Recap Roundups
May 03, 2021
Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 2
Sam Reinhart recorded the tiebreaking goal with 4:04 left in regulation and 28-year-old Michael Houser made 34 saves in his NHL debut, as the host Buffalo Sabres scored three times in the third to rally from two goals down and snap a nine-game losing streak to the New York Islanders with a 4-2 victory on Monday night.
Boston 3, New Jersey 0
Tuukka Rask stopped all 20 shots he faced Monday night as the Boston Bruins clinched the final playoff spot in the East Division with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.
Washington 6, NY Rangers 3
Daniel Sprong scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals went on to defeat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.
Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 2
Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist Monday as the Philadelphia Flyers upset the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 7-2.
Carolina 5, Chicago 2
Sebastian Aho scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C., extending their points streak to 11 games in a push to finish with the best record in the NHL.
Nashville 4, Columbus 3
Roman Josi's two goals turned out to be bigger than Emil Bemstrom's first career hat trick.
Montreal 3, Toronto 2
Cole Caufield scored his second straight overtime goal and the Montreal Canadiens came back to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night.
Ottawa 2, Winnipeg 1
Ottawa's Nikita Zaitsev blasted home the go-ahead goal with 73 seconds remaining Monday night in the Senators' 2-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
Florida 5, Dallas 4
Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal with 2:10 left in overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Monday night at Sunrise, Fla.
St. Louis 3, Anaheim 1
Robert Bortuzzo's first goal of the season proved to be the game-winner as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday night.
Minnesota 6, Vegas 5
Kirill Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin scored 26 seconds apart in the final two minutes to highlight a three-goal third period as the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2
Anze Kopitar scored a goal and had an assist to reach 999 career points and the Los Angeles Kings earned a 3-2 victory Monday to deal a heavy blow to the Arizona Coyotes' fading playoff chances in Glendale, Ariz.
Edmonton 5, Vancouver 3
Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers beat the slumping Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Monday to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Colorado 5, San Jose 4
Andre Burakovsky scored 41 seconds into overtime as the visiting Colorado Avalanche roared back from a pair of two-goal deficits to defeat San Jose 5-4, eliminating the Sharks from playoff contention.