Overview
- Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 2:29 left and Jake Allen made 27 saves as the Devils topped the Kings 6-4 in Newark.
- Anze Kopitar scored twice to reach 1,308 career points, passing Marcel Dionne for the most in Kings history, and confirmed he will retire after this season.
- Los Angeles had moved into a Western Conference wild-card spot with a 3-2 win over the Islanders the previous night, underscoring an inconsistent late-season push.
- Nico Hischier netted two for New Jersey, while Artemi Panarin and Taylor Ward also scored for Los Angeles as the Kings concluded the back half of a back-to-back.
- In the broader playoff race, the Islanders secured a 3-2 win over the Flames to bank needed points, and the Blue Jackets edged the Flyers in a shootout as Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov recently hit 1,100 career points for the high-scoring Lightning.