Pittsburgh Penguins 3-4 Philadelphia Flyers (SO)
The Philadelphia Flyers showed incredible grit to grind out a 4-3 shootout success over their state rivals Pittsburgh Penguins on the road.
Thrice did the Pens take the lead in the contest, but on all three occasions, they were unable to hold on. Thomas Novak got the opening goal three minutes in, before Owen Tippett responded for the Flyers moments later.
Rickard Rakell then put the hosts back in front early in the second, only for Alex Bump to respond a minute after. Erik Karlsson made it 3-2 for Pittsburgh, but once more, Philadelphia had an answer. Denver Barkey was the one to restore parity.
It ultimately required a shootout to determine a winner, where Trevor Zegras was the only skater to find the back of the net among the five shooters.
The victory draws the Flyers a bit closer to the playoff places in the Eastern Conference, sitting six points back of the Boston Bruins. The Penguins, meanwhile, remain sixth in the conference with what was their third successive defeat.
Los Angeles Kings 3-4 Montreal Canadiens
Another back-and-forth contest from Saturday's play went the Montreal Canadiens' way in a 4-3 defeat of the Los Angeles Kings.
Both teams took the lead at some point of this contest, with Anze Kopitar putting the Kings in front early on. The Habs responded in the second with goals from Jake Evans and Juraj Slavkovsky to take a 2-1 lead. Yet, they would go into the locker rooms level thanks to Scott Laughton's equalizer.
Alex Laferriere put Los Angeles back in front with 13:16 left in regulation as they hoped to win consecutive matches. Unfortunately for them, it was not meant to be. Slafkovsky got his second of the night before Nick Suzuki netted the winner with a little less than five minutes left.
The Habs jump back up to fourth in the Eastern Conference, passing the Detroit Red Wings in the process. The Kings sit three points back of the Seattle Kraken for the last playoff berth in the West.
Other results
Boston Bruins 3-1 Washington Capitals
New Jersey Devils 6-3 New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Nashville Predators
Columbus Blue Jackets 4-5 Utah Mammoth (OT)
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-5 Tampa Bay Lightning
Winnipeg Jets 3-2 Vancouver Canucks (OT)
Calgary Flames - Carolina Hurricanes
San Jose Sharks - New York Islanders