Montreal @ NY Rangers 1-0 - Max Pacioretty scored on a wrist shot from the top of the right circle with 4:17 left in the third period to provide the only offense Price needed in a 1-0 win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Pacioretty said he saw linemates Tomas Plekanec and Dale Weise driving toward the net, so he wanted to try to use Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh as a screen to hopefully surprise Lundqvist with the shot.
It worked, because Lundqvist said he didn't expect Pacioretty to shoot, and as a result he got caught too deep and wound up stuck near the post. The Rangers had several chances to take the lead before Pacioretty scored. Martin St. Louis hit the crossbar with a point shot at 13:18 of the second period and was robbed by Price at 6:21 of the third, when he tried to bat the rebound of center Derek Stepan's shot into the net from the slot. Derick Brassard was close to scoring with 6:07 remaining in the third period, but his shot off a rebound went wide left. He had an open net to shoot at with Price recovering from making the initial save on forward Rick Nash. Brassard reacted as if he was slashed on the hands, but there was no call from referee Steve Kozari, who was closest to the play. Nash had a shorthanded breakaway 46 seconds into the third period, but he was disrupted by a pokecheck from Price.
Winnipeg @ Philadelphia 2-5 - The game was tied 2-2 early in the second when Schultz saw a puck bounce out of a pile-up in front of the Winnipeg net. Schenn's 11th goal gave the Flyers a 4-2 lead at 4:12 of the third period. Simmonds made a great individual play to tip a puck past Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom in the Flyers end and then beat him to the loose puck. He got a shot on net off the rush that Hutchinson stopped, but Simmonds beat the Jets' Zach Bogosian to the rebound, circled behind the Winnipeg net and found Schenn alone in the slot. Couturier closed the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:41 left in the third.
Phoenix @ Toronto 3-1 - With the Maple Leafs leading 1-0 and starting the third period on a power play, the Coyotes got a huge break. Toronto's Tyler Bozak pushed the puck ahead on the faceoff and it went to Oliver Ekman-Larsson. He lofted the puck down the ice from his blue line and the shot caught Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier napping, going into the bottom corner of the net at 5 seconds. The Coyotes took a 2-1 lead at 3:47 when Martin Hanzal slipped a low shot from a sharp angle past Bernier. With Toronto right wing David Clarkson off for roughing, Sam Gagner scored his eighth of the season at 16:30. Phil Kessel scored his 20th goal of the season at 16:33 of the first period to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead. Sent in alone on a pass from James van Riemsdyk, Kessel's snap shot was partially stopped by Mike Smith, but the puck trickled in for Kessel's first goal in eight games and his third in 19.
Detroit @ Tampa Bay 1-5 - With the Lightning leading 3-1 and facing a shorthanded situation in the second period, Paquette recovered a loose puck in the neutral zone to generate a 2-on-1 opportunity with center Brian Boyle. Paquette faked the pass and snapped a wrist shot past Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek at 11:03 for his third goal of the game. Paquette scored 2:03 into the game. Jason Garrison took a shot from the point that was redirected by Alex Killorn toward the goal, and Paquette got his stick on the loose puck and sent the rebound past Mrazek. Red Wings center Darren Helm tied the game at 11:59 of the first when he scored on a wraparound, using Lightning defensemen Nikita Nesterov and Garrison as a shield to slip the puck past goalie Ben Bishop on the stick side. Paquette’s second goal came at 19:23 of the first when he fought off the defense of Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar and scored with a wrist shot from the right circle to give the Lightning a 2-1 lead. Stamkos’ 27th goal came on a power play at 4:18 of the second period on a one-timer from the left circle past the glove of Mrazek, who was pulled after the second period for backup Tom McCollum.
Columbus @ Florida 2-3 - Sean Bergenheim scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:52 left in the third period snapping a 10-game losing streak in the series.
