Jacob Fowler’s 34 saves powered Montréal to a one-goal win, while Florida also edged Chicago on a three-goal effort.
Florida edged Chicago 3-2, with all three listed Panthers goals coming from Sandis Vilmanis, Matthew Tkachuk and Lars Eller. Vilmanis had 1 goal on 4 shots, Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 3 shots and 2 hits, and Eller added 1 goal on 2 shots. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart each chipped in an assist for Florida. Montréal beat Winnipeg 2-1, with Lane Hutson scoring and Cole Caufield collecting 2 assists and 2 points. Caufield finished plus-1 with 1 hit, while Juraj Slafkovský contributed an assist and 3 shots. Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler stopped 34 of 35 shots, posting a .971429 save percentage. Tomorrow’s top matchup is Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers.
Scoreboard
FLA 3, CHI 2
MTL 2, WPG 1
COL 2, NSH 6
MIN 4, VAN 2
NYI 3, DAL 6
Key Performers
Ryan O'Reilly (NSH): 2 G, 2 A (4 PTS) Steven Stamkos (NSH): 2 G, 1 A (3 PTS) Roman Josi (NSH): 0 G, 3 A (3 PTS) Filip Forsberg (NSH): 1 G, 2 A (3 PTS) Jason Robertson (DAL): 2 goals on 3 shots
Standings Impact
Florida and Montréal each added a win. No standings table or team records were provided to quantify the movement.
DYMA Insight
Both marquee games were decided by one goal. Fowler’s .971429 save percentage stands out in the supplied box-score data.