Overview
- Washington routed Montreal 8-4 at the Bell Centre as Alex Ovechkin recorded his 33rd career hat trick to extend a four-game goal streak and reach 907 career goals.
- Rookie Ethen Frank posted two goals and two assists, Sonny Milano scored twice, Dylan Strome had three assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves; the Canadiens pulled Sam Montembeault after three goals on 10 shots for Jakub Dobeš.
- The victory marked Washington’s third straight win, while Montreal’s skid reached five games.
- Colorado beat the Rangers 6-3 with Nathan MacKinnon moving past Peter Stastny into second on the franchise points list, joining a two-goal, one-assist night alongside Cale Makar as the Avalanche won their seventh straight.
- Tampa Bay edged Edmonton 2-1 in overtime when Jake Guentzel finished a rush moments after Andrei Vasilevskiy’s toe save, giving the Lightning 10 wins in their past 13 games.