San Jose tied the game twice. Nick Bonino punished the goalkeeper’s mistake with a goal to make it 1:1, and Timo Meier took advantage of a power play in the 51st minute. But Los Angeles responded with back-to-back goals scored by Gabriel Vilardi and Drew Doughty in 53 seconds. The game was dramatized by Hertl standing in the goal area, whose shot by Alexander Barabanov grazed his protectors. The Czech center scored after five games without a goal.
Edmonton dominated in Anaheim and beat their opponent 53:23. McDavid, who shot eight times in the match, made it 3-1 after individual play in the 11th minute. The Oilers led 4:1 after the first period and 6:1 after two. Klim Kostin scored two of their goals.
Konecny scored first in the 20th minute, giving Philadelphia the lead just 21 seconds after Washington tied the game at 1-1. For the second time, it prevailed in the weakening and by the renumbering of two to one, it increased in time 47:28 to 4:1. He completed his second NHL hat-trick thirteen seconds before an empty net in an away game without a goalkeeper. Scott Laughton followed with three-pointers and Philadelphia won their sixth of their last seven games.
Mitchell Marner scored a 59th-minute goal in Toronto’s 2-1 win over Nashville. Lui hit his 18th straight home run, tying Darryl Sittler’s club record from the 1977/78 season. John Tavares opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Nashville equalized early in the second period through Filip Forsberg’s goal. David Kämpf played nearly sixteen minutes for the winners but didn’t score in the fourth consecutive game. He has already scored one goal in fourteen matches since 8 December.
NHL results: |
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Philadelphia – Washington 5:3 (2:1, 0:0, 3:2) |
Goals: 20, 48 and 60. Konecny, 8. Laughton, 46. Tippett – 20. Hathaway, 50. Johansson, 55. Oshie. Shots on goal: 36:29. Attendance: 17,352 All-Stars: 1. Konecny, 2. Tippett, 3. Laughton (all Philadelphia). |
Toronto-Nashville 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0) |
Goals: 17. Tavares, 59. Marner – 22. F. Forsberg. Shots on goal: 35:33. Attendance: 18,638 Game Stars: 1. Marner, 2. Murray, 3. Tavares (all Toronto). |
Anaheim – Edmonton 2:6 (1:4, 0:2, 1:0) |
Goals: 9. Carrick, 41. Benoit – 20. and 28. Kostin, 4. Holloway, 5. Nugent-Hopkins, 11. McDavid, 39. Draisaitl. Shots on goal: 11.53pm. Attendance: 16,963 Game Stars: 1. McDavid, 2. Kostin (both Edmonton), 3. Carrick (Anaheim). |
Los Angeles – San Jose 4:3 (1:0, 1:1, 2:2) |
Goals: 6. Kempe, 27. Byfield, 53. Vilardi, 54. Doughty – 22. Bonino, 51. Meier, 58. HERTL. Shots on goal: 37:30. Spectators: 16,717. Game Stars: 1. Byfield, 2. Doughty, 3. Kempe (all Los Angeles). |
Eastern Conference: | |||||||
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Atlantic Division: | |||||||
1. | Boston | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 156:88 | 68 |
2. | Toronto | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 143:109 | 59 |
3. | Tampa Bay | 39 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 139:115 | 51 |
4. | Buffalo | 39 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 152:135 | 42 |
5. | Florida | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 138:145 | 42 |
6. | Detroit | 39 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 121:134 | 41 |
7. | Ottawa | 40 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 120:127 | 39 |
8. | Montreal | 41 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 109:156 | 35 |
Metropolitan Division: | |||||||
1. | Caroline | 41 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 130:113 | 57 |
2. | New Jersey | 41 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 141:109 | 55 |
3. | New York Rangers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 138:116 | 53 |
4. | Washington | 44 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 143:123 | 52 |
5. | Pittsburgh | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 133:121 | 48 |
6. | New York Islanders | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 130:116 | 47 |
7. | Philadelphia | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 119:136 | 41 |
8. | Columbus | 40 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 103:158 | 26 |
Western Conference: | |||||||
Central Division: | |||||||
1. | Dallas | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 146:111 | 56 |
2. | Winnipeg | 41 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 137:110 | 53 |
3. | Minnesota | 40 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 129:116 | 48 |
4. | St.Louis | 42 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 136:151 | 45 |
5. | Nashville | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 112:117 | 44 |
6. | Colorado | 39 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 116:115 | 43 |
7. | Arizona | 40 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 110:149 | 31 |
8. | Chicago | 39 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 86:144 | 24 |
Pacific Division: | |||||||
1. | vegas | 42 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 140:120 | 56 |
2. | The Angels | 45 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 152:152 | 56 |
3. | Seattle | 40 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 147:125 | 52 |
4. | Calgary | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 129:127 | 47 |
5. | Edmonton | 43 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 153:145 | 47 |
6. | Vancouver | 40 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 138:158 | 37 |
7. | San Jose | 43 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 133:161 | 34 |
8. | Anaheim | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 98:175 | 28 |