Recap Roundups
March 28, 2015
Nashville 4, Washington 3
Rookie Filip Forsberg scored one goal and set up two others as visiting Nashville clinched a postseason berth with its fourth consecutive victory.
Boston 4, NY Rangers 2
Milan Lucic recorded his 17th career two-goal performance as host Boston snapped its six-game skid (0-3-3) and spoiled the return of Henrik Lundqvist.
Anaheim 3, NY Islanders 2
Andrew Cogliano’s goal late in the second period proved to be the winner as visiting Anaheim clinched a playoff spot.
San Jose 3, Philadelphia 2
Defenseman Brent Burns scored the decisive goal in the fifth round of the shootout as San Jose won in Philadelphia for the seventh consecutive time.
Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2
Captain Sidney Crosby sparked a three-goal third period with a goal and two assists as host Pittsburgh won for only the second time in eight games.
Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 0
Gustav Nyquist recorded a goal and an assist while Petr Mrazek turned aside 23 shots for his second shutout of the season as Detroit denied visiting Tampa Bay a chance to clinch a playoff berth.
Toronto 4, Ottawa 3
Tyler Bozak completed his first career hat trick with 84 seconds remaining in the third period and assisted on defenseman Eric Brewer's goal at 3:17 of overtime as host Toronto halted its seven-game slide.
Montreal 3, Florida 2
Max Pacioretty scored a power-play goal 2:59 into overtime as Montreal edged visiting Florida to clinch a playoff berth.
Carolina 3, New Jersey 1
Captain Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal nine seconds into the third period as host Carolina skated to its second straight win.
Columbus 4, St. Louis 2
Boone Jenner snapped a tie late in the second period and Columbus went on to extend its franchise-record road winning streak to eight games.
Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 1
Nino Niederreiter and captain Mikko Koivu each scored a pair of goals as host Minnesota extended its winning streak to five games and climbed into third place in the Central Division.
Colorado 5, Buffalo 3
Matt Duchene scored one goal and set up two others as host Colorado completed a sweep of the two-game season series.
Dallas 4, Vancouver 3
Rookie defenseman John Klingberg scored at 4:13 of overtime as visiting Dallas kept alive its slim playoff hopes.