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Game # 69 Flames Doubled Up By Canucks The Flames suffered a 4-2 setback Saturday night in Vancouver ByChris Wahl @wahlsy CalgaryFlames.com 1:20 AM VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller's third-period goal stood up as the winner as the Canucks doubled up the Flames 4-2 Saturday at Rogers Arena. Rasmus Andersson and Joel Hanley replied for Calgary, who battled valiantly but fell short against the Western Conference leaders. The homeside opened the scoring inside the opening minute, as Elias Pettersson set up linemate Nils Hoglander for a tap in at the back post. That early goal proved to be the only marker of the opening frame, but not without a lack of trying on Calgary’s part. Canucks netminder Casey DeSmith was forced into a pair of tricky pad saves before the midway mark off shots from Daniil Miromanov and Andrew Mangiapane. Andersson then stepped into a slapshot from the top of the right circle that dented DeSmith’s left post. Shots on goal were even at six apiece through 20 minutes - Markstrom’s best stop coming with just under six minutes to play, he padded aside a Miller effort from just outside his crease after the sniper found space down the right wing. Hoglander extended the Canucks’ lead 8:16 into the middle frame on a quick counter-attack. He accepted the puck from Pettersson and converted on a breakaway backhand for his 22nd goal of the season. The visitors kept pressing, coming close on a breakaway of their own moments later, during which Jonathan Huberdeau forced DeSmith into a save and Vasily Podkolzin into a minor penalty for slashing. Calgary’s efforts in the offensive zone paid dividends with 1:29 to play in the middle frame. A.J. Greer feathered a drop pass into the high slot from the right wing, allowing Andersson to step into a snapshot that zipped past DeSmith’s left arm. Saturday's contest was a bit of a chess match, and that was especially evident during the third period. Calgary came close to tying the game with just under seven minutes on the clock; the puck bounced out front to Huberdeau who cranked a wrist shot off DeSmith’s left post. Miller added insurance on a Vancouver powerplay at the 16:42 mark, then Vancouver rounded out their portion of the scoring with an empty-net marker from Elias Lindholm in the dying embers of the game. Hanley cut the lead to 4-2 in the final minute of play, slapping a puck short side on DeSmith from the left circle to record his first goal in Flames silks. Head coach Ryan Huska pinned the loss on a lack of execution in the offensive zone. "After the first five, six minutes I thought we settled in and played a pretty good road game," he said. "Our finish or those situations, or those chances wasn't there for us tonight, and they scored on the powerplay and we didn't." Markstrom made 22 saves in his return to the Flames lineup, while Connor Zary earned 16:24 of icetime in his first game since Mar. 2. Greer finished the night with two assists. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt Defence Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal Goaltenders Jacob Markstrom - Starter Dustin Wolf Scratches: Matt Coronato, Walker Duehr, Dennis Gilbert, Nikita Okhotiuk

Game # 72 Foerster's third-period goal lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 3-2 0:51 PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyson Foerster scored with 1:29 left and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston with a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Travis Konecny scored two goals and Foerster also had an assist. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves in Philadelphia's first victory over Boston since Oct. 20, 2021. Justin Brazeau and Danton Heinen scored for the Bruins in the opener of a six-game trip. Linus Ullmark made 26 stops. Boston started play with an NHL-leading 97 points as it looks to repeat as the Presidents’ Trophy winners, which is awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Philadelphia began play in third place in the Metropolitan Division, and the victory over the Bruins will boost the rebuilding Flyers’ surprising playoff chances. “That’s two games in a row that our third periods have been our strongest periods,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. The teams engaged in a tight checking contest, with quality scoring chances hard to come by, until there was a flurry of offense in the final minutes. “These are the games you want to be in this time of year," Heinen said. “Coming up, that’s what they’re going to be like.” Konecny put Philadelphia ahead 2-1 with a wrist shot from the circle 15:16 into the third period. He has a team-high 30 goals on the season. “I’m honestly trying not to think about that,” Konecny said. “It’s awesome, but it’s so important for us to stay focused on the season. I think, truly, right now no one cares about their personal stuff.” Heinen answered with his 14th goal at 16:12. He converted a one-timer from the side of the net. Foerster netted the go-ahead tally with a perfectly placed wrist shot from long range that went over Ullmark’s left shoulder. It was Foerster's 18th goal. “As he continues to get better, we’re only going to see more of that,” Konecny said. Philadelphia captain Sean Couturier returned to the lineup after two consecutive games as a healthy scratch. “Coots was good,” Tortorella said. Philadelphia got on the board first when Konecny scored on a power play with 1:45 left in the second. Scott Laughton passed to the slot to Foerster, who partially fanned on a one-timer attempt. But the puck went to a wide-open Konecny at the side of the net. The Flyers nearly went up two goals entering the second intermission, but Ullmark made a stellar glove save on Laughton’s backhander on a breakaway in the final minute. The Bruins tied it with 9:41 remaining in the third when Brazeau scored on a backhander from in close. “I thought my best chance was going to the back post, and I did and got lucky it went in,” Brazeau said.

