Boston 6 Buffalo 2 Final
Boston is on the brink of clinching a playoff spot after doubling up the Sabres. Craig Smith had a Hat Trick (11, 12, and 13), David Krejci had three assists, Nick Ritchie had a goal (13) and a assist, while Sean Kuraly (3) and Patrice Bergeron (19) also scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman made 17 saves in his third start in the last six games. Boston is on a three game winning streak. The only lineup change was for Boston as Karson Kuhlman and Jake Debrusk replaced Chris Wagner and Trent Fredric. Casey Mittlestadt has two assists, while Riley Sheahan (4) and Arrtu Ruotsalainen (5) each scored for Buffalo. Sam Reinhart’s four game point streak ended but Casey Mittlestadt extends his point streak to five games (2G-4A-6P). Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen made 26 saves before being injured and was replaced by Dustin Tokarski who made 11 saves in relief. Buffalo is on a four game losing streak.
Boston is 4th in the East 30-14-6 record, 66 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 50 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 13-32-7 record, 33 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 52 games played.
Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 0 Final/SO
Detroit has another 1-0 shootout game but this time they win. Jacob Vrana, Filip Zadina, Valtteri Filppula, and Sam Gagner all scored in the shootout for the Red Wings. Thomas Griess made 33 saves in his second shutout of the year. Detroit ended a three game losing streak. The only lineup change was for Detroit as Adam Erne replaced Troy Stecher. Ross Colton, Brayden Point, and Tyler Johnson all scored in the shootout. Ondrej Palat’s seven game point streak came to an end. Curtis McElhinney made 15 saves in his first shutout of the season. Tampa Bay’s four game win streak ended but they now have a five game point streak.
Tampa Bay is 3rd in the Central 34-14-3 record, 71 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Detroit is 7th in the Central 18-26-9 record, 45 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 53 games played.
New York I 3 New York R 0 Final
The Islanders cloned a playoff spot after two dominant wins over the Rangers. Josh Bailey had three assists, Anthony Beauvillier scored twice (12 and 13), while Matthew Barzal (15) also scored for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves in his seventh shutout of the season. New York I has won back to back games. The only lineup changes were for the Rangers as Tarmo Reunanen, Julien Gauthier, and Morgan Barron who made his NHL debut replaced Ryan Lindgren, Brett Howden, and Philip Di Giuseppe. The Rangers were shutout for a second consecutive game and have not scored in 126:11. Alex Georgiev made 22 saves in his first start since APR 23. The Rangers have lost back to back games following a three game winning streak.
New York I is 3rd in the East 31-15-5 record, 67 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
New York R is 5th in the East 26-20-6 record, 58 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 52 games played.
New Jersey 4 Philadelphia 1 Final
New Jersey gets a point in all four consecutive games against the Flyers. Yegor Sharangovich had a goal (15) and a assist, Jack Hughes had two assists, while Nico Hischier (6), Jesper Bratt (7), and Janne Kuokkanen (7) also scored for the Devils. Pavel Zacha has a four game point streak (3G-3A-6P). Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves in his fifth consecutive start. New Jersey is on a three game winning streak. The only lineup changes were for Philadelphia as Kevin Hayes, Nicolas Aube Kubel, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Robert Hagg replaced Jackson Cates, Carson Twaryinski, Sam Morin, and Egor Zamula. Joel Farabee (16) was the lone goal scorer for the Flyers. Jacob Voracek and Sean Couturier’s five game point streaks ended. Brian Elliott made 17 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Philadelphia is on a three game losing streak.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 22-22-7 record, 51 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 17-27-7 record, 41 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
Pittsburgh 3 Washington 0 Final
Pittsburgh gains top spot in the East after the win over Washington. Brian Rust scored twice (21 and 22), while Jeff Carter (12) was the other goal scorer for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in his second shutout of the season. Pittsburgh has won six of their last seven games. The only lineup change was for Pittsburgh as Sam Lafferty replaced Evan Rodrigues. Washington was shutout for a second time this year. Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves in his third start in the last five games. Washington has lost back to back games following a three game winning streak.
Pittsburgh is 1st in the East 34-15-3 record, 71 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 52 games played.
Washington is 2nd in the East 32-14-5 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Toronto 5 Vancouver 1 Final
Toronto inches toward a division title after today’s win. Auston Matthews has two goals (37 and 38), Mitch Marner has two assists, while Adam Brooks (4), Alex Galchenyuk (4), and Joe Thornton (5) also scored for the Maple Leafs. Mitch Marner has a six game point streak (4G-6A-10P), Jason Spezza (1G-5A-6P) and Joe Thornton (2G-3A-5P) both have five game point streaks, while William Nylander (2G-2A-4P) and Nick Foligno (0G-4A-4P) both have four game point streaks. Jack Campbell made 26 saves in his fourth start in the last five games. Toronto is on a five game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Toronto Nick Foligno, Morgan Reilly, and Jake Muzzin replaced Pierre Engvall, Ben Hutton, and Timothy Liljegren. Tanner Pearson (10) was the lone goal scorer for Vancouver. Thatcher Demko made 25 saves in his third start in the last five games. Vancouver is on a four game losing streak.
Toronto is 1st in the North 33-13-5 record, 71 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Vancouver is 7th in the North 19-23-3 record, 41 points, 14 points back of a playoff spot, 45 games played.
Carolina 2 Columbus 1 Final/OT
Carolina keeps ahead of Vegas for top spot in the league with the victory. Teavu Teravainen (4) and Dougie Hamilton (9) both scored for Carolina. Sebastian Aho has a seven game point streak (3G-9A-12P). Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Carolina has a three game winning streak and a ten game point streak. Each team had one lineup change for Carolina Drew Shore replaced Cedric Paquette and for Columbus Emil Bemstrom replaced Patrick Laine. Max Domi (8) was the lone goal scorer for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves in his fifth start in the last six games. Columbus is on a three game point streak.
Carolina is 1st in the Central 34-10-7 record, 75 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Columbus is 8th in the Central 16-25-11 record, 43 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 52 games played.
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 Final/OT
The Canadiens get a huge two points thanks to a overtime winner from a young rookie. Jeff Petry (12) and Tyler Toffoli (27) each have a goal and assist, while Cole Caufield (1) scored his first NHL goal for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki has a five game point streak (4G-3A-7P) and Jeff Petry has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Caiden Primeau made 21 saves in his second start of the season. Montreal has won three of their last four games. Each team had one lineup change for Montreal Brett Kulak replaced Erik Gustafsson and for Ottawa Michael Amadio replaced Alex Formenton. Thomas Chabot (6) and Tim Stutzlé (9) each scored for Ottawa. Filip Gustavsson made 36 saves in his first start in a month. Ottawa has a three game point streak.
Montreal is 4th in the North 23-18-9 record, 55 points, 8 points above the playoff line, 50 games played.
Ottawa is 6th in the North 19-27-5 record, 43 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 51 games played.
Nashville 1 Dallas 0 Final/OT
Nashville is now three points ahead of Dallas for the last playoff spot in the Central. Eric Haula (8) was the lone goal scorer for Nashville. Mikael Granlund’s five game point streak ended. Jusse Saros made 28 saves in his third shutout of the season. Nashville has won three of their last four games. Each team had lineup changes for Dallas Rhett Gardner and Sami Vatanen replaced Dennis Gurianov and Joel Hanley and for Nashville Filip Forsberg, Brad Richardson, and Alex Carrier replaced Nick Cousins, Victor Arvidsson, and Ben Harpur. Dallas has been shutout for two consecutive games and have not scored a goal in 152:15. Anton Khudobin made 33 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Dallas is on a three game losing streak.
Nashville is 4th in the Central 28-22-2 record, 58 points, 3 points above the playoff line, 52 games played.
Dallas is 5th in the Central 21-17-13 record, 55 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 51 games played.
Florida 5 Chicago 4 Final
Florida keeps pace with Carolina for top spot in the Central while Chicago’s playoff hopes are slipping away. Anthony Duclair scored twice (9 and 10) and a assist, Alex Barkov had a goal (25) and assist, Sam Bennett and Gustav Forsling each had two assists, while Owen Tippett (7) and Nikita Gusev (3) who scored his first goal with Florida also scored for the Panthers. Sam Bennett (2G-6A-8P) and Anthony Duclair (4G-3A-7P) each have a five game point streak. Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Florida is on a three game winning streak. Each team had lineup changes for Chicago Philip Kurashev and Ian Mitchell replaced Pius Suter and Nicolas Beaudin while for Florida Nikita Gusev replaced Juho Lammikko. Alex Debrincat has a goal (25) and assist, Adam Gaudette had two assists, while Connor Murphy (3), Kirby Dach (2), Dominik Kubalik (17) also scored for Chicago. Wyatt Kalynuk and Vinne Hinostroza’s four game point streaks ended. Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves in his third consecutive start. Chicago is on a four game losing streak.
Florida is 2nd in the Central 34-14-5 record, 73 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 53 games played.
Chicago is 6th in the Central 22-23-6 record, 50 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 51 games played.
