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1 SPORT-SCAN Anaheim Ducks Ducks' offense needs a jump-start before the playoffs Rollercoaster season no thrill ride for Fowler Boston Bruins Final: Penguins 3, Bruins No word on Nathan Horton's injury Bruins wear law enforcement hats in warmups Game 43: Penguins at Bruins preview Today's Bruins lineup Nathan Horton injured in fight with Jarome Iginla TD Garden atmosphere energizes Bruins, fans Hockey returns to Boston, Penguins top Bruins Power-play goals push penguins past Bruins B s swing and miss First to respond to heroes B s overflow with top goalie prospects Notebook: Smaller ice, big challenge for Carl Soderberg Jarome Iginla gets earful from B s faithful Despite loss, Bruins say they're headed in the right direction Bruins lose 3-2 to the Penguins Bruins, Penguins tied 1-1 headed to the third Bruins up 1-0 after more amazing pregame moments The Penguins show solidarity with Boston Bruins salute police Buffalo Sabres Miller s time here is near the end Opportunities squandered did in Sabres Bucky Gleason s Inside the NHL: Sabres in worse shape than before Pegula Poll: Is it time for Sabres fans and Ryan Miller to part ways? Rochester Amerks clinch playoff berth with win Calgary Flames Flames boost salary for backup netminder Joey MacDonald Knee injury ends Glencross' season Top 5: Flames best netminders Flames re-sign MacDonald Flames Hanowski heads home to Minnesota Carolina Hurricanes Skinner: Cowen hit 'clean,' part of game Live updates: Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Philadelphia Flyers DeCock: Southleast will be missed here, if nowhere else Symonds' hat trick leads Flyers past Canes at RBC Center Chicago Blackhawks Blackhawks Game Day: Crawford in goal Hjalmarsson adding offense to game Hawks fall to Coyotes in shootout Joel Quenneville doesn t want to change much in Hawks last four games Blackhawks blue line evokes memory of Saturday s result: Coyotes 3, Blackhawks MCGRATH: Hawks broadcaster Pat Foley s longevity a blessing, but that s not always the case Seabrook brings the power to Hawks power play Coyotes beat Blackhawks 3-2 in shootout Coach Q pondering whether to rest some regulars Hossa receives Masterton Trophy nomination Hossa wins it in overtime on Pat Foley Night Konroyd's three keys to the game vs. Nashville A tribute to Pat Foley Emery to rest Friday, Sharp still unavailable NHL 4/21/2013 DAILY BRIEF Blackhawks Continued Blackhawks working to keep up pace as postseason approaches Hawks lose in shootout, end winning streak Crawford starts, injuries plague Hawks against Coyotes Colorado Avalanche Dater: Avs have shot at great prospect even if it isn't Seth Jones Avs' Ryan O'Reilly looks for bigger things next season St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche preview Columbus Blue Jackets Winning in San Jose: A tall order Dallas Stars Heika: If Stars want playoffs, they must avoid the trap they fell into Friday night Stars-Kings preview: Key clash for Dallas could center on Ray Whitney's hot streak Heika: From looks to play to hometown, Cody Eakin hearkens back to a player from Stars' Stanley Cup run GameDay: Dallas Stars at LA Kings Detroit Red Wings Joakim Andersson proving a good fit for Red Wings Red Wings' Drew Miller breaks hand, out indefinitely NHL unveils next season's Winter Classic collection Gustav Nyquist makes Red Wings' third line a threat during playoff chase Vancouver 2, Detroit 1 (SO): Red Wings pick up point, leave another Red Wings' Damien Brunner feels his scoring touch will return soon Hockeytown Brewhaha draws faithful Wings fans Wings lose to Canucks in shootout, lose Drew Miller for season Red Wings will try to complete three-game sweep of Canucks, who'll counter with Cory Schneider Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi confident he can contribute, but doesn't want to be a disruption Detroit Red Wings Gameday: Should Damien Brunner be re-signed and if so for how much? Red Wings' Gustav Nyquist will be future top-six forward, but for now is helping boost third line Red Wings forward Drew Miller out 4-to-8 weeks with broken right hand Red Wings dominate Canucks in regulation and overtime, but lose a key point in the shootout, 2-1 Edmonton Oilers Which free agent goaltender should the Edmonton Oilers bring in to play with Devan Dubnyk? Edmonton Oilers face tough final week of season Edmonton Oilers sign Martin Gernat to entry-level contract Edmonton Oilers face deadly foes to finish lost season Win over Colorado Avalanche snaps Edmonton Oilers' six-game losing streak