Games played on 3/22/24 Seattle Will Borgen vs Yotes Michael Kesselring Winner ? CBJ Mathieu Olivier vs AVS Josh Manson Winner ?

Games played on 3/21/24 Preds Jason Zucker vs Fla Nick Cousins Winner ? Preds Cole Smith vs Fla Jonah Gadjovich Winner ? Hawks Jarred Tinordi vs Ducks Ross Johnston Winner ? Hawks Alex Vlasic vs Ducks Ryan Strome Winner ?

Game # 71 Artemi Panarin tallies hat trick to help Rangers beat NHL-best Bruins 5-2 BOSTON -- — Artemi Panarin only needed to beat the goalie once to tally his third hat trick of the season. The Rangers forward gave New York a 1-0 lead on a wrist shot he threaded through the legs of a Boston defender and goalie Jeremy Swayman. After the Bruins tied it, Panarin got credit for his second goal when Boston's Jake DeBrusk knocked the puck into his own net. “It’s a nice feeling, obviously, when you get that goal. But I was pretty honest, for my part: I tried try to pass,” said Panarin, who completed his seventh career hat trick with an empty-net goal. “I got it on my side tonight,” he said with a sheepish smile, “and thank you.” Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots to help the Rangers beat NHL-best Boston for the third time in as many tries this season. It was his 391st career victory, tying Ryan Miller for the most by an American goalie. “Unreal guy. So glad he’s on our team,” defenseman Braden Schneider said. “Legend. I can’t say enough good things about him. He’s an amazing player and an amazing person.” The Rangers now have 96 points to lead the Metropolitan Division and close within one point of Boston, the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners, for the best record in the NHL. “They were No. 1 in the league coming into this game. And to come here and get two points is massive,” Schneider said. “Obviously, we know where we’re at. And coming into this game, it means a little bit more when we know we’re right behind them. You go game by game, but you really get up for these ones because they’re important.” Adam Fox also scored for New York, which has won six of its last eight. Mika Zibanejad added an empty-net goal with two minutes left, and Panarin added his career-high 41st goal of the season a minute later with Swayman still off for an extra skater. DeBrusk and Justin Brazeau scored for Boston, and Swayman made 26 saves. The Bruins lost for just the second time in seven games. The Bruins led 1-0 when Panarin scored through the legs of defender Pavel Zacha and Swayman with eight minutes to play in the second period. Panarin tallied his second when he tried to cross the puck, but DeBrusk dove onto the ice to block the passing lane but instead deflected it into the goal. Brazeau tied it for Boston, cleaning up a puck that snuck behind Quick on Marchand’s shot. But just 40 seconds later, Fox wristed a bullet into the top shelf to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead.

Games played on 3/20/24 LA Andreas Englund vs Wild Jake Middleton Winner ?

Yup...had 2 more tonight

The Bracket....I'm early but it will update as we go. https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2024-03-01/2024-mens-frozen-four-bracket-scores-schedule-college-hockey-championship

He's having a slow season, but even at this pace....2-3 years and the record will be his.

