NHL Results - Wed, Jan 28, 2015

Toronto @ New Jersey 1-2 SO - Adam Larsson tied the game at 1-1 with 2:50 remaining in regulation when he fired a wrist shot from the right point that ticked off the right post and past Bernier. It was Larsson's first goal in 27 games. James van Riemsdyk had given the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead midway through the third on his eighth shot of the game. The native of Middletown, N.J., took a pass from Bozak in stride at the Devils' blue line, broke in against Schneider and backhanded a shot between his pads on a breakaway at 11:49. Bernier preserved the lead with less than five minutes remaining in the third when he got his left pad on Mike Cammalleri's solo break-in. If not for Schneider, the Maple Leafs might have been able to turn their five power-play opportunities into an early lead. The Maple Leafs, who went 0-for-5 with the man-advantage, had 12 power-play shots stopped by Schneider; many of them came off the stick of van Riemsdyk and Bozak from close or point-blank range. Schneider also received a bit of luck when a blast by Leo Komarov from the left hash hit the far post midway through the second period. Jacob Josefson and Patrik Elias scored in the tiebreaker to give the Devils their second straight win.
Chicago @ Los Angeles 3-4 - Carter scored twice and assisted on the game-tying goal as the Kings erased deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before Jake Muzzin's game-winner with 3:37 remaining. Muzzin's wrist shot through traffic appeared to hit Niklas Hjalmarsson on its way into the net. The Blackhawks nearly tied the game in the final minute when they hit the post and could not score with the extra attacker after lifting goaltender Corey Crawford. Carter's big night came in the Kings' first game without center Mike Richards, a close friend of Carter's who was assigned to the American Hockey League earlier this week because of underperformance. Tyler Toffoli, who missed the previous six games with mononucleosis, made his presence felt when he tied it at 3-3 with 6:10 left in regulation, beating Crawford with a wrist shot from the high slot.

Toffoli kept the puck in and was left open for Dwight King's pass. The goal brought the sellout crowd of 18,525 to a roar. Chicago was set up for a regulation win when Andrew Shaw's 50th career goal gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead 2:25 into the third period. Shaw beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to the glove side to finish a rush after Teuvo Teravainen slid the puck to him at the right faceoff dot. Chicago would have won its fifth straight regular-season game against the Kings and fourth straight at Staples Center if not for the late-squandered lead.

Carter's second goal came on the power play 1:45 into the second period. He kept the puck away from Toews in the corner and beat Crawford to the glove side with a wrist shot. Chicago's top line of Toews, Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa was on the ice for the Kings' third and fourth goals. Carter tied it at 1-1 at 8:42 of the first period with a turnaround wrist shot from the slot, set up by defenseman Brayden McNabb. Carter nearly completed the hat trick in the second period when he stripped Toews and went in for a shorthanded breakaway but was stopped by Crawford. Chicago took a 2-1 lead in the first on goals by Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane. Sharp grabbed Kane's cross-ice pass and scored on a slap shot from the left side at 11:42. It came with Drew Doughty serving a tripping penalty, one of two by penalties by Doughty and three by the Kings in the first period. Kane scored his 23rd goal 1:58 into the game. David Rundblad's shot hit McNabb and bounced to Kane for an open-net slap shot from the right side.