BOSTON, Massachusetts: The National Hockey League’s lockout shortened season has been extended an extra day due to the deadly explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday.
League officials announced yesterday that the Boston Bruins-Ottawa Senators game which was postponed because of the finish line blasts has been rescheduled to April 28 at the Garden arena.
“On behalf of my entire family, our prayers and deepest sympathies are with those who were injured, lost their lives, their families and the entire city of Boston,” said team owner Jeremy Jacobs.
“We will be there to offer our support in any way that we can in the wake of this tragedy.”
Monday’s Bruins game was set to be played at the downtown arena just blocks from the site of the twin blasts that caused chaos in the city, killing at least three and injuring over 100, some critically. A labour dispute which lasted four months after the owners locked the players out of NHL arenas resulted in the 2012-13 regular season being reduced from 82 to just 48 games.
Meanwhile, Captain Andrew Ladd recorded two goals and added the deciding tally in the shootout as Winnipeg defeated visiting Tampa Bay.
Ladd also had an assist and Blake Wheeler chipped in with a goal and two assists for the Jets, who are tied with the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot. Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves and Mike Santorelli also converted in the shootout for Winnipeg, which let a 3-1 lead get away in the third period.
Elsewhere, Milan Michalek scored for the second consecutive game and Craig Anderson made 32 saves as host Ottawa held off Carolina. Agencies
