Overview
- Ottawa edged Washington 4–3 after Artem Zub tripped Alexei Protas, prompting a scrum that involved Alex Ovechkin, who finished scoreless with a minus-2 as the Capitals fell for the fifth time in seven games.
- A day earlier, Washington beat the Rangers 6–3 with Ovechkin logging his 612th career power‑play point to tie Phil Housley for ninth all-time while Artemi Panarin recorded two assists to extend his run of 90-point calendar years to five.
- Colorado routed St. Louis 6–1 as Valeri Nichushkin netted a hat trick and Nathan MacKinnon posted two goals and two assists, extending the Avalanche’s winning streak to nine and pushing MacKinnon to the league scoring lead at 70 points.
- Utah overwhelmed the Islanders 7–2 with Mikhail Sergachev collecting a goal and two assists and being named the game’s third star, while New York’s Maxim Shabanov added two helpers.
- Montreal outscored Carolina 7–5 with rookie Ivan Demidov contributing two assists, and Chicago clipped Dallas 4–3 behind a two-goal night from Ilya Mikheev, who was named the first star.