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Preview: Predators (36-22) at Capitals (50-14)


Date: March 18, 2016 7:00 PM EDT


Slow starts have been a problem lately for the NHL-leading Washington Capitals, but their latest effort in the first period has them encouraged a change is imminent.


They had no such first-period issues in their last matchup with the Nashville Predators.


The Capitals look to continue gearing up for the playoffs by getting off to another strong start and win for the 10th time in 12 home games Friday night against the Predators.


Washington (50-14-5) clanked shots off the post against Carolina on Tuesday, but forward Jay Beagle said players didn't let frustration seep in as the Capitals went on to win 2-1 in overtime.


Slow starts have dogged the Capitals, but this wasn't one of them.


"I think it was a great start," captain Alex Ovechkin said. "So far it was the best in maybe 10 or 15 games. Just hit crossbar, post, lots of good chances. That's how we have to play."


That game against the Hurricanes, which clinched a playoff berth for Washington, represented a divergence from the lingering trend. The Capitals had allowed the first goal in the previous five games and in 13 out of the last 15.


The Capitals are 10-5-1 in their past 16 games, but in the first period, they have led only 2:16, been tied 106:41 and trailed for 210:53.


"I'm kind of sick of talking about it, but it's a stat, it's there and it's ugly," forward Justin Williams said. "I think sometimes if you just keep talking about it, talking about it and talking about, then it becomes a problem. They you can get it in your head and all sorts of other things."


It has been in players' heads because it's not an isolated issue. Opponents have outscored the Capitals 17-4 over this 16-game span, and yet the top team in the NHL has shown an uncanny ability to roar back in the third period, outscoring teams 20-9.


Yet with 13 games left in the regular season, it's not about victories or points for the Capitals as much as preparing for the playoffs. That's why the start against Carolina was so encouraging.


"We showed what we can do to start the game and set up our game," goaltender Braden Holtby said. "You look at it as we only scored two goals with the overtime goal, but we could've had quite a few more - just the posts and the tough shots we threw on net in traffic. Just didn't go our way, but we stuck with it and that shows that we played a committed game."


Falling behind in the playoffs, where games are tighter and goals are harder to come by, especially on the power play, isn't a recipe for success for a team trying to win its first Stanley Cup. If the Capitals can replicate their start against Carolina in April and May, it could pay big dividends.


"(We) didn't wait for them to kind of see how the game was going to play out," Beagle said. "We went after them and tried to dictate the pace and game in our barn, and that's the way we got to play."


Washington certainly did that at Nashville on Feb. 9, scoring the first two goals - one in the opening period - on its way to a 5-3 victory.


While the Capitals are closing in on their second Presidents' Trophy, the Predators (36-22-13) are 10 points clear of the postseason cutoff thanks to a 9-1-2 stretch.


"I really liked the way we played," coach Peter Laviolette said after Thursday's 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. "Coming off the (3-1-1) road trip, you never know what you're going to get, but I thought we were pretty sharp from start to finish."


James Neal had a goal and assist, three days after netting a hat trick in a 3-2 win at Edmonton. The right wing's 27 goals are one back of Filip Forsberg for the team lead, and he's scored nine times with five assists in 15 career meetings with Washington.

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Preview: Senators (33-30) at Sabres (28-33)


Date: March 18, 2016 7:00 PM EDT


Though a longshot to make the playoffs, the Ottawa Senators haven't lost their fight.


Neither have the Buffalo Sabres, though perhaps not for the right reasons.


The visiting Senators can record a third straight victory and take the season series from the Sabres on Friday night.


Sitting fifth in the Atlantic Division with some traffic also in the way of reaching a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, Ottawa (33-30-8) knows its chances of making a second straight playoff appearance are slim. That doesn't mean the Senators are resigned to anything.


"We just have to play the games, play hard, play for each other, and at the end of the year show that we still care in here," defenseman Erik Karlsson told the NHL's official website.


The Senators displayed that grit Tuesday when Mika Zibanejad scored the tying goal with 7.1 seconds left in regulation and Karlsson came through late in overtime for a 3-2 victory over Minnesota.


