Game Night Results

Florida Everblades 1 @ Kalamazoo Wings 2 (OT)

W Danick Gauthier, FLA: 0-1-1, E, 4 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 4 GP, 3-2-5, +1, 0 PIM

D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, 0, 0 SOG, 2 PIM (hooking)
Season totals: 42 GP, 3-11-14, +6, 27 PIM

F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 3 GP, 2-1-3, -3, 5 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)

D Daniel Milan, FLA: 0-0-0, -1, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 39 GP, 2-6-8, +4, 54 PIM

Florida fell behind 1-0 midway through the second period before evening the score with just over seven minutes remaining to force the extra session but Kalamazoo claimed the extra point by prevailing in the shootout. It was a tough-luck loss for netminder Jesse Deckert, who, making his fourth start for Florida, has put up some pretty decent numbers (2.45 GAA, .925 SV%, averaging 30 saves per game) after signing a try-out contract. Danick Gauthier had the primary dish on the lone Everblades goal, an even-strength tally defenseman Mike Ratchuk. Gauthier has now registered at least a point in three of the four games he has played since being assigned from AHL Syracuse and is also averaging 3.5 shots per game. Florida (32-20-11, 75 PTS) starts a five-game home stand with a crucial match, the first of three consecutive, against South Carolina (34-24-7, 75 PTS), which is tied with the Everblades in the South Division standings, Wednesday night.

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Quebec Remparts 3 @ Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 0-2-2, +2, 0 PIM, 7 SOG, 1 Hit
Season totals: 63 GP, 27-56-83, +29, 103 PIM

The TELUS West Division champs fell at home to the Remparts, 3-2. There are three games left on the Armada’s regular season schedule.

Val-d’Or Foreurs 1 @ Drummondville Voltigeurs 4

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG, 1 Hit
Season totals: 52 GP, 6-31-37, +21, 57 PIM

Val-d’Or outshot Drummondville 39-19 but the Volts scored three times in the third period to beat the Foreurs. Former Lightning prospect camper Brandon Hynes had the Foreurs’ goal.

Ontario Hockey League

Oshawa Generals 4 @ Brampton Battalion 1

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 64 GP, 2-23-25, -8, 51 PIM

Blujus has three assists in 2013 (15 games).

Barrie Colts 6 @ Niagara IceDogs 5

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM
Season totals: 63 GP, 4-18-22, +1, 70 PIM
With Barrie: 25 GP, 2-6-8, E, 31 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Jets pick Mark Scheifele had three goals and five points to propel Barrie to victory.

Guelph Storm 4 @ Sarnia Sting 2

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 11-50-61, +19, 92 PIM

Richard scored his 11th goal of the season, helping the Storm to a big road win over Steven Stamkos’ former team.

Note: Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

Cornell Big Red 4 @ Princeton Tigers 2
(ECAC Tournament: Cornell wins best-of-3 series, 2-0)

D/W Kirill Gotovets, COR: Did not play
Season totals: 22 GP, 0-0-0, +1, 12 PIM

Gotovets was in the lineup on Friday night, but sat on Saturday as Cornell eliminated Princeton.

Harvard Crimson 1 @ Dartmouth Big Green 4
(ECAC Tournament: Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1)

F Brian Hart, HAR: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 28 GP, 4-13-17, +2, 10 PIM

Hart was scoreless a game after scoring the winning goal on Friday. The teams play a series-deciding game on Sunday afternoon.

No. 5 North Dakota 1 @ No. 10 Minnesota State Mavericks 2 (OT)

F Brendan O’Donnell, UND: 0-1-1, E, 0 SOG
Season totals: 23 GP, 1-6-7, -3, 16 PIM

Brendan O’Donnell was back in the UND lineup and had an assist, but his team lost in overtime to the Mavericks, 2-1. UND will fall one point shy of a shared conference regular season title (SCSU, Minnesota).

No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers 5 @ Bemidji State Beavers 1

G Adam Wilcox, MIN: Win, 23 saves on 24 shots
Season totals: 35 GP, 23-6-5, 1.85 GAA, .924 sv%, 3 SO

Just a freshman, Wilcox backstopped the Gophers to a share of the WCHA regular season title as Minnesota beat Bemidji State, 5-1, on Saturday. The Gophers’ win, combined with a St. Cloud State loss in Wisconsin, made Minnesota co-champions.

Let the Nichushkin watch begin!

MTL-4
TB-3

Cedrick Desjardins allowed 4 goals on 29 shots for the victory. You hate to judge a guy on one start, but there's a reason the guy has bounced around the AHL, mostly.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
05:30 TB Stamkos (19), (St. Louis, Hedman)
07:38 MTL Plekanec (11), (Markov)
08:15 TB Salo (2), (Crombeen, Thompson)
12:20 TB Malone (5), (Stamkos, St. Louis)(PP)

Third Period
03:48 MTL Gionta (8), (Ryder, Boullion)(PP)
07:33 MTL Emelin (2), (Gionta, Ryder)
12:03 MTL Gallagher (7), (Pacioretty)

Sami Salo was the game's third star.

No way the team should have lost that game heading into the Third with a 2 goal lead, and Montreal's comeback looked really easy. Way too easy. This is a really, really bad Lightning team right now and you can't help but wonder what fundamental changes are on the horizon. Specifically, I wonder how much longer Martin St. Louis is willing to devote to a team that will likely miss the playoffs two straight years in the twilight of his career. He's only got a few more productive years, and I don't know that he'll want to wet nurse another top-10 pick next year (possibly top-5 the way this is going) along with the likes of Connolly and all the kids from Syracuse. There's some sad days potentially coming, I'm afraid to say.

Alex Killorn was -1 with 1 shot, 3 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 19:26. One of his three hits helped create a goal. He's a very good all-around player.

Ondrej Palat was -1 with 1 shot and 1 blocked shot in 9:24.

Pierre-Cedric Labrie had 3 hits in 6:26.

Cory Conacher had 1 shot and 1 hit in 8:34. Less ice time than Palat? My eyebrow is raised.

Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.