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Riding the Zamboni - Saturday, December 11th

Philadelphia Flyers v Boston Bruins

of the Boston Bruins of the Philadelphia Flyers on December 11, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Flyers defeated the Bruins 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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There’s a lot to get to tonight so... Let’s just get to it already.

Philadelphia 2 - Boston 1 (F/OT)

A Bruins comeback sent to defeat as Mike Richards scored with three seconds left in overtime to give Philly the win. James van Riemsdyk had Philly’s other goal while Nathan Horton continues to be Boston’s main source of offense. Both Brian Boucher and Tim Thomas were both outstanding in this one, but Boucher’s 35 save performance was top notch. Thomas was no slouch stopping 31 shots of his own. Every time these two teams match up it makes us hope they get to face each other again in the playoffs.

Pittsburgh 5 - Buffalo 2

Make it 12 in a row for the Penguins. In a feisty affair with Buffalo it wasn’t Sidney Crosby who led the way but rather recently called up rookie Dustin Jeffrey, the AHL’s leading scorer this season, who got it done. Jeffrey had a goal and an assist to lead the Pens to victory. Sidney Crosby did keep his point streak alive and extended it to 18 games with an assist on Alex Goligoski’s third period goal. Goligoski finished with an impressive +4 rating for the game.

Toronto 3 - Montreal 1

A classic rivalry tilt in Toronto ended up with happy fans and no waffles hitting the ice from anyone posing as the Waffle Man. Phil Kessel and Tomas Kaberle had first period goals to set the pace against what looked like a bad Habs team tonight. You can’t hang the loss on backup goalie Alex Auld who got a rare start in this one, it was on the effort of his teammates in front of him instead. Kris Versteeg added an empty net goal for the final tally. Jean-Sebastian Giguere was solid in the win stopping 22 shots.

Detroit 4 - New Jersey 1

This one was over before it really got started. The Red Wings scored on their first two shots of the game with Tomas Holmstrom scoring 28 seconds in and Dan Cleary scoring 1:14 after that. For the Devils it was a rough night with the fans booing the team and Martin Brodeur hearing Bronx cheers for making saves. They at least had a Patrick Elias goal to cheer for, but that’s about it. Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk added goals for Detroit while Chris Osgood won his 399th career game.

Atlanta 5 - NY Islanders 4

A wild, up and down game with 1,100 Quebec Nordiques fans in attendance helped make this one hell of a way to sell the game to these fans that likely won’t get to see either of these teams play in Quebec City. Johnny Oduya scored his first two goals of the year for Atlanta, Bryan Little scored a goal reminiscent of something Mario Lemieux or Adam Oates would do off a face off and the Thrashers held on to beat the Islanders. Blake Comeau had two goals in a losing effort for the Isles who keep slipping away in the East.

Colorado 3 - Washington 2

The Caps dropped their fifth game in a row in a game Colorado was in control of most of the way thanks to goalie Craig Anderson. Anderson made 40 saves in the win while Kevin Shattenkirk, Ryan Wilson, and Paul Stastny had goals. Mike Knuble had a goal and assisted Matt Hendricks on his third period goal but it wasn’t enough. Caps fans are likely getting as antsy as the players are frustrated.

Columbus 3 - NY Rangers 1

Tonight was the Rick Nash show as the Jackets superstar scored twice to lead the way over New York. Steve Mason wasn’t too bad either stopping 32 shots for Columbus. For Nash, the goals are his 15th and 16th on the season as he’s quietly gotten himself back into position in the goal scoring race. While Crosby and Stamkos are well ahead of the pack, all it takes is one hot streak to get serious. This could be the start of something big for Nash.

Carolina 2 - St. Louis 1 (F/SO)

Goalie showdown? Goalie showdown. Cam Ward came out on top in this one making 38 saves and standing tall in the shootout to get Carolina the win. Jaroslav Halak was no slouch himself making 28 saves. Brandon Sutter and Alex Pietrangelo had the goals in regulation while Jussi Jokinen had the shootout winner.

Nashville 3 - Florida 0

Anders Lindback earned his first career shutout stopping 22 shots. Ryan Suter added a goal and an assist for the Predators who have now won two in a row.

Phoenix 5 - Dallas 2

A bad night for Andrew Raycroft and the Stars in Phoenix. Shane Doan scored twice and Raycroft was chased from the game leading to Richard Bachman seeing his first NHL action in goal. Keith Yandle had a goal and two assists to pace the offense. Ilya Bryzgalov was solid once again making 33 saves.

Tampa Bay 5 - Vancouver 4 (F/OT)

Remember Steve Stamkos? Sure you do, he was the guy that was taking the NHL by storm just a week or two ago. He was back tonight in leading the Lightning to victory spoiling Markus Naslund’s special night in Vancouver. Stamkos scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, and added an assist to give Tampa Bay the win. For Stamkos the goals bring him to 24 on the season, two behind Sidney Crosby for the NHL lead. Daniel and Henrik Sedin each had a goal and an assist for Vancouver. Dan Ellis stopped 23 for Tampa Bay while Cory Schneider stopped just 18 for the Canucks.

Minnesota 3 - Los Angeles 2 (F/OT)

Kings goalie Jon Quick played like a secret agent for the Wild. Sloppy play and puck turnovers helped lead the Wild to victory as two brutal mishandles by Quick led to both of Minnesota’s goals in regulation. Quick stopped just 18 shots in the loss. On the other side of things, Jose Theodore played solidly for Minnesota. Brent Burns’ overtime power play goal proved to be the game winner. Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown each had two points for Los Angeles, Brown with a goal and an assist and Kopitar with two assists.

San Jose 2 - Chicago 1 (F/OT)

Ryane Clowe’s two-goal night for San Jose will get overlooked in this one thanks to one quick whistle in the first period. What was believed to be a goal by Viktor Stalberg was waived off thanks to a fast whistle by the officials. That non-goal turned out to be big for San Jose as they were able to get the game to overtime and help Antti Niemi beat his former team. Both Niemi and Corey Crawford played well, each stopping 28 shots.