'We're going to try and win every single game that we have left,' said Karlsson, who has five points in three games. 'That's the mentality we're going to have in here.


'There's not a second that we're going to try and not play our best and not work our hardest.'


After sweeping a brief home stay against Toronto and the Wild, the Senators try to avoid a third consecutive road defeat before returning for two more in Ottawa.


They are 0 for 17 on the power play in seven games but those fortunes could change against the Sabres (28-33-10), whose last seven opponents went 7 for 22 (31.8 percent) with the man advantage.


Craig Anderson has stopped 52 of 54 shots over two contests after struggling in last Thursday's 6-2 loss at Florida in his return from missing four games with a lower-body injury. He's won four straight at Buffalo, 11 of 12 overall in the series and has a 1.66 goals-against average in his last 14 against the Sabres.


Anderson was in net throughout as the Senators took two of the first three meetings this season.


The Sabres have earned a point in six of eight but fell for the eighth time in 12 games, 3-2 in overtime to Montreal on Wednesday. In a matchup of frustrated teams, Buffalo was whisted for 14 of the game's 26 penalties and half of the six 10-minute misconduct calls.


Though the Sabres continue to play hard, their lack of discipline is something rather typical of a team set to miss the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season.


"We certainly let the game get away from us with our composure level," coach Dan Bylsma said. "No question it's the difference in the game."


Ex-Senator Robin Lehner, also involved in the pushing and shoving Wednesday, has dropped four in a row and allowed three goals in three straight. However, he's 1-0-1 with a 1.57 GAA against his former club this season.


Teammate Ryan O'Reilly had an assist in his return after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. He hasn't recorded any of his team-leading 50 points against the Senators.


Rookie Jack Eichel has three goals and an assist in the season series.


Buffalo is 1 for 16 on the power play in four games. Ottawa has killed all 11 penalties in its last four.

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Preview: Blackhawks (41-24) at Jets (29-36)


Date: March 18, 2016 8:00 PM EDT


The rebuilding Winnipeg Jets jumped at the chance to receive a highly touted prospect and first-round pick from Chicago at the trade deadline, even if it meant giving up their captain and helping the Central Division rival Blackhawks in their pursuit of another championship.


That deal and the flurry of other moves haven't had the effect Chicago hoped, though.


Not only are the Blackhawks in the midst of a four-game skid, they'll be without goaltender Corey Crawford on Friday night as Andrew Ladd makes his first return to Winnipeg since the trade.


Contract talks ceased when the Jets (29-36-5) felt they couldn't afford the asking price of Ladd, who will be an unrestricted free agent following the season. Fearing losing him for nothing, Winnipeg struck a deal with Chicago to send Ladd to his former team in exchange for a package that included 21-year-old center Marko Dano.


The Blackhawks (41-24-6) also acquired Tomas Fleischmann, Dale Weise and Christian Ehrhoff in separate deals to help their bid for a second straight Stanley Cup title and fourth in seven seasons.


Ladd has two goals and two assists in eight games with Chicago, but it has gone 3-4-1 in that stretch while dropping to third place in the Central. The Blackhawks have been outscored 16-6 during their losing streak after falling 3-2 to Philadelphia on Wednesday.


"We're headed into a stretch here where we've got 11 games left and we've lost four in a row," said Patrick Kane, who had an assist to give him an NHL-leading 90 points. "Obviously, not the stretch we want. I don't want to say it's panic time, but at the same time we have to shore things up before playoffs come into play here."


Kane and Jonathan Toews scored in a 2-0 victory over the Jets in the last meeting Dec. 11, when Crawford stopped 25 shots for one of his league-high seven shutouts. It seemed coach Joel Quenneville simply gave Crawford the night off against the Flyers, but the club revealed Thursday that Crawford is dealing with an upper-body injury and won't make the trip to Winnipeg.


Scott Darling will get his second straight start in place of Crawford, who is considered day to day.


'We've got to get back to playing our kind of hockey,' defenseman Brent Seabrook said. "This last stretch here, we've got to get some points to be where we want to be.'


Ladd scored the game-winner in Winnipeg's 3-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Oct. 29 and returns to the place he spent 4 1/2 seasons. He also spent a year with the organization in Atlanta when Chicago traded Ladd to the Thrashers after helping the Blackhawks win the 2010 Stanley Cup.