2 Florida Panthers Florida Panthers early spark not enough in loss to New Jersey Devils Kovalchuk returns to Devils lineup vs Panthers HONORING BOSTON: Panthers Wear Special Decal Before Visiting Bruins on Sunday... Penalty Kill Continues to St DEVILS CRUISE TO MUCH-NEEDED WN: Panthers Take Lead, Still Lose 6-2 in Newark Panthers' early spark isn't enough in loss to Devils Reeling Panthers blow lead and lose 6-2 to desperate Devils Panthers at Bruins preview Los Angeles Kings Kings clinch playoff spot... now what? Kings rookie Jake Muzzin has more than held his own KINGS NOTEBOOK: Muzzin wasn't exactly fenced in April 20 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter April 20 practice quotes: Jake Muzzin Kings, Monarchs clinch playoff berths Minnesota Wild Wild approaches key final week as a big opportunity Preview: Calgary at Wild Wild looks forward to a big week Minnesota Wild: In 'good spot' with four games left Montreal Canadiens About last night Gorgesweb Prust wins Jacques Beauchamp Trophy Nashville Predators Predators forward regains his edge after short stint in AHL New Jersey Devils With a Week to Go, a Scramble for the Postseason Ilya Kovalchuk's return gave Devils an emotional lift, if not goals Devils stay alive in playoff race with 6-2 win over Florida Panthers Devils: Ilya Kovalchuk will return to lineup today against Panthers Devils keep playoff hopes alive with 6-2 win over Panthers Devils: Pete DeBoer keeping focus on wins NJ Devils keep slim playoff hopes alive with 6-2 win over Florida Panthers Rare offensive display keeps Devils playoff hopes alive Devils stay afloat New York Islanders Tavares Lifts Isles; Leafs Make Playoffs John Tavares nets winning goal in shootout, pushing NY Islanders past Winnipeg Jets For love of the Islanders... Entourage star Kevin Connolly tackles subject close to his heart with documentar Tavares scores shooutout winner, Islanders top Jets Tavares, Isles top Jets in shootout Islanders cut magic number to three points with win over Jets Brian Strait draws praise from Islanders coach Jack Capuano Brad Boyes confident he'll get good deal for next season John Spano: 'Big Shot' documentary not entirely fair New York Rangers With Rangers, Nash Still Finds Playoffs Playing Hard to Get Crushed Ice: Ryan McDonagh, Rangers recognize significance of Brad Richards contributing down stretch NY Rangers revenge against NJ Devils is beside the points Richards stepping up for Rangers Rangers have unfinished business Rangers can lock Devils out of playoffs John Moore dazzles Rangers with skating skills Rangers-Sabres in review Tale of Martin Biron's skate tape Rangers Report Blog NHL Red Wings know 21-year playoff streak is on the line Ottawa Senators Senators look to bounce back against Leafs Leafs shut Senators down again Ottawa Senators rocked by arch-rival Toronto Maples Leafs Sens enforcer Matt Kassian exacts revenge Matt Cooke may not play Ottawa Senators to avoid repercussions Philadelphia Flyers reasons for Flyers to let Bryzalov go; 5 reasons not to Wayne Simmonds scores hat trick as Flyers beat Hurricanes, Teams and venues try to deal with security challenges Bringing back Jagr would fill several needs Despite strong play, Flyers' Luke Schenn laments another playoff miss Out of playoff contention, Flyers may change things up Flyers-Hurricanes: What you need to know Simmonds' career game lifts Flyers past Hurricanes Nurse hoping to follow uncle's footsteps to pro success Read breaks out of slump Simmonds nets hat trick in win over Canes Wayne Simmonds hat trick carries Flyers past Hurricanes Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout Yandle dons jersey honoring bombing victim Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins notebook: Top seed gives Bylsma options PuckSpeak: Penguins Johnston says goalies sterling play continues to impress Pens down Bruins, secure East s top seed Starkey: Pens first GM, 93, back in game Playoff grind prepares Baby Pens for future Penguins insider: Checking on and checking in to check out from Boston madness Penguins beat Bruins 3-2, clinch top seed in Eastern Conference Penguins clinch Eastern Conference title with win; what's next? Hockey helps Boston return to normal Penguins notebook: Bylsma says Martin will return to lineup soon On the Penguins: The burden of goof

