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 Blackhawks 4, Kings 1
Continuing to make a late-season push up the playoff ladder, the
Chicago Blackhawks got the better of a team in the same boat,
defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1.
Chicago, who have now won six of their last nine games, improved to
46-24-6 behind backup goalie Scott Darling's sensational play as he
stopped all but one of the Kings' 32 shots.
Los Angeles (37-25-14) scored their only goal to tie the game with
32 seconds left in the first period on Jake Muzzin's unassisted
wrist shot.
Chicago regained the lead at 1:37 of the second period when
defenseman Duncan Keith scored his ninth goal of the season on the
power play, with assists by center Jonathan Toews and forward Marian
Hossa.
Another goal just over a minute later came when Niklas Hjalmarsson
sent an unassisted slap shot past Jonathan Quick to make it 3-1.
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Lightning 5, Canadiens 3
Center Vladislav Namestnikov scored two goals and assisted on
another to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 win over the
Montreal Canadiens.
Left winger Jonathan Drouin, right winger Nikita Kucherov and
defenseman Anton Stralman also scored for the Lightning (47-23-7),
who set a franchise record for wins in a season.
Left winger Max Pacioretty and defenseman Jeff Petry scored for the
Canadiens (47-22-8).
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Canucks 4, Blues 1
The Vancouver Canucks used a second-period goal from center Nick
Bonino to break a tie and record a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Center Shawn Matthias, right winger Radim Vrbata and left winger
Alexandre Burrows also scored for the Canucks.
Bonino converted into an open net off a shot by defenseman Kevin
Bieksa that hit the back board and bounced right back in front at
13:15 of the second period.
Vancouver strengthened their hold on second place in the Pacific
Division with 93 points while St. Louis, with 99 points, remain
three points behind idle first-place Nashville in the Central
Division.
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Oilers 4, Avalanche 1
Goaltender Richard Bachman had 29 saves, defenseman Brandon Davidson
scored his first NHL goal and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado
Avalanche 4-1.
Defensemen Justin Schultz and Nikita Niktin and left winger Taylor
Hall also scored for the Oilers.
Center Andrew Miller had three assists and center Anton Lander had
two for Edmonton.
The loss was a near death blow to Colorado's (35-29-12) post-season
hopes. With six games left, the Avalanche trail Winnipeg by eight
points for the second wild-card spot.
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Flames 5, Stars 3
Calgary left winger Johnny Gaudreau, center Jiri Hudler and
defenseman Dennis Wideman each had a goal and an assist, while
goaltender Jonas Hiller stopped 33 of 36 shots as the Flames beat
the Dallas Stars 5-3.
Calgary (42-28-7) trailed 2-1 after one period but scored three
unanswered goals within 6:49 to lead 4-2 heading into the third.
Hudler, defenseman Raphael Diaz and Gaudreau each scored for Calgary
in the second period, chasing Dallas goaltender Kari Lehtonen from
the game.
Defenseman Jason Demers pulled the Stars (37-30-10) within 4-3 early
in the third period, but Flames center Mikael Backlund sealed the
win on an empty-netter with 6.3 seconds remaining.
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(Editing by Ben Everill)
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