Carolina 3 Detroit 1 Final
Carolina retakes the league lead in points with the win. Teavu Teravainen has a goal (3) and a assist, Sebastian Aho had two assists, while Warren Foegele (10) and Brady Skjei (3) each scored for Carolina. Sebastian Aho has a six game point streak (3G-8A-11P). James Reimer made 16 saves in his second start in the last three games. Carolina is on a nine game point streak. Each team had one lineup change for Carolina Brady Skjei replaced Jake Gardiner and for Detroit Adam Erne was replaced by Alex Biega. Jakub Vrana (17) was the lone goal scorer for Detroit. Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves in his fourth start in the last seven games. Detroit has lost three consecutive games.
Carolina is 1st in the Central 33-10-7 record, 73 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
Detroit is 7th in the Central 17-26-9 record, 43 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 52 games played.
Boston 5 Buffalo 2 Final
Boston gains in the East playoff race with the victory. Brad Marchand (27) and David Krejci (8) each had a goal and assist, Craig Smith had two assists, while David Pasternak (19), Charlie Coyle (6), and Taylor Hall (7) also scored for Boston. Tuukka Rask made 29 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Boston has won eight of their last ten games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Casey Mittelstadt (10) and Sam Reinhart (23) each scored for Buffalo. Sam Reinhart (6G-1A-7P) and Casey Mittelstadt (2G-2A-4P) each have a four game point streak. Ukko Pekka- Luukkonen made 35 saves in his third start in the last four games. Buffalo is on a three game losing streak and have lost five of their last six games.
Boston is 4th in the East 29-14-6 record, 64 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 13-31-7 record, 33 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
New York I 4 New York 0 Final
The Islanders close in on a playoff berth while the Rangers are nearing being eliminated. Brock Nelson and Scott Mayfield each had two assists, while Leo Komarov (1), Oliver Wahlstrom (10), Anthony Beauvillier (11), and Matthew Barzal (14) each scored for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves in his sixth shutout of the season. New York I ended their three game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for New York I Leo Komarov and Noah Dobson replaced Travis Zajac and Brayden Coburn while for New York R Philip Di Giuseppe replaced Chris Kreider. The Rangers were shutout for a fifth time this season. Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad’s four game point streaks ended. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves in his tenth start in the last eleven games. The Rangers had their three game winning streak end.
New York I is 3rd in the East 30-15-5 record, 65 points, 7 points above the playoff line, 50 games played.
New York R is 5th in the East 26-19-6 record, 58 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 51 games played.
New Jersey 5 Philadelphia 3 Final
New Jersey is stunningly the team who pushes the Flyers out and eliminates them. Yegor Sharangovich scored twice (13 and 14), Pavel Zacha had a goal (13) and a assist, Will Butcher and Daemon Severson each had two assists, while Jesper Bratt (6) and Jesper Boqvist (3) also scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves in his fourth consecutive start. New Jersey is on a three game point streak. Each team had lineup changes for New Jersey Nick Merkley and Kevin Bahl who made his NHL debut replaced Nolan Foote and Matt Tennyson and for Philadelphia Carson Twaryinski and Sam Morin replaced Kevin Hayes and Robert Hagg. Jacob Voracek had two assists, while Travis Konecny (10), Sean Couturier (15), and Scott Laughton (8) all scored for Philadelphia. Jacob Voracek (1G-6A-7P) and Sean Couturier (2G-3A-5P) each have a five game point streak. Alex Lyon made 14 saves in his second start in the last four games. Philadelphia has lost three of their last four games.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 22-21-7 record, 51 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 50 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 16-27-7 record, 39 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 50 games played.
Tampa Bay 3 Dallas 0 Final
Tampa Bay keeps up for top spot in the Central with the win. Ondrej Palat (15), Blake Coleman (12), and Brayden Point (22) each scored for Tampa Bay. Ondrej Palat has a seven game point streak (3G-7A-10P). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves in his fifth shutout of the season. Tampa Bay is on a four game winning streak. Each team had one lineup change for Tampa Bay David Savard replaced Cal Foote and for Dallas Joel Kiviranta replaced Justin Dowling. Dallas was shutout for a fourth time this season. Jason Robertson’s nine game point streak ended. Jake Oettinger made 25 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Dallas has lost three of their last five games.
Tampa Bay is 3rd in the Central 34-14-2 record, 70 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
Dallas is 5th in the Central 21-17-12 record, 54 points, 2 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 Final/OT
Pittsburgh gets the victory but with the overtime both teams clinched a spot in the playoffs. Kasperi Kapanen scores twice (9 and 10), Colton Sceviour and Jared McCann each had two assists, while Fredric Gaudreau (2), Zach Aston Reese (9), and Jake Guentzel (22) also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 33 saves in his eighth start in the last ten games. Pittsburgh has won five their last six games. Each team had lineup changes for Pittsburgh Mark Jankowski was replaced by Fredric Gaudreau and for Washington Justin Schultz replaced John Carlson. Nikolas Backstrom has three assists, Dmitry Orlov (8) had a goal and assist, Justin Schultz has two assists, while T.J Oshie (18), Daniel Sprong (11), and Tom Wilson (12) also scored for Washington. Vitek Vanacek made 30 saves in his second consecutive start. Washington is on a four game point streak.
