CALGARY, Alberta – Dion Phaneuf scored the tying goal then set up Mike Cammalleri’s go-ahead goal as Calgary scored twice on the power play in the second period to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night for its fifth consecutive victory.
Phaneuf’s power-play goal at 2:29 of the second period ended Tim Thomas’ shutout streak at 152 minutes and 14 seconds.
Boston entered the game ranked 29th in penalty killing, but had killed off most of the penalty when Jarome Iginla’s cross-ice pass intended for Todd Bertuzzi deflected off a stick into the slot where it was slapped in by Phaneuf.
With help from four straight man advantages, Calgary continued to pressure Thomas throughout the second period eventually taking the lead at 18:37 when Cammalleri tipped in Phaneuf’s slap shot.
Dustin Boyd added his second of the season in the third period for Calgary. The Flames moved into a first-place tie with Minnesota atop the Northwest Division. Patrice Bergeron and Blake Wheeler scored for Boston, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Canadiens 2, Wild 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Francis Bouillon and Andrei Markov each scored for Montreal and the Canadiens killed off 10 Minnesota power plays to beat the Wild 2-1 on Thursday night. Alex Tanguay assisted on both Montreal goals and Carey Price made 28 saves for the Canadiens.
Before losing the night before in Dallas, Minnesota had been the last NHL team without a loss in regulation to start the 2008-09 season.
Flyers 3, Islanders 2
PHILADELPHIA – Jeff Carter scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Philadelphia Flyers edged the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday for their fourth straight win. Carter hammered in a rebound from the front of the left circle on a power play with 24 seconds left in the extra session. Mike Richards took the initial shot.
Lightning 5, Sabres 2
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rookie Steven Stamkos scores his first two NHL goals and added an assist, and Olaf Kolzig made 29 saves in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
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