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  1. Games played on 3/1/24 Ducks Radko Gudas vs Devils Curtis Lazar Winner ?
  2. He's been having some health issues the last 2 years....always a tad behind the play and lost at times.
  3. Games played on 2/29/24 Yotes Liam O'Brien vs Leafs Ryan Reaves Winner ? Wild Jake Middleton vs NSH Jeremy Lauzon Winner? Chicago Reese Johnson vs Avs Chris Wagner Winner ?
  4. Game # 61 Bos 5 Vegas 4 Lohrei scores winner, Geekie nets hat trick, Bruins end 3-game slide with 5-4 win over Vegas ByAP Updated: Feb 29, 2024, 10:52 pm BOSTON -- — Mason Lohrei scored the winning goal on the power play with less than five minutes to go, Morgan Geekie had his first NHL hat trick, and the Boston Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Lohrei took a feed from Kevin Shattenkirk and fired a one-timer from inside the right circle and the Bruins held on after surrendering leads of 3-0 and 4-2. “My mindset was to try and get a puck toward the net off the draw,” Lohrei said. “(Shattenkirk) walked the line and took a peek and saw no one was there in front to block it and let it loose. It’s been a struggle lately.” Jesper Boqvist also scored for Boston, which won for just the second time in regulation in February, while David Pastrnak had two assists to help complete a season sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion. Jeremy Swayman had 32 saves. Paul Cotter, Alex Pietrangelo, Michael Amadio and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Golden Knights and Adin Hill finished with 27 saves. Geekie scored twice during Boston’s three-goal outburst that covered 2:30 of the first period. The forward was the recipient of a spot-on pass from Trent Frederic before going top shelf for the game’s first goal at 14:34. The scoring barrage continued with Boqvist beating Hill on the blocker side and Geekie finishing a 3-on-2 break. The script flipped in the second as Vegas scored three times to make it a one-goal game heading into the third. Cotter swatted the puck past Swayman to get the Golden Knights on the board before Pietrangelo cut Boston’s lead to 3-2. Geekie’s third goal restored Boston’s two-goal cushion, when he redirected Pastrnak's shot. “It’s never something you think about coming into a game, but it’s always fun, especially when you get two points,” Geekie said about his hat trick. “It was good to close it out, especially after the last couple of games.” After the fans tossed hats on the ice, Vegas moved back to within one when Amadio popped in a loose puck to cap off a productive middle period that gave the visitors the momentum. With Vegas looking to kill off Boston’s first power-play chance of the game, Stephenson took advantage of some confusion on the Bruins’ part near the blue line. His short-handed breakaway goal tied the game at 4-all with 15 minutes remaining. “Loose puck, saw a guy was coming over my shoulder. Tried to keep it away. Done that move a few times and it worked that time,” Stephenson said. Boston was in a 4-for-36 slump on the power play before Lohrei’s tally that gave Jim Montgomery his 100th win as Boston’s head coach. “It means I coach a great roster in both years and I work for a great organization,” Montgomery said. “Part of our motivation was to beat the Stanley Cup champs.” The game was a homecoming for Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy, who led the Bruins for five seasons and took the franchise to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals. Last year, he directed the Golden Knights to the Cup in his first season as the team’s head coach. “I expected it to be a close game. I didn’t expect it to be 5-4, but you never know in this league from night to night,” Cassidy said.
  5. Games played on 2/28/24 CBJ Dmitri Voronkov vs NYR Will Cuylle Winner ?
  6. Great Point...as I too also wonder about The Rangers stance on this. As much as i love Rempe already, perhaps Laviolette should pull him aside as say "Listen kid, think long term, and you don't have to accept every challenge/fight that comes along" Does the organization have a responsibilty to protect the players? Too long a list of players who had similar paths that led to .....
  7. Games played on 2/27/24 Preds Michael McCarron vs Sens Mark Kastelic Winner ? Jets Adam Lowry vs Blues Brayden Schenn Winner ?
