Bruins bounce back against Flames
CALGARY
After a blip in Vancouver, the Bruins got right back to business.
Brad Marchand’s ninth career overtime goal 3:36 into extra time gave Boston a 2-1 win on Monday afternoon over the Calgary Flames. The victory moves the Bruins to within one point of the Atlantic Divisionleading Tampa Bay Lightning and comes less than 48 hours after Boston lost to the Canucks 6-1.
“We ran into a hot goalie in Vancouver. Their goalie played great tonight. But we were resilient,” said Marchand, who has 22 goals on the season. “We were much better in the defensive zone and had a better game overall.”
After TJ Brodie’s turnover deep in the Flames end, Riley Nash’s pass sprung Marchand on a breakaway and he made no mistake, slipping the puck through the pads of rookie goaltender David Rittich.
“(Nash) made a phenomenal defensive play,” Marchand said. “I knew that they had three guys low and I just tried to get out of the zone. He made a great play to get it up.”
David Pastrnak also scored as Boston (36-13-8) improves to 12-1-2 in their last 15 games on the road.
Matthew Tkachuk scored the lone goal for Calgary (30-21-9).
The Flames, who began the day one point out of third place in the Pacific Division, fall to 1-3-4 in their last eight games at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
KINGS 3 BLACKHAWKS 1
CHICAGO — Torrey Mitchell and Andy Andreoff scored during Los Angeles’ dominant first period, helping the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks.
Dion Phaneuf added his second goal in three games since joining Los Angeles in a trade with Ottawa, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in the Kings’ second straight win since a three-game slide.
PREDATORS 5 SENATORS 2
NASHVILLE — Viktor Arvidsson scored twice to reach 20 goals this season, and the Nashville Predators beat the Ottawa Senators.
Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and Craig Smith also scored for Nashville, which ended a two-game skid and tied Winnipeg for first place in the Central Division.
Pekka Rinne made 36 saves to earn his 30th win of the season.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Max McCormick scored for the Senators, who played catch-up most of the game. Craig Anderson stopped 36 shots.
CAPITALS 3 SABRES 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 35th goal, and the Washington Capitals reclaimed the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with a win over the Buffalo Sabres.
WILD 5 ISLANDERS 3
NEW YORK — Matt Cullen and Tyler Ennis scored in Minnesota’s three-goal second period, and the Wild beat the New York Islanders.
Flyers trade for Mrazek
PHILADELPHIA — Petr Mrazek is going from being a backup goaltender on a losing team to a starting job for a playoff contender.
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Mrazek from the Detroit Red Wings for two conditional draft picks on Monday night, a day after losing their second goalie to injury in less than 10 days.