NHL Game Reviews Apr 7

 Edmonton 4 Ottawa 2 

Edmonton reaches 50 points in their win. Leon Draisaitl had a Hat Trick (20,21 and 22) and a assist, Connor McDavid had a goal (23) and three assists, while Tyson Barrie had two assists for Edmonton. Mikko Koskinen made 28 saves in his first start since Mar 30. Edmonton now has a three game point streak. The only lineup change was for Edmonton as Kyle Turris replaced Garnet Haas. Josh Norris (10) and Connor Brown (11) each had a goal for Ottawa. Connor Brown has a five game point streak (5G-1A-6P) and Mike Reilly has a four game point streak (0G-4A-4P). Marcus Hogberg made 31 saves in his first start since Feb 18. Ottawa has lost four of their last five games.

Edmonton is 2nd in the North 24-14-2 record, 50 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 40 games played 

Ottawa is 7th in the North 13-23-4 record, 30 points, 13 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.




Toronto 3 Montreal 2 Final

Toronto takes top spot in the league with the victory over Montreal. Zach Hyman (13) and Austin Matthews (28) each had a goal and assist, while T.J Brodie (1) who scored his first goal with Toronto also scored. Jack Campbell made 32 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. Toronto is on a five game winning streak and a nine game point streak. Each team had one lineup change for Toronto Alex Barbanov replaced William Nylander while Montreal replaced Brendan Gallagher with Jake Evans. Corey Perry scored twice (8 and 9) for Montreal. Jake Allen made 29 saves in his second start in the last four games. Montreal lost two of their last three games.

Toronto is 1st in the North 27-10-3 record, 57 points, 22 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.

Montreal is 4th in the North 17-10-9 record, 43 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 36 games played.



St.Louis 3 Vegas 1 Final 

At.Louis ended their long losing streak with the win. Vladimir Tarasenko (3), Sammy Blais (4), and Jake Walman (1) who scored his first NHL goal all scored for St.Louis. Jordan Binnington made an astonishing 50 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. St.Louis ended their seven game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for St.Louis Jake Walman and Sammy Blais replaced Robert Bortuzzo and Mike Hoffman while Vegas took out Alec Martinez and Cody Glass and put in Chandler Stephenson and used 17 skaters. Nicolas Roy (2) scored the lone goal for Vegas. Marc Andre Fleury made 32 saves in his fifth start in the last eight games. Vegas has lost four of their last five games. 

Vegas is 2nd in the West 25-11-2 record, 52 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 38 games played. 

St.Louis is 5th in the West 17-16-6 record, 40 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.



Minnesota 8 Colorado 3 Final

Minnesota blasts Colorado and ends there point streak. Kevin Fiala had a Hat Trick (12,13 and 14) and a assist, Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (15 and 16) and a assist, Jared Spurgeon and Victor Rask had three assists, while Luke Johnson (1) who scored his first NHL goal, Ryan Hartman (6), and Joel Eriksson Ek (13) also scored for Minnesota. Kevin Fiala has a seven game point streak (5G-6A-11P). Cam Talbot made 29 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Minnesota has won three of their last four games. The only lineup change was for Minnesota as Mats Zuccarello and Zach Parise replaced Nico Sturm and Nick Bjugstad. Nathan Mackinnon (15) and Mikko Rantanen (22) each had a goal and assist, Cale Makar had two assists, while Andre Burakovsky (11) also scored for Colorado. Gabriel Landeskog has his four game point streak ended but Nathan Mackinnon has a seven game point streak (5G-7A-12P) and Cale Makar has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Philip Grubauer let in 7 goals on 18 shots before being replaced by Jonas Johansson who let in the only shot he faced. Colorado’s 5 game winning streak and 15 game point streak ended. 

Colorado is 1st in the West 26-9-4 record, 56 points, 16 points above the playoff line, 39 games played.

Minnesota is 3rd in the West 24-12-2 record, 50 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 38 games played.



Los Angeles 4 Arizona 3 Final 

Los Angeles came back to get a much needed win against Arizona. Trevor Moore, Drew Doughty and Kale Clague each had two assists, while Jaret Anderson Dolan (5), Adrian Kempe (13), Jeff Carter (7), and Carl Grundstrom (5) each scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his second start in the last three games. Los Angeles ended their three game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for Arizona Michael Chaput and Jordan Oesterle replaced John Hayden and Jordan Gross while for Los Angeles Brendan Lemieux replaced Gabriel Vilardi. Lawson Crouse had a goal (3) and a assist, Jacob Chychrun and Christian Fischer had two assists, while Johan Larsson (6) and Ilya Lyubushkin (1) who scored his first NHL goal each scored for Arizona. Alex Goligoski has his five game point streak end while Johan Larsson has a four game point streak (2G-2A-4P). Adin Hill made 26 saves in his eighth consecutive start. Arizona’s three game winning streak ended. 

Arizona is 4th in the West 19-16-5 record, 43 points, 3 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.

Los Angeles is 7th in the West 15-17-6 record, 36 points, 7 points back of a playoff spot, 38 games played.

Comments