Lucic has happy return to Boston
Milan Lucic looked as though he didn’t want the night to end, taking the ice after both teams left to thank the fans who showered him with cheers most of the game.
It was a banner night for his teammates, too.
Lucic scored in his return to Boston, Drew Doughty had a powerplay goal for his 300th career point and the Los Angeles Kings had nine goal scorers in a 9- 2 rout of the Bruins on Tuesday.
“I didn’t have it planned. A couple of teammates told me to go out and do it,” Lucic said of his postgame skate. “I can’t thank ( the fans) enough for making tonight a special night for me in my return.”
Lucic, 27, played eight seasons with the Bruins and was a member of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team. Boston traded the wing at the beginning of last summer.
Lucic scored the Kings’ seventh goal off a rebound of Anze Kopitar’s shot.
Marian Gaborik added a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, which had lost four of six. Doughty also had an assist.
Jeff Carter, Andy Andreoff, Dwight King, Trevor Lewis, Luke Schenn and Dustin Brown also scored for the Kings, who chased Boston’s starting goalie, Tuukka Rask, during the second period on the way to a season high for goals. Flames 4, Maple Leafs 3: Markus Granlund scored shorthanded for his first goal in 21 games and added an assist to lead host Calgary. All- Star Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan — the team’s top two scorers — along with Lance Bouma were healthy scratches for disciplinary reasons after reportedly arriving to the arena late for practice Monday.
Devils 2, Oilers 1: Reid Boucher set up a goal and scored the game- winner 7: 13 into the third period, and host New Jersey edged Edmonton after retiring Martin Brodeur’s No. 30 jersey in a rousing ceremony.
Panthers 7, Sabres 4: Defenseman Alex Petrovic scored in the first minute of the second period to cap visiting Florida’s four- goal opening surge against Buffalo.
Ducks 4, Flyers 1: Rickard Rakell had two goals, Chris Stewart scored on a penalty shot and Andrew Cogliano added an empty- netter to lead visiting Anaheim.
Islanders 3, Blue Jackets 2: Cal Clutterbuck scored the winning goal in the shootout, lifting visiting New York to a sweep of the four- game season series against Columbus.
Canadiens 4, Lightning 2: Tomas Plekanec scored twice and added an assist, extending host Montreal’s winning streak to three games. Ben Bishop stopped 23 shots but Tampa Bay dropped consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Nov. 27- 28.
Jets 2, Blues 1: Mark Scheifele scored in the fourth round for his first career shootout goal in four attempts, lifting visiting Winnipeg over St. Louis.
Capitals 5, Predators 3: Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists as visiting Washington won its fourth straight game.
Stars 4, Wild 3: John Klingberg scored in overtime and Kari Lehtonen made 37 saves to win for the first time in more than a month as visiting Dallas handed Minnesota its 11th loss in 12 games.
Canucks 3, Avalanche 1: Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, and Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and chipped in with an assist as visiting Vancouver stopped a four- game losing streak.
Blockbuster deal: The Senators acquired defenseman Dion Phaneuf from Toronto in a nine- player trade weeks before the deadline. Ottawa gets Phaneuf, forwards Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey and Ryan Rupert, and defensive prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for defenseman Jared Cowen, forwards Milan Michalek, Colin Greening and Tobias Lindberg and a second- round pick in the 2017 draft. Phaneuf, the Maple Leafs’ captain for the past six seasons, is the centerpiece. The 30- year- old has five years left on his contract at a salary- cap hit of $ 7 million.