The Los Angeles Kings with Kevin Fiala end the eight-game winning streak of the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL. The Californians win 7:2.
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- Kevin Fiala wins 7-2 with the LA Kings against the Carolina Hurricanes. The St.Gallen native assists on a 6-0 goal and scores to make it 6-1.
- Nico Hischier is also able to score. He scores his 30th goal of the season against the Ottawa Senators. In the end, however, the Devils lose 2:3.
- Pius Suter loses 3:5 with the Canucks against the Rangers and Janis Moser also loses 4:6 with the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Utah Hockey Club.
Fiala did the groundwork for Quinton Byfield's 6:0 (29th) and scored the 7:1 (59th) himself. He now has 26 goals and 21 assists in the current championship. Thanks to their seventh win in the last eight games, the Kings consolidated 3rd place in the Pacific Division. They are eight points clear of the fourth-placed Calgary Flames.
The New Jersey Devils fared less well, losing 3-2 at home to the Ottawa Senators despite Nico Hischier's 30th goal of the season (28th). While the Devils' Swiss captain, who broke the 30-goal mark for the second time in the NHL regular season, got on the scoresheet for the sixth game in a row, Timo Meier remained scoreless, as in the previous game. Jonas Siegenthaler continues to miss New Jersey with an injury.
After their third defeat in the last four games, the Devils still have a six-point lead over the New York Rangers, who are in 4th place in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers won 5-3 against the Vancouver Canucks with Pius Suter, while Janis Moser also suffered a defeat with the Tampa Bay Lightning - 4-6 at the Utah Hockey Club. The Nashville Predators won 5-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs without captain Roman Josi, who is still injured. Nevertheless, the playoffs are still out of reach.