Recap Roundups
February 24, 2018
Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 3
Claude Giroux continued his surge with a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers continued their roll with a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre.
Calgary 5, Colorado 1
Michael Frolik set the tone with a goal just 18 seconds into the game, and the Calgary Flames helped their playoff chances with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday.
New Jersey 2, NY Islanders 1
Kyle Palmieri scored twice in the third period, including the tiebreaking goal with 8:49 remaining as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1, at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Winnipeg 5, Dallas 3
Patrik Laine scored two goals in a six-minute span of the second period, and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets swamped the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.
Toronto 4, Boston 3
Ron Hainsey scored the winner with 1:24 left in the game and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their home win streak to nine games with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3
Brayden Point scored in the second round of the shootout and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made it stand up to give the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Detroit 3, Carolina 1
At least one offensively challenged team somewhat broke out and scored some goals between Carolina and Detroit on Saturday.
Florida 6, Pittsburgh 5
Evgenii Dadonov scored a hat trick to lift the Florida Panthers to a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Washington 5, Buffalo 1
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and three assists, and Alex Ovechkin scored twice as the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday night in Washington.
Columbus 3, Chicago 2
Josh Anderson broke a tie with his 18th goal at 11:14 of the third period Saturday night, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Arizona 2, Anaheim 0
Antti Raanta had 26 saves while recording his second shutout of the season to lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.
Edmonton 4, Los Angeles 3
Anton Slepyshev, Leon Draisaitl, Jujhar Khaira and Ryan Strome each scored goals while Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots Saturday night as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.