Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 1 Final
Tampa scored twice within the first 8 minutes of the 1st and held on to bear Detroit. Ross Colton (4) and Brayden Point (16) each scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in his end eighth start in the last ten games. Tampa Bay has won seven of their last ten games. The only lineup change was for Detroit as they replaced Evgeny Svechnikov with Valtteri Filppula. Adam Erne (8) was the lone goal scorer for Detroit. Thomas Greiss made 27 saves in his third consecutive game. Detroit has lost three straight games and have lost six of their last eight games.
Tampa Bay is T1st in the Central 26-9-2 record, 54 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 37 games played.
Detroit is 8th in the Central 12-22-5 record, 29 points, 12 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Boston 7 Pittsburgh 5 Final
Boston’s five goal second leads to the win over Pittsburgh. Brad Marchand had a Hat Trick (15,16 and 17) and a assist, David Pastrnak had two goals (15 and 16) and a assist, David Krejci had a goal (2) and assist, Craig Smith and Nick Ritchie each had two assists, while Patrice Bergeron (11) also scored for Boston. Jarslov Halak made 23 saves in his third start in the last four games. Boston has won five of their last eight games. The only lineup change was for Boston as Jack Studnicka, Jarred Tinordi, and Steven Kampfer replaced Anton Blidh, Jeremy Lauzon, and Brandon Carlo. Sidney Crosby (15) and Jake Guentzel (16) each had a goal and two assists, Mark Jankowski had a goal (3) and a assist, while Jarred McCann (9) and Cody Ceci (3) also scored for Pittsburgh. Casey Desmith made 21 saves in his third consecutive start. Pittsburgh’s five game winning streak ended.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in the East 24-12-2 record, 50 points, 11 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.
Boston is 4th in the East 19-10-5 record, 43 points, 4 points above the playoff line, 34 games played.
Nashville 3 Chicago 0 Final
Nashville moves 2 points ahead of Chicago for the last playoff spot. Eeli Tolvanen (10), Colton Sissons (6), and Luke Kunin (3) each scored for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 41 saves in his second shutout of the season. Nashville has won seven of their last eight games. Each team had lineup changes for Nashville Jeremy Daives replaced Alex Carrier and for Chicago Matthew Highmore replaced Carl Soderberg. Chicago was shutout for the first time this season. Patrick Kane’s five game point streak ended. Kevin Lankinen made 18 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Chicago has lost four of their last five games.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 20-18-1 record, 41 points, 2 points above the playoff line, 39 games played.
Chicago is 5th in the Central 17-17-5 record, 39 points, 2 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Dallas 3 Carolina 2 Final
Dallas keeps pace in the playoff race with the win. Andrew Cogliano (4), Jamie Benn (7), and Tanner Kero (2) each scored for Dallas. Jason Robertson has a four game point streak (3G-1A-4P) and John Klingberg has a six game point streak (1G-5A-6P). Jake Oettinger made 41 saves in his first start since last Sunday. Dallas currently has a three game point streak. The only lineup change was for Dallas as Justin Dowling and Mark Pysyk took out Roope Hintz and Joel Hanley. Dougie Hamilton (4) and Hayden Fleury (1) each scored for Carolina. Vincent Trocheck has a nine game point streak (5G-7A-12P). Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves in his fourth start in the last six games.Carolina has lost two of their last three games.
Carolina is 3rd in the Central 24-9-3 record, 51 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Dallas is T6th in the Central 13-12-10 record, 36 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 35 games played.
Buffalo 3 New York R 2 Final/SO
Buffalo gets their second win in three games since their 18 game losing streak. Casey Mittelstadt (3) and Victor Olofsson (10) each scored in regulation for Buffalo while Tage Thompson scored the lone shootout goal. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Buffalo now has a four game point streak. The only lineup change was for New York R as Vitali Kravstov who made his NHL debut replaced Philip Di Giuseppe. Artemi Panarin scores both goals (10 and 11), while Adam Fox had two assists for New York R. Ryan Strome’s eleven game point streak ended but Adam Fox extended his point streak to ten games (2G-16A-18P). Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. New York R now has a three game point streak.
New York R is T5th in the East 17-15-5 record, 39 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 8-23-6 record, 22 points, 21 points back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
Ottawa 6 Montreal 3 Final
Ottawa double’s up and stuns the Canadiens in the win. Artem Anisimov had three assists, Evgenii Dadonov scored twice (10 and 11), Drake Batherson had a goal (12) and a assist, Thomas Chabot had two assists, while Brady Tkachuk (12), Connor Brown (9), and Alex Formenton (2) also scored for Ottawa. Anton Forsberg made 35 saves in his second start of the season. Ottawa has a point in seven of their last eight games. Each team had lineup changes for Ottawa Artem Anisimov and Erik Gudbranson replaced Colin White and Josh Brown and for Montreal Tyler Toffoli replaced Michael Frolik. Josh Anderson scored twice (12 and 13), Shea Weber and Nick Suzuki each had two assists, while Tyler Toffoli (19) also scored for Montreal. Carey Price made 26 saves in his sixth start in the last eight games. Montreal’s three game winning streak and five game point streak came to an end.
