Top-5 : The Blues’ winning streak stops at 12

1: Blues’ winning streak ends at 12

Okay. We started to believe that the Blues were really unbeatable… but that’s not the case.

Connor Hellebuyck only had to make 14 saves on 15 shots to sign his 44th (!) win of the season.

The Blues were never really threatening in the game and the Jets took advantage of it.

The game ended with a score of 3-1, as the Jets scored in an empty net.

For the Jets, it’s a 53rd win this season.

And for the Blues… it’s a first loss since March 13.

2: Eastern Conference standings remain unchanged

We were watching the Rangers last night, who hosted the Lightning at home.

Colleague Félix Forget just published a post after the game… to say that the Rangers got washed.

In the end, it means that the standings in the East have not changed.

The Canadiens still have a nice lead and if they win tonight against the Wings, they will really put themselves in a good position for the playoffs:

3: When Byfield and Kuemper put on a show

Quinton Byfield is a good hockey player.

Want proof?

Watch the MAGNIFICENT goal he scored last night. This can’t be learned, skills like that:

Wow!

But Byfield wasn’t the only one who wanted to put on a show against the Kraken.

If the Kings won 2-1… they also have to thank Darcy Kuemper, who made one of the saves of the year in the NHL:

The Kings’ win means the team is assured of participating in the playoffs this season.

The Kings had a slightly slower start… but everything has been rolling smoothly for several weeks now.

4: Big win for the Flames

We transport ourselves to the third period of the game between the Flames and the Sharks.

The Flames absolutely had to win… and they were trailing 1-0.

But the Flames understood the message: they knew they had to come out of there with a win.

They scored three goals in the third period to make it happen and won 3-2:

The Flames are now just four small points behind the Wild… and they also have a game in hand over the Minnesota team.

The Wild has four games left to play, while the Flames have five.

Will they be able to get their ticket to the playoffs?

One thing is for sure, it will take wins from now until the end of the season…

5: Young Ducks take care of the Oilers

There is a nice future in Anaheim.

The Ducks have several talented young players and last night, we saw why Cutter Gauthier is one of the good rookies this season in the NHL.

The former Flyers player scored two goals (his 16th and 17th) to reach the 40-point plateau in 24-25:

Cutter Gauthier was good, but Mason McTavish too.

The Ducks won 3-2 against the Oilers and it’s also thanks to the great left-handed center player, who scored a beautiful goal with his magic hands:

The Ducks won’t make the playoffs, but there are really encouraging signs there.

They will be dangerous before long. It remains to be seen when they will be able to turn the last corner of their reconstruction…

Overtime

– With reason.

– A real one!

– It’s heating up.

– Great save.

– The best scorers of the evening:

– Tonight, we’re keeping a close eye on the Islanders and the Blue Jackets: