NHL: 3 stories from Wednesday night
The Senators' "Hamburglar" stole a win from the Canadiens in his first NHL start, while the Oilers did something they hadn't since 2000 and the Flames went down in OT to the Wild.
Catch up on what went down in our three NHL stories from Wednesday night.
'Hamburglar' steals one from Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens ran into a hold-up artist making his NHL debut in 27-year-old Andrew Hammond of the Ottawa Senators as the Habs lost 4-2 in Ottawa and had two defencemen go down with injuries.
Hammond, from White Rock, B.C., was pressed into service in the absence of Senators regulars Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner. Called up from Binghamton while Anderson went to Florida to be with his pregnant wife, the man nicknamed "the Hamburglar" came on in relief on Monday before getting the starting nod against Montreal.
After a scoreless first period, the teams exchanged goals within eight seconds in the middle frame.
Hammond would not allow another goal until the Senators held a 3-1 lead late in the third period. He stopped 42 of 44 shots to earn the victory in his first NHL start.
Mark Stone's goal, where the puck sat just behind Canadiens goaltender Dustin Tokarski after striking the goal post, proved to be the game winner as he poked at the puck with his stick and it went in off his skate.
Of more concern to the Canadiens, who were already missing defenceman Sergei Gonchar, were injuries to two more blue-liners in the loss. Alexei Emelin was hurt in a collision just 20 seconds into the game and did not return after suffering a shoulder injury.
Later, P. K Subban stopped a shot with his ankle while trying to kill off a penalty and needed a push from teammate Sergei Markov to get off the ice. Subban did return for the third period but played rather gingerly.
Oilers finally solve Bruins
When they lost a 3-1 lead against the Bruins it appeared that the Edmonton Oilers had lost a golden opportunity to end a winless streak against the B's that extended all the way back to Oct. 2000. But Ben Scrivens turned aside 12 shootout attempts by Boston and defenceman Martin Marincin, who has yet to score in the NHL in regulation time, put one past Tuukka Rask on the 24th shot of the shootout for a 4-3 Oilers win.
Scrivens had just returned from injured reserve, just after the Oilers lost Viktor Fasth to an injury.
The Bruins lost their sixth straight game, and second in Canada that went to overtime, although the point they earned keeps them three points up on Florida for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Calgary comeback can't corral Wild
After the Wild grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period, Calgary's Jiri Hudler scored late in the first period and Lance Bouma tied the game at 10:14 of the third period.
The Flames had come from a three-goal deficit against the Bruins on Monday in a game where a fluky bounce in overtime gave them a 4-3 triumph. It was the league-leading 10th time this season that the Flames had come back after trailing after two periods.
The Wild, who beat the Flames in Calgary Jan. 29, 1-0, made it two in a row on Calgary ice when Mikko Koivu slipped a screened shot past Jonas Hiller 1:50 into overtime.
The point gained by the Flames boosted them into second place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of the Vancouver Canucks.
