Pri izidu 2:2 šest minut pred koncem je nenevarna podaja Brendana Morrisona zadela Malhotro, plošček pa se je odkotalil v mrežo. Canucksi so s tem prekinili niz petih zaporednih porazov, ki je bil njihov najdaljši v sezoni, in se na šestem mestu zahodne konference izenačili z Edmontonom.

Branilci naslova Tampa Bay Lightningi so osmič zapored premagali Philadelphio (6:3) in jim preprečili skok na vrh atlantske divizije, kjer so New York Rangersi.

COLUMBUS - VANCOUVER 2:3
TAMPA BAY - PHILADELPHIA 6:3
FLORIDA - NY ISLANDERS 4:2
CHICAGO - ANAHEIM 1:2

Tekme 18. marca:
BOSTON - CAROLINA
SAN JOSE - DALLAS
ATLANTA - PHILADELPHIA
MONTREAL - PITTSBURGH
NY RANGERS - TORONTO
OTTAWA - BUFFALO
WASHINGTON - FLORIDA
NASHVILLE - CALGARY
EDMONTON - DETROIT
LOS ANGELES - ST. LOUIS

VZHODNA KONFERENCA                     
                        T  Z  P  PK To.
CAROLINA HURRICANES    66 45 15  6  96 
OTTAWA SENATORS        65 44 15  6  94 
NEW YORK RANGERS       66 37 19 10  84 
BUFFALO SABRES         65 44 16  5  93 
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS    67 36 21 10  82 
NEW JERSEY DEVILS      66 34 24  8  76 
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING    67 35 28  4  74 
MONTREAL CANADIENS     65 31 25  9  71 
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ATLANTA THRASHERS      66 32 28  6  70 
NEW YORK ISLANDERS     65 31 30  4  66 
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS    65 30 29  6  66 
FLORIDA PANTHERS       66 27 30  9  63 
BOSTON BRUINS          67 26 30 11  63 
WASHINGTON CAPITALS    65 22 36  7  51 
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS    66 16 38 12  44 

ZAHODNA KONFERENCA                     
                        T  Z  P  PK To.
DETROIT RED WINGS      65 45 15  5  95 
DALLAS STARS           66 44 19  3  91 
CALGARY FLAMES         65 37 20  8  82 
NASHVILLE PREDATORS    66 39 19  8  86 
COLORADO AVALANCHE     67 37 24  6  80 
VANCOUVER CANUCKS      68 36 26  6  78 
EDMONTON OILERS        67 34 23 10  78 
LOS ANGELES KINGS      68 36 27  5  77 
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ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS   64 31 21 12  74 
SAN JOSE SHARKS        64 32 23  9  73 
MINNESOTA WILD         67 31 29  7  69 
PHOENIX COYOTES        67 30 33  4  64 
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS  67 26 38  3  55 
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS     66 21 36  9  51 
ST. LOUIS BLUES        64 20 33 11  51 
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