BOSTON — At some point presumably Pat Maroon will be healthy enough to play for the Bruins. Until that point, Justin Brazeau has a head start. It’s possible Jim Montgomery will find a lineup that can have both Brazeau and Maroon in it. But realistically both the veteran with three Stanley Cups who the Bruins acquired at the trade deadline and the rookie with 11 career games are both, big-bodied grinder fourth-line right wings. They’re too slow to play together and neither is likely to push James van Riemsdyk or Trent Frederic out of the lineup. Maroon is officially week-to-week after back surgery. There’s no timetable for his return. Brazeau, 26, who battled his way from undrafted player through 264 minor league games in the ECHL and the AHL, has been a terrific story for the Bruins. But he’s playing every day trying to build a body of work and trust from the coaching staff that could help him keep his job whenever Maroon does return. “For me, every game is a tryout,” Brazeau said. “I’ve got to keep playing the right way, doing the right things to hopefully earn another game.” Tuesday’s effort was likely to help. On a team that sometimes doesn’t shoot enough, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound rookie took six shots and two of them went in on the power play. “I’m getting more confidence every game I play,” he said. “The game slows down when you get that confidence and you can make more plays with pucks.” Brazeau has provided the Bruins with a physical presence they’d been lacking. In 13 games, he’s got three goals, an assist and is +3. Boston coach Jim Montgomery compared his style to a Hall of Famer “I remember in training camp saying he’s a poor man’s Dave Andreychuk,” Montgomery said. “He seems to get to every puck below the goal line and make subtle, smart plays and he has a nice touch. I’m glad he got rewarded. He’s been playing a lot better than his stats are showing. We’re really happy with how well he’s playing in all three zones. He’s been very consistent,” Montgomery continued. “There was only one game where I was not happy with his play to the standard that he’s shown us.” The only guy to score more than Brazeau did on Tuesday was impressed. “He’s been playing unbelievable since he got up here. He’s strong on the puck. He makes great plays,” said David Pastrnak, who scored three goals vs. Ottawa. “He’s obviously a big body. It’s hard to take the puck way from him. On the (power play) he’s hard around the net and he keeps getting rewarded.”

F the leafs...thank you flyers.

Games played on 3/19/24 Flyers Nicolas Deslauriers vs Leafs Ryan Reaves Winner ? NYI Matt Martin vs Canes Brendan Lemieux Winner ? Habs Michael Pezzetta vs EDM Sam Carrick Winner ?

Game # 69 Pastrnak's 17th regular-season hat trick leads Bruins over Senators 6-2 0:35 BOSTON -- — David Pastrnak scored two goals less than three minutes apart in the first period and then completed his hat trick in the third to lead the Boston Bruins past the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Tuesday night. Pastrnak picked up his 17th regular season three-goal game and passed team president Cam Neely for No. 7 on the Bruins’ all-time scoring list with 345 career goals. “It was great. I’m very happy for our team because after two, we were nowhere near our game but we were up by one goal,” Pastrnak said. After allowing a goal in the final seconds of the second period that allowed Ottawa to pull within 3-2, Pastrnak scored the first of three unanswered goals for Boston that sealed the Bruins' 41st victory of the season and kept them atop the NHL standings with 11 games to go in the regular season. In addition to the dozens of hats that cascaded onto the ice following Pastrnak’s third goal, one fan threw a bear coat — complete with eyes, ears and a nose — that Pastrnak decided was a keeper. “I actually put it on and took a picture of it,” Pastrnak said. “It was cozy.” Justin Brazeau scored twice, Jesper Boqvist had a goal and Kevin Shattenkirk had three assists as the Bruins won their third straight. Morgan Geekie added two assists for Boston and Linus Ullmark finished with 30 saves. Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto scored for the Senators, who have lost two in a row following a three-game winning streak. Joonas Korpisalo had a rough night, allowing all six goals on 26 shots as a close game through two periods became a rout in the third. “They were persistent tonight and they were able to get a couple goals in the third that made the difference,” Senators interim coach Jacques Martin said. “I liked how we played in the second. I think it’s just that we need to be able to put three periods together.” Pastrnak completed the hat trick 4:43 into the period with a backhand from the slot through traffic and the hats started started raining down onto the ice. Pastrnak said he was more pleased with how the Bruins sealed the victory and dominated the final 20 minutes. “We made sure we were going to keep playing on our toes and extend the lead and don’t sit back. I think we just did that. The first five minutes set the tempo for the rest of the period,” he said. Pastrnak scored his 42nd of the season on a tip 8:27 into the game, redirecting a shot from the blue line by Matt Grzelcyk past Korpisalo to put the Bruins up 1-0. Less than three minutes later, Pastrnak pounced on a pass by Tim Stutzle just inside the Boston blue line and headed the other way on a breakaway, beating Korpisalo with a backhander for a 2-0 at 11:23. Ullmark had to make only five saves in the opening period, then faced 23 in the second as the Senators pressured the Bruins from start to finish and wound up with a pair of goals. The Senators had several strong scoring chances after the Bruins were called for consecutive penalties early in the period. Ottawa had 37 seconds of a 5-on-3 advantage and Stützle got off a one-timer from in front but Ullmark made the save, then he caught a break when a shot from the side bounced off the crossbar,. Pinto scored a power-play goal on a slap shot that Ullmark got a piece of with his glove but couldn't keep out of the net. After Brazeau put Boston up 3-1 with a power-play goal on a rebound with 1:09 left in the second, Tkchuck cut the margin back to one in the waning seconds of the period when he poked in his own rebound. With 31 goals, Tkachuk is just four shy of his career high, which he set last season.