3 San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks on the brink of clinching ninth straight NHL playoff berth Pavelski's transition to center key to Sharks' surge Irwin fine with one-game break Sharks welcome rare two-day break St Louis Blues Hitchcock seeks players to re-engergize team Tampa Bay Lightning St. Louis remains Lightning s ageless wonder Mandatory visors long overdue for NHL Lightning's Gudas a hip-check expert Lightning-Hurricanes preview Lightning still needs upgrade on defense Lightning: Killorn knows Boston Strong Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs end nine-year playoff drought thanks to win over Sens Bleeding Blue blog: Bring on the Habs... or Bruins Maple Leafs: Finally, a chance to create new playoff memories: Feschuk Maple Leafs: At long last, Blue and White back in playoffs: DiManno Leafs' playoff berth is well-deserved Maple Leafs into post-season with win over Senators Maple Leafs take pride in toughness Leafs sink Senators to clinch first playoff berth in seven seasons Vancouver Canucks Canucks beat Red Wings 2-1 in shootout, qualify for NHL playoffs but don't pop any Champagne corks Game Day: Canucks expect to have hands full with desperate Red Wings Schneider relieved manhunt over in Boston hometown Cory Schneider kept close eye on Boston manhunt, admits it was weird to see it and recognize everything Alain Vigneault can t give definitive answer, on whether Kevin Bieksa will be back before playoffs Chris Higgins give morning skate a try and then opts to hold off return to Canucks Canucks edge Redwings 2-1 in shootout after tough battle tinged with playoff ferocity Willes: Is this Canucks team ready for a playoff run? That s a complicated question Canucks Gameday: Is Higgins back against Detroit? 'I think so' or not Canucks clinch postseason berth, beat Red Wings in shootout Washington Capitals Open thread: Capitals at Canadiens Martin Erat starting to find his footing with Capitals Braden Holtby to make fifth consecutive start Alex Ovechkin closing in on Rocket Richard Trophy Capitals 5, Canadiens 1: Ovechkin scores twice to lift Washington Alex Ovechkin, Troy Brouwer get Capitals back on track Websites ESPN / Pens exposed Bruins' weaknesses ESPN / Son captures what father could not ESPN / Penguins join Bruins in solidarity USA TODAY / NHL preview: Penguins, Bruins to play rescheduled game Winnipeg Jets Isles beat Jets 5-4 in shootout One is better than none in Jets' emotional race to the finish Jets-Isles game an emotional roller-coaster Taitplayoffboxupdated Where the devil was Kane in warm-up? POINT WELL TAKEN Jets thunder back from deficits to force shootout, stay in playoff hunt Bogo's status uncertain Ow! Ouch! Ouch! Ow! TaitGamebreakersIsles Jets lose to Islanders on John Tavares' shootout goal Winnipeg Jets aren't miles behind the Isles Winnipeg Jets fans get their money's worth Gutsy play pays off for Winnipeg Jets SPORT-SCAN, INC

4 Anaheim Ducks Ducks' offense needs a jump-start before the playoffs Anaheim has scored five goals in the last four games, and there are only four more games until the postseason. By Lisa Dillman 4:00 PM PDT, April 20, 2013 CALGARY, Canada -- For the Ducks, their current offensive drought has permeated the lineup at precisely the wrong time. With four games remaining on the schedule starting Sunday night against the Oilers at Edmonton the Ducks have seven days remaining in the regular season to engineer a course correction. They've scored five goals in their last four games, and there are some other numbers to ponder, in a larger sense. For example: Bobby Ryan's offensive creativity has gone missing. The forward has one goal in the last 15 games. His linemate, Corey Perry went four games without scoring and had only one goal in the last seven games before scoring with 3:41 remaining in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Flames. Additionally, Andrew Cogliano has not scored in six games, Saku Koivu's last goal was March 16 at St. Louis, a goal-less stretch of 17 games, and Daniel Winnik, who had five goals in the first four games of the season, has scored once in the next 40 games. "There's still a lot to play for and if you think you can just turn it on we've all seen it long enough, and been around the game long enough that it doesn't just happen," defenseman Sheldon Souray said in the dressing room after Friday's game. "You just don't flick a switch and you're the team you were in February. "We have to get in the mind-set that our playoffs have started and get our game sharpened up and dialed in because the way we're playing right now, we're not going to be playing long." The sense of urgency did surface, eventually, against the Flames. "We've seen it when we're down 2-0," Souray said. "It's too late. If we play like we did in the last 10 minutes well, we'll play with a lead. That's the way we play and most nights we play with a lead and it's a completely different game. "That's what we were doing when we were having success, playing like that for 60 minutes. Everybody just continuing to go, to keep pressure on and to play hard. We've just gotten away from that. It's not just one guy, it's right down the lineup." Fowler returns Defenseman Cam Fowler, who missed two games with an upper-body injury, was back in action against the Flames and played nearly 22 minutes. It was his most ice time since he logged 22:25 at San Jose on March 27. "I felt OK," he said. "Under the circumstances, trying to get my legs under me and just contribute to the team the best I can, and work hard. Everything felt pretty strong." Ducks Sunday At Edmonton When: 5:30 p.m. PDT. Where: Rexall Place. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 830. Record vs. Oilers 1-0. Update: The slumping Ducks, trying to shake things up, stayed off the ice Saturday, canceling a previously scheduled practice in Edmonton and had a team meeting. Anaheim also plays at Edmonton on Monday, a strange byproduct of the compressed schedule. LA Times: LOADED:

5 Anaheim Ducks Rollercoaster season no thrill ride for Fowler Said Fowler: "Bruce has been very helpful in that. He knows that obviously I'd like there to be more.... It's been that kind of year for me. I'm trying not to worry about it too much." Orange County Register: LOADED: By ERIC STEPHENS :22:00 EDMONTON, Alberta The belief in his eventual development into a topline franchise defenseman is why the Ducks pushed to lock up Cam Fowler just before the NHL locked out the players in September. Fowler's puck-moving skills were worth a $20 million investment in their eyes. He'll become a $4 million player for the Ducks beginning next season and is still seen as a cornerstone for their future. But it has been a bumpy road to Year 3 after falling to the delirious Ducks in the 2010 draft. The promise remains but the progress has been incremental. And when there are no goals, eight assists and a number of missed games in an already-shortened lockout season, those signs of progress are harder to find. "I feel like I have made a lot of steps in the right direction, and I feel like I'm playing well for the team," Fowler said. "On the other hand, sometimes the results aren't there or the numbers or whatever it may be. "I know that I have the confidence of the coaching staff behind me and my teammates. And that's all that matters to me." It has been a strange season for the 21-year-old rearguard. The Ducks started their redemption season nicely with a 7-3 win at Vancouver but Fowler wasn't part of it because of flu symptoms. A hit by the Kings' Jarret Stoll on Feb. 2 knocked him out of the next eight games with what the club officially listed as an upper-body injury and has yet to confirm if it was a concussion. Fowler returned but the offense displayed over his first two seasons hasn't. Fowler again was out of the lineup for two games because of an upperbody muscle injury but returned Friday night in Calgary and got an assist on Corey Perry's goal in the Ducks' 3-1 loss to the Flames. Looking at his year, Fowler acknowledged that "it's been difficult" from Day One. "You wait so long, you're ready to play and the first game of the year, you get the flu," he said. "You come back, you're starting to feel like you got the jump and you get injured. So it's kind of an up and down, up and down. "You feel like you're almost there. Things are starting to go well and you kind of have it taken away from you again." Fowler's up-and-down characterization are the same words that Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau used in his assessment of him. "We've seen him play great games," Boudreau said. "We've seen a young guy lose his confidence a little bit and then gain it. Do some great things and make some mistakes. Overall, it's been an up-and-down year for him. Confidence is a big part of Fowler's game and it flows freely when he's skating around forechecking opponents out of his own end and knows where he wants to deliver the puck right to a teammate or an area where one can get to it. It is the mistakes made often on the defensive end that have him playing tentatively and thinking about those errors long after the game is over. Fowler is no longer a double-digit minus player but he's still a minus-7. Maintaining his young defenseman's confidence level is something Boudreau and assistant Bob Woods continually work at. "It's a really fine line," Boudreau said. "I've used the difference between a rut and a groove. It's only a foot and a half from a pat on the back to a kick in the (rear). And that's what you just got to do. "You got to define with Cam which one does he need at that time. I think Bob's done a really good job with it. We just have to make sure it's the pat on the back stuff now that's going to get him playing good."

