Panthers Shut Out Oilers 4-0 in Stanley Cup Final Rematch

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 21 saves for a shutout victory over Edmonton Thursday night. The 4-0 win came in a rematch of the teams that faced off in the Stanley Cup Final the past two seasons.

Florida Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky delivered a stellar 21-save performance to lead his team to a decisive 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Thursday evening. The matchup served as a rematch between the two clubs that battled in the Stanley Cup Final during the previous two campaigns.

The Panthers received offensive contributions from four different goal scorers, while Evan Rodrigues, Mike Benning, and Sam Bennett each contributed two assists. Florida improved to 34-31-3 for 71 points, evening the season series at one game apiece. The victory ended a two-game losing streak for the Panthers, who had struggled with six losses in nine contests and find themselves eliminated from playoff contention.

The shutout marked Bobrovsky’s fourth clean sheet this season and the 53rd of his professional career. His 454th career victory moved him into a tie with Curtis Joseph for seventh place in NHL history.

Edmonton goaltender Connor Ingram turned away 19 shots in the losing effort. The defeat dropped the Oilers to a 2-2-1 record over their last five outings, leaving them trailing Pacific Division leader Anaheim by a single point.

Bruins 6, Jets 1

Boston established a commanding three-goal advantage through two periods before adding three more tallies in the final frame to overwhelm visiting Winnipeg 6-1.

Six different Bruins found the back of the net, led by Lukas Reichel, who netted the game-winning goal and added an assist in his first appearance with the team. David Pastrnak, Viktor Arvidsson, and Pavel Zacha each recorded one goal and one assist, while Fraser Minten and Jonathan Aspirot also scored. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves to improve to 5-1-1 in seven March starts.

Jonathan Toews tallied a power-play marker for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck — who faced U.S. Olympic teammate Swayman — made 21 saves. The Jets had posted a 2-0-1 mark in their three previous contests.

Lightning 6, Canucks 2

Tampa Bay’s Darren Raddysh, Yanni Gourde, and Nikita Kucherov combined for three quick goals early in the middle period to power the Lightning past host Vancouver.

Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli each finished with one goal and two assists, while Brandon Hagel and Raddysh contributed one goal and one assist apiece for Tampa Bay, which secured its second consecutive victory. Jake Guentzel also found the net, Erik Cernak registered two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots between the pipes.

Vancouver received goals from Liam Ohgren and Linus Karlsson, two assists from Marco Rossi, and 24 saves from Kevin Lankinen. The Canucks have dropped four of six games (2-3-1) and sit at the bottom of the league standings with 50 points and a 21-39-8 record.

Sabres 5, Sharks 0

Sam Carrick scored twice as Buffalo blanked host San Jose, extending the Sabres’ franchise-record road point streak to 12 games with an 11-0-1 mark.

Rasmus Dahlin contributed one goal and one assist, Logan Stanley recorded two helpers, and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for Buffalo. The Sabres have compiled an impressive 11-1-0 record in their last 12 contests overall.

San Jose netminder Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 11 shots for the Sharks, who have suffered three straight defeats.

Blackhawks 2, Wild 1

Connor Bedard netted the decisive goal as Chicago held off Minnesota in Saint Paul for the victory.

Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the Blackhawks, who earned at least one point for the fifth time in six games. Chicago bounced back from a 4-3 overtime setback against the Wild two nights prior in the Windy City as part of a home-and-home series. Goaltender Spencer Knight made 28 saves on 29 shots to preserve the win.

Nico Sturm provided Minnesota’s only goal, while Hunter Haight and Brock Faber each picked up an assist. The Wild have lost in regulation three times in four games. Jesper Wallstedt suffered the tough loss despite stopping 24 of 26 shots.

Blue Jackets 6, Rangers 3

Adam Fantilli netted two goals to surpass the 20-goal milestone as host Columbus defeated New York.

Boone Jenner recorded one goal and one assist, while Isac Lundestrom, Conor Garland, and defenseman Damon Severson also tallied for the Blue Jackets, who extended their point streak to 11 games at 7-0-4. Defenseman Zach Werenski contributed three assists and Jet Greaves made 22 saves.

Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere each had one goal and one assist, and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which dropped its third straight contest. Igor Shesterkin turned away 31 shots.

Senators 3, Islanders 2

Brady Tkachuk scored the game-winner with just 12.2 seconds remaining in regulation as host Ottawa rallied past New York to gain ground in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.

The victory marked Ottawa’s 12th win in 17 games, cutting their deficit to five points behind the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders currently hold a spot just ahead of them in the standings.

New York had won four consecutive visits to Ottawa and entered with eight victories in 11 games. Rising Islanders star Matthew Schaefer scored his 21st goal and became the youngest defenseman to reach 50 points at 18 years, 195 days old, according to SportsNet.

Red Wings 3, Canadiens 1

Alex DeBrincat scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on his team’s other two tallies as Detroit topped Montreal.

DeBrincat put Detroit ahead 2-1 with 3:25 left in the contest. J.T. Compher scored earlier in the period, and Andrew Copp added an empty-net goal with 16.8 seconds remaining. John Gibson made 32 saves for the Red Wings.

Juraj Slafkovsky scored Montreal’s only goal on a second-period power play. Jakub Dobes stopped 25 shots for the Canadiens.

Predators 3, Kraken 1

Justus Annunen, making an unexpected start after Juuse Saros sustained an upper-body injury during morning warmups, stopped 25 shots as Nashville defeated visiting Seattle.

Filip Forsberg tallied one goal and two assists, while Ryan Ufko and Ryan O’Reilly also scored for Nashville, which won its second straight to tie Seattle for third place in the Western Conference’s second wild-card playoff race.

Freddy Gaudreau scored for Seattle, which lost its second consecutive game. Joey Daccord made 24 saves on 26 shots as the Kraken began a six-game road trip.

Flyers 4, Kings 3 (SO)

Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov converted in the shootout to give Philadelphia a victory over Los Angeles, continuing the Flyers’ extra-time success away from home.

Noah Cates recorded one goal and one assist, while Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim also scored for Philadelphia, which has won six straight road games, all requiring extra time. Flyers goaltender Sam Ersson made 22 saves through regulation and overtime and stopped both Kings shooters.

Artemi Panarin had one goal and one assist, while Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar each scored once for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves through regulation and overtime.

Utah 4, Golden Knights 0

Karel Vejmelka recorded 28 saves for his second shutout this season as Utah scored on its first three shots in a victory at Las Vegas.

Clayton Keller scored twice, Barrett Hayton had one goal and one assist, and Jack McBain also tallied for Utah, which won its second straight game. The shutout was Vejmelka’s eighth career clean sheet, aided by four Vegas shots that hit the posts.

Akira Schmid made 14 saves for Vegas, which was blanked in back-to-back games for the first time during the regular season since March 2022. Schmid replaced starter Adin Hill, who was pulled after allowing three goals on three shots.