NHL Monday Games Recap: March 20th, 2023

NHL NIGHT IN REVIEW: March 20th, 2023

Fresh off a very busy weekend on the ice, the National Hockey League skates into a new week of action with just five games on tap, NHL Monday games recap saw some interesting results for bettors and the sportsbooks. Let’s take a closer look into last night’s NHL scores games with this review.

The Ottawa Senators picked up a very important pair of points on Monday night, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 thanks in part by a 48-save performance from goaltender Dylan Ferguson, who made his first career National Hockey League start, five years after making a brief appearance with the Vegas Golden Knights back in their inaugural 2017-18 season.

Forward Drake Batherson and defenseman Thomas Chabot scored for the Senators while blue-liner Brian Dumoulin scored the lone tally for Pittsburgh, who have now lost four straight games and with the Florida Panthers picking up a win in regulation over the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins would be out of the postseason if the regular season ended today with 78 points. Ottawa has now earned at least a point in each of their last two games and snapped a ten-game losing streak at PPG Paints Arena with the victory.

Forward Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and two assists while Carter Verhaeghe netted a pair of goals, bringing his season total to 36 as the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 as large road favorites on Monday night. With the win, Florida leaps over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take the final spot in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race.

Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves on 22 shots faced for his 24th victory of the season. The Red Wings have now lost three games in a row, and seem to be falling out of the Wild Card picture in the Eastern Conference with roughly a dozen games left.

Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 28 shots faced on Monday as the Colorado Avalanche shut down the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 for their sixth straight victory. Forward Denis Malgin scored two goals while Mikko Rantanen picked up a goal and an assist and defenseman Kurtis MacDermid, who returned to the lineup for the first time since March 7th after suffering a lower body injury – scored his first goal of the season to open up the scoring over two minutes into the game.

With the win, Colorado is now tied with the Minnesota Wild for second place in the Central Division with 88 points, and trailing the Dallas Stars by one point for the top spot.

The Edmonton Oilers extend their winning streak to four games after beating the San Jose Sharks 5-4 in overtime on Monday night, thanks to a game-winning shot from defenseman Darnell Nurse with 15 seconds left in the extra session. This high-scoring affair actually had four different goals called back due to video reviews during the contest.

Defenseman Mattias Ekholm scored twice while winger Kailer Yamamoto scored a goal and an assist. Both goaltenders played a solid game, with Edmonton’s Jack Campbell making 28 saves on 32 shots faced for his 18th win on the year, and San Jose’s James Reimer made 46 saves on 51 shots faced in the losing effort. The Sharks have now lost seven straight games and 13 of their last 14 contests overall. Defenseman Erik Karlsson has now set a personal best 87 points on the year after scoring two goals, bringing his season total to 22.

The Los Angeles Kings extinguished the Calgary Flames in a 8-2 final on Monday that saw wingers Carl Grundstrom and Adrian Kempe each score two goals along with defenseman Drew Doughty scoring a goal and notching two assists.

Goalie Pheonix Copley had a light night of work, making 16 saves on 18 shots faced for fifth victory in his last seven starts. Los Angeles has now earned at least one point in ten straight games and are now tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division with 92 points. Calgary had their four-game point streak snapped with the loss in regulation, and they still trail the Winnipeg Jets by four points for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

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