Florida @ Boston 1-4 - The Bruins broke a streak of allowing the first goal in four straight games when they got on the scoreboard first in the second period. Zdeno Chara teed up the puck for a David Krejci one-timer from the blue line that deflected off the left post and into the net at 7:17. Boston hung onto that lead until the period ended. Rask made a couple of impressive saves to preserve the lead, including one post-to-post move that denied Jonathan Huberdeau on a wraparound with less than two minutes remaining before intermission. Brad Marchand's first goal in 13 games doubled the Bruins' lead at 4:09 of the third period. It was one of the easiest goals Marchand will score, as Dennis Seidenberg's shot from the left point was tipped by Loui Eriksson and squeezed through Scott Clemmensen, allowing Marchand to tap it in from behind the Florida goaltender. Torey Krug put the Bruins ahead 3-0 at 8:57. Chris Kelly stopped on a dime at the top of the left circle and found Krug as the late man for a wrist shot from the high slot that beat Clemmensen high to the glove side. Florida (3-9-4) ended Rask's shutout bid with 5:35 left in regulation after Nick Bjugstad ripped a shot on the rush off the Boston goaltender's right ear. Jesse Winchester swooped in and batted in the rebound to cut the Bruins' lead to 3-1. Reilly Smith put the Bruins back ahead by three by scoring with less than two minutes to play.
Montreal @ Ottawa 1-4 - Marc Methot and Mark Borowiecki scored 37 seconds apart in the second period, and Bobby Ryan had a goal and two assists to lead Ottawa to a 4-1 win against Montreal on Thursday. Kyle Turris scored into an empty net with 1:09 remaining, and Robin Lehner made 33 saves in his second straight start for the Senators, who won their second in a row following a five-game winless skid. Ottawa, which hadn't won at home since Oct. 17, has recorded points in four straight games (2-0-2). Andrei Markov scored a power-play goal for Montreal in the first meeting between the Atlantic Division rivals since last spring, when Ottawa won a first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series in five games. Methot gave the Senators a 2-1 lead at 11:31 of the second period with his second goal of the season. The defenseman scored from the slot when he jumped on a clearing attempt by Markov, after Price stopped Jason Spezza's shot off a rush. Borowiecki scored his first NHL goal at 12:08 to put the Senators up 3-1. Montreal had a potential goal waved off at 16:51 when Brendan Gallagher was called for goaltender interference. Rene Bourque shot into a gaping net with Lehner sprawled on the ice but the goal was immediately waved off by referee Brad Meier, who ruled Gallagher had not done enough to avoid contact after he drove to the net and was pushed by Senators defenseman Eric Gryba. Markov put the Canadiens up 1-0 at 12:32 of the first period. Ryan scored his third in four games 28 seconds later to tie it 1-1. Ottawa right wing Chris Neil was cut in the face when he was struck by the puck on a passing attempt by teammate Erik Karlsson 43 seconds in the third period. Neil skated into the path of Karlsson's pass from the right boards and dropped to his knees. He held his right hand to his head, with blood dripping through his fingers as he skated off the ice. There were cuts on the right side of his cheek beside his nose and through his right eyebrow when he returned to the bench moments later. Neil drew a cheer from the crowd when he was shown on the video scoreboard.
New Jersey @ Philadelphia 3-0 - Adam Henrique's goal 1:57 into the first period ended a long drought, and the Devils avenged a Flyers shutout from Saturday with a 3-0 win of their own at Wells Fargo Center. Henrique deflected a long shot from the point by Eric Gelinas to end a Devils scoreless streak that had reached 151:03, including a 1-0 loss to the Flyers at Prudential Center five days earlier. Janssen's forecheck created a loose puck that wound up with defenseman Adam Larsson at the point. The defenseman's shot was deflected by Janssen and hit off Andrej Meszaros' skate before getting past Emery, who kept the Devils scoreless on 14 shots Saturday. Henrique scored on the second shot against Emery on Thursday. Mattias Tedenby created a turnover behind the Philadelphia net, and Michael Ryder sent the puck around the boards to Gelinas. His shot was redirected by Henrique between the faceoff circles for his fifth goal of the season. Jaromir Jagr scored into an empty net with two seconds to go. Emery made 22 saves.
