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Roman Josi was available again for the Nashville Predators
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The neck-and-neck race for the second wild-card spot in the NHL's Western Conference continues: the Los Angeles Kings and the Nashville Predators are still separated by just one point.
The Los Angeles Kings, the team of the injured Swiss Kevin Fiala, won 1-0 at home against the Edmonton Oilers thanks to a goal by Artemi Panarin (8th). Goaltender Anton Forsberg celebrated his third shutout of the season thanks to 27 saves. It was the Kings' fourth win in a row. They can still hope for a top-three finish in the Pacific Division, lying in fourth place just two points behind the Anaheim Ducks.
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Otherwise, the Californians will have to stay ahead of the Nashville Predators to reach the playoffs. The team from the state of Tennessee, who could once again count on their Swiss captain Roman Josi, also won 2:1 against the Minnesota Wild. Steven Stamkos contributed a goal and an assist to the victory. Josi, who had previously missed the game due to an upper-body injury, went a good 27 minutes without scoring. It was Nashville's fourth win in the last six games. However, the Predators are not only one point behind the Kings, they have also played one game more and only have two games left in the qualifying round.
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The St. Louis Blues with Switzerland's Pius Suter no longer have a chance of making the playoffs - despite a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Suter set up Alexei Toropchenko's 2:2 (25th) with a beautiful pass.
The Winnipeg Jets and the San Jose Sharks, the teams of Switzerland's Nino Niederreiter and Philipp Kurashev, only have a theoretical chance of making the playoffs. The Jets lost 7-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers, while the Sharks lost 4-3 on penalties to the Vancouver Canucks. Both are now five points behind the Los Angeles Kings.
The already eliminated New Jersey Devils won 5:3 at the Detroit Red Wings, with Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler each recording an assist. The latter scored for the third game in a row and was the Devils' longest-serving player with 22:36 minutes.
Janis Moser and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 2:1. The team from Florida is now second in the Atlantic Division. Lian Bichsel celebrated a 2-0 home win against the New York Rangers with the Dallas Stars, who also qualified for the playoffs.
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