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Early Ride on the Zamboni - Tuesday, March 8th

Tuukka Rask

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask watches the puck roll into the net on a goal by Montreal Canadiens’ James Wisniewski during the second period of an NHL hockey, game, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

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Tonight is a busy one in the NHL, with nine games and 18 teams in action. To try to keep you up to date, we have summaries of the earlier games in this post. We’ll keep you informed of the two latest games later on.

Philadelphia 4, Edmonton 1

After being embarrassed by the Rangers during the NBC Game of the Week, the Flyers took their rage out on the lowly Oilers in this one. Philly raced to a 3-0 lead by the second period, as Jeff Carter scored two goals and Daniel Briere had a goal and an assist. This win maintains their two-point lead against the Penguins for the Atlantic Division title.

NY Islanders 4, Toronto 3 (OT)

Earlier this season, this would have been a game between two irrelevant teams. Now it’s a match between two semi-relevant squads who almost certainly won’t cross the finish line in the East’s top eight. Either way, the Isles like winning for a change, as Blake Comeau won it for the Long Island bunch in OT.

Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1

Speaking of teams who might regret their winning ways, the Senators are riding the increased net competence provided by Craig Anderson (no shock) to a nice run. Erik Condra (no, not the super sweet video game Contra) scored two goals to give the Devils a rare regulation loss. Anderson set aside 31 out of 32 shots for the win.

Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1

After going 92 games without a goal, Zbynek Michalek finally found the net for the Penguins. (To be fair, some of those games came with Phoenix.) James Neal and Mark Letestu also found the twine for the hard-working Pens, who remain two points behind Philly while the Sabres are now only one point ahead of the ninth-place Hurricanes with zero games in hand.

Montreal 4, Boston 1

The Canadiens earned their scoreboard-based revenge on the Bruins in a game that will be overshadowed by Zdeno Chara’s controversial hit on Max Pacioretty. Lars Eller scored the game’s first two goals while Carey Price made 30 saves to lead the Habs to their fifth straight win. They remain three points behind Boston for first place in the Northeast.

Florida 3, Chicago 2

Somewhere (probably in a luxury suite/box), Dale Tallon must have been smiling. His new team beat his former team as Tomas Vokoun stopped 37 shots to help the Panthers best the Blackhawks. The Panthers charged out to a 3-0 lead and then held on to win.

Minnesota 5, Colorado 2

The Wild pulled themselves to within one point of the West’s top eight with this win. After moving into a 2-2 tie heading into the third period, John Madden scored the game winner while Jared Spurgeon added an insurance tally. Kyle Brodziak also notched an empty-netter as the team came up big in the final frame of a game they needed to win.