Dano has made a solid early impression with his new club, posting three goals and two assists over his last five. He had one of each in 13 games with Chicago after coming over in the offseason trade that sent Brandon Saad to Columbus.


The Jets failed again to win three straight for the first time all season when they allowed three first-period goals in Wednesday's 4-1 loss at Calgary.


"It's a challenge, mentally, to stay in what you believe in," winger Blake Wheeler said. "But we believe that doing that is going to pay off in the not-too-distant future."


Ondrej Pavelec has lost all six of his starts against Chicago with a 4.50 goals-against average. Coach Paul Maurice instead could go with Michael Hutchinson, who is 4-1-1 with a 1.33 GAA against the Blackhawks.

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Preview: Avalanche (36-31) at Flames (30-35)


Date: March 18, 2016 9:00 PM EDT


The Colorado Avalanche are making a concerted effort to avoid watching the scoreboard and checking the standings as they try to make the playoffs.


The Avalanche continue a four-game trip through Canada on Friday night against the Calgary Flames.


Battling Minnesota for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, Colorado (36-31-4) snapped a three-game road skid and improved to 1-1-0 on the trek with Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Vancouver.


"Right now, we're not looking at the standings anymore," goaltender Semyon Varlamov told the Avalanche's official website. "We just need to win our games. ... I can tell you it's up to us."


Coach Patrick Roy is pushing his team to concentrate only on what it can control.


"We did what we had to do (Wednesday)," Roy said. "Now we're going to have to refocus for Calgary. That's what good teams (do). Good teams are capable of refocusing and getting their game ready for the next challenge."


The Avs have split the first two meetings with the Flames (30-35-5), both at home, falling 4-0 in the most recent Jan. 2. Colorado dropped both games at the Saddledome last season.


"I feel like playoffs starts for us right now, and it's going to be interesting," Varlamov said. "I'm looking forward to playing against Calgary. It's going to be another big one."


After making 22 saves in a 6-3 win over the Flames on Nov. 3, Varlamov was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in January. He's posted a 1.26 goals-against average while winning three of his last four.


Ex-Flame Jarome Iginla has 17 points in 18 games, and had two goals and an assist in the teams' first meeting. He does not have a point in three games at Calgary since leaving the club in March 2013.


The Flames improved to 3-1-1 on a six-game homestand by beating Winnipeg 4-1 on Wednesday, giving them back-to-back victories at the Saddledome for the first time since an 11-game run Nov. 5-Dec. 27.


"We said in the room here that we want to finish strong," forward Michael Frolik told the NHL's official website. "Every game, we want to play hard, we want to be on the puck. Every shift, we want to play very hard.


"I think we were doing that the last couple of games and just want to carry on that in the rest of the season."


After recording a hat trick in Monday's 7-4 win over St. Louis, Frolik had a goal and two assists against the Jets. Frolik's linemates Mikael Backlund has four goals and four assists in seven games and Joe Colborne has four and two in six.


"It's fun playing with those two," Colborne said. "When you're on a line with two guys that are going like that, it's a lot of fun. I think we're just three similar guys."


Calgary is likely to be without Dennis Wideman after the veteran defenseman suffered an upper-body injury in a collision with Colborne on Wednesday. It was Wideman's third game since returning from a 19-game suspension for cross-checking linesman Don Henderson.


Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog is serving the finale of his three-game ban for a hit on Anaheim's Simon Despres last week.

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Preview: Canucks (27-30) at Oilers (28-38)


Date: March 18, 2016 9:00 PM EDT


Henrik Sedin seems resigned to the fate of the Vancouver Canucks, who have begun prepping for the future by adding highly touted Nikita Tryamkin to the active roster.


The Edmonton Oilers also hope their best days are ahead behind rookie Connor McDavid.


Tryamkin will try to build on his promising debut Friday night when the visiting Canucks look to avoid their third straight loss with a seventh victory in eight meetings with the Oilers.


