Overview
- Montreal erased a 2-0 deficit to beat Vancouver 4-3 as rookie Ivan Demidov logged a goal, two assists and the third-period winner, with Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky scoring on the power play.
- Ottawa routed Washington 7-1 on Alex Ovechkin’s 1,500th game, powered by two-goal outings from Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson, as the Capitals also lost Dylan Strome to a lower-body injury.
- Tampa Bay edged Anaheim 4-3 for its first home win as Nikita Kucherov hit 1,000 career points with two assists, Victor Hedman reached 800, and Anthony Cirelli netted the late power-play winner.
- Boston snapped a six-game skid by topping Colorado 3-2, with Morgan Geekie scoring the decisive goal and Jeremy Swayman making 31 saves to hand the Avalanche their first regulation loss.
- Philadelphia outlasted the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout as Trevor Zegras scored twice in regulation and Matvei Michkov delivered the deciding shootout goal.