Washington is T1st in the East 32-13-5 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
Pittsburgh is T1st in the East 33-15-3 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Toronto 4 Vancouver 1 Final
Toronto puts nine points between them and second place in the North with the win. Mitch Marner had a goal (18) and assist, while Auston Matthews (36), William Nylander (16), and Pierre Engvall (4) also scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner has a five game point streak (4G-4A-8P) while Jason Spezza (1G-4A-5P) and Joe Thornton (1G-3A-4P) each have a four game point streak. David Rittich made 15 saves in his first start since APR 20. Toronto is on a four game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Toronto Timothy Liljgren, Ben Hutton who made his Maple Leafs debut, and Pierre Engvall replaced Jake Muzzin, Morgan Reilly, and Nick Foligno while for Vancouver Jalen Chatfield and Kole Lind who made his NHL debut replaced Olli Joulevi and Jayce Hawryluk. J.T Miller (11) was the lone goal scorer for Vancouver. Brayden Holtby made 24 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Vancouver is on a three game losing streak.
Toronto is 1st in the North 32-13-5 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
Vancouver is 7th in the North 19-22-3 record, 41 points, 10 points back of a playoff spot, 44 games played.
Florida 4 Chicago 3 Final/OT
Florida keeps pace for top spot in the Central while Chicago gains in the race for the playoff spot. Alex Wenneberg (13) and Brandon Montour (7) had a goal and a assist, Mackenzie Weegar had two assists, while Anthony Duclair (8) and Sam Bennett (9) each also scored for Florida. Sam Bennett (2G-4A-6P) and Anthony Duclair (2G-2A-4P) each have a four game point streak. Spencer Knight made 24 saves in his first start since APR 20. Florida has won six of their last eight games. Each team had lineup changes for Florida Radko Gudas and Noel Acciari replaced Matt Kierstad and Nikita Gusev and for Chicago Adam Gaudette and Nicolas Beaudin replaced Philip Kurashev and Adm Boqvist. Adam Gaudette (5), Vinne Hinostroza (3), and Alex Debrincat (24) all scored for Chicago. Wyatt Kalynuk (2G-2A-4P) and Vinne Hinostroza (3G-2A-5P) each have a four game point streak. Kevin Lankinen made 35 saves in his second consecutive start. Chicago is on a three game losing streak.
Florida is 2nd in the Central 33-14-5 record, 71 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 52 games played.
Chicago is 6th in the Central 22-22-6 record, 50 points, 6 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
St.Louis 5 Minnesota 4 Final/OT
St.Louis is able to beat Minnesota again this time in overtime. Ryan O’Reilly scored twice (21 and 22), Jordan Kyrou and Torey Krug each had two assists, while Marco Scandella (3), Tyler Bozak (4), and Sammy Blais (7) also scored for St.Louis. Torey Krug has a four game point streak (0G-6A-6P). Ville Husso made 26 saves in his first start since APR 10. St.Louis has a four game point streak. The only lineup change was for St.Louis as David Perron and Kyle Clifford replaced Jake Walman and Vladimir Tarasenko. Kevin Fiala had a goal (18) and two assists, Victor Rask had a goal (8) and a assist, while Kirill Kaprizov (23) and Joel Eriksson Ek (17) both also scored for Minnesota. Joel Eriksson Ek has a seven game point streak (4G-3A-7P). Cam Talbot made 16 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Minnesota has lost back to back games following a seven game winning streak.
Minnesota is T2nd in the West 31-14-4 record, 66 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
St.Louis is 4th in the West 23-19-6 record, 52 points, 5 points above the playoff line, 48 games played.
Calgary 3 Edmonton 1 Final
Calgary is back to within four points of a playoff spot with the win. Elias Lindholm scored twice (16 and 17), Rasmus Andersson and Matthew Tkachuk each had two assists, while Dillion Dube (9) also scored for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau has a six game point streak (2G-5A-7P). Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves in his tenth consecutive start. Calgary has won three of their last four games. The only lineup change was for Edmonton as Kris Russell replaced Caleb Jones. James Neal (4) was the lone goal scorer for Edmonton. Connor McDavid had his five game point streak end. Mike Smith made 27 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. Edmonton’s two game winning streak ended.
Edmonton is 2nd in the North 29-17-2 record, 60 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 48 games played.
Calgary is 5th in the North 22-24-3 record, 47 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
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