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Riding the Zamboni - January 26th; Flames roll on, Kings win in shootout

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Los Angeles 3 - San Jose 2 (F/SO)

In what was an important showdown between Pacific teams looking to get back in the playoff race and out of a collective funk, it was the Kings coming out on top in the skills competition. Jarret Stoll’s shootout goal gave the Kings the win, but it was Alexei Ponikarovsky who tied the game in the third for L.A. The Sharks rallied to take the lead in the second period after Ryan Smyth’s goal kicked off the scoring. Ryane Clowe and Devin Setoguchi put the Sharks up 2-1 with goals 39 seconds apart in the second. The Sharks kept that lead until halfway through the third when Ponikarovsky leveled it. Jon Quick played shaky but strong stopping 22 shots and everything he saw in the shootout. Antti Niemi saved just 18 on the night.

Calgary 4 - St. Louis 1

David Moss scored twice to give Calgary their fourth straight win. The all-star break might be coming at the worst time possible for the resurgent Flames as they’ve gotten themselves back in the mix in the playoff race in the West. Miikka Kiprusoff was huge tonight stopping 28 shots to preserve the win. Phillip McRae scored his first NHL goal for the Blues.

Phoenix 5 - Colorado 2

The fans in Colorado went home about 12 shades of angry after seeing the Coyotes seemingly get the benefit of most calls in Denver en route to the win. Eric Belanger scored twice and Keith Yandle had a goal and an assist to get Phoenix the victory. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 29 in the win. Peter Budaj was chased from the start after giving up two goals in his first nine shots. Craig Anderson replaced him and allowed two more goals while stopping 25 shots. Matt Duchene and Ryan Stoa had the goals for Colorado as they continue to play inconsistently while the Canucks pull away in the Northwest.

Dallas 3 - Edmonton 1

Brenden Morrow, Nikolai Khabibulin

Dallas Stars’ Brenden Morrow (10) takes a shot on-goal against Edmonton Oilers’ Nikolai Khabibulin (35) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Dallas. Morrow had two goals, both scored in the second period, of the 3-1 Stars win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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The Stars have to be happy to see the Oilers these days. Dallas was able to rebound from their sound beating on Monday night to take out Edmonton thanks to Brenden Morrow’s two goals. Adam Burish added a third and Kari Lehtonen stopped 34 shots to earn the win. Dallas was able to solidify their lead in the Pacific Division with the win as they lead Anaheim by five points at the break. Edmonton, meanwhile, is the one team in the West that is distantly removed from the playoff race. Maybe they can ask to be moved to the East to fit in better there.

Detroit 3 - New Jersey 1

Detroit got the go-ahead goal from Valtteri Filppula early in the third while Johan Franzen scored his 21st of the season to give Detroit an important win heading into break. New Jersey thought they tied the game late in the third, but Ilya Kovalchuk’s rebound goal was disallowed seemingly because of the “intent to blow” rule. Jimmy Howard played strong all game saving 23 shots. Martin Brodeur stopped 26 in the loss.

Atlanta 1 - Washington 0

Boston 2 - Florida 1

It might not have been pretty but a win is a win for the Bruins. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored, his 20th of the year, to lead the Bruins to victory over Florida. Bryan Allen was the only guy for Florida to beat Tim Thomas for a goal as Thomas saved 34 in the victory. Tomas Vokoun was no slouch himself stopping 33 shots. The Bruins go into the break with a four point lead on Montreal for the Northeast lead.

Vancouver 2 - Nashville 1

Carolina 4 - NY Islanders 2

With another snowstorm wrecking Long Island, a small crowd got to see Eric Staal score twice and lead the Hurricanes to victory over the Islanders. 4,976 fans braved the poor weather and saw Staal’s three point night show that he’s ready to captain his team in the All-Star Game on Sunday while potential All-Star draft pick Cam Ward stopped 23 shots to get the win. Michael Grabner scored his 15th goal of the year for the Isles while Rick DiPietro saved 27 shots in the loss.