Game # 68 Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals defeat Flames for 3rd straight win Reaches 20-goal mark for 19th consecutive season, Washington moves into 2nd East wild card Recap: Capitals @ Flames 3.18.24 ByAaron Vickers NHL.com Independent Correspondent 12:57 AM CALGARY -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including his 20th of the season, to help the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday. Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in a season 19 times, joining Gordie Howe (22), Ron Francis (20), Brendan Shanahan (19), Dave Andreychuk (19) and Jaromir Jagr (19). He also became the third to do so in 19 consecutive seasons, along with Howe (22) and Shanahan (19). "That's pretty impressive, I think," Washington forward Dylan Strome said. "It's impressive. He's a world-class player. He's a Hall of Famer. There's not many things that hasn't been said about him, but he keeps doing it, even at age 38. It's fun to be a part of, fun to watch." Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to reach the mark from the start of his career. He has 843 career goals, 51 behind Gretzky (894) for the most in League history. "We're all cheering for him," Washington forward Hendrix Lapierre said. "Everyone's super happy when he scores. Obviously, everyone's super happy when everyone scores, but I feel like there's a little something extra with 'O.' And it was two really big goals tonight, too. We're just super happy for him and we're just trying to help him in this chase. He's looking pretty [darn] good.” Strome and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist, and Lapierre scored for the Capitals (33-25-9), who won their third straight and moved into the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Charlie Lindgren made 34 saves. "It's a great feeling," Ovechkin said. "We know it's not going to be easy. We keep fighting, keep playing. We'll go game by game." MacKenzie Weegar and Kevin Rooney scored, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves for the Flames (33-30-5), who had won two in a row. "Five-on-five, I thought we did some things that we liked," Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. "I don't think we did a good enough job special team-wise. For me, that was the difference in the game. Both our power play in not generating anything for us, but also giving them momentum, and our penalty kill did that, too." Strome gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 14:59 of the first period with a wrist shot from the top of the right face-off circle past Wolf's glove. Ovechkin extended it to 2-0 at 5:58 of the second period when he redirected Max Pacioretty's centering pass on the power play for his 20th goal of the season. "Consistency ... not just from the scoring part, but also him being in the lineup and being durable and him being able to play game after game after game all these years," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. "Happy for him. He gets his 20th and 21st, and they were huge. We needed every single bit of those two goals tonight." Ovechkin made it 3-0 at 9:16 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle for another power-play goal. He has scored a goal against 174 goaltenders, the third most by a player in NHL history behind Jagr (178) and Patrick Marleau (177). "I'm sure there'll be a couple more," Wolf said. "It's pretty special to play against a guy like that, and obviously didn't get the result, but that was pretty fun." Rooney cut it to 3-1 at 10:41 by tipping in Brayden Pachal's backhand from the slot. The goal was upheld after Washington’s challenge for goaltender interference was unsuccessful. Lapierre pushed it to 4-1 at 14:22 when he scored off a long, looping backhand pass from Sonny Milano. "Sonny does some crazy things out there with the puck," Strome said. "We're going to call that the alley-oop, I think, from that one. He threw it up there and ‘Lappy’ made a great play to hit it off of one bounce and put it upstairs. There's nothing much the goalie can do there on that one." Weegar made it 4-2 at 7:13 of the third period, skating into the high slot and beating Lindgren with a slap shot glove side. Wilson scored into an empty net at 17:31 for the 5-2 final. "We knew that they were sort of in the same position we are," Weegar said. "I wouldn't necessarily say they were a more desperate team because I thought we did play a good game 5-on-5. They obviously got some good bounces on the power play. I thought our power play, we needed to get one or two there, for sure. I thought our compete and effort was there 5-on-5."