  8. Game # 59 Flames top Kings 4-2 to stay hot with fourth consecutive victory ByAP Updated: Feb 28, 2024, 02:10 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal at 12:09 of the third period as the Calgary Flames earned their fourth straight win, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary, while Chris Tanev chipped in a pair of assists. The Flames remain five points back of Nashville for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Jacob Markstrom had 21 stops and an assist. Sharangovich hadn’t scored a goal in 11 games before Tuesday. “It’s been a long time that I can’t score, but our line always has enough chances to score and finally we find a way,” Sharangovich said. Phillip Danault and Kevin Fiala provided the offense for Los Angeles, which has dropped the first two of its three-game Western Canada road trip. The Kings are tied in points with Nashville, but hold down the first wild-card spot. Making his first start in four games, former Flame Cam Talbot had 33 saves for the Kings. “They came out hard, hungry. They were better than us the first couple of minutes and it carried on to the game,” said Kings right-winger Quinton Byfield. “It’s tough when you start behind like that, but those are just games we’ve got to win.” On the go-ahead score, Sharangovich took a pass from Dryden Hunt, strode over the Los Angeles blue line and ripped a shot inside the goalpost on Talbot’s glove side. Sharangovich was shifted from right-wing to center after Elias Lindholm was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks during the NHL All-Star break. “It’s a little bit different role because you’re really responsible for the D-zone,” said Sharangovich. “It’s taken a little bit of time, but in the offensive zone doesn’t change. We’ve had a lot of chances and finally the puck has gone in.” Flames head coach Ryan Huska says Sharangovich has adjusted nicely. “He’s done a really good job for us since we’ve asked him to play in the middle of the ice,” said Huska. “He’s been responsible defensively, and that line is developing a little bit of chemistry, … to see him score tonight the way he did was a big moment for our team, for sure, but I know it will allow him to sleep a little better tonight as well.” Scoreless through the first half of the game, the Kings opened the scoring at 12:08 of the second period when Danault picked the top corner with a slap shot from 40 feet out. The lead was short-lived, however, with Calgary responding 48 seconds later. Noah Hanifin’s long pass found Mangiapane behind the Kings defense and on the breakaway, he fooled Talbot with a backhand-to-forehand deke that left him with an empty net. Continuing the sudden rapid-fire scoring barrage, 56 seconds after that, the Flames took their first lead with Coleman knocking in a Jonathan Huberdeau rebound at 13:52. Fiala evened the scored with 1:06 remaining in the middle frame, backhanding in a rebound after Markstrom could not control Anze Kopitar’s initial shot. With Los Angeles playing its second game in as many nights, Calgary started strong. The Flames outshot the Kings 10-3 in the opening 20 minutes, but the game remained scoreless thanks to a Los Angeles penalty kill that bent, but didn’t break. Mangiapane played in career game No. 400. Drafted by Calgary in the sixth round (166th overall) of the 2015 draft, he’s one of only 13 active players drafted in the sixth round who has reached 400 games. He’s also the first from the sixth round of his draft class to reach that mark. With his assist on Mangiapane’s goal, Markstrom has five assists on the season. No other NHL goalie has more than two.
  9. Game # 60 Bos 3 Kraken 4 Pastrnak nets hat trick but Kraken top Bruins 4-3 in shootout ByAP Updated: Feb 27, 2024, 02:22 am SEATTLE -- — Kailer Yamamoto scored the only goal in a shootout and the Seattle Kraken overcame David Pastrnak's hat trick to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night. Jordan Eberle, Vince Dunn and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for Seattle, which twice came from behind to tie the game. Philipp Grubauer denied all three Bruins shootout attempts, the last of which was by Pastrnak. “He came in way slower than in the game,” Grubauer said. “So (he had) a little bit more time to make a move in the shootout. But this guy has so many tricks in the bag. You don’t expect them to do the same thing twice.” It was Boston’s sixth straight game that went beyond regulation time. By earning one point, the Bruins (34-12-14) tied idle Vancouver for most points in the NHL at 82. After dropping the final three games on a 1-0-3 road trip, Boston is 2-2-5 in its past nine overall. “If you look at the points, it’s a good trip. But doesn’t feel like it,” said Pastrnak, who tied the score late in the third period. “You get five out of eight points and every game was overtime. It’s a tough way to end it. We could have got the win, but unfortunately we didn’t. We played a great game, then in the third period we kind of let them push. You must expect good teams will make a push and refocus. It took us until almost too late in the third period to make the push back.” Grubauer made 29 saves for the Kraken. He got the start after replacing Joey Daccord early in the second period of Saturday’s 5-2 home loss to Minnesota. