Vladimir Tarasenko made his debut for Florida, Kirill Kaprizov surpassed the 30-goal mark for the season. Dmitry Voronkov caught up with Connor Bedard and Marco Rossi in the league's rookie scoring race.

Nikita Kucherov scored an assist and closed the gap on Nathan MacKinnon in the fight for the Art Ross Trophy. Young Russian forward Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first NHL goal and helped Washington defeat Pittsburgh. Alexander Ovechkin scored two points in the same match, recording a goal and an assist.