Pittsburgh 6 New Jersey 4 Final
Pittsburgh gets a much needed win against the lowly Devils. Brian Rust scored twice (15 and 16) and had a assist, Sidney Crosby had a goal (16) and two assists, Jared McCann (11) had a goal and assist, Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel had two assists, while Brian Dumoulin (2), and Colton Sceviour (3) also scored for Pittsburgh. Jake Guentzel has a five game point streak (3G-5A-8P) while Brain Dumoulin (2G-2A-4P) and Mark Jankowski (2G-4A-6P) each have a four game point streak. Casey Desmith made 26 saves in his third start in the last five games. Pittsburgh has won seven of their last nine games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Miles Wood (12 and 13) scored twice, while Jack Hughes (9) and Jesper Boqvist (2) each scored for New Jersey. Pavel Zacha (2G-4A-6P) and Jesper Bratt (3G-3A-6P) each have a four game point streak. Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. New Jersey has lost five of their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in the East 26-13-2 record, 54 points, 11 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 14-19-6 record, 34 points, 14 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Washington 4 Buffalo 3 Final
Washington is back into a tie for top spot in the East with the win. Justin Schultz (3) had a goal and two assists, Brandon Dillon (2) had a goal and assist, Lars Eller had two assists, while Jacob Vrana (11) and Alex Ovechkin (21) scored for Washington. Vitek Vanecek made 30 saves in his fourth start in the last seven games.
Washington has won three of their last five games. Each team had lineup changes for Washington Daniel Sprong replaced Daniel Carr and for Buffalo Arttu Ruotsalainen who made his NHL debut replaced Steven Fogarty. Rasmus Ristolainen had two assists, while Henri Jokiharju (3), Tage Thompson (4), and Casey Mittlestadt (5) each scored for Buffalo. Rasmus Dahlin has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves in his first start since Apr 1. Buffalo has lost back to back games following a five game point streak.
Washington is T1st in the East 26-11-4 record, 56 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 9-25-6 record, 24 points, 24 points back of a playoff spot.
New York R 4 New York I 1 Final
New York R wins the first of a two game set in the battle of New York. Artemi Panarin had two assists, while Alexsi Lafreniere (7), Mika Zibanejad (14), K’Andre Miller and Colin Blackwell (12) each scored for New York R. Adam Fox’s twelve game point streak ended. Alex Georgiev made 31 saves in his first start since Mar 19. New York R has won four of their last six games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Andy Greene (1) was the lone goal scorer for New York I. Semyon Varlamov made 32 Saves in his fourth start in the last six games. The Islanders four game point streak ended.
New York I is T1st in the East 26-11-4 record, 56 points, 13 points above the playoff line, 41 games played.
New York R is 5th in the East 19-16-5 record, 43 points, 5 points back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
St.Louis 9 Minnesota 1 Final
St.Louis absolutely blasted Minnesota in today’s win. Ryan O’Reilly had a Hat Trick (14,15 and 16) and a assist, Sammy Blais (5) and Justin Faulk (6) each had a goal and two assists, Jayden Schwartz scored twice (3 and 4), Tyler Bozak, Robert Thomas and Torrey Krug each had two assists, while Ivan Barbashev (3) and Zach Sanford (9) also scored for St.Louis. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves in his eighth start in the last nine games. St.Louis has now won back to back games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Zach Parise (4) scored the lone goal for Minnesota. Kevin Fiala had his seven game point streak end. Kaapo Kahkonen let in all 9 goals on 38 shots tonight. Minnesota has lost two of their last three games.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 24-13-2 record, 50 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 39 games played.
St.Louis is 5th in the West 18-16-6 record, 42 points, 1 point back of a playoff spot, 40 games played.
Vegas 7 Arizona 4 Final
Vegas put up a converted touchdown on Arizona. Reilly Smith scored twice (8 and 9), Chandler Stephenson (8), Max Pacioretty (19), and Jonathan Marchessault (11) had a goal and assist, while Keegan Kolesar (2) and William Carrier (4) also scored for Vegas. Nicolas Roy has a four game point streak (1G-3A-4P). Robin Lehner made 22 saves in his fourth start in the last seven games. Vegas has won two of their last three games. Each team had lineup changes for Vegas Alec Martinez went in and Vegas went back to 18 skaters while Arizona replaced Michael Chaput and Lane Pederson with Tyler Pitlick and Dryden Hunt. Phil Kessel had three assists, Nick Schmaltz (10) had a goal and assist, while Dryden Hunt (3), Clayton Keller (12) and Michael Bunting (5) also scored for Arizona. Johan Larsson has a five game point streak (2G-3A-5P). Adin Hill let in 5 goals on 32 shots and was replaced by Ivan Provstev who made 3 saves in relief. Arizona has now lost back to back games.
Vegas is 2nd in the West 26-11-2 record, 54 points, 12 points above the playoff line, 39 games played.
Arizona is 4th in the West 19-17-5 record, 43 points, 1 point above the playoff line, 41 games played.
Colorado 2 Anaheim 0 Final
Colorado now leads the league in points with the victory. Valeri Nichushkin (9) and Mikko Rantanen (23) each scored for Colorado. Nathan Mackinnon now has a eight game point streak (5G-8A-13P) but Gabriel Landeskog’s five game point streak and Cale Makar’s four game point streak ended. Jonas Johansson made 28 saves in his first career NHL shutout. Colorado has won six of the last seven games. Each team had lineup changes for Anaheim Rickard Rakell and Chase De Leo replaced Derek Grant and Issac Lundestrom while Colorado replaced Jacob Macdonald with Keaton Middleton who made his NHL debut. Anaheim was shutout for a second time this season. John Gibson made 33 saves in his third consecutive start. Anaheim has lost four of their last five games.
Colorado is 1st in the West 27-9-4 record, 58 points, 16 points above the playoff line, 40 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 12-22-7 record, 31 points, 12 points back of a playoff spot, 41 games played.
San Jose 5 Los Angeles 2 Final
San Jose gains in the playoff race with the win. Brent Burns had three assists, Evander Kane had two assists, while Kevin Labanc (10), Patrick Marleau (4), Rudolf Balcers (6), Dylan Gambrell (4), and Thomas Hertl (12) all scored for San Jose. Martin Jones made 32 saves in his sixth consecutive start. San Jose has won five of their last six games. Each team had one lineup change for San Jose Marcus Sorensen replaced Noah Gregor while Los Angeles replaced Austin Strand with Chirstan Wolanin who made his Kings debut. Jaret Anderson Dolan (6) and Alex Iafallo (10) each scored for Los Angeles. Cal Peterson made 24 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Los Angeles has lost four of their last five games.
San Jose is 6th in the West 18-17-4 record, 40 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 15-18-6 record, 36 points, 7 points back of a playoff spot, 39 games played.
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