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Bouchard’s Six-Point Showcase, McDavid’s OT Winner Top NHL Weekend as Lightning’s Streak Ends and Lyon Ties Sabres Record

Special-teams swings plus a Capitals injury highlighted razor-thin margins in tightening races.

Overview

  • Edmonton edged Washington 6-5 in overtime, with Evan Bouchard posting a hat trick and three assists in his 400th game and Connor McDavid winning it 47 seconds into OT after Zach Hyman tied it late.
  • Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin exited with a lower-body injury after the first period and did not return.
  • Toronto dropped a third straight game, 6-3 to Vegas, to fall to 24-18-9 and three points behind Boston, which beat Montreal 4-3 on Morgan Geekie’s late power-play goal despite Cole Caufield’s hat trick.
  • Columbus stopped Tampa Bay’s 15-game point streak with an 8-5 win fueled by Mason Marchment’s hat trick.
  • Buffalo blanked the Islanders 5-0 as Alex Lyon made 26 saves to tie the Sabres record with his ninth consecutive victory.