Ovechkin becomes 3rd in NHL history with at least 20 goals in 19 straight seasons; Caps beat Flames 1 of 8 | Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) Read More Updated 1:26 AM EDT, March 19, 2024 Share CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. “Consistency. Not just from the scoring part but also him being in the lineup and being durable and him being able to play game after game after game all these years,” Washington coach Spencer Carbery said of Ovechkin. “We needed every single bit of those two goals tonight to get us in front and to be able to play from in front because you could tell early on we had zero legs and mentally some of the puck decisions, plays, it was uncharacteristic.” ADVERTISEMENT Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington (33-25-9), which moved into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of idle Detroit. It’s the first time the Capitals have occupied a playoff spot since Jan. 2. READ MORE Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons. Skinner nets hat trick, Sabres chase Daccord with early barrage in 6-2 win over Kraken Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for 2 games for an illegal check “We know it’s not going to be easy. We keep fighting, keep playing,” said Ovechkin. “We still can do it. We’re still in the battle. Every point counts.” Kevin Rooney and MacKenzie Weegar scored for Calgary (33-30-5). The Flames finished 2-2-0 in a four-game homestand. Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren had 34 saves and improved to 18-11-5. He has won five of his last six games with a .956 save percentage. Calgary rookie Dustin Wolf allowed four goals on 32 shots in his third straight start and saw his record dip to 3-4-1. Wolf had allowed three goals on 67 shots in winning his last two games. Ovechkin’s 20th goal of the season made it 2-0 at 5:58 of the second period. Ovechkin went to the net where he neatly deflected a hard centring pass from Max Pacioretty into the top corner. After pumping his arms in celebration, Ovechkin immediately looked over at Pacioretty and pointed, acknowledging the terrific pass. Just over three minutes later, Washington’s power play struck again. Ovechkin set up at the top of the faceoff circle, stick cocked. When John Carlson slid a pass across, Ovechkin leaned into a slap shot that beat Wolf inside the near post. “That’s a hell of a hockey player over there. He had a couple of good chances. But it’s pretty cool to say you stopped a few,” Wolf said. Ovechkin has 12 goals in 20 games since the All-Star break after scoring just nine times in 44 games before that. He raised his career goal total to 843, second to — and 51 behind — Wayne Gretzky. “We’re all cheering for him,” Lapierre said. “It was two really big goals tonight, too. We’re just super happy for him and we’re just trying to help him in this chase. He’s looking pretty damn good. He was the spark we needed tonight.” The Capitals have been helped in their playoff chase by a rejuvenated power play. On Jan. 18, Washington had the league’s third-worst power play at 13.3%. Over the last two months, including going 2 for 3 against Calgary, the Capitals have the league’s third-best power play at 29.1%.

PWHL.... Marketing, that is all. I really feel it could be huge if more fans knew about it.

Games played on 3/16/24 Devils Kurtis MacDermid vs Yotes Josh Brown Winner ? Blues Nathan Walker vs Wild Mason Shaw Winner ? Edm Vinvent Desharnais vs Avs Josh Manson Winner ?

Game # 67 Au Revoir! Wolf stands tall, Backlund scores a pair in win over Habs ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 16, 2024 Fresh off a 28-save performance in a 4-1 win against Vegas on Thursday, Dustin Wolf kicked it up a notch for his encore. The Flames goaltender made 36 saves - a handful of them of the highlight-reel quality - as Calgary won their second straight game, dumping the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in an early Saturday night tilt at the Scotiababank Saddledome. Captain Mikael Backlund scored a pair, while Martin Pospisil, Nazem Kadri and Daniil Miromanov also tallied in the victory. Backlund's second goal - which came just 11 seconds into the second period, same as his number in a neat coincidence - was the 200th of the Calgary captain's career. He also had an assist MacKenzie Weegar had three points, while Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau each had two. Notable on the night that both A.J. Greer and Andrei Kuzmenko returned to the lineup after missing time due to injury. The victory came on the team's annual '80s Theme Night, this year honouring members of the team's 1989 Stanley Cup winning side that beat the Habs, including Lanny MacDonald, who was in attendance after suffereing a cardiac event in early Feburary. He received a hero's welcome via a standing ovation and deafening cheers during a TV timeout, as was fitting for the franchise legend. Wolf turned aside all 15 shots he faced in the opening stanza, the best coming as Cole Caufield tried to outwait him as he circled across the slot after a turnover, but Wolf stayed with him and lunged to get his paddle on the puck as the Montreal forward shot from his knees. The Flames has some excellent looks in the first – an early doorstep tip from Kadri on a pass from Huberdeau, Blake Coleman on a partial breakaway, and Andrei Kuzmenko’s wicked wrister from the high slot – but Cayden Primeau stopped all three. Backlund finally beat him with a nifty tip of MacKenzie Weegar’s point shot on a powerplay at 16:23 that went farside. Backlund’s quick strike for his second came after Primeau made a save but ended up out of position trying to clear the rebound, Coleman sending a no-look pass from behind the net that Backlund merely had to tap home into the wide-open net. Huberdeau showed off his otherworldly passing and vision at 7:41, knocking a puck out of the air and down to his stick as he stood in the blue paint with his back to Primeau, then making a quick, tight feed to Pospisil who potted his seventh of the season. Montreal got on the board off a 2-on-1 rush, Nick Suzuki feeding a cross-ice pass to Caufield, whose one-timer beat Wolf back to the shortside at 10:34. They would add another late in the frame, David Savard’s blueline blast beating a screened Wolf with 1:35 to go in the frame. The Flames needed just six seconds to score on a third-period powerplay, Kadri redirecting a pass from Huberdeau between the wickets of Primeau at 1:01. Miromanov scored his second as a Flame after he snuck in from the point for a pass and then circled behind the net and was in the right spot to grab the rebound of a Weegar blast and snap it into the cage. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Dryden Hunt - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Matt Coronato DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Nikita Okhotiuk - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Dustin Wolf - starter Dan Vladar