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston. Yamamoto was up first in the shootout and beat Ullmark with a forehand shot. Grubauer subsequently made saves on Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy and Pastrnak. Pastrnak put the Bruins on the board at 5:53 of the first period. Kevin Shattenkirk gained the puck deep in his own end and sent it ahead to Pastrnak, who was breaking down the middle of the ice ahead of Seattle defenders Will Borgen and Jamie Oleksiak. Pastrnak went 1-on-1 against Grubauer and launched the puck over his glove, high into the net. Pastrnak’s 37th goal of the season was his 700th career point. He is the 10th Bruins player to reach that milestone. "You get a few and you want to score more and more,” Pastrnak said. “I’ll definitely have to do some research on how to score more.” Eberle tied it on a power play at 4:45 of the second with his 14th of the season. Pastrnak put Boston back on top at 17:08. Dunn’s 10th goal tied it again at 5:29 of the third. Seattle had 14 shots on goal in the third — two more than in the first two periods combined. “The push at the start of the third period was really important,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “And you can see the determination in our guys right away from the drop of the puck, and that paid off for us.” Bjorkstrand gave Seattle a 3-2 lead with 5:30 left in the third when he redirected a shot by Alex Wennberg past Ullmark for his 14th goal. That came after the Bruins thought they had snapped the 2-all tie on an apparent goal by Morgan Geekie with 9:14 to go. But the Kraken won a replay challenge for goaltender interference. Pastrnak tied it at 3 on a power play with 2:52 left in regulation.
  10. Game played on 2/25/24 CNJ Mathieu Olivier vs NYR Matt Rempe Winner ? Jets Adam Lowry vsYotes Michael Kesseling Winner ? Ducks Sam Carrick vs Preds Jeremy Lauzon Winner ?
  11. 3 fights in 5 games....and got whooped in this one. I like this kid alot, but he'll have mush brains by 30
  12. I just hope he developes into a respectable player and not just a goon. 2 Fights in 4 games so far.
  13. New York Rangers tie franchise record with 10th straight win PHILADELPHIA -- Alexis Lafreniere scored, Matt Rempe netted his first career goal and sparked his streaking club with a first-period fight, as the New York Rangers tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturday. Igor Shesterkin made 39 saves for the surging Rangers, who can set a club mark for consecutive victories on Sunday at Columbus. The Rangers, who are leading the Metropolitan Division, have not lost since Jan. 26. "It was good," Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said of the win. "It had a little bit of everything." Rempe, promoted from the American Hockey League last week, is the first Rangers skater with a goal and a fighting major in the same game within the first five games of their career since Ryan Callahan in March 2017, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Philadelphia veteran Nicolas Deslauriers battled Rempe in a heavyweight duel just three minutes into the game. Both players landed heavy punches, with Deslaurier getting cut on the forehead by one of Rempe's hard right hands. The fight ended with Deslaurier tackling Rempe to the ice. "That's a good, old-fashioned hockey fight," Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. But Rempe's goal proved much more valuable, as he scored the game winner at the 6:31 mark of the third period, helping New York tie its franchise season record of consecutive wins, matching runs from the 1939-40 and 1972-73 seasons. It's also the NHL's longest winning streak this season behind the Edmonton Oilers' 16-game surge from Dec. 21 to Jan. 27. Rempe, a 6-foot-7 rookie sixth-round pick playing in his fourth career game, deflected Barclay Goodrow's shot off his right skate and past goaltender Samuel Ersson with 13:29 to play. Ersson made 22 saves in the loss. "That's unreal. It's probably the ugliest first goal in NHL history, but I'll take it," Rempe told ESPN after the win. "It's unreal, I'm having a blast." His coach disagreed on Rempe's description of the tally. "He did exactly what he's supposed to do, which is go to the front of the net and stand in front of the goaltender," Laviolette said. Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia, which was defeated for just the third time in its last eight games. The Flyers, in third place in the Metropolitan Division, are now 15 points behind New York. Lafreniere gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with 8:04 left in the second when his wrist shot got through Ersson during a 4-on-4 situation. It was his 17th of the season and third in two games. The goal capped a wild sequence that began when Philadelphia's Garnet Hathaway was whistled for a double-minor high-sticking penalty. Philadelphia, which entered leading the NHL with 13 short-handed goals and the league's second-best penalty-killing unit, nearly got on the board, but Scott Laughton's wrist shot that beat Shesterkin went off the crossbar. Lafreniere almost scored on the power play two minutes after Laughton's miss, but Ersson made the save of the game, denying the backhand try with a stellar left pad save. Philadelphia then nearly had another great short-handed chance, but Artemi Panarin held Cam Atkinson, resulting in a Rangers penalty and a 4-on-4 situation. Philadelphia tied it 2:36 into the third when Foerster finished in front after a nifty pass from behind the net from Laughton. Rempe and Deslauriers jawed in the pregame warmups and it carried over to the ice, adding to the rookie's memorable month. Rempe fought New York Islanders tough guy Matt Martin in his debut on Sunday and was ejected for a hit to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Nathan Bastian in New York's 5-1 victory Thursday. "He played a heck of a game," Laviolette said after Saturday's win. "Had a great fight. Had big hits. Put the puck behind the defense. He's been great since he's been here. You can tell the players in the locker room love having him here. He loves to hit and be physical." Rempe entered with 22 penalty minutes in just 9:47 of ice time in three career games. The 33-year-old veteran Deslauriers is no stranger to the penalty box, having served 729 penalty minutes in 635 games entering Saturday. The scrap seemed to ignite both teams for the afternoon start.
