Three teams – the Hurricanes, Flyers and Senators – posted victories to continue their push for a Wild Card Spot in the Eastern Conference, where seven clubs are separated by just seven points.

NHL MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Senators forward Ryan Dzingel, a seventh-round selection (204th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, scored his first career goal (7 GP).
• Sabres captain Brian Gionta (900), Lightning defenseman Matthew Carle (700), Bruins forward Loui Eriksson (700) and Blues forward Scottie Upshall (600) all played in milestone games.
• Bruins forward Brad Marchand saw his career-high goal/point streak end at seven games (8-3—11), tied for the longest such run in the NHL this season
• Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf (0-1—1) extended his assist/point streak to six games (2-8—10). He also stretched his road point streak to nine games (3-12—15)
• Blues goaltender Brian Elliott (17 SV) made his career-high 15th consecutive start. He paces the NHL with a .933 save percentage and ranks second with a 2.03 goals-against average this season
• Kings forward Anze Kopitar registered his 10th career shorthanded goal and first since March 13, 2012 vs. DET
• Blue Jackets forward Alexander Wennberg converted a first-period penalty shot. Skaters have scored on 14 of 47 penalty shots this season (29.8%)
• Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic posted one helper to extend his assist/point streak to a career-high eight games (0-8—8).
• Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored to extend his point streak to 13 games (4-12—16), adding to his NHL record for a rookie defenseman as well as his franchise record for any rookie.

TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Philadelphia 6, NEW JERSEY 3
WASHINGTON 3, Los Angeles 1
CAROLINA 2, Winnipeg 1
Boston 2, COLUMBUS 1 (OT)
OTTAWA 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)
San Jose 4, TAMPA BAY 2
ST. LOUIS 2, Dallas 1 (OT)
Anaheim 5, EDMONTON 3

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Chicago @ NY Rangers, 8:00 p.m.
Montreal @ Colorado, 8:00 p.m.
Minnesota @ Calgary, 10:00 p.m.