NHL Recap: Hellebuyck Shuts Out Stars, Caps Clinch OT Point, Rangers Keep Hopes Alive
Connor Hellebuyck continues to dominate. The Winnipeg Jets goalie made 25 saves for his league-best eighth shutout of the season as the Jets rolled past the Dallas Stars 4-0.
Kyle Connor scored twice in the third, while Nino Niederreiter and Morgan Barron chipped in with goals. Winnipeg now holds a commanding six-point lead over Dallas in the Central Division and needs just one more point—or a Stars loss—to clinch both the division and Western Conference titles.
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Capitals Outlast Hurricanes in Shootout Showdown
Pierre-Luc Dubois opened and closed the scoring, netting the shootout winner after a 4-4 regulation battle between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Caps got scoring from Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd, and Tom Wilson. Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves. Carolina fought hard, with goals from Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook, and Seth Jarvis, but dropped their fourth straight. Still, the OT point was enough to clinch home-ice against the New Jersey Devils.
Rangers Explode for 9 Goals, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
It was a wild night in Elmont as the New York Rangers scored nine goals to crush the Islanders 9-2. Rookie Brett Berard netted his first two-goal game, while Artemi Panarin added two goals and an assist.
The Rangers remain mathematically alive in the wild-card race, closing within six points of Montreal with three games left. Meanwhile, the Islanders are on the brink, sitting eight points back with just four to play.
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Blackhawks Hammer Bruins With 3 Quick Goals
Nick Foligno scored twice and Ryan Donato’s 30th of the year kicked off a 3-goal, 93-second blitz in the third as the Chicago Blackhawks upset the Boston Bruins 5-2.
Former Bruins Foligno, Donato, and Bertuzzi all scored. Boston’s struggles continued—they’ve now dropped 12 of their last 14 games. David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie each had a goal and an assist, but it wasn’t enough to stop the slide.
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Blue Jackets Rally Past Sabres With Late Surge
Down 2-0 early, the Columbus Blue Jackets stormed back behind third-period goals from Zach Aston-Reese and Boone Jenner to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2.
James van Riemsdyk also scored, while Jet Greaves made 39 saves. Buffalo’s five-game winning streak snapped, despite early goals from JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin.
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Panthers Stay Hot, Marchand Scores First in Florida Colors
Brad Marchand finally found the net for his new team as the Florida Panthers cruised past the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. The longtime Bruin joined Florida in late March and made his mark Thursday.
Evan Rodrigues, Mackie Samoskevich, and Aleksander Barkov also scored, with Barkov hitting the 20-goal mark for the 10th straight season. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves, and head coach Paul Maurice notched his 915th win—now third all-time in NHL coaching history.
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