NY Rangers @ NY Islanders 1-4 - Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves for the Rangers, who saw their three-game winning streak end and were serenaded with chants of "You can't beat us!" from a capacity crowd that made its way to the Coliseum hours after a massive snowstorm hit the region. Grabovski opened the scoring with 1:55 remaining in the first period. Grabovski, who hadn't played since Jan. 9 because of a lower-body injury, finished off a gorgeous passing display with Johnny Boychuk and Josh Bailey, redirecting Bailey's feed past Lundqvist for his seventh goal of the season. Martin doubled the Islanders' lead at 4:11 of the second period. Casey Cizikas had an initial chance from the slot, where his wrist shot was denied by Lundqvist. Cal Clutterbuck backhanded the rebound to the right side of the net and Martin quickly put it home to make it 2-0. It was Martin's seventh goal of the season. Strome nearly put the Islanders up by three midway through the second period, when he collected a Tavares rebound in front and quickly backhanded a shot past Lundqvist, but it hit the crossbar cleanly. Strome got a bounce to go his way at 6:12 of the third period when he scored his ninth goal of the season. With the teams at even strength, Strome tried to send a cross-ice feed to Frans Nielsen, but the puck went off McDonagh's stick and floated past Lundqvist to make it 3-0. Tavares made it 4-0 with a 5-on-3 power-play goal at 16:47 when he took a pass from Travis Hamonic and put a wrist shot past Lundqvist. It was Tavares' 22nd goal of the season and extended his point streak to four games (three goals, four assists). Hagelin spoiled the shutout for Halak when he stuffed the puck past him from the right post in the final seconds of a power play. It was Hagelin's ninth goal of the season.
Phoenix @ Philadelphia 3-4 SO - The Coyotes scored two goals on four shots against Emery 5:50 into the game, and that was enough for Berube to make a change in net. Wayne Simmonds scored the only goal of the shootout and also had a goal in regulation. R.J. Umberger and Michael Del Zotto each had a goal for the Flyers. Matin Erat had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who lost their seventh straight. Connor Murphy and Tobias Rieder also scored. Goalie Mike Smith made 39 saves through overtime, and then stopped two of three shooters in the tiebreaker. After early goals by Murphy and Erat, the Flyers scored three straight goals, starting with Simmonds' power-play goal at 9:02 of the first. It was his 17th of the season but first in nine games. Umberger tied the game 2-2 at 13:55 of the second when he beat Smith up high, and then Del Zotto scored a nice goal off the rush, beating Smith with a shot that pinged off the underside of the crossbar with 1:01 left in the second. The Coyotes tied the game 23 seconds later when Rieder finished a breakaway by scoring over Mason's glove. The Coyotes' Sam Gagner, who missed the net on odd-man rushes in the third period and overtime, shot wide of the net to start the shootout, and then Smith stopped Jakub Voracek, the NHL scoring leader.
After all-stars Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Coyotes and Claude Giroux of the Flyers each was stopped on his chance, Mason made a nice save on Antoine Vermette. Simmonds, the Flyers' third shooter, skated through the middle of the ice, slowed down in the slot, and when Smith dropped Simmonds shot over him for the winner.
Washington @ Columbus 3-4 - Ryan Johansen, MVP of the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Game, held in the same building Sunday, had a goal, and Nick Foligno, also an all-star, had two assists to help the Blue Jackets win for the third time in four games. Cam Atkinson scored his first goal in 18 games, giving Columbus a 4-2 lead 5:20 into the third period. Mark Letestu hadn't scored in the previous eight games until he was set up by Corey Tropp. Fedor Tyutin scored his first goal in 10 games and had an assist. Atkinson opened the season on a line with Foligno and Johansen but had been dropped to the third line until being promoted Tuesday in the first game after the All-Star break. On the goal, Atkinson took a pass from Tyutin, and the puck went off his stick to the face of Washington center Nicklas Backstrom. Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, and defenseman Matt Niskanen assisted on each of the first two goals in the second period by Andre Burakovsky and Troy Brouwer.