Game # 68 Charlie Coyle scores twice as Bruins hold off Flyers 6-5 to move into top spot in NHL ByAP Updated: Mar 16, 2024, 11:00 pm BOSTON -- — Charlie Coyle scored the tying and go-ahead goals, John Beecher and Jake DeBrusk added insurance scores 19 seconds apart early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins held off the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 on Saturday night in a wild third period that included seven goals. Morgan Geekie and Danton Heinen each added a goal for Boston, which moved a point ahead of Florida for the league’s top record with 95 points — one more than the Panthers. Last season, the Bruins set NHL records for wins (65) and points (135), but were eliminated by the Panthers in the opening round of the playoffs. “Unfortunately, we took a seat back and that's obviously a very desperate team over there in a playoff race,” DeBrusk said before being asked about the team's struggles late in games. “We won. Obviously, we don't want to give up leads, but we did score six.” Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves for Boston, which won for the fourth time in five games. “It's not hard for me to look at the glass half full,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said when asked about taking the league's top record despite the inability to close games this season. “You want to learn these lessons and the desperation of the team, and our schedule's really tough down the stretch," he said. “We're going to continue to play teams that are fighting for playoffs and fighting for position in the playoffs, which is what we like. We want to be prepared for all these things come playoff time.” Joel Farabee had two goals and Ryan Poehling, Nick Deslauriers and Morgan Frost each added one for the Flyers, who have lost four of their last six. The Bruins beat the Flyers 6-2 in the teams’ first meeting. The season series ends in Philadelphia next Saturday. After tying the game late in the second, Coyle took the puck down the left wing, shifted around Flyers forward Travis Konecny before flipping it into the net inside the left post to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead 68 seconds into the third. Beecher scored from the edge of the crease 2:37 after Coyle’s go-ahead score and DeBrusk then made it 5-2 at 4:04. But Deslauriers and Frost scored 62 seconds apart, slicing the deficit to 5-4 with just under 5 minutes left before Heinen’s score. Farabee’s second — with the Flyers' net empty to give Philadelphia an extra skater — cut it to 6-5 with 2:04 left. “It's a tough one to swallow. I thought we played a pretty good game,” Frost said. “You see the fight we had at the end. I think that's encouraging for the rest of the stretch that's super tough.” Midway into the second period, Farabee was positioned in the slot when he redirected Cam York’s shot from the point just as a Flyers power play expired, making it 2-1. Coyle then scored from the edge of the crease for his career-high 22nd goal 5:21 later. Flyers coach John Tortorella was back on the bench after serving a two-game suspension and being fined $50,000 for failing to leave the bench following his game misconduct during a 7-0 loss to Tampa Bay on March 9. Tortorella probably liked what he saw from his team’s start, when the Flyers held the Bruins without a shot on goal for the opening 13½ minutes. “We self-inflict sometimes and we're just not deep enough right now,” he said. “I thought we had a lot of good minutes, I thought we had patience to our game. We just couldn't sustain it to the full 60 (minutes).” Bruins forward James van Riemsdyk was honored with an on-ice ceremony before the game for reaching 1,000 career NHL games earlier this month. After a video tribute, Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk gave him Tiffany crystal from the NHL, President Cam Neely presented a painting from the team and GM Don Sweeney delivered a silver stick.