Bergenheim missed the last 7:40 of the second period and the first 6:20 of the third after being assessed minor penalties for slashing and unsportsmanlike conduct and a 10-minute misconduct. He broke a 2-2 tie when he tipped Dmitry Kulikov's wrist shot from the point past goalie Curtis McElhinney. The goal was confirmed after video review determined the deflection occurred at or below the crossbar. Bergenheim made the deflection just before being hit in the mouth by the stick of defenseman Jack Johnson. Johnson was assessed a double minor when he drew blood, though one of the penalties was erased because the Panthers scored on the play. Bergenheim said he likely wouldn't need any stitches. Florida, who hadn't beaten Columbus since a 5-2 victory Nov. 21, 2007, ended the second-longest active streak by one opponent against another. The Boston Bruins have a 13-game winning streak against the Edmonton Oilers.
More important, the Panthers ended a season-worst five-game losing streak and won at home for the first time in seven games. The six-game home losing streak was their longest since a six-game slide from Dec. 22, 2007-Jan. 13, 2008, and was one off the franchise record set between Feb. 26 and March 24, 2003. Johnson and Alexander Wennberg scored for the Blue Jackets. The game was tied 2-2 entering the third period after Wennberg's goal at 18:34 of the second also was confirmed by a video review. Anisimov's pass across the crease went off the stick of defenseman Alex Petrovic and high into the air, and Wennberg basically cross-checked the puck into the net an instant after it floated below the crossbar. After a scoreless first period, Johnson opened the scoring 1:08 into the second when he one-timed a slap shot from the point high to the glove side past Luongo. Huberdeau tied it at 2:49 with a backhand from close range, and Ekblad gave Florida a 2-1 lead at 11:36 with a high shot from the point through a screen.
Minnesota @ Calgary 1-0 - Zach Parise scored 8:59 into the game. Parise capitalized on a rare misplay by Flames captain Mark Giordano to score the game's lone goal. Thomas Vanek knocked Giordano's clearing attempt to Parise in front of the net. Parise made a quick deke and slipped the puck between the legs of goaltender Jonas Hiller for his 20th goal of the season. The combination of Jason Zucker and Jason Pominville nearly extended the Wild's lead to two with 5:43 remaining in the first. Zucker and Pominville got behind the defense, but Zucker fanned on the initial attempt and Pominville's follow-up was denied by the pad of Hiller, who made 13 first-period saves. Pominville had another opportunity 5:17 into the second period, but was stopped by Hiller again after taking a cross-crease pass from Mikko Koivu. On the next shift, Hiller made back-to-back saves on Wild forward Nino Niederreiter, including one with the toe of his skate. Just over a minute after Pominville's attempt, Johnny Gaudreau dashed through the slot and around a sliding Jared Spurgeon, but Dubnyk flashed the glove to keep Calgary off the scoreboard. He showed a quick pad on Giordano near the midway mark of the period after Jiri Hudler spotted the Flames' captain trailing off the rush. Dubnyk also stopped Paul Byron on a breakaway with his pad with 7:15 remaining, the best of his eight third-period saves, to preserve the regulation victory.
Buffalo @ Edmonton 2-3 - Recalled from the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League on Jan. 1, Lander has become a regular in the Oilers lineup. He set up Edmonton's first two goals, then scored the eventual winner in the third period. The goal, at 7:52, was Lander's first of the season. He and Oilers forward Teddy Purcell broke in on a 2-on-0 break following a poor line change by Buffalo. Purcell slid the puck over to Lander, who lifted a shot over Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth, who made 31 saves. Tyler Myers scored for the Sabres 2:22 in the first period for a 1-0 lead. He took a centering pass from forward Torrey Mitchell and fired a shot past Oilers goaltender Ben Scrivens.
Mitchell beat three Oilers to the puck behind the Edmonton net, then spotted Myers unattended, coming in from the point. Fraser tied the game 1-1 at 12:27, converting a pass from Lander and beating Enroth from in tight. Klefbom put Edmonton up 2-1 with his first goal of the season at 15:02 of the first period, also on a feed from Lander, who beat Myers to the puck behind the Sabres net and spotted the Oilers defenseman in front. Buffalo had a good chance to tie the game in the second period off a scramble in front, but Mitchell was unable to get his stick on a loose puck with Scrivens out of position. Prior to the Oilers' third goal, they went down to five defensemen when Nikita Nikitin was driven into the boards by Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons. Nikitin left the game with a shoulder injury. Ristolainen cut the Oilers lead to 3-2 with 2:02 left, getting to a rebound in front and shooting the puck past Scrivens.
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