Plenty of eyes were on the 6-foot-7 Tryamkin on Wednesday when he contributed an assist in a 3-1 home loss to Colorado. Plenty of hype has surrounded the Russian since he signed with Vancouver on March 8 after finishing with 11 points in 53 games in the KHL.


The Canucks eased the 21-year-old defenseman in with some practice time before playing him 11 minutes against the Avalanche. That time is likely to increase over the final 13 games.


"I really enjoyed my first game," he told the team's official website through an interpreter. "The rink was smaller, everything was faster. â?¦ I needed more time to adapt to the new fast pace."


Tryamkin assisted on Sedin's early goal before Colorado scored the next three to move into the Western Conference's last wild-card spot and drop Vancouver 10 points back. The Canucks need an unlikely turn of events to avoid missing the playoffs for the second time in three years.


"It would have been tougher if it would have been a Stanley Cup contender going through this," Sedin said after the team's second straight loss and 14th in 21 games. "We know where we are. It's tough to win games in this league. We are trying to understand that and get better."


Vancouver (27-30-12) will try to improve to 7-0-1 against Edmonton since the start of the 2014-15 season. Following a 2-1 overtime home loss to the Oilers on Oct. 18, Jannik Hansen scored his second goal of the game at 4:01 of the extra period in a 2-1 home victory over Edmonton on Dec. 26.


Edmonton (28-38-7) is tied with Winnipeg for the fewest points in the West, but has its own reasons to be excited about the future. McDavid, a Calder Trophy candidate, recorded two assists in Wednesday's 6-4 home win over St. Louis that snapped a two-game losing streak.


McDavid has nine goals and 17 assists in 23 games since missing three months with a broken clavicle. He assisted on Nail Yakupov's goal in the first meeting with Vancouver before Lauri Korpikoski scored in OT to end a five-game skid in the series.


Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two power-play goals Wednesday, while Mark Letestu added one with a man advantage and another into an empty net. The Oilers broke through with their first four-power-play goal effort since January 2013 after going 4 for 53 in their previous 20 games.


"It's something we've been harping on," Nugent-Hopkins said. "It hasn't been good enough lately and, we broke out. We won some battles, took some shots and it paid off.'


The Canucks have killed 25 of 29 penalties over their last 12 games. However, they haven't converted on 17 power-play chances in the past five and average 2.36 goals, among the worst marks in the NHL.


Vancouver has won in its last three visits to Rexall Place.

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NHL Knowledge

Hot teams
-- Nashville won seven of its last ten games.
-- Carolina won three of last four home games.
-- Ottawa won its last two games, 4-0/3-2ot.
-- Avalanche won three of their last four games.
-- Calgary won four of its last six.
-- Bruins won three of their last four road games.

Cold teams
-- Buffalo lost three of its last four games.
-- Chicago lost its last four games, outscored 16-6.
-- Winnipeg lost seven of last 10 games.
-- Vancouver lost six of its last nine games.
-- Edmonton lost three of last four at home.
-- Anaheim lost four of its last five games.

Series records
-- Predators won three of last four games with Washington.
-- Senators won five of last six games with Buffalo.
-- Chicago won four of last five games with Winnipeg.
-- Flames won four of last six games with Colorado.
-- Canucks won six of last seven games with Edmonton (last three went OT).
-- Ducks won their last four games with Boston.

Totals
-- Over is 6-1-1- in last eight Nashville games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Ottawa-Buffalo games.
-- Four of last five Chicago-Winnipeg games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Calgary games stayed under.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Vancouver games.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Boston games.

Back-to-backs
-- Nashville is 3-7 if it played the night before.

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Preview: Bruins (39-24) at Ducks (38-22)


Date: March 18, 2016 10:00 PM EDT


A series of letdowns following a franchise-record winning streak has dropped the Anaheim Ducks out of the Pacific Division lead and into a battle for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.


The Boston Bruins are getting a heavy dose of that group's contenders during a road trip that could affect their standing in the Atlantic.


Anaheim looks to snap out of its funk by winning a fifth straight meeting with the Bruins on Friday night.


The Ducks' post-Christmas surge included a club-best 11-game winning streak from Feb. 13-March 5 to put them in first place for the first time all season.