6 Boston Bruins Final: Penguins 3, Bruins 2 Fluto Shinzawa, 8:01 1st period, 0-0: Brad Marchand takes tumble into boards. Gets up slowly. Looks OK but having words with refs. 4:04 1st period, 0-0: One of better shifts lately. Heavy pressure from Patrice Bergeron s line. Good puck possession in offensive zone. 0:00 1st period, 0-0: Milan Lucic, Kaspars Daugavins, Jay Pandolfo, Dougie Hamilton, Wade Redden, and Aaron Johnson are the healthy scratches. Boston Globe LOADED: April 20, :41 PM Amused Psyched Shocked Sad Annoyed All done at Garden. Tyler Seguin with late goal with 2.6 seconds remaining. Even without two best players, Penguins better than Bruins. 8:29 3d period, Penguins 3-1: Kris Letang scores on power play. Penguins win puck battle in corner to give Letang the chance. Matt Bartkowski was off for high-sticking Pascal Dupuis. 4:43 3d period, Penguins 2-1: On the power play, Jarome Iginla cranks a long-distance slapper through Tuukka Rask. Good screen by Chris Kunitz. In hindsight, not the smartest play by Brad Marchand to go after Jussi Jokinen. 3:25 3d period, 1-1: Brad Marchand gets gloves off and tries to engage Jussi Jokinen. Marchand off for roughing. No penalty on Jokinen. 20:00 2d period, 1-1: Intense 40 minutes. Playoff hockey. Lots of ice bags needed after this game. 17:10 2d period, 1-1: Adam McQuaid back on bench. 16:15 2d period, 1-1: Adam McQuaid in tough shape. Took hit from Matt Cooke. Zdeno Chara goes after Cooke on wall. McQuaid to room. 12:51 2d period, 1-1: Patrice Bergeron pokes puck in. Goal called off. Whistle had blown after Brad Marchand s first shot. Best push by Bruins so far. 10:00 2d period, 1-1: Big save by Tomas Vokoun on Rich Peverley. Had lots of speed with David Krejci. 5:10 2d period, 1-1: All tied up. Jussi Jokinen hops on loose puck. Tuukka Rask dives but can t stop Jokinen s shot. 3:34 2d period, Bruins 1-0: If Nathan Horton can t play tomorrow against Florida, Rich Peverley will most likely move up with David Krejci and Daniel Paille. Milan Lucic, a healthy scratch today, would skate on fourth line with Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton. 0:00 2d period, Bruins 1-0: Nathan Horton will not return today. No word about nature of his injury. Replay shows Horton favoring left wrist after fight with Jarome Iginla. 20:00 1st period, Bruins 1-0: Bruins won t have many complaints about the first period. Bruins with 13-5 shot advantage through 20 minutes. Bruins-like period rolling four lines, strong forecheck, physical play. 17:56 1st period, Bruins 1-0: Nathan Horton vs. Jarome Iginla. Not many punches thrown. Both tumble to the ice. Looked like Iginla asked for the fight and Horton accepted after contact in front of the benches. Horton takes off hat, Iginla does same. 11:07 1st period, Bruins 1-0: Johnny Boychuk slams Brandon Sutter into glass. Divider pops out. Repairs needed. 10:18 1st period, Bruins 1-0: Brad Marchand with power-play goal. Takes pass from Zdeno Chara, carries puck into offensive zone, slips puck through Tomas Vokoun. Dangles right around Kris Letang en route to net. Tons of speed from Marchand in center ice. 8:11 1st period, 0-0: Adam McQuaid vs. Tanner Glass. Big swings from big boys. Glass with late flurry to close out fight.

7 Boston Bruins No word on Nathan Horton's injury Fluto Shinzawa April 20, :05 PM Claude Julien did not provide any information on Nathan Horton s firstperiod injury. Horton was hurt during a brief fight with Jarome Iginla. Horton did not return after the fight. Video replay showed Horton favoring his left wrist as he skated off the ice. Horton skated eight shifts for 5:18 of ice time. Horton has 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points. Horton hasn't missed a game this season. Boston Globe LOADED:

8 Boston Bruins Bruins wear law enforcement hats in warmups Fluto Shinzawa April 20, :11 PM Prior to pregame warmups, the Bruins left their helmets in the dressing room. They wore Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police, and Watertown Police hats to recognize the work of law enforcement in the wake of Monday s Boston Marathon attacks. Prior to this season, Bruins management had made helmet wear mandatory during warmups. Tuukka Rask and Anton Khudobin wore their masks for protective purposes. Boston Globe LOADED:

9 Boston Bruins Game 43: Penguins at Bruins preview Fluto Shinzawa April 20, :56 AM Good morning from TD Garden, where the Bruins will play the Penguins this afternoon. The teams were originally scheduled to play last night at the Garden, but the game was postponed. Both teams are expected to play an emotional game given Friday s events as a manhunt ensued for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. The Bruins played with heavy hearts on Wednesday, the first sports game in Boston following Monday s Boston Marathon attacks. Everybody s still in remembrance of the people that were hurt, Andrew Ference said. I think it will be a little less heavy feeling with the fact that so many people got to witness live heroism last night. I think everybody s pretty proud of the authorities. I expect it to be not as heavy but a little more celebratory pride. Puck drop: 12:30 p.m. TV/radio info: NESNplus (Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Naoko Funayama),98.5 The Sports Hub (Dave Goucher, Bob Beers) Records: Penguins , Bruins Projected Bruins lineup: Daniel Paille-David Krejci-Nathan Horton Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin Carl Soderberg-Chris