Overview
- Ottawa confirmed starting goalie Linus Ullmark is on a personal leave with no timetable, then fell 4-1 to Columbus in a game pushed back due to the Blue Jackets’ late arrival.
- Buffalo won 4-2 in St. Louis to stretch its streak to nine, with Zach Benson scoring the third-period winner and Alex Lyon stopping 16 shots.
- Colorado beat Los Angeles 5-2 as Nathan MacKinnon scored and the Avalanche extended their home winning streak to 14 games.
- Pittsburgh finalized the acquisition of Yegor Chinakhov from Columbus for Danton Heinen, a 2026 second-round pick, and a 2027 third-round pick.
- Florida topped Washington 5-3, and Sergei Bobrovsky earned career win No. 446 to pass Terry Sawchuk, following NHL fines issued from the Panthers-Lightning game.