Colorado 4 San Jose 3 Final
Colorado keeps pace with Vegas for top spot in the West with the victory. Mikko Rantanen (28) and Nathan Mackinnon (20) each had a goal and assist, Connor Timmins had two assists, while Andre Burakovsky (15) and Patrick Nemeth (3) who scored his first goal with Colorado also scored for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has a eight game point streak (7G-7A-14P). Deven Dubnyk made 22 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Colorado has won back to back games following a three game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for San Jose John Leonard replaced Ivan Checkovich and for Colorado Kyle Burroughs and Dan Renouf replaced Ryan Graves and Sam Girad. Alex Barbanov (2) and Tomas Hertl (16) each had a goal and assist, while Logan Couture (17) also scored for the Sharks. Josef Korenar made 40 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. San Jose has lost ten of their last twelve games.
Colorado is 2nd in the West 33-12-4 record, 70 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 49 games played.
San Jose is 6th in the West 20-26-5 record, 45 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 51 games played.
Minnesota 4 St.Louis 3 Final/OT
Minnesota comes back from down 3-1 to beat St.Louis in overtime. Mats Zuccarello (11), Jonas Brodin (8), and Kevin Fiala (19) all had a goal and assist, while Nico Sturm (9) also scored for the Wild. Joel Eriksson Ek’s six game point streak ended. Kappo Kahkonen made 28 saves in his first start in a week. Minnesota has a point in ten of their last eleven games. Each team had lineup changes for Minnesota Nick Bjugstad replaced Marcus Johansson and for St.Louis Jake Walman replaced Torey Krug. Jordan Kyrou (12), Sammy Blais (8), and David Perron (15) all scored for St.Louis. David Perron has a four game point streak (2G-5A-7P). Jordan Binnington made 34 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. St.Louis is on a five game point streak.
Minnesota is 3rd in the West 32-14-4 record, 68 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
St.Louis is 4th in the West 23-19-7 record, 53 points, 3 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Anaheim 6 Los Angeles 2 Final
Anaheim spoils Los Angeles playoff hopes again this time in a blowout. Johan Larsson (1) and Danton Heinen (7) each had a goal and two assists, Max Comtois (14) and Trevor Zegras (2) each had a goal and assist, Cam Fowler had two assists, while Nicolas Deslauriers (5) and Max Jones (6) also scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller made 23 saves in his first start since MAR 29. Anaheim has won two of their last three games. The only lineup change was for Anaheim as Ryan Getzlaf replaced Sam Steel. Tobias Bjornfot (1) who scored his first NHL goal and Brendan Lemieux (3) each scored for Los Angeles. Cal Peterson made 27 saves in his fifth start in the last seven games. Los Angeles has lost four of their last six games.
Los Angeles is 7th in the West 19-24-6 record, 44 points, 9 points back of a playoff spot, 49 games played.
Anaheim is 8th in the West 16-29-7 record, 39 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 52 games played.
Edmonton 4 Calgary 1 Final
Edmonton has dashed Calgary’s playoff hopes with a blowout victory. Leon Draisaitl had four assists, Connor McDavid had a goal (29) and two assists, Josh Archibald had a goal (7) and assist, while Darnell Nurse (15) and Ethan Bear (2) also scored for the Oliers. Mike Smith made 29 saves in his eighth start in the last nine games. Edmonton has won three of their last four games. The only lineup change was for Edmonton as Caleb Jones replaced. Johnny Gaudreau (18) was the lone goal scorer for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau has a seven game point streak (3G-5A-8P). Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves in his eleventh consecutive start. Calgary has lost four of their last seven games.
Edmonton is 2nd in the North 30-17-2 record, 62 points, 15 points above the playoff line, 49 games played.
Calgary is 5th in the North 22-25-3 record, 47 points, 8 points back of a playoff spot, 50 games played.
Vegas 3 Arizona 2 Final/OT
Vegas keeps four points ahead of the Avalanche for top spot in the west while Arizona keeps pace with the Blues for the last playoff spot in the West. Jonathan Marchessault has a goal (15) and a assist, while Mark Stone (20) and William Karlsson (14) also scored for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has a four game point streak (4G-4A-8P). Marc Andre Fleury had 19 saves in his fourth start in the last seven games. Vegas has won eleven of their last twelve games. Each team had lineup changes for Arizona Michael Chaput replaced John Hayden and for Vegas Jonathan Marchessault was back and Vegas was back to 18 skaters. Christian Dvorak (14) and Christian Fischer (3) both scored for Arizona. Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves in his seventh start in the last eight games. Arizona has lost three of their last four games.
Vegas is 1st in the West 36-12-2 record, 74 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 50 games played.
Arizona is 5th in the West 22-24-6 record, 50 points, 3 points back of a playoff spot, 52 games played.
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