Overview
- Buffalo rallied past Tampa Bay 8-7 behind Josh Doan’s late power-play winner to claim first in the Atlantic and extend its winning streak to seven.
- The Sabres–Lightning showdown produced 15 goals and 102 penalty minutes, with Buffalo going 4-for-7 on the power play as Tampa Bay’s post-break slide reached 2-5-0.
- Pittsburgh erased a 3-0 deficit to beat Boston 5-4 in overtime with Tommy Novak’s winner, doing so without Sidney Crosby (out a minimum of four weeks) and with Evgeni Malkin serving the second game of a five-game suspension.
- Colorado edged Minnesota 3-2 in a shootout as Nathan MacKinnon netted his NHL-leading 43rd goal and the shootout winner, with returning Av Nazem Kadri assisting on the opener.
- Edmonton topped Vegas 4-2 in Las Vegas behind Connor McDavid’s two assists and 24 saves from Connor Ingram to pull within three points of Pacific-leading Anaheim, while St. Louis capped a 4-0 road trip with Joel Hofer’s fifth shutout.