Recap Roundups
April 06, 2019
Tampa Bay 6, Boston 3
Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov each scored to reach career milestones as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning matched an NHL record with their 62nd victory, 6-3 over the Boston Bruins on the final day of the regular season Saturday.
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2
Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron scored goals in a shootout as the host St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday on the final day of the NHL regular season.
Montreal 6, Toronto 5
Ryan Poehling scored three goals in regulation, including the tying goal in the third period in his NHL debut, then added the winner in a shootout as the Montreal Canadiens ended their season by defeating the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Saturday night.
Columbus 6, Ottawa 2
After scoring three goals in the opening period Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets were left to monitor the out-of-town scoreboard.
Buffalo 7, Detroit 1
Jeff Skinner scored twice to reach the 40-goal mark and the Buffalo Sabres closed out their season with a 7-1 thumping of the host Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
New Jersey 4, Florida 3
Travis Zajac scored a power-play goal 56 seconds into overtime as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla., in the season finale for both teams.
Carolina 4, Philadelphia 3
Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes completed a sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-3 victory on Saturday in the regular-season finale.
NY Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3
Ryan Strome scored on a wrist shot from the left dot at 2:09 of overtime Saturday to give the visiting New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NY Islanders 3, Washington 0
Valtteri Filppula, who missed the previous eight games due to injury, scored twice Saturday night and goalie Robin Lehner stopped all 29 shots he faced as the New York Islanders clinched home-ice advantage in the playoffs for the first time in more than 30 years with a 3-0 win over the host Washington Capitals.
Nashville 5, Chicago 2
and set a franchise record in the process -- as the host Nashville Predators scored five unanswered goals to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Saturday night and claim the top spot in the Central Division on the final night of the regular season.
Dallas 3, Minnesota 0
Dallas' Tyler Seguin scored twice in the first nine minutes of the third period, and that's all goaltender Ben Bishop needed as the Stars defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Saturday to clinch the Western Conference's first wild-card spot on the final night of the NHL's regular season.
Winnipeg 4, Arizona 2
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor collected a goal and an assist as the visiting Winnipeg Jets posted a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in both teams' regular-season finale at Glendale, Ariz.
Edmonton 3, Calgary 1
Leon Draisaitl's 50th goal of the season was overshadowed by Connor McDavid sustaining an injury early in the second period as the visiting Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday to conclude the regular season.
Los Angeles 5, Vegas 2
Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals and Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist to lead the host Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.
San Jose 5, Colorado 2
Even before the opening faceoff of their 5-2 road loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night, the Colorado Avalanche knew their fate.