NHL News and Notes from Thursday, March 30th, 2023
News
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Game Recaps
- Columbus Blue Jackets v. Boston Bruins – 7p ET
- In Beantown, the Bruins host the Blue Jackets and in the first Jack Roslovic scores his 10th to but Columbus up 1-0. In the second, Boston ties the game when Tyler Bertuzzi scores his sixth. After a scoreless third, David Pastrnak nets his 53rd in overtime to give the Bruins the 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
- With the win by the Bruins, they clinched the home-ice advantage in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Eastern Conference, as well as the Presidents’ Trophy.
- Florida Panthers v. Montreal Canadiens – 7p ET
- In Montreal, the Canadiens host the Panthers and in the first Montreal takes the 1-0 lead when Sean Farrell scores his first of the year but then Anton Lundell nets his 11th of the year to tie the game for Florida. In the second, Matthew Tkachuk nets a pair to put the Panthers up two. In the third Anton Lundell nets his second of the night to give Florida the 4-1 lead but then Rafel Harvey-Pinard nets his 14th to cut the Florida lead to two. Then, Matthew Tkachuk completes the hat trick as the Panthers get the 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
- New York Rangers v. New Jersey Devils – 7p ET
- In the Garden State, the Devils host the Rangers and in the first New Jersey gets a pair when Erik Haula scores his 10th and then Timo Meier scores his 36th. In the second, Chris Kreider scores his 33rd to put New York on the board but the Devils hold on as they get the 2-1 win over the Rangers.
- Nashville Predators v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p ET
- In Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the Predators and after a scoreless first Jason Zucker gets the Pens on the board with his 26th of the year. In the third, Jake Guentzel scores his 34th as the Penguins get the 2-0 shutout win over the Predators.
- Philadelphia Flyers v. Ottawa Senators – 7p ET
- In Ottawa, the Senators host the Flyers and in the first Ottawa takes the 1-0 lead when Austin Watson scores his ninth of the year. In the second, Philadelphia ties the game when Tony DeAngelo scores his 11th but then Ottawa gets a pair when Tim Stützle nets his 37th and Shane Pinto scores his 20th to put the Sens up two. In the third, Claude Giroux scores his 29th to give Ottawa the three goal lead but then the Flyers score three when Cam York scores his second, Noah Cates nets his 12th, and the Owen Tippett scores his 23rd to make this a 4-4 game. In overtime, Alex DeBrincat scores his 25th as the Senators defeat the Flyers 5-4.
- Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p ET
- In Tampa, the Lightning host the Capitals and in the first Tampa Bay gets a pair when Alex Killorn scores his 24th and Steven Stamkos nets his 32nd. In the second, Craig Smith gets his seventh to bring Washington within a goal. In the third, Pat Maroon gets a pair and Erik Cernak nets his second of the year as the Lightning trounce the Capitals 5-1.
- Carolina Hurricanes v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p ET
- In the Motor City, the Red Wings host the Hurricanes and in the first Detroit gets on the board when Dominik Kubalik scores his 20th. In the second, Carolina gets a pair when Brent Burns scores his 14th and Jaccob Slavin nets his seventh but then Dylan Larkin’s 28th evens the score for Detroit. In the third, Jake Walman scores his ninth as the Red Wings squeak by the Hurricanes for the 3-2 win.
- St. Louis Blues v. Chicago Blackhawks – 830p ET
- In the Windy City, the Blackhawks host the Blues in a divisional match-up. After a scoreless first, St. Louis gets on the board first with Jakub Vrana’s 10th of the year but then Chicago responds when Andreas Athanasiou scores his 15th. Logan Brown then scores his second to put the Blues back up a goal and then Alexey Toropchenko nets his eighth as the Blues take the the two goal lead. In the third, Chicago comes within a goal with Tyler Johnson’s 10th nut then St. Louis goes back up two with Jordan Kyrou’s 34th of the year. Boris Katchouk’s fifth of year once again brings Chicago within a goal but Brandon Saad scores his 19th of the year to give the Blues the 5-3 win over the Blackhawks.
- Los Angeles Kings v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p ET
- In Edmonton, the Oilers host the Kings and in the first Evander Kane scores his 15th to put Edmonton up 1-0. After a scoreless second, Connor McDavid nets his 61st to give the Oilers the 2-0 win.
- Anaheim Ducks v. Seattle Kraken – 10p ET
- In the Emerald City, the Kraken welcome the Ducks and in the first Jaden Schwartz nets his 19th and Matty Beniers nets his 21st to put Seattle up a pair. In the second, Brock McGinn scores his 12th to bring the Ducks within a goal. In the third, Daniel Sprong scores his 20th and Alex Wennberg scores his 13th as the Kraken get the 4-1 win over the Ducks.
- Vegas Golden Knights v. San Jose Sharks – 1030p ET
- In the Shark Tank, San Jose hosts Vegas and in the first the Sharks gets a pair when Mario Ferraro nets his fourth and Oskar Lindblom nets his sixth but then Vegas responds when Nicolas Hague nets his third. In the second, Ivan Barbashev scores his 15th to tie the game for Vegas but then Tomas Hertl nets his 21st to give the Sharks the 3-2 lead. In the third, Michael Amadio nets his 14th to tie the game for Vegas. In overtime, Logan Couture’s 26th gives the Sharks the 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
- With the loss by the Nashville Predators earlier in the evening, the Vegas Golden Knights clinched their fifth postseason bid in six seasons.
Today’s Games
- NYR v. BUF – 7p ET
- DET v. WIN – 8p ET
- CAL v. VAN – 10p ET
- DAL v. ARI – 1030p ET
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