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Riding the Zamboni - Sunday, January 2nd

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Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 2

It had been 22 years since the Flyers last won in Detroit. The last time the Flyers won in Detroit, Ron Hextall was the main man in goal and Tim Kerr was an offensive force to be reckoned with back in November 1988. This time around it was Brian Boucher getting it done in goal while James van Riemsdyk, Dan Carcillo, and Scott Hartnell added the offense to beat Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings. The Wings mounted a threat in the third thanks to sitting Howard in favor of Chris Osgood and goals from Valtteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg but couldn’t finish the job.

Atlanta 4 - Montreal 3 (F/OT)

Vancouver 2 - Colorado 1

Vancouver jumped to the top of the standings in the NHL by taking out a less-than edgy Colorado team. Alexandre Bolduc scored his first career goal and Mason Raymond added the eventual game-winner. Roberto Luongo held strong in goal stopping 31 shots. Paul Stastny scored late in the third to give the Avs some hope but it wouldn’t pan out.

Jonas Hiller

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller of Switzerland stops a shot by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. The Ducks won the 2-1. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Anaheim 2 - Chicago 1

A game without captains sees Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller steal the show. Hiller stopped 39 shots on his way to victory and kept the mostly punchless Ducks offense in position to win with just a couple of goals. Andreas Lilja scored his first goal while Corey Perry scored his 21st of the year.

Florida 3 - NY Rangers 0

It was just one of those nights for the Rangers and when you go up against Tomas Vokoun when he’s hot it makes for a long night. Vokoun stopped all 32 shots he saw in earning his fifth shutout of the season. David Booth, Chris Higgins, and Stephen Weiss each had a goal for Florida. Meanwhile, the Rangers offense has evaporated in Florida scoring just one goal against the Lightning and Panthers on this road trip.

Dallas 4 - St. Louis 2

The Stars used a big third period to take out the Blues. A three goal third period was kicked off by Brenden Morrow scoring his second goal of the game followed by Brad Richards and James Neal capping it off to give Dallas the win. Kari Lehtonen bounced back nicely stopping 28 shots in the win. Jaroslav Halak was a bit unlike himself stopping just 23 shots.

Nashville 4 - Columbus 1

Sometimes all it takes is the captain to step up and that’s what Shea Weber did tonight. Weber had a goal and two assists to lead the Predators to their second straight win. After going through such a slump before dropping five games in a row, back-to-back 4-1 wins is the kind of confidence boost the Preds needed, especially against a divisional foe.

Minnesota 6 - Phoenix 5 (F/OT)

A crazy, back and forth game ends with the Wild pulling out a rather improbable victory. Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored with 26 seconds left in regulation to tie the game. In overtime, Cam Barker would win it for Minnesota just 46 seconds into the extra session. Mikko Koivu topped the game with four assists while Andrew Brunette had two goals and an assist while Brent Burns had a goal and two assists. With each team having dueling meltdowns, it’s a gut-punch of a loss for Phoenix who stormed back into the game to tie it at 3-3 in the third and then lunged ahead 5-4 later in the period after trading goals with the Wild.