Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov (26) and Anaheim Ducks center Andrew Cogliano (7) chase a loose puck in the second period of their NHL game at Staples Center in Los Angeles yesterday.
BOSTON: Boston backup goaltender Chad Johnson remained perfect at home as the Bruins picked up their season-high eighth straight victory, a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Johnson, 8-0 at home with only 12 goals allowed, turned aside 29 shots as the Eastern Conference leading Bruins completed a sweep of the three-game season series with the Hurricanes.
The winning streak is the longest for Boston since a 10-game run in November 2011 and the Bruins have outscored their opposition 32-12 during the streak.
David Krejci had three assists, Jarome Iginla scored his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season and Milan Lucic scored his 21st of the season and had two assists.
Matt Read scored twice, goaltender Steve Mason made 25 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 in their first meeting in four months.
Scott Hartnell and Vincent Lecavalier also had goals for Philadelphia (34-25-7).
The Flyers, holding the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, moved within one point of the New York Rangers for the No. 4 seed.
The Metropolitan Division-leading Penguins (44-18-4) were missing two of their top three goal scorers in Chris Kunitz (31 goals) and James Neal (22 goals).
Defenseman Francis Bouillon scored his first goal of the season 1:26 into overtime to complete the Montreal Canadiens’ stunning 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Senators.
Montreal center David Desharnais tied it 4-4 with 0.3 of a second left in regulation as the Canadiens scored three times in the final 3:22 of the third period to erase a 4-1 deficit.
Center Lars Eller scored at 16:38 to make it 4-2 and right winger Brian Gionta drew Montreal to within one.
Left winger Daniel Briere also scored for Montreal, which ended a three-game losing streak.
Ottawa center Jason Spezza and left winger Clarke MacArthur each had a goal and an assist, and goaltender Robin Lehner made 43 saves.
Right winger Ales Hemsky scored his first Ottawa goal and center Zack Smith also had a goal for the Senators.
Center Patrik Berglund scored the first two goals as St Louis closed out a five-game season sweep of the Nashville Predators with a 4-1 win.
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