The goal was Hoffman’s 16th of the season to lead NHL rookies. Hoffman and Karlsson then worked a beautiful give-and-go off a 3-on-1 to put Ottawa ahead 2-0. Toronto defenseman Cody Franson pinched on Ryan, but Ryan got the puck out, setting up the 3-on-1. Karlsson passed across the slot to Hoffman, who quickly returned the pass, leaving Karlsson for the open side of the net to Reimer’s right for his 10th goal. Zibanejad took advantage of another odd-man situation to score his 11th goal off a pass from Ryan with 20 seconds left in the first period.
Columbus @ Winnipeg 0-4 - The Blue Jackets were shut out for the fourth time this season and go into the break unsure about the health of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. The All-Star selection left the game 7:44 into the second period with a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Curtis McElhinney. Bobrovsky, who allowed a goal on each of the first two shots he faced, stretched his left pad to make a save and remained on the ice. He needed assistance leaving the ice, putting no weight on his right leg, and went directly to the dressing room. Bobrovsky is one of three players named to represent the Blue Jackets in the 2015 Honda NHL All-Game in Columbus. Forwards Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen are the others. The Blue Jackets also lost left wing Jeremy Morin with an upper-body injury in the second period. If Bobrovsky and Morin are out of the lineup after the break, they would join a list of injured Columbus players that includes defenseman Ryan Murray, plus forwards Artem Anisimov, Boone Jenner and Nathan Horton. One shot and 68 seconds were all the Jets needed to take a 1-0 lead. Andrew Ladd reached Wheeler with a pass into the slot that Wheeler backhanded past Bobrovsky for his 13th goal. Kane followed at 6:06 with his 10th, a right-side shot from inside the blue line that slipped through Bobrovsky's pads. But the Blue Jackets went down 3-0 moments after Winnipeg killed a Columbus power play early in the second period. Slater tipped defenseman Jay Harrison's long left-point slap shot through a screen past Bobrovsky at 4:45 for his second goal of the season. After McElhinney replaced Bobrovsky, Thorburn's fourth goal made it 4-0 at 14:10 of the second period.
The Blue Jackets and Jets play a similar style, based around speed and using their size to dictate play. Columbus and Winnipeg are third and fourth in hits in the League, respectively, but the Jets dictated the pace through much of the game.
Boston @ Colorado 2-3 SO - Goalie Semyon Varlamov stopped all three shooters he faced after Nathan MacKinnon scored in the shootout and the Avalanche defeated the Bruins 3-2. MacKinnon scored against Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the first round for the only goal in the tiebreaker. Rask stopped Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay, while Varlamov made saves against Reilly Smith, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron. The Avalanche tied the game with 1:45 left in the third period on a goal by Ryan O'Reilly after Varlamov went to the bench for an extra attacker. O'Reilly was in the slot when he put a backhander over a prone Rask after John Mitchell took a shot that deflected off teammate Dennis Everberg's stick. Varlamov forced overtime by making a save against Loui Eriksson on a 2-on-1 Boston rush off a pass from Carl Soderberg in the waning seconds of regulation. The Avalanche outshot the Bruins 4-0 in overtime and defenseman Brad Stuart rang a shot off the right post 30 seconds into the extra period. Marchand's goal came after the Bruins killed off the Avalanche's fifth power play of the game. Boston has killed 38 of 40 opposition power plays in its past 10 games. The Avalanche took a 1-0 lead with :00.4 remaining in the first period on a goal by former Bruins forward Jarome Iginla. Tanguay took a shot from the left side and Duchene, while he was in front of the net with Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, deflected the puck to Iginla at the bottom of the right circle. Iginla scored into a half-open net and video replay confirmed the puck crossed the goal line in time. The goal was Iginla's team-leading 14th of the season and the 574th of his NHL career, moving him past Hall of Famer Mike Bossy into sole possession of 20th place on the all-time list.
Calgary @ Anaheim 3-6 - Ortio gave up three goals on eight shots in the first period, although two came on deflections. He made a toe save on Getzlaf's shorthanded breakaway attempt in the first. It was Ortio's first experience with the streak but he is aware of it. Mikael Backlund and Sean Monahan brought Calgary to 4-2 with goals in a 7:59 span of the second. Backlund whacked home a puck in traffic at 11:13 for his fifth goal in seven games. Monahan extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with a snap shot to finish a pretty sequence at 19:12. Getzlaf scored with 10:16 remaining, but Joe Colborne made it 5-3 with 9:18 to play. Kesler hit the empty net with 19 seconds left to complete the scoring after Calgary lifted Hiller for an extra attacker. Jackman scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot to put Anaheim ahead 4-0 at 9:37 of the second period. Lovejoy's first goal this season made it 3-0 after the first period. Calgary had sustained pressure in Anaheim's end before Lovejoy's point shot hit Flames defenseman Kris Russell on its way in at 17:04. Maroon deflected Lovejoy's point shot into the net at 14:59 of the first for his third goal. Maroon has two goals in his past three games after he had two in his first 36 games. Palmieri opened the scoring when he took a threaded pass from Matt Beleskey from behind the net and shot into an open net at 4:41.
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