After the Bruins were upset by the Coyotes in Arizona and the Panthers win in St. Louis, the Panthers are now within 2 points of first plce in the Atlantic Division.
Matthew Tkachuk’s hat trick and assist led the Panthers with 4 points as no other Panther had more than 1 point. Tkachuk has 12 points in last 5 games and has seen his points per 60 jump by 0.67.
Troy Terry, Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller all had a goal and an assist each but Nick Schmaltz scored the OT winner for his 13th goal this season.
The Canucks beat the Islanders 5-2 and have won 3 in a row, 4 of their last 5 games.
Elias Pettersson scored his 20th goal this season (53 points) and has 10 points in his last 5 games, increasing his already 1+ points per game up by .10 (now 1.35 points per game).
The Oilers have won 8 in a row after defeating the Blackhawks 2-1 in Chicago.
Connor McDavid scored his 15th goal (55 points) to keep his 8 game point streak alive.
Mitch Marner, with 37 shot attempts in the last 5 games, scored twice and had 2 assists in the Leafs’ 7-1 win against San Jose.
William Nylander had 3 assists for 57 points this year, 3rd in the league behind Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon.
