Gameday 52 (Mon, 11 Mar) - Results

Boston v Ottawa 3-2 - The Boston Bruins just can't lose in Ottawa. David Krejci scored in the fourth round of the shootout and Tuukka Rask made 30 saves as the Bruins made it 10 in a row at Scotiabank Place with a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The Senators (13-8-5) haven't beaten the Bruins (17-3-3) on home ice since Apr. 7, 2009. The loss also snapped Ottawa's five-game winning streak at home. While he didn't score in the shootout, Kaspars Daugavins's attempt made waves, as the Latvian broke out a trick that made him a YouTube star during his time in the American Hockey League. Daugavins carried the puck by steering it from the top with the tip of his stick. The move finished with a spin while trying to tuck the goal past the left leg of Rask. However, Rask got his left skate in the way and stymied Daugavins's shot. Rask made 30 saves for the Bruins, while Robin Lehner stopped 33 out of 35 shots. Guillaume Latendresse and Kyle Turris scored for the Sens, while Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille scored in regulation for Boston. After missing the last 16 games with whiplash symptoms, Latendresse started on the first line alongside Zack Smith and Daniel Alfredsson. The winger quickly made his presence known, when the Senators struck 55 seconds into the first period. Latendresse burst into the Bruins' zone, deked on Rask and sent a backhand tip into the Boston net. It was his first goal since Dec. 13, 2011. The Sens made the score 2-0, allowing Turris to break a dry spell of his own. The center sent a shot from the high slot through traffic that beat Rask on his glove side at 7:18. It was his first goal in 21 games. Chris Phillips assisted on both Sens goals in the first period, the defenseman now has four assists in the past three games. The Senators received yet another injury scare at 11:41, when Adam McQuaid sent Chris Neil into the corner boards on the Bruins' end. Neil fell to the ice and took several minutes to get to his feet, requiring assistance from trainers to leave the ice. Patrick Wiercioch then attempted to fight McQuaid, who was given a boarding penalty for the hit and five minutes for fighting. Wiercioch received 19 minutes in penalty infractions, a fighting major, two minutes for instigating, two minutes for instigating while wearing a visor and a 10-minute misconduct. Neil returned to the bench several minutes later. The Bruins got on the board with 44 seconds left in the period, courtesy of some quality-zone play by Zdeno Chara. Sergei Gonchar attempted to clear the puck out of the Ottawa zone, but Chara's reach kept the puck inside the blue line. Chara passed from the half boards to Thornton, who shot from the side of the right faceoff circle. Lehner leaned onto his back to make the save, but ended up pushing the puck into his own net. Boston tied the game in the second period while catching Ottawa on a line change. Krejci sent a long, lead pass up the ice to Paille, who sent a wrist shot past the stick side of Lehner at 8:53. Krejci now has four assists in the past four games, while Paille has a two-game scoring streak. The Bruins lost Chris Kelly early in the second period, when Neil collided with the Boston center. Kelly fell to the ice and required assistance to get to his feet, while favoring his left leg. Neil did not receive a penalty on the play. Kelly has two goals and four assists in 22 games this season and averaged 15:39 of ice time entering Monday's action. Neil did not speak to media after the game, but Phillips claimed that any insinuation of malice on Neil's part against his former teammate was inappropriate.

Calgary v Los Angeles 1-3 - Jarret Stoll and the Los Angeles Kings. Two-game. Set. Match. In the second straight game against the Calgary Flames, Stoll's first-period goal and a diving clear of the puck during a Flames' 5-on-3 advantage in the third helped the Kings complete a two-game series sweep with a 3-1 win at Staples Center on Monday. The game further sent the teams in opposite directions. L.A. hit the halfway mark victorious in 11 of 14 and improved to 9-0-1 at home since its season-opening, banner-raising loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. Calgary leaves Southern California reeling, having gone 0-3 and outscored 13-3. Stoll's play was the face of the game as L.A.'s defense tried to curb the Flames. A window opened for the Flames to get back into the game and perhaps salvage it when they forced L.A. into two penalties at the start of the third period. But they couldn't convert on the 27-second two-man advantage. Moments later, Matt Stajan's glorious chance from the right circle hit Jonathan Quick square in the mask. Mikael Backlund ruined Quick's shutout bid with a move around Alec Martinez and a shot under Quick's leg with 5:22 left. Dustin Brown added an empty-net goal to assure the Kings of their ninth win in the past 11 games. Calgary is 0-5-1 in its last six road games. The trip comes after wins against the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. L.A. took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission on slick passes by defensemen Slava Voynov and Jake Muzzin. Muzzin made a great pinch to keep the puck in at the wall and wrapped a no-look pass around a defender to Stoll for a water-bottle snap shot and 2-0 lead at 9:40. Muzzin initially struggled with increased responsibility when injuries hit the Kings' defense, but the 24-year-old is a plus-9 in his past eight games. Calgary started Joey MacDonald in place of Miikka Kiprusoff, and there wasn't much MacDonald could do on the first goal. Voynov fed an open Brown for a one-timer into an open net on the power play at 5:39. It capped a terrific stretch for Voynov, who is quietly putting together a breakout season. He has 11 points in the past nine games. The winless trip somewhat masks periods of strong play for Calgary, which outplayed the Anaheim Ducks for about 35 minutes and largely carried the play over the last 40 minutes in this rematch. Cory Sarich was inserted for the first time since Feb.18. Los Angeles swept a season series against Calgary for the first time since 1999-00.