Montreal is 4th in the North 16-9-9 record, 41 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 34 games played.
Ottawa is 7th in the North 13-21-4 record, 30 points, 11 points back of a playoff spot, 38 games played.
New York I 3 Philadelphia 2 Final/SO
New York I recovers to beat Philadelphia in the shootout. Anthony Beauvillier scored both regulation goals (7 and 8), while Matthew Barzal scored the only shootout goal for New York I. Matthew Barzal has a four game point streak (4G-5A-9P). Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves in his first start since being pulled last Saturday. The Islanders have won five of their last seven games. The only lineup change was for Philadelphia as Tanner Laczynski, Nolan Patrick, Oscar Lindblom, and Shayne Gostisbehere replaced Connor Bunnaman, Carson Twaryinski, Michael Raffl, Erik Gustafsson. Claude Giroux scored both goals (10 and 11), while Travis Konecny and Jacob Voracek each had two assists. Sean Couturier had his five game point streak end. Carter Hart made 22 saves in his first game since Mar 25. Philadelphia has lost six of their last eight games.
New York I is T1st in the East 24-10-4 record, 52 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.
Philadelphia is T5th in the East 17-14-5 record, 39 points, 4 points back of a playoff spot, 36 games played.
Florida 5 Columbus 3 Final
Florida keeps pace with Tampa for top spot in the Central. Alex Wenneberg has a Hat Trick (9, 10 and 11), while Mackenzie Weegar (3) and Frank Vatrano (12) each had a goal and assist for Florida. Jonathan Huberdeau has his four game point streak end. Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Florida has a five game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Florida Alex Barkov, Patrick Hornqvist, and Matt Kiersted replaced Brett Connolly, Ryan Lomberg, Anton Stralman as for Columbus Michael Del Zotto replaced Jack Roslovic. Oliver Bjorkstrand (14) and Zach Wereinski (6) each scored for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins stoped 22 of 25 shots in the first 2 periods before being replaced by Jonas Korpisalo who stoped 12 shots in relief. Columbus has lost six of their last seven games.
Florida is T1st in the Central 25-9-4 record, 54 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.
Columbus is T6th in the Central 14-17-8 record, 36 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Minnesota 2 Vegas 1 Final
Minnesota wins both games in the two game set with the comeback win. Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal (12) and a assist, while Kirill Kaprizov (14) also scored for Minnesota. Kevin Fiala has a five game point streak (1G-5A-6P). Cam Talbot made 27 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. Minnesota has won in five of their last six games. Each team had lineup changes for Vegas Nick Hague was replaced by Nick Holden, Cody Glass, and Patrick Brown as Vegas returned to 18 skaters and Minnesota replaces Mats Zuccarello with Nico Sturm. Tomas Nosek (5) was the lone goal scorer for Vegas. Shea Theodore’s four game point streak ended. Marc Andre Fleury made 25 saves in his fifth start in the last eight games. Vegas is on a three game losing streak.
Vegas is 2nd in the West 24-10-2 record, 50 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 23-11-2 record, 48 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.
Colorado 2 St.Louis 1 Final
Colorado increases their lead for top spot in the West with the win. Nathan Mackinnon (13) and Cale Makar (4) each scored for Colorado. Nathan Mackinnon has a five game point streak (3G-5A-8P) and Gabriel Landeskog has a four game point streak (3G-4A-7P). Philip Grubauer made 27 saves in his eighth start in the last ten games. Colorado has a four game winning streak and a fourteen game point streak. The only lineup change was for Colorado as Valeri Nichushkin took out Kiefer Sherwood. Ryan O’Reilly (13) was the lone goal scorer for St.Louis. Ville Husso made 32 saves in his first start since Mar 20. St.Louis is currently on a six game losing streak.
Colorado is 1st in the West 25-8-4 record, 54 points, 16 points above the playoff line, 37 games played.
St.Louis is T5th in the West 16-15-6 record, 38 points, 1 point back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
San Jose 3 Los Angeles 2 Final
San Jose is now only one point out of a playoff spot in the West playoff race. Kevin Labanc (9) and Evander Kane (16) each had a goal and assist, while Dylan Gambrell (3) had a goal for San Jose. Martin Jones made 35 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. San Jose has won four straight games. The only lineup change was for Los Angeles as Carl Grundstrom and Kale Clague replaced Lias Andersson and Matt Roy. Dustin Brown (15) and Trevor Moore (5) each scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made 20 saves in his fourth start since returning from injury. Los Angeles has lost five of their last six games.
San Jose is T5th in the West 17-16-4 record, 38 points, 1 point back of a playoff spot, 37 games played.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 14-16-6 record, 34 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 36 games played.
Vancouver VS Edmonton PPD to a later date
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