Top-5 : A nearly perfect evening for CH even though it didn’t play

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There was plenty of action in the NHL last night.

And that, even though the Canadiens didn’t have a game on the schedule.

Let’s see what happened around the league:

1: A nearly perfect evening for the Canadiens even though they didn’t play

Naturally, we’re keeping a close eye on the playoff race in the East right now.

That’s normal.

That being said, even though the Canadiens didn’t play last night, they still had an interesting evening. Why?

Because…

  • The Bruins lost 6-3 to the Preds
  • The Wings lost 2-1 to the Canes
  • The Flyers lost 6-3 to the Flames
  • The Blue Jackets lost 6-2 to the Lightning

Noting that these games all ended in regulation time.

And noting also that only the Islanders were able to win last night among the teams currently fighting for a spot.

So that means this morning, the Canadiens are still just one point away from the Wings and a playoff spot.

It’s still very tight…

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2: A beautiful gesture by the Avalanche

The Humboldt Broncos tragedy struck the hockey world in 2018.

Last night, the Avalanche made a gesture to celebrate the lives of the young people who lost their lives by inviting Layne Matechuk, who survived the events.

The former defenseman had the opportunity to drop the puck for the ceremonial face-off, between his two favorite hockey players, Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby.

Really a nice thought from the Avalanche:

Note that the game was completely in favor of the Avalanche, who ultimately won 4-1.

Artturi Lehkonen stood out in the game, scoring his 25th and 26th goals of the season.

He’s still having a good season in Colorado:

3: Thomas Harley plays the hero

We’re transported to the end of the third period in the game between the Devils and the Stars.

The score is 3-2 in favor of the Stars with just under five minutes left… And that’s when Prett Pesce stood up.

The Devils’ defenseman created the tie and well chose the moment to score his 2nd goal of the season:

Everything suggested that the fans in attendance would have the opportunity to see 3-on-3 hockey in overtime… But Thomas Harley, apparently, didn’t want to go to bed too late.

He played the hero with… 4.8 seconds left in the third period.

The defenseman gave the win (4-3) to his team with the help of a good shot. And we can see that Jacob Markström was not happy:

4: Stamkos finally breaks through

Before facing the Bruins last night in Boston, Steven Stamkos had been shut out in his last 13 games.

But he took matters into his own hands in his team’s 6-3 win.

The former Lightning captain collected three points, including this beautiful goal:

Stamkos, who seems to be slowing down since the start of the season, also collected two assists in his team’s win.

He was able to record his 600th career assist in the NHL.

A night that must have done him some good, then:

5: The Oilers are unrecognizable

The Oilers seemed ready to face the Ducks last night.

Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring with his 45th goal of the season… And he can thank his captain, who did all the work on the sequence:

But ultimately, the Oilers may not have been as ready as they thought.

After all, they saw the Ducks score four goals without a response in the first period alone…

At one point, the Ducks were leading 6-1.

This is not supposed to be normal against a good team like Edmonton.

But to put a smile back on their fans’ faces, Connor McDavid scored a goal… like Connor McDavid.

The damage was already done, however, since the Ducks won 6-2:

This is the Oilers’ sixth loss in their last seven games.

It comes in handy because the Canadiens will be in Edmonton tomorrow…

Will Martin St-Louis’ men be able to take advantage of it?

Overtime

— Michkov and Celebrini both scored last night:

— Big win for the Wild.

— Nice play!

— The Flames are really surprising.

— It’s heating up!

— Well done.

— The top scorers of the night:

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— Five games tonight in the NHL:

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