Monday's Game of the Night:
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1Coming into the game, Detroit was sitting in the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 78 points. On their tails, the Calgary Flames, 1 point behind them and looking to capitalize on home-ice a day after losing to the Canucks in Vancouver.
It looked good for Calgary's "C of Red" right off the bat. Craig Conroy scored 1:47 into the tilt to give the Flames a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately for them, that was the only puck that found its way past Jimmy Howard.
Late in the 2nd period, with the Flames still up 1-0, Calgary's Curtis Glencross was awarded a penalty shot after being hooked from behind on a short-handed breakaway. He couldn't convert, and the Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk scored on the same power play 40 seconds later to tie it at 1.
The Flames had another great chance to get their 2nd goal of the game and take the lead early in the third on a 4-minute power play. They tallied only 2 shots in those 4 minutes and ended the game 0-for-3 on the power play.
With 1:19 to go in regulation, Tomas Holmstrom deflected a Johan Franzen slapshot past Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff to give Detroit a 2-1 lead and the win. Kiprusoff ended the game with 26 saves and was selected as the first star. Red Wings' goalie Jimmy Howard was the second star, finishing with 22 saves.
The win gives 8th-place Detroit a 3-point lead over 9th-place Calgary with 13 games remaining for each team.
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Bruins 2 Devils 3
New Jersey scored 3 goals in the first period--including one coming from a pass by goalie Martin Brodeur to spring David Clarkson to a breakaway and a goal--and held off the Bruins to move within 2 points of Pittsburgh for the Atlantic Division lead with 14 games remaining and a game-in-hand on the Penguins. Boston currently sits in 8th in the East with 72 points and failed on a chance to take a 3-point lead over the 9th-place Rangers.
Oilers 3 Blue Jackets 5
The battle of the last-place teams in the Western Conference proved to be a pretty good one. Kristian Huselius had a goal and 3 assists and Columbus finished with 5 different goal-scorers. They have 67 points and are 14th in the West. Edmonton is last place in the league, with 49 points, and are 9 points behind the next-highest team, Toronto. The Oilers are 8-23-3 on the road, and 1-14-1 on the road in their last 16 tries. They travel to Minnesota tomorrow.
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Tuesday's schedule (times ET):
Bruins @ Hurricanes, 7:00
Sabres @ Thrashers, 7:00
Canadiens @ Rangers, 7:30, Versus
Maple Leafs @ Senators, 7:30
Coyotes @ Lightning, 7:30
Capitals @ Panthers, 7:30, CSN
Avalanche @ Blues, 8:00
Flyers @ Predators, 8:00
Oilers @ Wild, 8:00
Sharks @ Stars, 8:30
Islanders @ Canucks, 10:00
