NHL Results - Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Montreal @ Florida 2-1 SO - PA Parenteau scored the only goal in the shootout, and backup goalie Dustin Tokarski made 36 saves. Tokarski stopped three Panthers in the shootout, clinching the victory when he stopped Jonathan Huberdeau's wrist shot in the bottom of the third round. Parenteau beat goalie Roberto Luongo in the third round with a wrist shot. Brendan Gallagher scored with 1:06 left in the second period. The game drew a sellout crowd of 19,614, the largest attendance of the season at BB&T Center, with a large portion rooting for the Canadiens. Nick Bjugstad scored with 1:49 left in the third period for the Panthers; Luongo made 33 saves and is 1-7-0 in his past eight starts against the Canadiens. The best scoring chance of overtime came in the final minute after Tokarski turned over the puck and Jimmy Hayes had an open net from the bottom of the left circle, but his long-range shot went wide. Bjugstad tied the game when he took a centering feed from rookie defenseman Aaron Ekblad and beat Tokarski with a wrist shot from the slot. Gallagher scored on Montreal's 20th and final shot of the second period, a wrist shot from outside the right dot that trickled through Luongo's legs. It was Gallagher's fifth goal in 10 games. Luongo had been spectacular in the second period. He stopped Jiri Sekac on a breakaway in the first minute, blocked a cross-ice pass to thwart a 3-on-1, and had quick reactions to stop a couple of deflections, including one on a slap shot that shattered the stick of Panthers defenseman Willie Mitchell.
Aleksander Barkov came close to giving the Panthers the lead in the second period. He put the puck in the net off a scrum in front of Tokarski, but the goal was waved off because it was ruled Tokarski was shoved into the net.
Barkov hit the crossbar with a shot from the slot about two minutes before Gallagher scored. Huberdeau's 14-year-old sister, Josiane, sang "O Canada" before the game. She was among approximately 85 friends and family members cheering on Huberdeau, whose hometown is the Montreal suburb of Saint-Jerome.
Los Angeles @ Edmonton 2-3 SO - Oilers forward David Perron scored the only goal in a four-round shootout in a 3-2 win. Hendricks put Edmonton ahead at 4:37 of the first period, taking a pass from Derek Roy in the slot and one-timing a shot past Quick. The assist was Roy's first point for the Oilers in his first game; he was acquired Monday in a trade with the Nashville Predators for center Mark Arcobello. Shortly after the goal, Roy left the game, sustaining a cut on his ankle by a skate blade. He returned in the second period after getting stitches. Nugent-Hopkins increased the lead to 2-0 at 9:32 of the second period, snapping a shot past Quick from just inside the faceoff circle.

Doughty scored at 10:02 of the third period on a play requiring video review, cutting the lead to 2-1. The Kings defenseman appeared to have hit the crossbar with a point shot and play continued. Once play stopped, the shot was reviewed, and it was determined the puck hit the back bar. The 34 seconds that had elapsed were put back on the clock. Muzzin tied the game at 17:35 on the power play. The Kings defenseman took a pass from Marian Gaborik at the side of the net and beat Scrivens on the short side. Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz took a high-sticking penalty at 16:59 to give Los Angeles the power play. In overtime, each team had chances to win the game. Edmonton outshot Los Angeles 4-2 in the extra period. Carter, Anze Kopitar, Tyler Toffoli and Justin Williams failed to score for Los Angeles in the shootout. Roy, Eberle and Hendricks missed for Edmonton prior to Perron's deciding goal.