NHL Results - Wed, Dec 17, 2014

Ottawa @ New Jersey 2-0 - Kyle Turris scored a power-play goal on the Senators' first shot of the game at 2:47 of the first period, and goalie Craig Anderson did the rest with 34 saves before Turris scored an empty-net goal with 0.6 seconds remaining. Turris gave the Senators the lead with his deflection goal from the slot 2:47 into the game. Devils defenseman Jon Merrill was in the box serving a delay of game minor for shooting the puck over the glass. Erik Karlsson took the initial shot from the right point. Turris gained inside position in the slot on Devils defenseman Peter Harrold and was able to get his stick on the puck to knock it down and past goalie Cory Schneider inside the right post. Mika Zibanejad broke the Senators' streak without a shot on goal at 6:22 of the second period, when he sent a soft wrist shot on goal that Schneider easily knocked away. Their previous shot came off the stick of defenseman Eric Gryba at 7:42 of the first period.
Boston @ Minnesota 3-2 OT - The Wild hit three posts and held a heavy shot advantage, but the Bruins did enough to pull out a win thanks to Loui Eriksson's goal 1:30 into overtime, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 victory. Bruins forward Carl Soderberg gained control of the puck behind the net and skated to goaltender Niklas Backstrom's glove side. He fired a cross-crease pass to a crashing Eriksson for his sixth goal of the season, snapping a three-game losing streak for the Bruins in the process. Boston scored first when Soderberg gained control of a loose puck off a scramble in front of Backstrom, who was scrambling out of position. Soderberg blasted a shot toward an open net that was blocked by a defenseman, but the rebound came right back to him and his second chance went in for his sixth. Minnesota's fourth line evened the score on the next shift. Kyle Brodziak toe-dragged around one player, creating space at the left faceoff circle. He put a shot over Svedberg's blocker for his fourth goal to make it 1-1.
Boston's most fortunate bounce of the night came in the final minutes of the first period. The Bruins regained the lead when Patrice Bergeron's shot took a funky hop near the top of the crease. The puck was headed wide of the goal, but changed directions when it hit the ice and snuck under Backstrom's right armpit and in. The Wild gained control of the game in the second and out-shot Boston 20-5, but were unable to tie the game until the third with a fluky goal of their own with 8:21 remaining. After an initial save by Svedberg, Bruins defenseman Zach Trotman gained control of the puck in the slot. Wild defenseman Ryan Suter followed his initial shot from the point and poked the puck off Trotman's stick. The puck bounced off Jason Pominville and into an open net for his seventh goal of the season. The Bruins dominated overtime, scoring on their third shot of the extra session. Minnesota was barely able to even control the puck prior to the goal. Boston's good fortune began earlier in the day when center David Krejci took part in the morning skate and made his return against the Wild. He hadn't played since Nov. 18 because of a groin injury. Krejci had one shot on goal and a minus-1 rating in 18:22 of ice time.