Montreal 5 Winnipeg 3 Final
Montreal goes back up 6 points on Calgary with the victory. Nick Suzuki scores twice (11 and 12) and had a assist, Tyler Toffoli had a goal (26) and a assist, while Autturi Lehkonen (5) and Joel Armia (7) also scored for the Canadiens. Jake Allen made 19 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Montreal has won two of their last three games. The only lineup change was for Montreal as Erik Gustafsson replaced Shea Weber. Trevor Lewis scored twice (4 and 5), while Paul Stastny (13) also scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves in his seventh consecutive start. Winnipeg is on a six game losing streak.
Winnipeg is 3rd in the North 27-20-3 record, 57 points, 10 points above the playoff line, 50 games played.
Montreal is 4th in the North 22-18-9 record, 53 points, 6 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Colorado 3 San Jose 0 Final
Colorado gains on top spot in the West with the win. Mikko Rantanen had a goal (27) and two assists, while Gabriel Landeskog (18) and Cale Makar (6) each had a goal and assist for the Avalanche. Nathan Mackinnon had his fifteen game point streak end, but Mikko Rantanen extended his point streak to seven games (6G-6A-12P). Philip Grubauer made 21 saves in his first game since coming off the COVID list. Colorado ended a three game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for Colorado Mikko Rantanen and Jonas Donskoi who both came off the COVID list replaced Martin Kaut and Liam O’Brien while for San Jose Ryan Donato, Ivan Checkovich who made his NHL debut, and Christian Jaros replaced John Leonard, Joachim Blichfeld, and Brett Pasichnuk. San Jose was shutout for a sixth time this season. Tomas Hertl had his four game point streak end. Martin Jones made 33 saves in his second start in the last five games. San Jose has lost nine of their last eleven games.
Colorado is 2nd in the West 32-12-4 record, 68 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 48 games played.
San Jose is 6th in the West 20-25-5 record, 45 points, 7 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 1 Final
Los Angeles gains in the playoff race with much needed victory. Anze Kopitar (12) and Lias Andersson (3) both scored for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 33 saves in his second start in the last three games. Los Angeles has won two of their last three games. Each team had lineup changes for Los Angeles Jaret Anderson Dolan and Tobias Bjornfot replaced Blake Lizotte and Kurtis Macdermid while for Anaheim Danton Heinen replaced Ryan Getzlaf. Hayden Fleury (2) was the lone goal scorer for Anaheim. John Gibson made 23 saves in his third start in the last four games. Anaheim has lost six of their last seven games.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 19-23-6 record, 44 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 48 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 15-29-7 record, 37 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
Arizona 3 Vegas 0 Final
Vegas slips and Arizona pounces as they are three points back of a playoff spot. John Hayden (2), Michael Bunting (9), and Christian Fischer (2) all scored for Arizona. Adin Hill made 25 saves in his second shutout of the season. Arizona has only won three of their last seven games. The only lineup change was for Vegas as Tomas Jurco replaced Jonathan Marchessault and Dylan Coghlan and Vegas used 17 skaters. Vegas was shutout for a third time this season. Max Pacioretty’s eight game point streak and Shea Theodore’s five game point streak both ended. Robin Lehner made 19 saves in his third start in the last five games. Vegas had their ten game winning streak come to an end.
Vegas is 1st in the West 35-12-2 record, 72 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
Arizona is 5th in the West 22-24-5 record, 49 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 51 games played.
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