After five consecutive victories, Los Angeles encountered a tougher opponent. Nashville, still chasing the playoffs, ended up winning 2-1 on penalty kicks in a close game with few real chances.
Both field goals came in the first a third: in the 10th minute defender Mikey Anderson scored to give the home team the lead, and in the last minute of the period he equalized for the visitors center Tommy Novak. Then the goalkeeper show began Pheonix Copley in the gates of Kraljev and Kevin Lankinen in the gates of the Predators.
LAK’s second loss in the eighth lottery of the season
Kings they are fired 27 shots, Predators and 30 shots on goal, but the result did not change, not even in overtime during a 4-on-4 game. they are criminal shootwhere in the first series out of three, the first striker of the guests was the only one to score Matt Duchenne.
Los Angeles suffered only its second loss in the eighth lottery of the season, and goalkeeper Copley finished as the losing netminder for the first time in his fifth penalty shootout.
The most effective of the Kings injured
The absence of the most effective player of the season was felt by the Kings. Swiss Kevin Fiala (68 points) had to miss the game due to a leg injury and will also be questionable for Tuesday’s home match with NY Islanders.
With the consolation point, Los Angeles continued at least the point streak and remains in the fight for the top of the Pacific and the Western Conference, where Vegas gained a point advantage by winning at Carolina (4:0). Nashville, on the other hand, is still in playoff contention with a much-needed second point, as it is six points behind eighth-placed Winnipeg with three games to play.
Boston with its 50th win officially in the playoffs
Boston’s 50th victory, which is in a class of its own in the regular part of the season, resonated the most in a colorful Saturday hockey evening. Hairy people they are however, they really struggled against Detroit and only won 3:2, because they are Red wings after 1. a third led 2:0, but a turnaround followed, which he completed in the 54th minute with a decisive goal Garnet Hathaway. The Bruins they are with the jubilee victory, they also officially became the first team to qualify for this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs.
Toronto beat Edmonton after a turnover
In the homeland of hockey, Saturday’s clash between Toronto and Edmonton resonated the most, on the paper of the main hopes that, after 1993, a Canadian club will finally win the Stanley Cup. Maple leaves they are defeated Naftari 7:4, the 2nd period was decisive, when they are in just six minutes hit Mitchell Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares twice and turned a 1:3 deficit into a 5:3 lead.
NHL LEAGUE
MATCHES MARCH 11
LOS ANGELES – NASHVILLE * 1:2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) – penalty shootAnderson 10th; Novak 20.
BOSTON – DETROIT 3:2 PITTSBURGH – PHILADELPHIA 5:1 BUFFALO – NY RANGERS * 1:2 – extra timeCOLORADO – ARIZONA * 2:3 – overtime FLORIDA – WINNIPEG * 4:5 – extra timeTAMPA BAY – CHICAGO 3:1 TORONTO – EDMONTON 7:4 MONTREAL – NEW JERSEY 1:3 COLUMBUS – ST. LOUIS 2:5 CAROLINA – VEGAS 0:4 NY ISLANDERS – WASHINGTON 1:5 SEATTLE – DALLAS * 3:4 – extra timeVANCOUVER – OTTAWA 5:2 SAN JOSE – MINNESOTA 2:5
SCALE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTSKA T Z P PK To BOSTON BRUINS * 64 50 9 5 105 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 65 40 17 8 88 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 66 39 21 6 84 METROPOLITANSKA T Z P PK To CAROLINA HURRICANES 64 43 13 8 94 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 65 43 16 6 92 NEW YORK RANGERS 65 37 19 9 83 "WILD CARD" T Z P PK To PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 65 33 22 10 76 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 68 34 26 8 76 --------------------------------------- FLORIDA PANTHERS 67 33 27 7 73 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 67 32 28 7 71 OTTAWA SENATORS 65 33 28 4 70 BUFFALO SABRES 65 32 28 8 69 DETROIT RED WINGS 65 29 27 9 67 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 66 24 31 11 59 MONTREAL CANADIENS 66 26 34 6 58 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 65 20 38 7 47
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRALNA T Z P PK To DALLAS STARS 66 36 17 13 85 MINNESOTA WILD 66 38 21 7 83 COLORADO AVALANCHE 64 36 22 6 78 PACIFIŠKA T Z P PK To VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 66 40 20 6 86 LOS ANGELES KINGS 67 38 20 9 85 SEATTLE KRAKEN 66 37 22 7 81 "WILD CARD" T Z P PK To EDMONTON OILERS 67 36 23 8 80 WINNIPEG JETS 66 37 26 3 77 --------------------------------------- NASHVILLE PREDATORS 63 32 24 7 71 CALGARY FLAMES 66 29 24 13 71 ST. LOUIS BLUES 65 29 31 5 63 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 65 28 32 5 61 ARIZONA COYOTES 66 23 32 11 57 ANAHEIM DUCKS 66 22 35 9 53 SAN JOSE SHARKS 67 19 36 12 50 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 66 22 38 6 50
Source: Rtvslo
