Top-5 : A nice evening overall for the Habs in the standings

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The Habs escaped with a big point last night in overtime against the New York Islanders.

But there were also several important games in the NHL for the playoff race.

Let’s see what happened:

1: A good evening in general for the Habs in the standings

The Habs – even though they lost – were able to pick up an important point in the standings.

Especially in the context where…

  • The Flyers lost 3-2 to the Caps
  • The Blue Jackets lost 1-0 to the Panthers in overtime
  • The Rangers lost 4-3 to the Leafs
  • The Sens lost 5-1 to the Avalanche

In the end, the Islanders got closer to the Habs and the Blue Jackets picked up a point in overtime.

This means that this morning, the Canadiens are still in the last playoff spot with 74 points.

The Islanders and Rangers are two points behind the Habs… and the Blue Jackets are three points behind the Canadiens.

(Credit: NHL.com)

The Habs got a big help last night and they need to find a way to take advantage of it.

It’s going to be tough on Saturday night, though, against the Colorado Avalanche.

2: Another goal for Ovi

Alex Ovechkin is unstoppable.

The Capitals’ captain scored again last night.

He is now seven goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record:

Ovi has now scored 35 goals in just 53 games this season.

For a 39-year-old guy… it’s pretty special.

Also, the Capitals’ win (3-2) over the Flyers allowed the team to clinch a playoff spot.

They’re really having a great season:

3: We don’t talk enough about Pavel Dorofeyev

Pavel Dorofeyev is a player who flies under the radar.

He plays in the West and in Montreal, we don’t talk about him much – which is normal.

But Pavel Dorofeyev, in fact, is having a fantastic season.

He scored three goals last night to help the Golden Knights beat the Bruins 5-1:

The Golden Knights’ forward has now scored 30 goals since the start of the season.

It’s his best production in his career, and maybe we should start paying more attention to him.

He deserves it, at least.

4: Ah, the Sabres…

It’s been a long time since the Sabres have been bad.

And it’s been a long time since we’ve been talking about this team as the laughingstock of the NHL.

Let’s just say the Sabres didn’t really help their reputation last night…

While they were trying to tie the game with six players on the ice, the Sabres still managed to score… but in their own net.

That’s tough:

The Sabres eventually lost the game 5-2 to André Tourigny’s team.

It’s also their seventh loss in their last 10 games.

Things will probably never change in Buffalo…

5: Tough night for the Oilers

From the start, here’s what you need to know.

The Oilers were unable to beat the Jets last night at home.

Edmonton’s team lost 4-3 in overtime… and Kyle Connor was the hero for the Jets:

But the Oilers had a tough night and it’s not just because of the loss.

Because, in fact… the team also lost Connor McDavid’s services during the game.

The Oilers’ captain had to leave the game due to a lower-body injury:

Do you think that’s all?

No…

At the end of the game, Stuart Skinner also had to leave the game after being contacted by an opponent.

Additionally, Leon Draisaitl (injured) was unable to play in the game:

Let’s hope for the Oilers that it’s not too serious for their two star players and their number one goalie.

Because it could hurt, otherwise…

Overtime

– It’s going really well for the Hurricanes.

– Nice goal.

– Wow!

– It was only a matter of time…

– It was also a big night for the standings in the West.

– It looks like this in the West, exactly:

(Credit: NHL.com)

 

– The top scorers of the night:

(Credit: NHL.com)

– There’s only one game on the schedule tonight. Penguins vs Blue Jackets, at 7 PM.