Minnesota @ Washington 2-3 SO - Marcus Johansson's shot from inside the right circle deflected off Wild defenseman Nate Prosser in front and past goalie Josh Harding to tie the game at 2-2, and the Capitals went on to win the game 3-2 in a shootout. The Wild's passive approach afforded the Capitals few scoring chances after Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal at 8:10 of the first period. When they did muster some sort of offense, Harding stymied them. Ovechkin opened the scoring with his 13th goal of the season and League-leading seventh on the power play. As has become customary, Ovechkin scored on a one-timer from the left circle, this time on a pass from Nicklas Backstrom along the goal line. Not to be outdone, the Wild scored on their second power-play opportunity. Mikko Koivu wrapped the puck along the end boards to Zach Parise, who threw a backhand centering pass through John Carlson's legs to Charlie Coyle. Braden Holtby (33 saves) got a piece of Coyle's shot with his glove, but not enough to prevent it from going into the net. The Capitals began the second period with several minutes of sloppy play in their own end, and the Wild took advantage about six minutes in on Mikael Granlund's second goal of the season. A hard-charging Nino Niederreiter split Carlson and Karl Alzner behind the goal, beating both to a loose puck that he centered to Granlund. Holtby stopped Granlund's initial attempt, but when Jason Pominville corralled the rebound and found Granlund again, Holtby could not stop the second shot as it fluttered past him. Shortly after failing to convert on a late power play, however, Washington was finally able to produce at 5-on-5. Johansson, Brooks Laich and Tom Wilson worked below the goal line, with Laich working the puck over to Wilson in the corner. Wilson then left the puck for Johansson, who wrapped around into the right circle uncontested. In overtime, Washington killed off the remaining minute-plus of a Martin Erat penalty to keep the game tied before winning the game in a shootout that saw Backstrom score the only goal.
NY Islanders @ Carolina 0-1 - Peters stopped 21 shots and pitched a 1-0 shutout against the New York Islanders, making Radek Dvorak's first-period goal stand up for the victory. The Hurricanes have won two straight after snapping a five-game losing streak. But Thursday night, his effort was plenty good enough. He stopped Michael Grabneron a breakaway in the second period, then gloved a bullet from John Tavares late in the third to help preserve the win. If there was anything to knock about Peters' game, it was his rebound control. But his teammates were there to clean those up. The Hurricanes scored the game's lone goal 6:39 into the first period when defenseman Ron Hainsey lifted a wrist shot from the blue line that hit Dvorak and went past goaltender Kevin Poulin. The change-of-direction goal was the third of the season for Dvorak. It also marked the first stoppage of play in the game. While they had several good early looks at the Carolina net, they missed the target 10 times and had six attempts blocked before recording their first shot on goal. For the night, New York had 23 missed shots and another 13 that were blocked.
NY Rangers @ Columbus 4-2 - Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky, who sat the last two games for Columbus to work on some technique problems, looked like his old self in the middle period but still trailed by a goal after 40 minutes. Columbus has been outscored 18-9 in the second compared to playing even in the first (10-10) and third (16-16). The third-period total is skewed because the Blue Jackets have allowed five empty-net goals, including one by Ryan McDonagh with 54 seconds that ensured the Rangers' fifth win in six games. Hagelin opened the scoring as the teams exchanged goals in the first period. He had what proved to be the game-winner in the second as New York carried a 3-2 lead into the third. Ryan Callahan gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead at 4:17 after a double tip carried McDonagh's shot from the point to the back of the net. The puck went off the stick of Mats Zuccarello before Callahan got the second deflection from the edge of the crease while fending Jack Johnson. New York made it 3-1 at 12:44, but again Bobrovsky couldn't be faulted. Blue Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin lost the puck near the left side of the goal and Hagelin reached for it. But Columbus forward Mark Letestu was there as well; as he tried to clear the puck, he put into his own net after Hagelin appeared to tap his stick. Hagelin was credited with the unassisted goal. He has four goals and two assists in the past four games. Columbus made it a one-goal game 48 seconds later. Ryan Murray fired a shot from above the left circle, and with Dubinsky and Nick Foligno setting screens, the puck filtered past Cam Talbot, who made 32 saves. James Wisniewski was given an assist for his 200th NHL point. The game had many subplots because of the number of players competing against their former club, most for the first time. Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Marian Gaborik had not played the Rangers since a pair of trades during the past 16 months brought them to Columbus. On the other side, Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett and John Moore played against the Blue Jackets for the first time since the Rangers acquired them in April in the deal that sent Gaborik to Columbus. Also, two defensemen, Fedor Tyutin for Columbus and the Rangers' Anton Stralman - faced their former teams again. Add the fact that former Columbus coach Scott Arniel is now the associate head coach for the Rangers and it made for one of the most anticipated games on the Blue Jackets' home schedule. Of course, many fans bought tickets months ago hoping to see Rangers forward Rick Nash in his first appearance since Columbus traded him in July 2012, but he missed his 13th straight game because of a concussion. Tyutin scored at 17:31 of the first period to counter Hagelin's goal 4:16 into the game, but the Rangers took control in the second period.
