Overview
- Edmonton beat Anaheim 7-4 behind Mattias Ekholm’s first career hat trick, snapping the Ducks’ seven-game win streak.
- Pittsburgh closed a four-game Western Canada sweep with a 3-2 win in Vancouver as rookie Ben Kindel scored twice; Stuart Skinner has won seven of eight since his Dec. 12 trade.
- Colorado downed Toronto 4-1 on Brock Nelson’s hat trick and reached six or fewer regulation losses through 50 games, joining a short list of NHL starts.
- Ottawa routed Vegas 7-1 with Stephen Halliday scoring twice and Linus Ullmark returning to the active roster from personal leave as backup.
- The NHL is reviewing Bryan Rust’s elbow to Brock Boeser’s head with Boeser’s status not yet provided, and is also looking into William Nylander’s on-camera gesture after his apology.