Washington drew to within 4-3 with 7:51 left in regulation when Kuznetsov was at the edge of the crease for a rebound goal, his fifth, but Columbus was able to close out the game with a strong defensive effort. Four goals were scored in the final 4:21 of the second period. Columbus scored twice, but Washington responded quickly each time. The Blue Jackets had a 3-2 lead after the second period. Johansen made it 2-0 with a one-timer from the high slot that eluded the glove of Holtby. Kevin Connauton fed Johansen out of the right corner for his 18th goal. The Capitals needed 33 seconds to pull to within a goal. Burakovsky redirected a shot from the right point by Niskanen into the net with Backstrom getting his 400th NHL assist on the goal. Columbus regained a two-goal advantage with 56 seconds remaining in the second when a Tyutin slap shot near the blue line skimmed past the left pad of Holtby to make it 3-1.
Brouwer scored for Washington 36 seconds later with another tipped goal of a Niskanen shot.
Tampa Bay @ Carolina 2-4 - Eric Staal got the Hurricanes on the board early Tuesday. On the first shift of the game, he took a pass from Jordan and worked through the right circle before lifting a backhand shot that deflected off Tampa Bay defenseman Anton Stralman's stick and past goalie Ben Bishop. Nathan Gerbe gave the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead with his fifth goal at 6:05. Brett Bellemore's shot from the right point came off the end boards to the left side of the net, where Gerbe finished into an open net. Tampa Bay did cut the lead in half before the end of the first on Cedric Paquette's sixth of the season. He fought off Carolina forward Elias Lindholm in the right circle and scored when the rebound of his shot went in off Bellemore's skate at 14:05. In the second period, the Hurricanes extended their lead to 3-1 on their first power-play opportunity of the night. Justin Faulk threaded a wrist shot from the center point past Bishop at 8:26 for his ninth goal. Tampa Bay made it 3-2 with a shorthanded goal from Brian Boyle at 14:06. Victor Rask fanned on a pass inside the Lightning blue line, leaving Boyle to break out and slip a backhand between Khudobin's legs. Carolina took a third two-goal lead at 7:53 of the third period when Faulk started a 2-on-1 with Jiri Tlusty, who beat Bishop to the short-side post. The goal was the 12th of the season for Tlusty, who had left the game in the second period after going head-first into the boards. After falling behind 2-0, the Lightning seized momentum, but it was too big of a hole for the highest-scoring team in the NHL.
Detroit @ Florida 5-4 - Looking to change their luck on the power play, the Panthers used four forwards. The move initially backfired with Drew Miller scoring a shorthanded goal 8:06 into the game. Miller beat Luongo on a breakaway through the five-hole after a deke to his backhand. The Panthers took advantage of a 5-on-3 situation to get goals from Barkov and Pirri in a span of 1:08 to take a 2-1 lead. Detroit scored four unanswered goals in the second period to take a 5-2 lead. The last three came from the Weiss-Sheahan-Glendening line and were scored less than five minutes apart. Zetterberg began the Detroit outburst 32 seconds into the period when he was left alone in the slot and took a pass from Gustav Nyquist from behind the net and beat Luongo with a shot to the stick side. Glendening scored his first goal at 7:07 of the second period to give the Red Wings a 3-2 lead after Panthers defenseman Dylan Olsen’s misplay behind the net. Weiss made it 4-2 at 8:26 after Sheahan skated around Olsen and fed a pass across the crease. Glendening’s second goal came at 11:19 after Florida forward Jussi Jokinen tried to glove Weiss’ soft shot toward the net. Glendening controlled the puck and his shot went over Luongo's left shoulder. Bjugstad cut the lead to 5-3 at 15:30 of the second period after Ekblad’s slap shot from the point went wide. Bjugstad backhanded the loose puck behind Mrazek from the side of the net. Boyes made it 5-4 with 9:06 remaining in the third when he redirected a pass across the crease. The Panthers pulled their goalie with 1:51 left after getting a late power play, but Mrazek made five saves in the last 2:32.
Colorado @ Nashville 3-4 OT - Cody McLeod gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead at 11:52 of the first period when he redirected a shot past Hutton. Zach Redmond took a shot from the point that McLeod tipped in front of the net. Roman Josi tied the game 1-1 at 3:33 of the second period on a one-timer from the point. Josi one-timed a pass from defense partner Shea Weber that made its way through traffic and past Varlamov. Colin Wilson gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 13:21 of the second period with a power-play goal. Seth Jones took a shot from the point that missed the net, but Wilson was able to corral the rebound and shoot it past Varlamov. It was Wilson's 19th point in the past 15 games. Colorado forward Jarome Iginla tied the game 2-2 at 16:05 of the second period on a one-timer from the faceoff circle. Forward Matt Duchene delivered a drop pass that Iginla was able to place over Hutton's shoulder for his 15th goal of the season. Filip Forsberg gave Nashville a 3-2 lead 32 seconds into the third period. He took a wrist shot that Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov paddled away, but Forsberg got to the rebound and was able to convert from a tough angle. The goal was Forsberg's 16th of the season, and his 41st point in 46 games, best among NHL rookies. Colorado defenseman Nick Holden tied the game 3-3 with 36 seconds remaining in the third period while the Avalanche had six skaters. Holden was left alone in front of Hutton and placed the puck under the crossbar. Craig Smith scored with 2:14 remaining in overtime to give the Predators a 4-3 win. Smith was able to convert on a breakaway after taking a pass from Mike Ribeiro. The goal was Smith's 14th of the season. 
