NHL March 27th 2013

Only four games on tonight, beginning in...

Boston, as the Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Montreal began in the first period as Michael Ryder scored his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta. The Canadiens added on in the second period as P.K. Subban scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller. Boston got on the board as Dougie Hamilton scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins tied it on a Brad Marchand goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Bergeron and Seguin. Boston took the lead as Bergeron scored his tenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Rich Peverley and Torey Krug. The Bruins padded the lead with a Nathan Horton goal, his ninth of the year, passed from David Krejci. Peter Budaj relieved Price for the third period. Montreal got one back in the third period as Ryder scored his second of the night and twelfth of the season, courtesy of Plekanec and Gionta. Boston shot back with a Seguin goal, his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Marchand and Bergeron. The Canadiens chipped back with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais. Montreal tied it with an Andrei Markov goal, his sixth of the year, coming on the power play from Plekanec, who got a sock trick, and Subban. The game was decided by a Gallagher tally in the shootout, resulting in a 6-5 Canadiens win. The three stars went to Ryder, Bergeron, and Seguin, while Subban, Plekanec, Gionta, and Marchand all get honorable mentions.

To the west, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera and Niklas Backstrom are the masked men. Minnesota opened in the first period as Torrey Mitchell scored his third of the season, via Mike Rupp and Clayton Stoner. The Wild added on in the second period with a Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. Phoenix got on the board with a Rob Klinkhammer goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Boyd Gordon and David Moss. The Coyotes tied it as Gordon scored, with the help of Keith Yandle and Moss. Phoenix took the lead in the third period on a Michael Stone goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Shane Doan and Klinkhammer. Minnesota tied it as Ryan Suter scored his third of the season, thanks to Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. The Wild won 4-3 in overtime with a Koivu goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Zach Parise and Spurgeon. The three stars were given to Suter, Mitchell, and Koivu, while Gordon, Klinkhammer, Moss, and Spurgeon receive the honorable mentions.

Out in California, the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. San Jose led off in the first period as Joe Pavelski scored his ninth of the season, assisted by T.J. Galiardi and Ryane Clowe. The Sharks extended the lead with a Patrick Marleau goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Logan Couture and Tommy Wingels. San Jose added on as Brent Burns scored his fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Wingels and Martin Havlat. The Sharks padded the lead in the third period when Wingels netted his third of the year, a shorthanded goal guided in by Couture and Dan Boyle. This produced a 4-0 final, with the three stars belonging to Wingels, Boyle, and Niemi (22 save shutout), and Couture gets an honorable mention.

Finally, in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Joey MacDonald are given the starting nods. Calgary started in the first period on a Jiri Hudler power play goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Roman Cervenka and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on as Steve Begin scored his second of the year, coming off of Tim Jackman and Cory Sarich. Colorado got on the board in the second period as Jamie McGinn potted his sixth of the season, passed from P.A. Parenteau and Tyson Barrie. Calgary replied with a Michael Cammalleri goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist from Blake Comeau. The Avalanche chipped back on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Greg Zanon and Ryan O'Reilly. The Flames answered as Cammalleri scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, fueled by Dennis Wideman and Alex Tanguay. Colorado got one back in the third period as O'Reilly scored his fourth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Milan Hejduk and Parenteau. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being given to Cammalleri, Comeau, and O'Reilly, while Parenteau gets an honorable mention.

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