Buffalo 4 New York I 3 Final/SO
Buffalo wins again and is close to getting out of the basement of the league. Anders Bjork scored twice (4 and 5), Victor Olofsson had two assists, Cody Eakin also scored (3) in regulation while Bjork also scored the lone goal in the shootout for the Sabres. Michael Houser made 45 saves in his second consecutive win. Buffalo has back to back wins following a four game losing streak. Each team had lineup changes for New York I Jean Gabriel Pageau, Ross Johnston, and Michael Dal Colle replaced Matthew Barzal, Matt Martin, and Leo Komarov while for Buffalo Colin Miller replaced Will Borgen. Cal Clutterbuck had a goal (4) and a assist, while Anthony Beauvillier (14) and Ryan Pulock (2) also scored for the Islanders. Anthony Beauvillier (4G-1A-5P) and Josh Bailey (0G-6A-6P) each have a four game point streak. Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves in his third start in the last six games. New York I has lost five of their last seven games.
New York I is 4th in the East 31-16-6 record, 68 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 53 games played.
Buffalo is 8th in the East 15-32-7 record, 37 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 54 games played.
Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 3 Final
Pittsburgh returns the favour after being scored on 7 times on Monday Pittsburgh answers by scoring 7 goals the next day vs Philadelphia. Sidney Crosby had two goals (22 and 23) and a assist, Jake Guentzel had a goal (23) and two assists, Marcus Pettersson had a goal (2) and a assist, Evgeni Malkin had two assists, while Jason Zucker (9), Mark Friedman (2), and John Marino (3) also scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 30 saves in his sixth consecutive start. Pittsburgh has won three of their last four games. Neither team had any lineup changes. Claude Giroux had two assists, while Justin Braun (1), Sean Couturier (16), and Travis Konecny (11) all scored for the Flyers. Brian Elliott made 24 saves in his fourth start in the last six games. Philadelphia has lost four of their last five games.
Pittsburgh is 1st in the East 35-16-3 record, 73 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 54 games played.
Philadelphia is 6th in the East 23-23-7 record, 53 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 53 games played.
New Jersey 4 Boston 3 Final/OT
New Jersey upsets Boston for another win against a playoff team. Pavel Zacha scored twice (14 and 15), Dawmon Severson and Jack Hughes had two assists, while Jesper Boqvist (4) and Yegor Sharangovich (16) also scored for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves in his sixth start in the last seven games. New Jersey has won four of their last five games. Each team had lineup changes for New Jersey Marian Studenic and Matt Tennyson replaced A.J Greer and Ty Smith while for Boston Trent Fredric, Mike Reilly, and Brandon Carlo replaces Karson Kuhlman, Jacob Zboril, and Kevin Miller. Matt Grzelyck and David Pasternak each had two assists, while Patrice Bergeron (21), Taylor Hall (8), and Sean Kuraly (4) all scored for the Bruins. Brad Marchand’s four game point streak ended while Patrice Bergeron has a four game point streak (3G-2A-5P). Jarslov Halak made 17 saves in his first start since APR 3. Boston has a five game point streak.
Boston is 3rd in the East 31-14-7 record, 69 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 52 games played.
New Jersey is 7th in the East 18-28-7 record, 43 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 53 games played.
Carolina 6 Chicago 3 Final
Carolina leads the league by four points and is a point away from eighty points. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice (14 and 15) and had a assist, Teavu Teravainen had a goal (5) and two assists, Nino Niederreiter scored twice (19 and 20), Martin Necas had a goal (13) and a assist, while Sebastian Aho and Vincent Trocheck each had two assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has a nine game point streak (6G-11A-17P) and Andrei Svechnikov has a five game point streak (2G-7A-9P). Petr Mrazek made 27 saves in his first start since APR 19. Carolina is on a five game winning streak and a twelve game point streak. The only lineup change was for Chicago as Mackenzie Entwistle and Riley Stillman replaced Kirby Dach and Nicolas Beaudin. Alex Debrincat scored twice (27 and 28), Patrick Kane had two assists, while Mike Hardman (1) who scored his first NHL goal also scored for the Blackhawks. Alex Debrincat extended his point streak to five games (5G-2A-7P). Colin Delia made 22 saves in his first start since Jan 17. Chicago is on a six game losing streak.
Carolina is 1st in the Central 36-10-7 record, 79 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 53 games played.
Chicago is 6th in the Central 22-25-6 record, 50 points, Eliminated from Playoff Contention, 53 games played.
Edmonton 4 Vancouver 1 Final
McDavid nears 100 points and Edmonton continues to look to clinch second after the win. Leon Draisaitl scored twice (25 and 26), Darnell Nurse had a goal (16) and a assist, Connor McDavid had two assists, while Evan Bouchard (2) also scored for the Oliers. Josh Archibald has a four game point streak (1G-4A-5P). Mike Smith made 28 saves in his ninth start in the last eleven games. Edmonton has won five of their last six games. Each team had lineup changes for Edmonton Kyle Turris, William Lagesson, Evan Bouchard replaced James Neal, Caleb Jones, Ethan Bear and for Vancouver Jack Rathbone replaced Olli Joulevi. Brock Boeser (19) was the lone goal scorer for Vancouver. Thatcher Demko made 23 saves in his third start in the last five games. Vancouver has a six game losing streak.
Edmonton is 2nd in the North 32-17-2 record, 66 points, Clinched a Playoff Spot, 51 games played.
Vancouver is 7th in the North 19-25-3 record, 41 points, 16 points back of a playoff spot, 47 games played.
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