Recap Roundups
March 14, 2019
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 0
Casey DeSmith made 26 saves, and Phil Kessel, Nick Bjugstad and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist Thursday to pace the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to their third straight win, 5-0 over the Buffalo Sabres.
NY Islanders 2, Montreal 1
Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:57 left in the third period Thursday night as the New York Islanders edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, in a game with pivotal Eastern Conference playoff implications at Nassau Coliseum.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 2
Brett Connolly scored two goals and added an assist to lead the visiting Washington Capitals past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday.
Ottawa 2, St. Louis 0
Anders Nilsson made 35 saves for his second shutout of the season as the lowly Ottawa Senators beat the struggling St. Louis Blues 2-0 at home Thursday night.
Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 4
Nikita Kucherov, the NHL's leading point-scorer, had two goals and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the host Detroit Red Wings for the 15th consecutive time, 5-4, on Thursday.
Dallas 4, Minnesota 1
Ben Bishop set a franchise-record shutout streak before exiting with an injury, and the Dallas Stars scored three goals in the second period in a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in Saint Paul, Minn.
Winnipeg 4, Boston 3
A third-period goal from Nikolaj Ehlers ended up being the deciding score as the Winnipeg Jets earned a 4-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday.
Arizona 6, Anaheim 1
Vinnie Hinostroza scored his first career hat trick, and the Arizona Coyotes inched closer to their first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance in seven years with a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
Nashville 3, Los Angeles 1
Craig Smith and Colton Sissons scored second-period goals as the visiting Nashville Predators took the lead for good and defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Thursday to keep pace in the Central Division.
Florida 4, San Jose 2
Mike Hoffman scored the go-ahead goal, and rookie goaltender Sam Montembeault won his third straight start to lead the visiting Florida Panthers to a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.