While they probably don’t really need the help, the Florida Panthers had to like the results they saw on the scoreboard last night as the Western Conference took all three games on the docket the last night involving Eastern Conference teams before the NHL breaks for the All-Star Game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
On the Atlantic Division front, the Detroit Red Wings fell to the visiting Los Angeles by a 5-3 count. In the other two games, the Edmonton Oilers got a late shorthanded goal and empty-netter from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to slip past the Washington Capitals 5-3 at Capital One Arena, and Philip Grubauer posted the first shutout in Seattle Kraken history as the expansion franchise blanked the New York Islanders 3-0 at UBS Arena with former Panther Jared McCann registering a goal and an assist.