Anaheim has gone 1-3-1 since, though, while totaling four goals in the defeats, conjuring up thoughts of the scoring woes that plagued it at the start of the season. Jamie McGinn scored in the first period Wednesday, but the Ducks (38-22-9) couldn't muster anything else in a 2-1 home loss to the New York Rangers.


They had gone 9-0-1 at home since last losing in regulation there Jan. 17.


'I thought we passed up way too many chances to shoot,' coach Bruce Boudreau said after Anaheim didn't have a power-play opportunity for the first time since Dec. 19. 'We tried to be cute, and when we're a cute team and not just getting pucks to the net, we're not successful."


Los Angeles has reclaimed the Pacific lead during the Ducks' slump, and San Jose would be Anaheim's first-round opponent if the standings held. The Sharks helped their cause for home-ice advantage in that potential series with Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Bruins.


That was the first of eight road games over the next nine for Boston (39-24-8), which still has one of the league's best road records at 23-8-3. David Krejci and Loui Eriksson scored in the first period before the Bruins had their seven-game point streak snapped.


They'll finish their trip through California by facing the Ducks and Kings on back-to-back nights.


"We're playing a pretty good three teams on this road trip, so take it game by game," Krejci said. "Too bad we didn't get two points (Tuesday), but we should learn from this and play a full 60 minutes, not just the first and third periods. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes and be better next game."


Boston is in the thick of what has essentially become a three-team race for the Atlantic title with Florida and Tampa Bay. Its only home game during the road-heavy stretch is against the Panthers on March 24.


"We're just going to have to keep plugging away," goaltender Tuukka Rask said. "These are all tough teams and we have to play a really tight defensive game and wait for our opportunities. We realize that we have to get some points out of here and focus on Anaheim and L.A. coming up and try to get some wins."


Rask was chased after two periods in a 6-2 loss to Anaheim on Jan. 26 as six different Ducks recorded at least two points. It's uncertain if Rask will get the start as the Bruins try to beat Anaheim for the first time since Oct. 31, 2013.


John Gibson could be in net for the Ducks, who begin a five-game trip following this contest.

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Grand Salami - March


The Grand Salami in pro hockey is decided by adding up all the goals scored in every game scheduled for that particular day. You can wager on 'over' or 'under' the Grand Salami total. The total is set by adding up all listed 'over/under' odds for each game on that particular day.


Note: The Grand Salami will have no action if any game is suspended or cancelled before the regulation time of three twenty minute periods. Also, regardless of the number of goals scored during the shoot out portion of the overtime, the final scored recorded for the game will give the winning team on more goal than its opponent based on the score at the end of regulation time.


*The majority of sportsbooks do not put out a total on the Grand Salami when there is only one game on the card. For tracking purposes, we will continue to show the 'over/under' for goals and combined goals scored on days with just one game.


NHL GRAND SALAMI
Date No. of Games Total Goals Combined Goals Scored Result
3/1 8 48.5 49 OVER
3/2 3 16.5 17 OVER
3/3 12 65.5 69 OVER
3/4 3 15.5 20 OVER
3/5 11 58 62 OVER
3/6 6 30.5 34 OVER
3/7 7 36 38 OVER
3/8 8 44.5 41 UNDER
3/9 6 32.5 32 UNDER
3/10 6 32.5 29 UNDER
3/11 5 26.5 28 OVER
3/12 12 63.5 66 OVER
3/13 3 16 13 UNDER
3/14 6 30 41 OVER
3/15 8 43.5 40 UNDER
3/16 6 32.5 32 UNDER
3/17 8 43.5 51 OVER
3/18 6 - - -
3/19 11 - - -
3/20 7 - - -
3/21 4 - - -
3/22 10 - - -
3/23 2 - - -
3/24 11 - - -
3/25 3 - - -
3/26 14 - - -
3/27 3 - - -
3/28 8 - - -
3/29 9 - - -
3/30 3 - - -
3/31 10 - - -

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NHL Hockey Odds and Picks: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews


One could make the argument that home-ice advantage is more important in the NHL than in the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball (they don't have ice, but you get the drift). That's because home NHL teams actually have a schematic advantage in that they get the last line change off a stoppage of play. Thus the coach can manipulate matchups if need be.


