Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. In the game, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal. This goal brought him within six of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record.
For Winnipeg (49-19-4, 102 points), Josh Morrissey and Mason Appleton also scored, helping the team secure a playoff spot with 10 games left in the season. Mark Scheifele, Dylan DeMelo, Nino Niederreiter, Cole Perfetti, Dylan Samberg, and Adam Lowry provided assists for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves.
For Washington (47-15-9, 103 points), Andrew Mangiapane also scored. Washington was the first team to secure a playoff spot. Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas, and Trevor van Riemsdyk got assists, while Logan Thompson stopped 22 shots for the Capitals.
Golden Knights 5, Wild 1
Jack Eichel scored a hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a win over the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Brett Howden and Tanner Pearson each scored one goal for Vegas, who won their fourth straight game. Adin Hill saved 23 of 24 shots to earn the win.
Marcus Johansson scored the only goal for Minnesota, which lost its second game in two nights. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 37 shots.
Kings 3, Rangers 1
Kevin Fiala and Phillip Daneault scored power-play goals 6:54 apart in the second period, helping the Los Angeles Kings extend their home winning streak to seven games and their record home points streak to 15. Los Angeles is 12-0-3 since their last regulation loss at home on Jan. 20 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fiala added a third-period goal as the Kings won their fourth straight and their ninth in 10 games (9-1-0). Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves.
J.T. Miller scored for the Rangers, who lost their fifth game in six. Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots.
Avalanche 5, Red Wings 2
Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and added an assist to help Colorado defeat Detroit. MacKinnon now has 107 points (29 goals, 78 assists) in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. Devon Toews also had a goal and two assists for Colorado, who is 11-1-1 since February 23. Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin, and Logan O’Connor also scored, and Martin Necas and Jonathan Drouin each had two assists.
For Detroit, J.T. Compher scored a goal and added an assist, while Austin Watson also scored. Alex Lyon made 23 saves. The Red Wings played without goaltender Petr Mrazek, who was injured during a game on Monday.
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Sabres 3, Senators 2
Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and James Reimer made 30 saves to help Buffalo beat Ottawa. Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, who are last in the Eastern Conference but have won all three of their meetings against Ottawa, who lead the wild-card race.
Brady Tkachuk and David Perron each scored for Ottawa, which is close to securing its first playoff appearance since 2017 but has lost three of their last four games after a six-game winning streak.
Flames 4, Kraken 3 (OT)
Nazem Kadri scored his second goal of the game in overtime, giving Calgary a 4-3 win over Seattle. Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who have won four straight games, all of which came from comeback victories. Matt Coronato had two assists, and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves in goal.
Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist, while Tye Kartye and Jordan Eberle each scored for Seattle, who have lost three games in a row. Joey Daccord stopped 33 shots for the Kraken, who lost a game they were leading after two periods for the first time this season (16-0-1).
Maple Leafs 7, Flyers 2
William Nylander and John Tavares each scored two goals and added two assists, leading Toronto to a 7-2 win over Philadelphia. Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four out of their last five games. David Kampf and Max Domi also scored, while Matthew Knies had two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves for the Flyers.
Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier scored for Philadelphia, who have lost six games in a row, completing an 0-4-1 road trip. Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots.
Lightning 6, Penguins 1
Anthony Cirelli scored two goals in his 500th NHL game, and Nikita Kucherov recorded three points as Tampa Bay defeated Pittsburgh 6-1. Kucherov had a power-play goal and two assists, reaching 101 points, tying Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton for second place in league scoring.
Tampa Bay dominated the first period with a four-goal burst, finishing a season sweep of Pittsburgh in their three-game series. The Lightning improved to 25-8-2 at home and 13-2-5 against Metropolitan Division teams.
Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)Blues 6, Canadiens 1
Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each scored one goal and had three assists as St. Louis beat Montreal 6-1, extending their winning streak to seven games. Dylan Holloway contributed a goal and an assist for the Blues, who have surged with a 14-2-2 record and are now in the playoff race in the Western Conference. Jordan Kyrou and Zack Bolduc also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves.
Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal, who lost just their second game in regulation in their last 14. They are 8-2-4 in that span.
Predators 3, Hurricanes 1
Luke Evangelista scored two goals, and Juuse Saros made 34 saves to earn his 200th career win in Nashville’s 3-1 victory over Carolina. Michael Bunting added a power-play goal for Nashville, while Marc Del Gaizo had two assists. Brady Skjei, a former Hurricane, assisted on one of the Predators’ goals. Nashville has won two of their last three games after a four-game losing streak.
Carolina’s Taylor Hall scored one goal in the second period, following up his sixth career hat trick from the previous game. Seth Jarvis recorded an assist for his 200th career point. Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves, and Carolina lost for the second time in three games after an eight-game win streak.
