North 27-19-3 record, 57 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Vegas 5 Colorado 2 Final
Vegas extended their lead for top spot in the West with the win. Max Pacioretty scored twice (23 and 24) and has a assist, Mark Stone had a goal (19) and a assist, while William Karlsson (13) and Jonathan Marchessault (14) also scored for Vegas. Max Pacioretty has a eight game point streak (5G-9A-14P) and Shea Theodore has a five game point streak (1G-7A-8P). Marc Andre Fleury made 35 saves in his third start in the last five games. Vegas is on a ten game winning streak. The only lineup change was for Vegas as Reilly Smith and Keegan Kolesar replaced Tomas Nosek and Nicolas Roy. Devon Toews (7) and Ryan Graves (2) both scored for Colorado. Nathan Mackinnon has a fifteen game point streak (9G-17A-26P). Deven Dubnyk made 21 saves in his third start in the last four games. Colorado is on a three game losing streak.
Vegas is 1st in the West 35-11-2 record, 72 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot 48 games played.
Colorado is 2nd in the West 31-12-4 record, 66 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot 47 games played.
Anaheim 3 Los Angeles 2 Final
Anaheim scored a goal with 1:01 left in the game to complete their come from behind victory over Los Angeles. Sam Carrick (2), Sam Steel (6), and Cam Fowler (5) all scored for Anaheim. John Gibson made 28 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Anaheim ended a five game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for Anaheim Trevor Zegras and Simon Benoit who made his NHL debut replaced Danton Heinen and Andy Welinski while for Los Angeles Lias Andersson and Quinton Byfield who made his NHL debut replaced Austin Wagner and Jaret Anderson Dolan. Adrian Kempe had a goal (14) and a assist, while Gabriel Vilardi (7) also scored for Los Angeles. Cal Peterson made 19 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Los Angeles has lost three of their last four games.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 18-23-6 record, 42 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 47 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 15-28-7 record, 37 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 50 games played.
San Jose 4 Arizona 2 Final
San Jose gains in the playoff race while Arizona falls in the playoff race. Tomas Hertl had a goal (15) and a assist, Logan Couture had two assists, while Kevin Labanc (11), Rudolf Balcers (7), and Evander Kane (20) all scored for San Jose Tomas Hertl has a four game point streak. Josef Korenar made 28 saves in his third start in the last four games. San Jose has won back to back games following a eight game losing streak. The only lineup change was for San Jose as Kevin Labanc, Alex True, and Brinson Pasichunk who made his NHL debut replaced Dylan Gambrell, Jeffery Viel and Greg Pateryn. Johan Larsson (8) and Phil Kessel (18) each scored for Arizona. Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves in his six consecutive start. Arizona has lost four of their last five games.
Arizona is 5th in the West 21-24-5 record, 47 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
San Jose is 6th in the West 20-24-5 record, 45 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
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