Overview
- Buffalo rallied past Tampa Bay 8-7 behind Josh Doan’s second power-play goal late in the third, securing a seventh straight win and a two-point edge atop the Atlantic Division.
- The Sabres–Lightning game featured five fights and 102 penalty minutes, with Buffalo going 4-for-7 on the power play as Tage Thompson logged four assists and Bowen Byram added three.
- Pittsburgh erased a 3-0 deficit to beat Boston 5-4 in overtime on Tommy Novak’s goal 17 seconds into OT, doing so without Sidney Crosby (out at least four weeks) and with Evgeni Malkin serving a five-game suspension.
- Colorado topped Minnesota in a shootout as Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and the shootout winner, while returning center Nazem Kadri set up the opener in his first game back with the Avalanche.
- Edmonton won 4-2 in Las Vegas with Connor Ingram making 24 saves and Connor McDavid recording two assists, handing the slumping Golden Knights their fifth loss in six games.