National Hockey League Game Capsules
Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Carl Soderberg, Patrice Bergeron and Milan Lucic tallied in the second period, as the Boston Bruins silenced the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, at Bell Centre. Zdeno Chara added a third-period marker for the Bruins, winners of six in a row and owners of a 13-point lead over idle Toronto in the Atlantic Division. Tuukka Rask augmented his offense with 35 saves. David Desharnais supplied the lone score for the Canadiens, who have dropped three in a row and four of their last five to fall 14 points off the pace of their long-time rivals. Peter Budaj stopped 28 shots in defeat.
Final Score: Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 2 (SO)
Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Higgins scored the game winner in the third round of the shootout, as the Vancouver Canucks halted their seven-game road skid with a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday at MTS Centre. After the first five shooters came up empty, Higgins charged in down the middle and made a number of quick dekes before stuffing a forehand past Ondrej Pavelec’s outstretched right pad for the victory. Alexandre Burrows scored his first two goals of the season to account for Vancouver’s offense in regulation, while Eddie Lack stopped 32 shots before turning aside all three shooters in the shootout. Andrew Ladd and Michael Frolik each lit the lamp for Winnipeg, while Pavelec posted 31 saves in the setback, the Jets’ fifth in a row (0-2-3).
Final Score: Colorado 3, Chicago 2
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots to record his 100th career victory, as Colorado slipped past Chicago 3-2, at Pepsi Center. Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly picked up a goal and assist each for the Avalanche, winners in six of their last seven to vault over their Wednesday opponents into second place in the Central Division. Brad Malone added a tally as Colorado won three of four in the season series from the defending Stanley Cup champions. Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad scored for the Blackhawks, who saw a two-game win streak halted. Antti Raanta made 26 saves in defeat.
Final Score: Calgary 7, Anaheim 2
Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – Mikael Backlund scored twice and added an assist, as the Calgary Flames scorched the Anaheim Ducks, 7-2, on Wednesday at the Saddledome. Mark Giordano notched a goal and an assist, while Mike Cammalleri, T.J. Galiardi and Ladislav Smid each scored once to help the Flames halt a brief two-game slide. Corban Knight capped the scoring with his first NHL goal and Joni Ortio backstopped the victory with 20 saves. Andrew Cogliano and Nick Bonino scored for the Ducks, who have lost four straight games. Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller was chased after giving up three goals on five shots in the first period. Frederik Andersen entered and allowed four goals on 20 shots in relief.
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