Wayne Gretzky (on 11 occasions), Mario Lemieux,
Bobby Orr and Connor McDavid are the only other players in NHL
history to rack up 100 assists in a single season. McDavid
joined that club here in 2023-24.
For the Lightning (45-29-8, 98 points), Nicholas Paul, Anthony
Duclair and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist. Tanner
Jeannot also scored. Steven Stamkos posted two assists and
goaltender Matt Tomkins stopped 34 shots as Tampa Bay finished
25-11-5 at home.
Stars 2, Blues 1 (SO)
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves as Dallas earned a shootout victory
over visiting St. Louis to clinch the top Western Conference
playoff seed.
Oettinger's best save came in overtime, when he reached his
stick back to stop Robert Thomas' elevated shot toward the open
side of the net. Mason Marchment scored the regulation goal for
the Stars, and Jason Robertson netted the shootout winner.
Thomas scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington made 36
saves.
Islanders 5, Penguins 4
Simon Holmstrom roofed a shot for the go-ahead goal at 14:27 of
the third as New York topped Pittsburgh in Elmont, N.Y.
Holmstrom, Brock Nelson and Samuel Bolduc each had a goal and an
assist and Casey Cizikas and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the
Islanders, who begin a playoff series Saturday against Carolina.
New York goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 40 saves.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist and Rickard Rakell,
Valtteri Puustinen and Jeff Carter also scored for the Penguins.
Sorokin made a save on a penalty shot by Sidney Crosby with 30
seconds left.
Coyotes 5, Oilers 2
Dylan Guenther scored once and added an assist to end the
Coyotes' season, and likely the franchise's time in Arizona,
with a victory over Edmonton in Tempe, Ariz.
Liam O'Brien, Matias Maccelli, Lawson Crouse and Sean Durzi also
scored for the Coyotes, who are expected to relocate to Salt
Lake City. Goaltender Connor Ingram made 28 saves.
Sam Carrick and Warren Foegele had the goals for the Oilers, and
goaltender Calvin Pickard stopped 19 shots. The Oilers are 1-2-1
in their past four games.
--Field Level Media
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