Edmonton @ Tampa Bay 2-4 - Steven Stamkos scored two unassisted goals in the first period and Tyler Johnson added the game-winner in the second, but it was Bishop, with an amazing cross-crease dive to deny Boyd Gordon on a 2-on-1 with three minutes remaining, who made the difference. Stamkos opened the scoring when he stole the puck from Nail Yakupov inside the Edmonton blue line. After two strides down the slot, Stamkos fired and found the back of the net at 7:37 of the first period. His second goal of the night and 13th of the season came with 53 seconds remaining in the period. He jumped on a loose puck to the left of the Edmonton net, swung around behind the goal and whipped the puck past Devan Dubnyk, who finished with 22 saves. Stamkos has 12 points in his past seven games. His goals sandwiched one by Edmonton's Taylor Fedun, his second in as many NHL games. Assisted by Jordan Eberle and Ales Hemsky, it was a wrist shot at 10:11 that finished a period of sustained pressure by the Oilers. Valtteri Filppula scored an empty-net goal, his sixth of the season. Tampa Bay extended its lead to 3-1 late in the second period when Johnson scored his fourth goal of the season. He tapped the puck into the Edmonton net from just outside the crease with 1:27 to go, finishing a pass from Richard Panik, who dodged Oilers defenders as he closed in on the left side of the net. Taylor Hall cut the Lightning lead to 3-2 at 10:22 of the third period with his fourth goal of the season when his wrist shot from the faceoff circle got past a screened Bishop. The power-play score broke Tampa Bay's string of consecutive penalty kills at 17.
Calgary @ St Louis 2-3 - Alexander Steen took matters into his own hands Thursday night as his St. Louis Blues defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 at Scottrade Center. Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos both tied Steen's pace of 13 goals earlier in the night, but the Blues wing countered with his League-leading 14th to break the three-way tie. The goal turned out to be the game-winner. Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal with the Blues, Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Leopold, a former Flames defenseman, picked up his first two points of the season. Brian Elliott collected his 100th career victory by stopping 18 shots to help the Blues win for the fifth time in six games and improve to 10-2-2 on the season. Kevin Shattenkirk assisted on the Blues' second goal, giving him an assist in a career-best seventh straight game, the longest current run in the League. He has eight in that span. Tim Jackman scored his first goal of the season, Mike Cammalleri scored his fifth and former Blues draft pick Reto Berra made 24 saves for Calgary. Tarasenko's first goal in nine games gave the Blues a 1-0 lead 3:01 into the game. The power-play goal broke the Blues' 0-for-8 slump with the man advantage. He followed up former Calgary defenseman Jay Bouwmeester's shot from the slot and buried the puck into the open side past Berra. Lapierre was able to position himself in front of Berra and redirect Leopold's shot from the left boards 10:12 into the game to give the Blues a 2-0 lead. The Blues extended the lead to 3-0 when Steen was able to take T.J. Oshie's centering feed and beat Berra in tight with a backhand 5:55 into the second period. Jackman got the Flames on the board when he finished off Shane O'Brien's shot from the point. Elliott made the initial save, but Jackman was in the slot and buried the rebound high glove side 4:41 into the third period. Jackman's goal snapped Elliott's shutout streak at 111:35. The Flames were pressing late, and Cammalleri finished off a shot from the right circle at 14:49 to make it a 3-2 game. Chris Butler's shot from the left point was blocked by Adam Cracknell and caromed to Cammalleri in the right circle, who one-timed a high shot past Elliott.
Buffalo @ Los Angeles 0-2 - Quick turned in his best game of the season Thursday night when he recorded his first shutout of the season, a 2-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Staples Center. The game seemed to turn on a terrific right-to-left sliding pad save by Quick on Corey Tropp during a Buffalo rush early in the second period. Buffalo then gave L.A. a 4-on-3 power play after Jamie McBain high sticked Jake Muzzin and Drew Stafford slashed Dustin Brown. Kopitar set up on the right side and cranked Drew Doughty's feed past Enroth's glove side for a 2-0 lead at 12:18. Richards got a crafty deflection for a power play goal to give L.A. a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. Muzzin had time to pause and then fire from the point and Richards got his blade on the shot with 36 seconds left in the period as he occupied the top of the crease.
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