NHL Happenings

Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3

Bryan Allen fooled Carolina netminder Cam Ward with a slap shot 1:16 into overtime as the Florida Panthers edged the Hurricanes 4-3. Ward made 24 saves on the night.
Florida also had goals from Cory Stillman, Chris Higgins, and Dennis Wideman. The Panthers blew a two-goal lead in the third-period but were able to prevail. Scott Clemensen blocked away 34 shots in the win.
Zac Dalpe, Zach Boychuck, and Jay Harrison each scored goals for Carolina.

Fantasy Fodder:
Florida
B. Allen 1G/+1
D. Wideman 1G/+1
D. Kulikov 1A/+1/2PIM
M. Santorelli 1A/+1
R. Dvorak 1A/+1/3SOG
S. Matthias 1A/-1
C. Higgins 1G/+1/4PIM
C. Stillman 1G/1A/+2
E. Dadonov 1A/+1/3SOG
M. Frolik 2A/+1/5SOG
Scratches: D. Hordichuk

Carolina
J. McBain 1A/-1
T. Gleason -3/6PIM
T. Bodie 1A/+1
Z. Dalpe 1G/+2
E. Cole 2A/+2/4SOG
J. Harrison 1G/+2
E. Staal 1A/5SOG
Scratches: J. Tlusty, Joni Pitkanen, J. Jokinen
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Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 1
Marc Savard's tie-breaking goal in the second-period turned out to be the decisive marker as the Boston Bruins got passed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1. Nathan Horton also scored and recorded an assist for the Bruins. Boston goalie Tuuka Rask, a day after his confidence was questioned by coach Claude Julien, was phenomenal, stopping 36 of 37 Toronto shots. Mikhail Grabovski had the lone goal for the Maple Leafs. Toronto goalie James Reimer making his second straight start was the hard-luck loser stopping 31 shots. The young netminder has now appeared in three games and sports an impressive .957 SV% and 1.35 GAA.

Fantasy Fodder:
Boston
M. Lucic 1A/+1/3SOG
N. Horton 1G/1A/+2/4SOG
Z. Chara 5SOG
D. Seidenberg 1A/2PIM/3SOG
M. Savard 1G/+2/2PIM
Scratches: M. Stuart

Toronto
L. Schenn 1A
F. Beauchemin 6SOG
P. Kessel 8SOG
M. Grabovski 1G/5SOG
Scratches: B. Lebda, J. Mitchell

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Blackhawks 4, Kings 3
Both the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks entered tonight's play with three-game losing streaks. At the end of the night, it was Chicago snapping their skid and the Kings losing their fourth straight for the second time this year. Jonathan Toews scored the game winner in the third-period to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 victory. Toews also added an assist. Patrick Sharp continued to play well against the Kings finishing with two goals and registering an assist. Marian Hossa also had a goal for Chicago. Corey Crawford earned the win making 26 saves.
Ryan Smyth had two goals and Michal Handzus added another for Los Angeles. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick saved 24 shots in the loss.

Fantasy Fodder:
Chicago
P. Sharp 2G/1A/2PIM/4SOG
J. Toews 1G/1A/2PIM/ 6SOG
B. Bickell +1/2PIM
M. Hossa 1G/+1/6SOG
T. Kopecky 2A
P. Kane 1A
Scratches: N. Boynton, J. Dowell, J. Scott

Los Angeles
J. Johnson 2A
R. Scuderi 2PIM
A. Kopitar 1A/-1/2PIM/4SOG
J. Williams 1A/+2/4PIM/3SOG
R. Smyth 2G/+1/3SOG
M. Handzus 1G/+1
Scratches: P. Harold, A. Ponikarovsky, W. Mitchell
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Islanders 5, Flames 2
John Tavares scored two goals and added an assist as the New York Islanders downed the Calgary flames 5-2. Matt Moulson also scored twice for the Isles and Michael Grabner tallied an empty netter. New York goaltender Rick DiPietro started the game but was forced to leave in the second-period with an apparent lower body injury. He had stopped 13 of 14 shots and staked the Isles to a 4-1 lead. DiPietro missed most of the last two seasons with a bad knee. Nathan Lawson who was just called from Bridgeport of the AHL finished the game and made 28 saves on 29 shots. David Moss scored twice but was the only Flame to find the back of the net. Goalie Henrik Karlsson made a rare start for Calgary kicking out 21-25 shots in the loss.

Fantasy Fodder:
New York
P. Parenteau 2A/+1/2PIM
M. Moulson 2G/ +2
Z. Konopka 1A/5PIM
T. Harmonic 1A/+1
M. Grabner 1G/+1/4SOG
A. MacDonald 2A/+1
F. Nielsen 1A/5SOG
J. Tavares 2G/1A/+1/5SOG
Scratches: T. Gillies, B. Comeau

Calgary
M. Giordano -2/4SOG
A. Pardy 1A/2PIM
J. Iginla 5SOG
O. Jokinen -1/4SOG
T. Jackman 1A/2PIM/4SOG
T. Kostopulos 5PIM/4SOG
D. Moss 2g/ +1/6SOG
A. Kotalik -1/4SOG
A. Babchuk 1A
Scratches: C. Conroy, B. Mikkelson
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Canucks 4, Sharks 3
Alexandre Burrows, Jannik Hansen, Daniel Sedin, and Alexander Edler each tallied goals as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Burrows scored the winning goal midway through the third-period. Goalie Cory Schneider rejected 32 shots for the win.
Ryan Clowe, Jamal Mayers, and Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks. San Jose netminder Antti Niemi had a busy night, saving 43 of 47 shots in the defeat.

Fantasy Fodder:
Vancouver
K. Ballard 1A/+1
E. Ehrhoff 2A,/+1/5SOG
J. Tambellini 5SOG
A. Burrows 1G/1A/+1/5SOG
T. Glass 10PIM
R. Kessler 1A/+1/4SOG
M. Raymond 1A/+1/ 3SOG
D. Sedin 1G/1A/ +1/3SOG
A. Edler 1G/3SOG
H. Sedin 1A/+1/4PIM
J. Hansen 1G/+1
Scratches: A. Alberts, A Volpatti

San Jose
J. Mayers 1G/+1/5PIM
P. Marleau 1G
D. Heatley 2A
J. Thornton -3
D. Boyle 1A/-1/2PIM/4SOG
R. Clowe 1A/-1
L. Couture +1/2PIM/7SOG
K. Huskins 1A
M. Vlasic 2PIM
B. Mashinter 5PIM
B. Ferriero 1A
Scratches: J. Pavelski, T. Mitchell, D. Joslin
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Notes:

• Ryan Kessler was questionable with a heel injury but did play.
• Brad Stuart participated in Monday's practice. He was hit with a puck on the back of the head in Sunday's game.
• Mark Frazer is back with Devils. He missed time with a broken hand. Mark Fayne was sent down to Abany of the AHL to make room for him.
• Jonanthan Toews returned on Monday.
• Nick Bonine was sent back down to AHL Syracuse to make room for newly acquired Maxim Lapierre.
• Mikkel Boedker was sent back down to the minors
• Liam Reddox and Linus Omark were called up to Edmonton from Oklahoma City
• Ryan McDonagh was summoned by the Rangers from Hartford.