Now it's even steven at the East playoff bubble. Buffalo Sabres continued a strong run and beat the conference leading New York Rangers. And easily. Assisted a bit by countless turnovers and resulting odd man rushes. A comfortable 4-1 victory puts them tied on the eighth spot with inconsistent Washington Capitals, who only managed to salvage one point from Winnipeg Jets after leading the game already 3-0. Total collapse and loss in overtime do not promise much for the end of the stretch. A welcome surprise may come in form of Ottawa Senators who have now lost three in a row and are having real trouble keeping their playoff spot that looked sure a while ago. At this pace they will be overtaken by both the Capitals and the Sabres.
Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers again collected one point with a disappointing shootout loss to lowly Edmonton Oilers. They still hold a four point cushion and keep a hold on the home ice advantage of third seed.
Friday night's honorable mention goes again to Eric Cole. To make history in such a storied franchise as Montreal Canadiens is something special. And to do it in positives, even better. Cole posted the fastest hat trick in franchise history by scoring three times in a bit over five minutes in the first period. Kudos!
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