Kelly-Jaromir Jagr Gregory Campbell-Rich Peverley-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk Wade Redden-Dennis Seidenberg Andrew Ference-Dougie Hamilton Tuukka Rask Anton Khudobin Healthy scratches: Aaron Johnson, Adam McQuaid, Matt Bartkowski, Kaspars Daugavins, Milan Lucic, Jay Pandolfo Storylines: Carl Soderberg is expected to make his Bruins debut. Soderberg had his first practice with the Bruins on Thursday. Soderberg arrived in Boston on Tuesday. Soderberg will wear No. 34 Milan Lucic should be a healthy scratch. Lucic played on the fourth line against Buffalo on Wednesday. With Soderberg s addition, the Bruins have four left wings playing better than Lucic Both teams will auction off their jerseys from today s game. Benefits will go to the One Fund Boston This will be the Bruins' first look at Jarome Iginla as a Penguin. The Bruins had traded for Iginla, but the deal fell apart and the Calgary captain opted for Pittsburgh... The Bruins have had three games postponed this season: two related to the Marathon attacks, and one because of a snowstorm in February. The Bruins will play again Sunday afternoon against Florida Tomas Vokoun will start in goal for the Penguins Tom Kowal and Wes McCauley will be the referees. Steve Barton and Scott Cherrey will be the linesmen. Boston Globe LOADED:

10 Boston Bruins Today's Bruins lineup Fluto Shinzawa April 20, :05 PM Based on pregame warmups: Daniel Paille-David Krejci-Nathan Horton Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin Carl Soderberg-Chris Kelly-Jaromir Jagr Gregory Campbell-Rich Peverley-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Dennis Seidenberg Andrew Ference-Johnny Boychuk Matt Bartkowski-Adam McQuaid Tuukka Rask Anton Khudobin * Tomas Vokoun (11-4-0, 2.58 GAA,.912 save percentage) will start in goal for the Penguins. * Milan Lucic was not on the ice for warmups, indicating he will be a healthy scratch. Boston Globe LOADED:

11 Boston Bruins Nathan Horton injured in fight with Jarome Iginla Fluto Shinzawa NHL roundup: James Reimer (49 saves) leads Toronto Maple Leafs back into playoffs for first time in nine years Replays showed Horton favoring his left wrist as he skated off the ice. Horton, who had grabbed Iginla s jersey with his left hand, might have suffered the injury when they fell. After the Bruins 3-2 loss, coach Claude Julien said he didn t have any information on Horton s status. The fight started at 17:56 after Horton checked Iginla in front of the Pittsburgh bench. Iginla appeared to jab Horton in the back to initiate the fight. Horton turned, shed his mitts, and removed his helmet. Iginla, who wears a visor, also took off his helmet. Horton had started the game alongside Daniel Paille and David Krejci. Horton skated eight shifts for 5:18 of ice time. After Horton s departure, Rich Peverley took some shifts on Krejci s right wing. Horton, who has 13 goals and nine assists, hasn t missed a game this season. If Horton is unavailable for Sunday s game against Florida, Milan Lucic could return to the lineup. On Saturday, Lucic was a healthy scratch for only the second time as an NHLer. Lucic s other healthy scratch took place during his rookie season in The move was expected. During Thursday s practice at Ristuccia Arena, Lucic skated on a spare line with Kaspars Daugavins and Jay Pandolfo. All three were among the scratches against Pittsburgh. Soderberg debuts One reason why Lucic was benched was the Bruins desire to give Carl Soderberg some action. The Swedish forward, who arrived in Boston on Tuesday, made his NHL debut against the Penguins. Soderberg, wearing No. 34, was the left wing on the third line with Chris Kelly and Jaromir Jagr. Soderberg saw 16:10 of action, including 1:59 on the power play, where he served as the right-side goal-line man. Soderberg s only appearance on the scoresheet was a first-period hooking penalty. It s high speed, of course, Soderberg said of NHL. It s better play than Sweden. It s been tough on me. I haven t played in a long time. Hopefully it will get better and better. Soderberg will have five regular-season games in which to adjust to the NHL s smaller rinks, physical play, and speed. Soderberg is eligible for the playoffs. I thought he handled himself pretty well for his first game, said Julien. The one thing is that he s a smart player. He s going to figure it out pretty quickly. McQuaid roughed up Adam McQuaid appeared to hurt his left knee during a second-period collision with Matt Cooke. On the play, Cooke threw a hip check on McQuaid, causing the defenseman s left leg to buckle. McQuaid crawled to the bench, then limped to the dressing room with help from his teammates. Zdeno Chara confronted Cooke along the boards after the play. Chara was called for roughing. It s pretty obvious that it s a cheap shot from Cooke, Julien said. Typical same guy. He s got to go low and get a guy right around the knee area, then turns his back. McQuaid returned to the bench several minutes later and completed the game. Final flurry Saturday marked the first of three rescheduled games, and started a span of six games in nine days. On Thursday, the Bruins will host Tampa Bay. The teams were originally scheduled to play on Feb. 9, but the game was postponed because of the blizzard. The Bruins will close out the regular season at the Garden next Sunday against Ottawa, which had been scheduled for Patriots Day, but postponed because of the bombings. We re going to have to maneuver through that very carefully, Julien