  14. Games played on 2/24/24 Flames Blake Coleman vs EDM Mattias Janmark Winner ? Flames MacKenzie Weegar vs EDM Corey Perry Winner ? Seattle Will Borgen vs Wild Brendan Duhaime Winner ? Fla Nick Cousins vs Caps Anthony Mantha Winner ? NYR Matt Rempe vs Flyers Nicolas Deslauriers Winner ?
  15. Easily of fight of the year canidate....just awesome. I'm really starting to like Rempe
  16. Game # 58 Noah Hanifin has 2 goals and an assist in Flames' 6-3 victory over Oilers ByAP Updated: Feb 25, 2024, 02:10 am EDMONTON, Alberta -- — Noah Hanifin had two goals and an assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday for their third straight victory. Nazeem Kadri, Martin Pospisil, Dryden Hunt and Blake Coleman also scored and Dan Vladar made 32 saves to help Calgary beat Edmonton for the first time in three games this season. “It was a great team effort tonight,” Hanifin said. “We needed to get a win against those guys, we’ve had a tough time playing them lately and I thought we had a really good start to the game. “We played with a lot of emotion and passion, and that’s something you’ve got to do when you play a team with that much skill. I thought it was a really complete game for us.” Zach Hyman scored twice and Mattias Janmark added a late goal for Edmonton. The Oilers have lost three in a row. “I mean, it’s an 82-game season. Would you like to play perfect every 10-game stretch? Sure. Are you going to? Probably not,” Hyman said. “At the same time, we’re getting closer to the playoffs and we’re still fighting for a spot. We have to learn that we can’t just flip it on and think we’re going to win every game in the third period. You have to start on time.” Kadri opened the scoring at 2:02 of the first period on the first shot of the game. He poked the puck past goalie Stuart Skinner for his 21st of the season. Pospisil and Hanifin scored in the period to make it 3-0. Hyman rallied the Oilers, scoring his 36th of the season on a power play late in the first, then adding his career-high 37th early in the second. Hunt and Hanifin countered with goals in the second. In the third, Edmonton pulled Skinner for an extra attacker with more than seven minutes left, and Coleman scored his 23rd on a long shot into the empty net. “It’s the consistency we’d like to see,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “We’ve been fighting it, and if there’s a knock on us it’s been our inability to put streaks together and our inability to stop streaks.”
