Bruins win battle of East powers
David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen each had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Boston beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1.
Brad Marchand had the game’s first goal, Hampus Lindholm added an emptynetter and Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves for visiting Boston.
The Bruins won their third game in a row and moved four points in front of the Hurricanes, who have a game in hand, in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff-bound teams. Boston finished a six-game road stretch at 4-2-0.
Gabe Vilardi had a hat trick and Winnipeg Jets wrapped up
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a playoff spot and eliminated Calgary from the wild-card race, beating the Flames to close a five-game homestand.
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Ryan Shea scored his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting his fourth with his new team, Alex Nedjelkovic made 30 saves and Pittsburgh won at Washington to move closer to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Justus Annunen made a career-high 44 saves and Colorado moved closer to first place in the Central Division with a win at Minnesota.
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Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists and Florida dominated at Ottawa.
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Noah Dobson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and New York stayed alive in itsquest for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot with a win at Columbus.
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Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Juuse Saros made 44 saves and host Nashville snapped a three-game losing streak.
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NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored his 43rd goal of the season and had two assists, Steven Stamkos and Nicholas Paul each scored twice and Tampa Bay won at Montreal.