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Just four games into his NHL career after signing his entry-level contract the previous week, the 19-year-old Flyers forward converted the decisive chance on a 5-on-3 power play in overtime — tucking a rebound past Joonas Korpisalo after his first attempt was stopped. Martone became the first player in Flyers history to score his first NHL goal in overtime, and at 19 years, 161 days old, the second-youngest in league history to do so.

Thomas had already tied the game twice before sealing the deal — his first goal a top-shelf one-timer from the slot off a Snuggerud feed, his second a glove-side finish on the rush after a Nathan MacKinnon breakaway was stopped at the other end. The winner came with 2:50 left: Snuggerud toe-dragged a defender and slid the puck backdoor for Thomas to bury into the open net, completing his first career hat trick. March's NHL Rookie of the Month continued his strong form, assisting on all three goals as St. Louis earned a vital two points in their wild card push.

Cuylle announced himself as a legitimate offensive force with a performance that dominated the second period and beyond. Two goals in a span of 2:40 in the middle frame set the tone — a net-front redirection off a Braden Schneider pass and a quick release immediately exiting the penalty box — before he capped the hat trick with 31 seconds left in regulation for the exclamation point on an 8-1 final. The milestone also secured his second straight 20-goal campaign.

Sacha Boisvert scored the first goal of his NHL career with 5:42 remaining to push Chicago's lead to 3-1 against a Wild Card-chasing Seattle side in desperate need of points. A landmark personal moment in a result that dealt another blow to the Kraken's playoff hopes.

Just 66 seconds into the final frame, Alexander Wennberg completed San Jose's stunning comeback from 3-0 down with a coast-to-coast rush that levelled the game at 3-3. The moment briefly made it look like the Sharks might steal two points before Nashville regrouped and scored three straight to close out a 6-3 win.

With Washington having already stormed to a 3-0 lead in quick succession, Rasmus Dahlin's composed, patient finish stretched the margin further to 3-1 shortly after — a stylish individual moment in a night that also carried broader significance: Buffalo's loss secured nothing, but Detroit's earlier defeat clinched the Sabres' first playoff berth since 2009-10, ending a 14-season drought.

Evgeni Malkin delivered a four-point night — hat trick and an assist — with the milestone arriving early in the second: Erik Karlsson measured a pass to Malkin at the right post for a power-play tap-in, his 1,400th career point, making him the 23rd player ever and third active to reach the mark. Crosby's assist on the play brought him to 1,756 career points, passing Steve Yzerman for sole possession of seventh all-time. Malkin's 14th career hat trick was also his first since March 2022.

The 20-year-old rookie capped a breakthrough performance at Madison Square Garden, netting his first career hat trick in a 4-1 win over Detroit. The highlight came in the third period on the power play: Adam Fox carried the puck into the zone, found Jonny Brodzinski, who fed Perreault for a wrist shot that beat John Gibson. At just 49 games into his NHL career, Perreault became the youngest Ranger to record a hat trick since Derek Stepan's legendary debut in 2010.

Cole Caufield struck twice at Madison Square Garden to push Montreal past the Rangers 3-2 and extend their win streak to seven games. His 48th came in the second period off a Juraj Slafkovsky feed, and his 49th — his league-best 12th game-winning goal — broke a 2-2 tie with 5:05 left in regulation. Caufield now sits one back of Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL goal lead and one shy of becoming the first Canadiens player to score 50 in a season since Stéphane Richer in 1989-90.

Mitch Marner capped a dominant performance with a wraparound goal at 18:31 of the third period to complete his fourth career hat trick — and first as a Golden Knight — in a 6-3 win over Calgary. After being held off the scoresheet in the first, Marner scored all three of his goals in a comeback surge, finishing with five points (3G, 2A) on the night, the sixth five-point game of his career. Vegas trailed 3-2 entering the third before outscoring the Flames 4-1 to close it out.

Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt both reached five points in New Jersey's 7-3 demolition of Washington, becoming just the fourth set of Devils teammates to each hit that mark in a single game — joining Elias and Gomez (2003), Broten and Muller (1987), and Morrison and Robert (1980). Hughes has amassed 32 points in just 18 games since returning from the Milan Cortina Olympics, while Bratt has 18 points over his last 11 outings. The two combined on five of the seven Devils goals.

Playing his home debut at Xfinity Mobile Arena just days after signing his entry-level contract, 19-year-old Porter Martone fired a shot on net that deflected off Travis Konecny and past John Gibson to make it 3-2 at 10:29 of the third. The goal was initially waved off for goaltender interference before a successful coach's challenge reversed the call. Martone, who led the game with nine shots on goal, tallied the assist as his first NHL point in only his second career game.