That brings me to the perplexing San Jose Sharks, who entered Monday third in the Pacific Division but just three points behind first-place Los Angeles. Are the Sharks good enough to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time? Maybe. Goaltender Martin Jones has been a brilliant offseason trade acquisition. He was formerly Jonathan Quick's backup in Los Angeles, and the Kings thought so highly of Jones that they purposefully traded him to the Boston Bruins this summer to keep him out of the Western Conference. Except the Bruins then turned around and traded Jones days later to the Sharks. Jones is 34-18-4 with a 2.28 goals-against average and .918 save percentage. He has gone seven games in a row without giving up more than two goals.


San Jose certainly is a good enough road team to win the Cup. It is 25-9-3 away from home, the most road wins in the NHL. But what's up with that 13-15-3 record at home? The Sharks haven't had a losing home record since 1997-98. Over the past 25 years, the Stanley Cup winner with the fewest home victories (not including shortened seasons) was the 1997 Red Wings with 20. The swept the Flyers in the Cup Finals. The Stanley Cup finalist over that period with the fewest regular-season home wins was the 2002 Carolina Hurricanes, who were 15-13-11-2 at home. Ties and OT losses were separate categories then.


The Sharks start a stretch of seven of their next eight at home against Boston on Tuesday, an NBC Sports Network national TV game. San Jose is +700 to win the Western Conference.


Big Loss For Penguins


Pittsburgh's chances at winning the Cup took a big hit Saturday when star winger Evgeni Malkin was ruled out 6-8 weeks with an upper-body injury (they never tell you what the true injury is in the NHL). Malkin left Friday's win in Columbus following a collision with Blue Jackets defenseman Dalton Prout in the second period. Malkin has 27 goals and 31 assists this season. Since making his first postseason appearance in 2007, Malkin has averaged 1.10 points per playoff game. The only player with a higher number since then is teammate Sidney Crosby at 1.18.


Malkin missed 10 consecutive games last month, during which time the Penguins went 5-4-1. Their all-time record when he has been injured is 71-45-9 following Sunday's win at the New York Rangers.


This Week's Games To Watch


Chicago at Winnipeg, Friday: First meeting between these teams since the Blackhawks acquired forward Andrew Ladd from the Jets around the Feb. 29 trade deadline. Winnipeg got 21-year-old forward Marko Dano, who is considered a pretty good prospect, a first-round draft pick this June and another conditional pick. Solid return for Winnipeg after Ladd turned down a six-year extension earlier in the season and will hit unrestricted free agency. Ladd has two goals and two assists in six games with the Hawks. The Blackhawks lead the season series 2-1 but both wins were in Chicago. This starts a four-game homestand for the Jets.


NY Islanders at Dallas, Saturday: If you like offensive hockey, this matchup is for you as both are among the Top 5 scoring teams in the NHL. That showed in the first meeting, a 6-5 Islanders home win on Jan. 3. Kyle Okposo and Cal Clutterbuck each had two goals for the Isles, who trailed 2-1 in the first period before scoring the next four goals and holding on. Valeri Nichushkin had two goals for Dallas. There aren't many NHL games where I'd recommend the over total, but this would be one of them. The Islanders have lost No. 1 goaltender Jaroslav Halak for 6-8 weeks with a lower-body injury, meaning he likely misses the start of the playoffs. Thomas Greiss has played pretty well in net this year for the Isles but has less than one full game of playoff experience. Halak has 30 games of postseason play under his belt.


Boston at Los Angeles, Saturday: Could see this matchup replayed come June in the Stanley Cup Finals. This will be a chance for some major payback for Boston as it was totally embarrassed on home ice by the Kings on Feb. 9, 9-2. Nine different players scored for the Kings, including Milan Lucic, who was traded from Boston last summer (in the Jones deal). That was not a popular deal among Bruins fans. It remains an NHL high in goals scored by any team and Los Angeles also had a season-best 57 shots on net. That was the most shots against Boston since Detroit had 57 on March 18, 1965. Tuukka Rask gave up five goals on 32 shots before being pulled. It was the most goals the Bruins allowed at home in nine years.