  17. Game #59 Bos 2 Van 3 OT Boeser scores 2 to lead Canucks to 3-2 overtime win over Bruins ByAP Updated: Feb 25, 2024, 12:13 am VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- — Brock Boeser scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 1:34 of overtime to rally the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday in a matchup of division leaders. Filip Hronek also scored for the Canucks, who came back from two goals down to snap a four-game losing streak. Thatcher Demko finished with 20 saves as Vancouver maintained the top overall spot in the NHL standings with 82 points.. “Maybe the last three, four games, the bench would have been a little different, slamming sticks and stuff,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. “I didn’t see that tonight. There wasn’t frustration, even though we were down 2-0.” J.T. Miller had three assists to stretch his point streak to four games (five goals and four assists). “Millsy willed the game,” Tocchet said. “His third period was incredible.” On the winning goal during 4-on-3 play in the extra period, Boeser scored on a tip in front on Miller's shot 25 seconds after after Boston was whistled for too many men on the ice. Jesper Boqvist and Danton Heinen scored for Boston, which lost its second straight in overtime and is 2-1-4 in its last seven games. Jeremy Swayman had 36 saves. The Bruins are tied with the Rangers for tops in the Eastern Conference with 81 points, though New York has a game in hand. "My D-men did a great job and unfortunately it just comes down to one shot, right?” Swayman said. “A lot of great positives came from it, and the d-men boxing guys out and letting me have let a clear look at it was a really big thing for us.” The Bruins went 0 for 4 on the power play, while the Canucks were 0 for 1 until Boeser’s overtime tally snapped a 1-for-29 stretch. Both goalies stood tall in a scoreless first period, where the Bruins outshot the Canucks 10-9. David Pastrnak led the way with three shots for Boston, including a point-blank power-play chance from the left faceoff circle late in the period. In the second period, the Bruins built a 2-0 lead. Boqvist opened the scoring at 5:27 as he broke in alone and laid a sweet deke on Demko for his third of the season. Just under six minutes later, Heinen drove to the net and backhanded a loose puck out of the crease and over the goal line to double the lead. The Canucks spoiled Swayman’s shutout bid with 7:11 remaining in the third as Boeser fired a wrister to the short side. Then, with Demko on the bench for the extra attacker, Hronek fired a shot from the blue line to tie it with 1:11 remaining. Miller felt his team delivered a good effort that would have stood up, regardless of the outcome. “I feel like we outplayed one of the best teams in the league today for 60 straight minutes, even though we were losing,” Miller said. “Let’s not make it more than it is, it’s just a hockey game in February. But timing-wise, it feels good, just for the way that it’s been going a little bit lately.” Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk returned to the Boston lineup after missing one game with a lower-body injury. Vancouver forward Dakota Joshua missed his sixth game with a broken hand.
  18. Games played on 2/22/24 NYR Jacob Trouba vs Devils Nathan Bastain Winner ? Seattle Branden Tanev vs Van Connor Garland Winner ?
  19. Game # 57 Flames 3 Bos 2 OT Kadri pots the winner in overtime, Flames edge Bruins 3-2 ByAP Updated: Feb 23, 2024, 02:01 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Nazem Kadri scored an unsassisted goal 3:56 into overtime to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Kadri took the puck up ice on a 3-on-1 and fired a shot into the far corner past Linus Ullmark just seconds after Jakob Markstrom stopped David Pastrnak at the other end. “I was exhausted by the end of that one, just an absolute track meet,” Kadri said. “Nice to come out on the proper side of that one. Marky made some great saves for us. Gave us the opportunity to go cash in.” Oliver Kylington and Martin Pospisil also scored for Calgary. Markstrom made 32 saves for the Flames, who have won two in a row on the heels of a three-game losing skid. Kadri leads the Flames with 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists), just six shy of his production last year, his first with Calgary. “He’s one of those guys that hates to lose more than he likes to win,” said Flames coach Ryan Huska. “So that’s why I think you see him elevate his play.” Charlie Coyle scored both goals for Boston, which extended its road point streak to 11 games (7-0-4). “We had chances to end the game. That’s hockey. It’s an inch or two there and it’s a different story and we’re feeling great about our game,” Coyle said. Ullmark stopped 27 shots. “We didn’t come out the way we wanted to,” he said. “We knew what needed to be done to be successful out there and we showed that in the second and the third and we battled back and stuck with it and got a point out of it.” The Bruins trailed 2-1 after two periods but took just 2:33 to tie it in the third when Coyle raced past a flat-footed MacKenzie Weegar and swooped in alone on Markstrom to score on a backhand-to-forehand move. Kylington opened the scoring at 12:55 of the first when he scored for the second straight game, taking a pass from Andrei Kuzmenko and whipping a shot under Ullmark’s arm. Coyle tied it at 18:41, capitalizing on a blunder by Markstrom. After racing out of his net to clear a puck, he whiffed on it and Coyle fired in his 19th goal of the season. But 42 seconds later, Calgary retook the lead on Pospisil’s goal. Kadri and Connor Zary combined to get the puck in front, but after Ullmark made the initial stop, Pospisil was there to poke the loose puck in. Boston carried the play in the second period outshooting Calgary 11-5, but neither team could score with both goaltenders making big stops. Markstrom’s 211th career win moves him past Tommy Salo into second place for most wins by a Swedish-born goaltender, with Henrik Lundqvist atop the list at 459. “He’s the backbone,” said Kadri. “That’s what all great teams have, they have a guy in the crease that can make some timely saves and to win a championship, to win playoff games, to win playoff series, you need timely saves and you need timely goals and we saw both those tonight.” After a stretch of sustained pressure, Kuzmenko got a good look from the top of the faceoff circle, but Ullmark made a glove save. Shortly after, and with the Bruins on the power play, Pavel Zacha was stopped twice in succession, first on his deflection of Charlie McAvoy’s point shot, then on the rebound. With defenseman Matt Grzelcyk out with a foot injury, Boston inserted veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk into the lineup and called up Ian Mitchell from the American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins.
