March 9th NHL Recap

TL;DR

Five NHL games produced four overtime finishes and a Washington blowout, with playoff implications across both conferences.

Key Points

• 1.LA Kings def. Columbus 5-4 OT: Kempe scored the OT winner; Dumba had a goal and two assists; Garland scored twice for Columbus in a losing effort.
• 2.NY Rangers def. Philadelphia 6-2: Rangers went 3-for-4 on the power play; Zibanejad scored twice; Shesterkin made 32 saves while Vader was pulled in the third.
• 3.Washington def. Calgary 7-3: McIchael scored twice including a power play goal; Calgary scored two shorthanded goals in the second; Ovechkin had zero points.
• 4.Chicago def. Utah 3-2 OT: Nazar scored on a power play at 2:36 of OT; Burkovsky tied it late in the second; Utah falls despite outshooting Chicago in the third.
• 5.Ottawa def. Vancouver 2-0: Greig scored the only even-strength goal; Holloway added an empty-netter; Lukas Raty stopped all 16 shots for the shutout.
• 6.Standings impact: Utah sits 7 points above the playoff line in the West; Washington pulls within 5 points of a playoff spot but has played more games than rivals; Vancouver is now 11 points back of 31st place.