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Game # 66 Flames score 4 in 3rd, defeat Golden Knights Coleman scores twice for Calgary; Mantha gets 1st goal with Vegas ByAaron Vickers NHL.com Independent Correspondent 1:17 AM CALGARY -- Blake Coleman scored twice in a four-goal third period for the Calgary Flames, who defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday. Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist for the Flames (32-29-5), who had been outscored 18-5 during a three-game losing streak. Dryden Hunt had two assists, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves. "Just a good response," Coleman said. "I thought everybody, for whatever reason, the trade deadline, the travel, whatever it was, loomed heavy on our group a little bit. We were all pretty disappointed with the way the last few games went. We've had some good look-in-the-mirror meetings here in the last 24 hours, and I thought everybody to a man responded really well. All around it was a good team game." Anthony Mantha scored, and Adin Hill made 33 saves for the Golden Knights (35-24-7), who had won consecutive games after losing four in a row. "We're fighting for the playoffs right now, and the fight isn't there," Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb said. "We need to reset and get back to it." Vegas, the defending Stanley Cup champions, lead the Minnesota Wild by four points for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with one game in hand. "I'd like to see them have some urgency and realize it's not automatic that we're going to get a chance to repeat," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to earn your way in. We're not playing well enough right now to assure that. If you're losing playing well, you say, 'OK that's just hockey some nights.' There has to be recognition at some point. The clock is ticking. We're OK today, but who knows next week if this sort of attitude doesn't change." Mantha gave the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead at 17:56 of the second period with a one-timer from the right circle. It was his first goal in his fourth game for Vegas since he was acquired in a trade with the Washington Capitals on March 5. "It feels good," Mantha said. "Obviously, some pressure off. Now we go." Sharangovich tied it 1-1 at 4:00 of the third period when his shot from the slot rolled up Hill's stick and in. He has five goals in his past five games. Coleman gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 10:06 when he chipped in a centering pass from Nazem Kadri. The goal came after Wolf made a blocker save on Ivan Barbashev's breakaway at 9:53. "It feels good, obviously," Wolf said. "That's the game of hockey, right? You get the save at one end and the goal at the other. That kind of happens more often than you think. Pretty pivotal moment in the game where I was just trying to stay as dialed in as I could, and things just worked out perfectly." Matt Coronato pushed it to 3-1 at 14:45 with a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Hunt on a rush. Coleman scored an empty-net goal for the 4-1 final at 17:02. "It was an embarrassing 72 hours for our team," Coleman said. "We maybe didn't handle our response to losing some guys and some friends (at the deadline) ... and we got slapped pretty hard for not showing up and being our best. At the end of the day, if you've got pride and you get beat up like that, you better respond or you don't really belong in this league. We had a lot of guys that were not happy with the last few games, and everybody stepped up and was much better and was who we expect them to be."

Game # 67 Bos 2 Habs 1 Jake DeBrusk scores in overtime as the Bruins beat the Canadiens 2-1 ByAP Updated: Mar 14, 2024, 11:28 pm MONTREAL -- — Jake DeBrusk scored 25 seconds into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday. DeBrusk was set up by Bruins captain Brad Marchand, ending a high-energy night at the Bell Centre. It was DeBrusk's 16th goal of the season. Danton Heinen scored in the first period for Boston (39-14-15), which was coming off a 5-1 loss to St. Louis on Monday. Linus Ullmark made 18 saves in his second straight win. Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal (25-30-11). Sam Montembeault stopped 22 shots. The historic rivalry drew both “Let’s Go Bruins!” and “Go Habs Go!” chants at the Bell Centre — and jeers for Marchand every time he touched the puck. The matchup has overwhelmingly favored Boston in recent years, with the Bruins winning 13 of 14 meetings. “The biggest rivalry probably in hockey, you expect that,” DeBrusk said. “The Bell Centre here has great fans. We heard when they had swings, we heard when we had swings.” The Canadiens jumped on the power play with 8:53 left in the third period, only for Suzuki to take a double-minor penalty for high-sticking Charlie McAvoy a minute into the man advantage — leading to a mix of cheers and jeers from the crowd. Montreal killed off Boston’s power play, which didn’t generate any quality chances. The Bruins defeated the Canadiens 9-4 in their last meeting in Boston on Jan. 20, and appeared to have the upper hand again early on Thursday. Heinen opened the scoring at 4:49, sliding a rebound past Montembeault while falling after a check from Juraj Slafkovsky in front of the net. “He’s a good hockey player. I know that he complements people,” Boston coach Jim Montgomery said of Heinen, who was signed on a professional tryout in training camp. “He’s a real intelligent player that can play all 200 feet.” Boston dominated the play through 11 minutes, outshooting the Canadiens 8-1 while holding the puck in Montreal’s zone for minutes at a time. Suzuki evened the game at 14:37 with his 26th of the season, tying a career high. Cole Caufield started the play with a relentless forecheck that led to a Brandon Carlo turnover. The puck eventually fell to Slafkovsky, who set up Suzuki for the tying score. “We’re continuing to develop as a team, we’re playing well and we’re showing consistency in our performances, and our schedule is tough,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. “It’s a good challenge for us. You’ve gotta embrace it when it’s hard.” Andrew Peeke made his Bruins debut after Boston acquired the 25-year-old defenseman from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jakub Zboril and a third-round draft pick ahead of last week’s trade deadline. Peeke slotted in on Boston’s third pair alongside Parker Wotherspoon. Forward Colin White returned to the Canadiens lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury. Montgomery said the game wasn’t “a Picasso,” but noted it was important for the Bruins to win this type of game late in the season. “I didn’t think we had our normal legs, for whatever reason, but our guys dug down and found a way to win,” he said.