Buffalo @ Calgary 1-4 - The Sabres’ first shot on goal came at 9:03, by Cody Hodgson. Their first goal came 1:30 later. Early in a hooking minor to Colborne, Stewart redirected Tyler Ennis’ centering pass by the blocker of Hiller for his seventh of the season to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 10:33. Gaudreau responded with a power-play goal three minutes later, taking a pass from Hudler, pulling himself off the goal line and tucking a shot under Enroth’s arm. Colborne’s blocked-shot attempt off a rush skipped to Jooris, who beat Jhonas Enroth to break a 1-1 tie at 9:05. The goal was Jooris’ 10th of the season and Flames-leading fourth game-winning goal. Colborne scored his sixth goal of the season at 14:06 to give the Flames a cushion, swatting a rebound off Raphael Diaz’s initial point shot through Enroth’s pads with Sabres defenseman Mike Weber serving a delay of game penalty. Gaudreau scored his 15th of the season, tapping a passing play set up by linemates Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler past Enroth with 2:32 remaining to extend Calgary’s lead to 4-1.
Minnesota @ Edmonton 2-1 - Charlie Coyle scored the winning goal on an excellent individual effort with 4:23 remaining in regulation to give the Wild a 2-1 victory. Coyle took an errant pass by Oilers right wing Jordan Eberle at his own blue line, raced in, skated around goaltender Viktor Fasth and tucked the puck into the net to break a 1-1 tie and help Minnesota end its two-game losing streak. Niederreiter scored 9:09 into the first period to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead, capitalizing on a turnover in front by Oilers forward Nail Yakupov. Wild right wing Justin Fontaine created the turnover, stripping Yakupov of the puck in front of the Oilers' net. Yakupov had spun away from a check at the faceoff circle and skated out with the puck but then fanned on a pass. Fontaine took the puck and spotted Niederreiter, who lifted a shot over Fasth. Oilers center Boyd Gordon tied the game at 17:16 of the second period. He gained control of the puck beside the Wild net and tried to wrap it around Dubnyk. The puck went off the skate of Wild center Kyle Brodziak in front and into the net.
Anaheim @ Vancouver 4-0 - With scoring from three lines and tight defense, Anaheim looked every bit a League leader against the Canucks. Beleskey opened the scoring with a fluttering slap shot that bounced into the net off the glove of Ryan Miller with 6:17 left in the first period. Andersen started the play that led to Palmieri's power-play goal after a wild sequence 7:19 into the second period. Andersen outwaited fellow Dane Jannik Hansen, who lost the puck on a shorthanded breakaway, and the goalie moved the loose puck to Rakell before being knocked over by Hansen. As Andersen skated off on the delayed penalty to Hansen, Palmieri raced down the ice and surprised Miller with a 25-foot shot between the legs. Beleskey's slap shot of a rolling puck from the top of the left circle deflected in off his glove after dipping and fluttering on its way to the net. Miller also dropped awkwardly and late to one knee, using a technique normally reserved for sharp-angle shots, when Palmieri's shot went between his legs off the rush. Rakell, who also had an assist, made it 3-0 on another rush midway through the third period. His shot from just inside the blue line hit the stick of Canucks defenseman Frank Corrado, who was taking the place of injured Kevin Bieksa, and went over Miller's blocker. Maroon hit the empty net with 31.9 seconds left. The Canucks, who are rolling four lines under first-year coach Willie Desjardins, were getting similar contributions earlier this season, but the scoring has dried up, especially at home. Vancouver also lost forward Derek Dorsett, who left early in the second period after getting hit in the head during a collision with Kesler. Dorsett did not return, but Kesler, who was not penalized on the play, wasn't worried about supplemental discipline because he never saw Dorsett.
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