Buffalo @ Toronto 3-4 SO - Tyler Bozak scored the tying goal and the shootout winner. Bozak said he likes to come in with speed and then slow down to determine what the goalie is giving him. The Sabres line of Matt Moulson, Johan Larsson and Tyler Ennis produced nine points (a goal and two assists each). Moulson gave the Sabres a 3-2 lead with his 10th goal of the season at 11:50 of the second period. He got a pass from Larsson at the side of the net and took a quick shot that was touched by Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier. The puck trickled into the net behind him. The Maple Leafs came close to tying the game at 16:10 of the third period when captain Dion Phaneuf drilled a shot off the goal post from 15 feet out. Twenty-five seconds later, Phil Kessel took a 30-foot slap shot that was tipped by Bozak for his 19th to tie it 3-3. Larsson gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 6:52 of the first period on a broken play. Ennis was set up alone after the Sabres broke in 2-on-1, but when he went to shoot, the puck rolled off his stick to Larsson. With Bernier down and out, Larsson simply backhanded it into the empty net. It was his third goal of the season and second in as many games. The Maple Leafs tied it 1-1 at 14:09 on a slick three-way passing play that ended with Brandon Kozun scoring his second of the season. Toronto defenseman Andrew MacWilliam, playing his first NHL game, started the play with a perfect clearing pass to Joakim Lindstrom in full flight. Lindstrom spotted Kozun alone on the slot, hit him with a pass, and Kozun snapped a shot past goalie Anders Lindback. The Maple Leafs took a 2-1 lead 21 seconds later when Leo Komarov was set up at the top of the crease and tapped a puck past Lindback. The Sabres tied it 2-2 1:32 later on a goal by Ennis. A clearing pass by Toronto's Joffrey Lupul up the middle was picked off, allowing Ennis to score his 17th goal of the season.
NY Rangers @ Washington 3-1 - In a physical first period, Hagelin jump-started a rush, then scored at 8:20 to give New York a 1-0 lead. Holtby saved Hagelin's first shot from near the right circle, but as the puck caromed through the zone, it ultimately ended up back on Hagelin's stick on the weak side. Holtby, sliding in the opposite direction, could not stop Hagelin from knocking the puck into the net. Ovechkin tied the game on the power play at 11:43 with his NHL-leading 45th goal. Rangers forward Jesper Fast blunted Ovechkin's one-timer from the slot with the blade of his stick, but the puck's change of direction fooled Talbot. The Rangers reclaimed the lead at 2-1 when Miller beat Holtby with a wrist shot at 16:34. Tim Gleason's defensive-zone giveaway as he attempted to chip the puck off the glass led to Miller's seventh goal, which was set up by a pass from Kevin Hayes. Searching for the tying goal, the Capitals were more aggressive offensively in the third period. Their 16 shots were three more than in the first two periods combined. Chris Kreider intercepted John Carlson's D-to-D pass and raced toward Holtby, with St. Louis completing a 2-on-0 rush at 17:33.
Anaheim @ Calgary 3-6 - The goals, his 17th and 18th of the season, moved Gaudreau to 50 points to become the first Flames first-year player to do so since Jarome Iginla in 1996-97. Iginla, now with the Colorado Avalanche, remains Calgary's leader in games played (1219), goals (525) and points (1095). Trailing by two goals early thanks to Getzlaf, the Flames rallied for five straight goals kick-started by Kris Russell. Pinching in at the point, Russell fed Stajan in front of the net. John Gibson stopped the initial shot and a rebound attempt from David Jones, but the Ducks goaltender kicked the second rebound back to Stajan before the latter converted on his second attempt to cut the lead to 2-1 at 10:32. Gaudreau had a goal waved off 39 seconds later but scored at 15:25 thanks in part again to Russell, who pinched to keep the play alive in Anaheim's end and found Josh Jooris, who fed Gaudreau for a backhand that went off each post before it trickled over the line to tie the game 2-2 heading into the first intermission. Stajan scored his second and fourth in as many games after chipping a Michael Ferland pass over Gibson at 7:28. At 8:53, Monahan scored his 25th of the season with Getzlaf in the penalty box for roughing. Gaudreau scored on the power play at 13:59 after another penalty on Getzlaf, working a give-and-go with Dennis Wideman before beating Gibson.
Lindholm ended the Flames' run with 1:01 remaining in the second, intercepting a clearing attempt from Raphael Diaz and sending a shot over the glove of Calgary goaltender Karri Ramo to cut the lead to 5-3. Hudler scored his 24th of the season with 4:43 remaining to give Calgary a three-goal lead. Getzlaf's goals to open the game were the fastest by one player from the start of the game in Ducks history. Getzlaf moved past Paul Kariya (an immensely better player) into sole possession of second on their all-time scoring list with 670 points. Teemu Selanne owns the record with 988 points.
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