Carolina 4, Boston 1
The Carolina Hurricanes netted two goals in the second period and two more in the third en route to a 4-1 win over the host Boston Bruins in Tuesday night's battle of Eastern Conference playoff contenders.
Washington 2, Detroit 1
Alex Ovechkin set an NHL record by reaching 30 goals for an 18th season as the visiting Washington Capitals topped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Florida 2, Ottawa 0
Backup goalie Anthony Stolarz won his 15th game of the season and picked up his fourth career assist, leading the host Florida Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night in Sunrise.
Montreal 9, Philadelphia 3
Juraj Slafkovsky recorded his first career hat trick and Christian Dvorak and Brendan Gallagher each scored two goals, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 9-3 victory over the free-falling Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Toronto 5, New Jersey 2
Auston Matthews scored in his sixth consecutive game and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.
NY Islanders 4, NY Rangers 2
Mike Reilly, Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored in the first period Tuesday night for the host New York Islanders, who maintained their grip on third place in the Metropolitan Division by holding on to beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in Elmont, N.Y.
Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 2
Steven Stamkos delivered his 13th career hat trick in a four-point night and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 5-2 victory over the visiting Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Dallas 3, Buffalo 2
The Dallas Stars scored twice in the second period to rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
Winnipeg 4, Nashville 3
The Nashville Predators lost a 4-3 overtime decision to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday yet celebrated anyway by earning a spot in the playoffs.
Colorado 5, Minnesota 2
Nathan MacKinnon's seventh career hat trick led the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 1
Lukas Dostal made 36 saves and Ryan Strome had two assists as the Anaheim Ducks recorded a 3-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Seattle 5, Arizona 0
Shane Wright scored for the fourth time in as many games since being recalled from the minor leagues and Philipp Grubauer made a season-high 39 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Calgary 3, San Jose 2
Andrei Kuzmenko capped a two-point game by scoring the overtime winner to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.