Overview
- Edmonton beat Vegas 4-3 as Leon Draisaitl recorded two first-period assists, protecting a 4-0 lead to secure a third win in four games.
- The result kept the Oilers third in the Pacific Division and came two days after a 5-2 defeat at Minnesota.
- Ottawa rolled 6-2 in Boston for a fourth straight victory, with Tim Stützle scoring his 17th of the season to make it 4-1, and the Bruins remaining three points ahead of the Senators in the Atlantic.
- Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss to Colorado, with Nico Sturm quiet in 10 minutes as the Wild stayed in the playoff hunt.
- Draisaitl recently became the first German to reach 1,000 regular-season points and kept adding to his tally, while fellow German John‑Jason Peterka scored in Utah’s 4-3 win over Winnipeg.