Top-5: Kirill Marchenko with the goal of the year in shootouts

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26 teams out of 32 were in action last night.

There was a lot of action.

Here are the results and highlights:

1. Kirill Marchenko with the goal of the year in the shootout

Canadiens’ fans will certainly start watching Blue Jackets games closely.

Columbus currently occupies the last playoff spot with 48 points. The Canadiens are not far behind with 46.

Yesterday, Dean Evason’s group won in the shootout thanks to this goal by Kirill Marchenko.

Zach Werenski also contributed to the offense.

He extended his home games point streak to 17 with this goal.

He added another one a little later.

Final score: 3-2.

2. A second shutout in three games for Leevi Merilainen

Another team in the playoff picture is the Senators.

And they found their goaltender in the absence of Linus Ullmark. Young Leevi Merilainen blanked the New York Islanders with a performance of 24 saves.

It’s his second shutout in three games.

Steve Staios mentioned he won’t be shopping for a goalie ahead of the trade deadline. Here’s why.

Ottawa may have won, but it was far from a masterpiece. First, Brady Tkachuk collided with his teammate Nick Jensen.

And Thomas Chabot took a puck directly to the face.

3. Brayden Point left out does not favor the Lightning

The Boston Bruins took advantage of Brayden Point’s absence, who was left out for missing a team meeting, to crush Tampa Bay.

This 6-2 victory allowed Boston to catch up with Tampa in points, but the club still has four more games.

In his 76th NHL game, Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal.

David Pastrnak, on the other hand, is a bit more accustomed to scoring goals.

He found the back of the net for the seventh time in six games.

Despite a flood of 6-2, Jeremy Swayman was good in net for the Bruins.

He stopped 43 shots.

4. Frank Vatrano sends Tom Wilson to the bench

It’s rare for Tom Wilson to be the victim of a big hit, but yesterday he learned that Frank Vatrano could hit a bit.

He sent Wilson to the players’ bench.

The Caps still won the game by a score of 3-0.

Shutout of 19 saves for Logan Thompson.

Alex Ovechkin did not score in the game, but rookie Ethan Frank made his mark again.

Three points, including two goals, in three games since his recall for the speedy forward.

5. Cale Makar at 50 points, Nathan MacKinnon at 70

In Colorado, the Avalanche won 3-2 in overtime against the New York Rangers.

Devon Toews completed the comeback for his team and sealed the game in extra time.

Artturi Lehkonen forced an overtime with just over a minute left in the game.

In the victory, Nathan MacKinnon collected two assists and Cale Makar one.

Both stars reached important milestones. MacKinnon is the first player to reach the 70-point plateau and for the defender, he is the first at his position to reach 50.

What players!

Overtime

– A 1000th win for the Preds.

– What a goal!

– Nice play.

– Quite a match for the rookie!

– More fear than harm.

– A hat trick in the first period for Kyle Connor.

– He leads the charge, indeed.

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– Two games on the schedule.

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