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Rangers' Matt Rempe gets 4-game suspension for elbow to head Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 05:01 PM ET New York Rangers rookie forward Matt Rempe was suspended four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday after elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head Monday night. It's the first suspension of Rempe's 10-game NHL career. Rempe will forfeit $17,083.32, with the money going to the players' emergency assistance fund. He can appeal the suspension to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who would have the final say on that appeal. Rempe was given a game misconduct with 30 seconds remaining in the second period of the Rangers' 3-1 win over the Devils. Siegenthaler held up near the red line after shooting the puck into the attacking zone. Rempe skated toward him and stretched his left arm to connect with Siegenthaler's head. The on-ice officials conferred, reviewed the play, and confirmed that Rempe had earned a five-minute major for elbowing and a game misconduct. Siegenthaler did not return for the third period, and Devils coach Travis Green said "he's not doing great" when asked about his status. After the game, the Devils called for Rempe to be suspended, with Green saying the Rangers forward had "some intent there to injure" on his hit. "He's a huge guy, and he's throwing his elbows around like that," said Devils forward Kurtis MacDermid of 6-foot-7 Rempe. "You've got to learn how to hit properly and not injure players." In its ruling, the NHL Department of Player Safety believed Rempe raised his arm up into Siegenthaler's head after realizing he had mistimed his check. The counterargument from Rempe, the Rangers and the NHLPA was that the contact was unavoidable because Siegenthaler stopped short and that Rempe might have just been bracing himself for impact against the boards. The NHL disagreed. "Rempe is clearly committed to throwing a check on this play. Having ended up at an angle of approach that would take him across the front of Siegenthaler's body and potentially miss him entirely, Rempe chooses to flare his elbow both up and away from his body in dangerous fashion, driving it directly into the head of Siegenthaler with substantial force," the league said in its ruling. The four-game suspension means Rempe will miss Tuesday night's critical game against the Carolina Hurricanes, as well as games against other Eastern Conference teams the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins, plus Sunday's showdown at Madison Square Garden against the New York Islanders. Rempe has quickly become one of the most divisive players in the NHL during his brief career in the league. As well as being 6-7, he plays a physical game. Rangers fans have chanted his name at Madison Square Garden, as Rempe has become a cult hero despite not seeing the ice that often. Through the win over the Devils on Monday, Rempe has nearly as many penalty minutes (54) as minutes played (56:28) in his NHL career. He debuted in the Rangers' Stadium Series win over the Islanders at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 18, fighting on his first NHL shift in that game. This was Rempe's second game misconduct in as many meetings against the Devils. On Feb. 22, Rempe was given a match penalty for an illegal check to the head of Devils forward Nathan Bastian just 2:22 into the first period. The NHL opted not to hand Rempe any supplemental discipline for that hit. Bastian hasn't played in a game since then. MacDermid tried to engage Rempe in a fight a few times during Monday's contest to avenge Bastian, with Rempe refusing. After the hit on Siegenthaler, MacDermid dropped his gloves to fight Rempe and again was rebuffed, with the on-ice officials also stepping in. "I asked him. There's a bit of a code. I thought he would've answered that. I don't know what he was told, but he said no," MacDermid said of Rempe. "And after a hit like that [on Bastian], it kind of goes without saying you should answer the bell in some way and be a man about it. Then he throws another hit that gets him kicked out and with a possible suspension. So, there's a right way to go about things and the wrong way." MacDermid was given a 10-minute misconduct for trying to fight Rempe after the hit on Siegenthaler.