  20. Game # 58 Bos 2 Flames 3 OT Kadri pots the winner in overtime, Flames edge Bruins 3-2 ByAP Updated: Feb 23, 2024, 02:01 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Nazem Kadri scored an unsassisted goal 3:56 into overtime to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Kadri took the puck up ice on a 3-on-1 and fired a shot into the far corner past Linus Ullmark just seconds after Jakob Markstrom stopped David Pastrnak at the other end. “I was exhausted by the end of that one, just an absolute track meet,” Kadri said. “Nice to come out on the proper side of that one. Marky made some great saves for us. Gave us the opportunity to go cash in.” Oliver Kylington and Martin Pospisil also scored for Calgary. Markstrom made 32 saves for the Flames, who have won two in a row on the heels of a three-game losing skid. Kadri leads the Flames with 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists), just six shy of his production last year, his first with Calgary. “He’s one of those guys that hates to lose more than he likes to win,” said Flames coach Ryan Huska. “So that’s why I think you see him elevate his play.” Charlie Coyle scored both goals for Boston, which extended its road point streak to 11 games (7-0-4). “We had chances to end the game. That’s hockey. It’s an inch or two there and it’s a different story and we’re feeling great about our game,” Coyle said. Ullmark stopped 27 shots. “We didn’t come out the way we wanted to,” he said. “We knew what needed to be done to be successful out there and we showed that in the second and the third and we battled back and stuck with it and got a point out of it.” The Bruins trailed 2-1 after two periods but took just 2:33 to tie it in the third when Coyle raced past a flat-footed MacKenzie Weegar and swooped in alone on Markstrom to score on a backhand-to-forehand move. Kylington opened the scoring at 12:55 of the first when he scored for the second straight game, taking a pass from Andrei Kuzmenko and whipping a shot under Ullmark’s arm. Coyle tied it at 18:41, capitalizing on a blunder by Markstrom. After racing out of his net to clear a puck, he whiffed on it and Coyle fired in his 19th goal of the season. But 42 seconds later, Calgary retook the lead on Pospisil’s goal. Kadri and Connor Zary combined to get the puck in front, but after Ullmark made the initial stop, Pospisil was there to poke the loose puck in. Boston carried the play in the second period outshooting Calgary 11-5, but neither team could score with both goaltenders making big stops. Markstrom’s 211th career win moves him past Tommy Salo into second place for most wins by a Swedish-born goaltender, with Henrik Lundqvist atop the list at 459. “He’s the backbone,” said Kadri. “That’s what all great teams have, they have a guy in the crease that can make some timely saves and to win a championship, to win playoff games, to win playoff series, you need timely saves and you need timely goals and we saw both those tonight.” After a stretch of sustained pressure, Kuzmenko got a good look from the top of the faceoff circle, but Ullmark made a glove save. Shortly after, and with the Bruins on the power play, Pavel Zacha was stopped twice in succession, first on his deflection of Charlie McAvoy’s point shot, then on the rebound. With defenseman Matt Grzelcyk out with a foot injury, Boston inserted veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk into the lineup and called up Ian Mitchell from the American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins.
  21. Games played on 2/21/24 Flyers Nick Seeler vs Hawks Reese Johnson Winner ? EDM Corey Perry vs Bos Parker Wotherspoon Winner ? Ducks Ross Johnston vs CBJ Mathieu Olivier Winner ?
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