NY Rangers 5, Minnesota 4
Vincent Trocheck capped a back-and-forth game by scoring 24 seconds into overtime Wednesday night for the host New York Rangers, who moved into a tie for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot by edging the Minnesota Wild 5-4.
Carolina 5, Washington 1
Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to move within three of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.
Toronto 3, Florida 2
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Maple Leafs to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs and stretch their lead atop the Atlantic Division.
Colorado 3, Chicago 2
Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
Seattle 5, Vancouver 0
Andre Burakovsky collected a goal and an assist and goaltender Joey Daccord recorded his second shutout of the season as the visiting Seattle Kraken handed the Vancouver Canucks a crushing 5-0 defeat on Wednesday.