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Matthews, who recorded a career-high 12 shots on goal, got his
milestone 55th score on a power play with 1:02 left in the
second period. Amid a career season with 97 points, Matthews
broke Rick Vaive's club mark of 54 goals from 1981-82 and
extended his point streak to 15 games.
William Nylander had a goal and an assist and Morgan Rielly also
scored for Toronto. Jack Campbell made 15 saves for the win.
Dallas' Joe Pavelski collected a goal and an assist, and Tyler
Seguin and John Klingberg added goals. Stars goalie Scott
Wedgewood stopped 37 shots.
Hurricanes 5, Sabres 3
Sebastian Aho broke a third-period tie with his second goal of
the game, and Carolina clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup
playoffs with a comeback win against Buffalo in Raleigh, N.C.
Jordan Staal scored twice, Teuvo Teravainen added a goal and
Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists apiece for the
Hurricanes, who won for the first time in three games. Antti
Raanta made 18 saves for the victory.
Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist,
Victor Olofsson scored and Jeff Skinner had two assists for the
Sabres. Craig Anderson made 27 saves as Buffalo slipped to 8-3-3
in its past 14 games.
Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0
Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for his second shutout of the
season and the 20th of his NHL career as Seattle defeated host
Chicago.
Alex Wennberg and Jordan Eberle scored for Seattle, which split
its two-game trip after a 4-1 loss the previous day in St.
Louis.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Blackhawks, who
took their sixth consecutive defeat and haven't won on home ice
since March 8 -- a span of five home games (0-3-2).
Rangers 3, Penguins 0
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 30 shots he faced and New York rode
a two-goal second period to a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.
It was the sixth career shutout, fourth of the season and first
against Pittsburgh for Shesterkin, who had lost two straight
starts and avoided his first three-game losing skid of the
season. Frank Vatrano, Artemi Panarin and Dryden Hunt scored for
the Rangers, who won their second straight.
Tristan Jarry made 21 saves for the Penguins, who have lost
three in row and six of their past eight (2-5-1).
Canadiens 7, Devils 4
Chris Wideman, Kale Clague and Christian Dvorak each collected
one goal and two assists as Montreal set a season high for goals
in a victory at Newark, N.J.
Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield each scored and set up a goal,
Jake Evans and Joel Armia also tallied, and Jake Allen made 33
saves as Montreal posted its first regulation win over New
Jersey since a 5-1 victory on Jan. 20, 2017.
Tomas Tatar and Jesper Bratt each recorded a goal and an assist
and Ty Smith and A.J. Greer also scored for the Devils, who are
winless in their past five games (0-4-1). Andrew Hammond yielded
six goals on 19 shots before being relieved by Nico Daws, who
stopped six of the seven shots he faced.
Predators 3, Senators 2
Roman Josi became Nashville's all-time single-season point
leader as his three assists led to a win over host Ottawa.
Josi has 68 assists to go along with 19 goals for 87 points. He
is just the 13th defenseman in NHL history to record 85 or more
points in a season. Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist,
Tanner Jeannot and Ryan Johansen also scored, and Juuse Saros
made 27 saves to tie for the league lead with 35 wins.
Mathieu Joseph and Josh Norris scored for the Senators, who were
looking for their first four-game winning streak of the season.
Anton Forsberg stopped 31 of 34 shots for Ottawa.
Flyers 4, Blue Jackets 1
Kevin Connauton, Owen Tippett, Noah Cates and Travis Konecny
each scored a goal to lift Philadelphia over host Columbus.
Travis Sanheim contributed two assists for the Flyers, who
scored four unanswered goals after falling behind 1-0.
Philadelphia's Martin Jones made 26 saves.
Eric Robinson scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, and
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots.
Canucks 5, Coyotes 1
Bo Horvat scored twice in 38 seconds and reached the 30-goal
plateau for the first time as part of a three-point night,
helping Vancouver earn a win in Glendale, Ariz.
Alex Chiasson scored both of Vancouver's power-play goals and
had an assist. Elias Pettersson added a goal and two helpers,
Conor Garland and Vasily Podkolzin each had two assists and
Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves.
Arizona got a goal from Nick Schmaltz while falling to 2-8-1 in
its past 11 games. In his first NHL appearance since 2018,
goalie Harri Sateri made his Coyotes debut and saved 27 of 32
shots.
Flames 4, Sharks 2
Matthew Tkachuk collected one goal and two assists and Elias
Lindholm scored twice as Pacific Division-leading Calgary
completed a sweep through California by beating San Jose.
Trevor Lewis also scored for the Flames, who have won three
straight games and have a six-point lead on the Edmonton Oilers
in the race for the division crown. Dan Vladar made 31 saves.
Nick Bonino and Logan Couture replied for the Sharks, who are
winless in their past five games and have just three victories
in their last 12 (3-7-2). James Reimer stopped 32 of 35 shots
before being injured midway through the third period. Kappo
Kahkonen made five saves in relief.
Oilers 3, Kings 2
Connor McDavid got Edmonton started with a goal just over three
minutes into the game in an eventual win over host Los Angeles
that solidified the Oilers' hold on second place in the Pacific
Division.
Evan Bouchard collected a goal and two assists, McDavid had a
two-point night and Warren Foegele also scored as the Oilers
extended their winning streak to six games. Mike Smith made 31
saves.
Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson also
tallied and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as Los Angeles missed
out on a chance to retake second place from Edmonton. The Kings
lost their second consecutive game and are 2-3-1 over their past
six.
--Field Level Media
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