NHL Rink Wrap: Byfield breakout game; Stars stun Oilers; Golden Knights lose again

The Los Angeles Kings are battling through some significant injuries right now but doing their best to keep fighting for a playoff spot. They got a huge 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night thanks in part to a breakout game for Quinton Byfield. Byfield had three points, including a pair of goals, to help lead the offense. Byfield, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, is one of the top prospects in the league and a major part of the Kings’ long-term future. The most encouraging part of the Kings’ season is the fact they are likely going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs despite not getting huge contributions from a lot of their top young players yet. If players like Byfield start to breakout and make a significant impact that is going to be quite a game changer for them in the short-term and the long-term. Adrian Kempe also had two goals for the Kings in this game.

With five minutes to play the Dallas Stars trailed the Edmonton Oilers by a 3-2 margin. It only took them 24 seconds to take the lead thanks to Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov. The Stars went on to win 5-3 to officially move into a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference playoff race.

Brandon Saad scores a beautiful goal for the St. Louis Blues in their 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.

The New Jersey Devils score five goals in the second period of their 7-4 win against the New York Rangers.

Golden Knights lose again and playoff chances are slipping away

The Vegas Golden Knights have problems. They lost again on Tuesday night, 4-0 to the Winnipeg Jets, getting shut out for the second day in a row after losing 3-0 to the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. They have now lost seven of their past nine games and have one of the league’s worst