National Hockey League Game Capsules

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrice Bergeron registered the deciding goal in the shootout and Brad Marchand sealed the outcome, as Boston managed to slip past Tampa Bay, 3-2, at TD Garden. Bergeron and David Pastrnak tallied in regulation for the Bruins, who had lost seven straight contests decided in the game’s terminal segment. Tuukka Rask made 35 saves. Steven Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov scored for the Lightning, who had won four straight games. Ben Bishop stopped 28 shots.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 6, Edmonton 4

Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Steve Downie scored the game-winning goal with 5:22 left in regulation as the Pittsburgh Penguins fended off a ferocious comeback from the Edmonton Oilers for a 6-4 win on Thursday. Brandon Sutter scored twice and Sidney Crosby finished with a goal and two assists for the Penguins, who improved to 7-1-1 over their last nine games. Patric Hornqvist and Downie each tallied a goal and an assist, David Perron also lit the lamp and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves in the win. Derek Roy and Jordan Eberle each posted a goal and an assist, while Anton Lander and Benoit Pouliot also scored for the Edmonton, which dropped its sixth straight game. Ben Scrivens gave up four goals on 13 shots in the game’s first 21 minutes, then Richard Bachman stopped 19-of-21 shots in relief.

Final Score: Dallas 5, Carolina 3

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Stars scored four straight goals and held on for a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Patrick Eaves, Cody Eakin and Alex Goligoski all finished with a goal and an assist to help Dallas improve to 2-1-0 on its five-game road trip. Curtis McKenzie and Jason Demers also tallied goals. Kari Lehtonen only faced 19 shots in his 500th NHL game but made 16 saves in the win. The Hurricanes fell to 1-2-1 on their five-game homestand despite getting a goal and two assists from Victor Rask. Brett Bellemore added a goal and an assist, and Andrej Nestrasil also scored a goal. Anton Khudobin allowed four goals on 31 shots in the setback.

Final Score: Ottawa 5, Montreal 2

Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Erik Karlsson had two goals and one assist as the Ottawa Senators scored five unanswered goals to beat the Montreal Canadiens, 5-2, on Thursday night. Erik Condra, Mark Stone and Marc Methot also lit the lamp for the Senators, who sit seven points behind Boston for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins beat the Lightning in a shootout on Thursday. Andrew Hammond remained unbeaten in regulation over his brief NHL career thanks to 27 saves. Max Pacioretty scored a pair of goals for the Canadiens, who have lost five of six to fall into a tie with Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division. Carey Price gave up all five goals on 28 shots.

Final Score: Columbus 3, Detroit 1

Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Scott Hartnell scored the go-ahead goal as the Columbus Blue Jackets downed the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Thursday. Fedor Tyutin and Cam Atkinson also lit the lamp, while Sergei Bobrovsky was outstanding in net, making 41 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have won three of their last four games. Justin Abdelkader netted Detroit’s lone goal while on the power play and Jimmy Howard allowed all three goals on 26 shots in defeat.

Final Score: Florida 4, Winnipeg 2

Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Aleksander Barkov’s tie-breaking goal with 3:53 remaining lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets at BB&T Center. Nick Bjugstad tacked on an empty-net score to seal an important win for the Panthers, who entered the night six points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Derek MacKenzie and Brad Boyes had goals earlier to support an 18-save effort from Dan Ellis. Michael Hutchinson stopped just 16-of-19 shots for Winnipeg, with Mark Scheifele and Drew Stafford lighting the lamp in the Jets’ second consecutive defeat.

Final Score: St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0 (SO)

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Tarasenko both scored in the shootout, ruining a brilliant 35-save effort by Steve Mason in regulation and overtime, and St. Louis claimed a 1-0 decision over Philadelphia at Scottrade Center. Brian Elliott turned aside 28 shots to tie a franchise record with his 20th shutout for the Blues, who provided head coach Ken Hitchcock with his 700th win as a head coach against the team which he led from 2002-2006. Hitchcock’s record with his current club stretched to 167-74-25. He won 277 games with Dallas (1996-2002), 131 for Philadelphia and 125 guiding Columbus (2006-10). Mason was credited with his third shutout of the year, but lost his second 1-0 shootout result for the Flyers, who suffered a similar defeat in their last trip to St. Louis back on Apr. 1. The Philadelphia netminder stopped all 16 shots he faced through two periods, then came up with 19 more through the game’s final 25 minutes.

Final Score: Colorado 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Jarome Iginla provided his club’s lone goal in regulation and added a shootout winner as Colorado trimmed New Jersey, 2-1, at Pepsi Center. Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves in the game’s first 65 minutes then added two more stops in the breakaway round for the Avalanche, winners in four of their last five games. Andy Greene tallied for the Devils, who have dropped five of their last eight. Cory Schneider lost despite turning away 28 shots.

Final Score: Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 0

Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Quick stopped all 19 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season and Los Angeles silenced Vancouver by a 4-0 count at Rogers Arena. Tyler Toffoli, Justin Williams, Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik tallied for the Kings, who improved to 4-1-1 in March. Los Angeles vaulted back into the playoff picture, leaping past Winnipeg — which lost at Florida earlier Thursday — to gain the final wild- card berth in the Western Conference by one point. Eddie Lack made only 16 saves in defeat for the Canucks, who had won two in a row.

Final Score: Chicago 2, Arizona 1

Glendale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Brad Richards’ third-period goal sent the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Andrew Shaw also lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, who have won five of seven. Corey Crawford made 17 saves. Tobias Rieder scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, who fell to 1-3-1 on a six-game homestand. Mike Smith stopped 43- of-45 shots.

Final Score: San Jose 2, Nashville 0

San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal, Tommy Wingels added an empty-netter and Antti Niemi did the rest as the San Jose Sharks upended the slumping Nashville Predators 2-0 on Thursday. Niemi turned away 35 shots for the Sharks, who have won four of their last five but still sit on the outside looking in at the playoff race. Two of Niemi’s five shutouts this season have come against the Predators, as he blanked them in a 29-save performance on Dec. 13. Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators, who have dropped seven of their last eight games — all in regulation — to fall back into a tie with the Blues atop the Central Division.

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