said. It s a balance of hopefully being able to win games and, at the same time, rest some guys. The Bruins annual Shirts Off Their Backs event will take place Sunday after the Panthers game. However, according to the Bruins, at the request of season ticket-holders, the autographed jerseys will instead be given to first responders. The Bruins rescheduled their Fan Appreciation Day for next Sunday against the Senators, during which they will give away their team awards. Before Saturday s game, players and staff from both teams wore Boston Strong T-shirts. They are available at the Garden pro shop and at Each T-shirt is $26, with all proceeds going to the One Fund Boston. Iginla hears it The Bruins played against Iginla for the first time since the ex-calgary captain was traded to Pittsburgh. Bruins fans booed Iginla when he touched the puck. I expected that, Iginla said. It s not too bad when it s on the road. On the road, you can live with that.... Dougie Hamilton was a healthy scratch for the third time in four games. Assuming all defensemen are healthy for the start of the playoffs, Hamilton, McQuaid, Matt Bartkow-ski, and Wade Redden are in the mix for bottom-pair time. Boston Globe LOADED:

12 Boston Bruins TD Garden atmosphere energizes Bruins, fans Nancy Marrapese-Burrell The emotions in TD Garden Saturday afternoon were reminiscent of Wednesday night when the Bruins played for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings. NHL roundup: James Reimer (49 saves) leads Toronto Maple Leafs back into playoffs for first time in nine years The fans were passionate once again, the appreciation for the first responders even greater as a result of Friday s intense manhunt. During warm-ups, Bruins players wore baseball caps instead of helmets, with logos representing the Boston, Watertown, and Massachusetts State police departments. Dozens of signs in the stands reflected not only gratitude Thank you police placards were prominent but steely resolve as the Boston Strong motto continued to take hold. Bruins forward Brad Marchand said that although the atmosphere was similar to Wednesday s game, it was a little bit different, too. We felt the same way as last game, said Marchand, who had Boston s first goal in the Bruins 3-2 loss to the Penguins. With the ceremony and all the police and firemen in the building, it was a special time again. It was a little more of a celebration with every-one here tonight. It was more of an opportunity for us to thank them and to give our respects for the amazing job they did with taking [the suspect] into custody and cleaning up the streets. It just seems like there was a whole different aura around the building tonight. Everyone was a little more safe and excited that it s over. Marchand said the team has done a very good job harnessing its emotions during a very difficult week, trying to turn a negative into a positive as much as it was able. That s what we ve tried to do, said Marchand. We want to try to give the city something to believe in and something to look forward to with watching our games and everything. But it would ve been a little nicer if we got a couple of wins. I think for the most part, the city was able to take their minds off everything for a couple of hours and watch our games. Marchand said despite all the tension in the city and the terrible circumstances surrounding the bombings, it hasn t been hard to focus. It s something that is very easy to get up for, he said. We were all very excited for the opportunity to do that. It s definitely not something that is draining or anything like that at all. The Bruins got off to a terrific start against the Penguins, channeling the emotion into action, but they couldn t generate enough offense. We definitely built a lot of momentum off that, said Marchand. We came out very hard and had a great start. We carried that through pretty much the whole game. Again, we didn t get the result. For the Penguins, who graciously agreed to wear Boston Strong shirts and hats before the game, it was a moving day to be in the building. The pregame ceremony included photos of the marathon aftermath and the first responders stepping up to help. I think that anyone who is human finds some emotion in that, said former Boston College defenseman Brooks Orpik. I think that everyone was proud to wear them, excited to wear them. I live here in the summer, so I will probably live here when I am done playing. It was just a good atmosphere to be around. Veteran Jarome Iginla, who was met with boos by the crowd because of his decision to be traded to Pittsburgh rather than Boston, said he had a lot of sympathy for the city and what has transpired over the last week. It s been a very sad and intense week and [Friday] was hard, said Iginla, referring to the area-wide lockdown that resulted in the game being postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. We knew we weren t going to play and didn t know when we were for sure going to play, but it was nice to be able to play today and have the fans here and their reactions. As players, you want to give a little bit of a timeout and come and play hard for the fans. Once you get playing, you play as hard as you can, both sides. It was a fun game and the closest to a playoff game that I ve probably played this season. Boston Globe LOADED:

13 Boston Bruins Hockey returns to Boston, Penguins top Bruins 3-2 HOWARD ULMAN BOSTON (AP) Another emotional video tribute. Another stirring performance of the national anthem by a packed arena. Another hockey game in Boston. The sport returned to the city Saturday, a day after a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was captured, and the fans welcomed their Bruins back with cheers and greeted the Pittsburgh Penguins with jeers. The Penguins clinched home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 3-2 win in the Bruins second game since the bombings. It had been postponed from Friday night because of the manhunt. The mood was more somber Wednesday night in another 3-2 loss at home in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres. It was a little more of a celebration with everyone here, more of an opportunity for us to thank (police) and give our respects for the amazing job they did, Boston s Brad Marchand said. It just seems like there s a whole different aura around the building.... Everyone was a little more safe and excited that it s over. One suspect was shot to death early Friday and the other was captured Friday night hiding under a tarp in a boat in a backyard in nearby Watertown. A pregame slideshow on the video board above center ice showed pictures of smiling policemen after the second suspect was taken into custody. Also shown were individual photos of Lu Lingzi, Krystle Campbell and Martin Richard, who were killed in Monday s bombings, and Sean Collier, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer shot to death by the suspects. Any human being would find some type of emotion in that pregame video and the memory when they re showing the victims, Pittsburgh s Brooks Orpik said. During the game, a fan held up an MIT pennant. Before Wednesday s game, a video was shown of scenes after the bombings near the finish line. And, like Wednesday, veteran Bruins vocalist Rene Rancourt started the national anthem then gestured for the fans to join him and they did, loudly and emotionally. We felt the same way as last game with the ceremony and, again, with all the police and fireman and everything in the building, Marchand said. It was a special time again, and we definitely built a lot of momentum off of that. The postponement was the second of the week for the Bruins. Their game against the Ottawa Senators last Monday night, scheduled to start about four hours after the bombings, was rescheduled for April 28. Before the game, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma wore a black T-shirt with the words BOSTON STRONG over his shirt and tie. Penguins players also wore them before the game. Everyone was proud to wear them, Orpik said. During warmups, Bruins players wore baseball caps of the state police and Boston and Watertown police departments. The black cap for Watertown, where the suspect was taken into custody, had the Bruins Spiked B logo on the front and the word STRONG on the back. The Penguins took a nine-point lead in the Eastern Conference over Montreal, which could get only eight more points in its remaining four games. The Bruins remained in fourth place with 57 points, 11 behind the Penguins, with five games to go. These types of races usually come down to the last game, last two games, Bylsma said, and to be able to clinch the division and now clinch the conference this early says a lot for our team and how we've played through this shortened season with different types of injuries. Pittsburgh won its sixth straight game despite the continued absence of some top offensive players. NHL scoring leader Sidney Crosby missed his eighth game with a broken jaw, James Neal sat out his fifth because of a concussion and last season s NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin was sidelined for his third with a shoulder injury. With the score 1-1 on goals by Marchand in the first period and Pittsburgh s Jussi Jokinen in the second, the Penguins got two power-play goals in 4 minutes. Tyler Seguin scored the final goal for the Bruins with 2.6 seconds remaining. Iginla, nearly traded to Boston three weeks ago, played his first game against the Bruins since he was dealt by Calgary to Pittsburgh on March 28. He was booed every time he touched the puck during a third-period power play. The jeers grew louder after he scored on a 50-foot shot from the center of the blue line as Chris Kunitz screened goalie Tuukka Rask. I guess I'd be prepared for that. I can understand that the fans wouldn t be too happy that he decided to go to Pittsburgh instead of Boston, Iginla said. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli had been upset when his deal for Iginla fell through. The player had a no-trade clause and waived it to go to Pittsburgh instead of Boston. Iginla s 12th goal of the season came went through Rask s legs at 4::43 of the third. Not too often I cost a game, he said. Today I did. Kris Letang scored on another power play against the NHL s top penaltykilling team at 8:29. Marchand s opening goal at 10:18 of the first period was his team-leading 17th and also came on a power play. Zdeno Chara carried the puck into center ice and passed to Marchand on the left. Marchand then sped between two Penguins in the left circle and beat goalie Tomas Vokoun from 15 feet at 10:18. The Penguins tied it on Jokinen s 10th goal at 5:10 of the second period. With the puck loose in front of the net, Rask stretched to his left but Jokinen lifted it above the goalie s glove. Notes: Center Carl Soderberg, signed to a three-year contract after leading the Swedish Elite League in goals this season, played his first game for the Bruins.... The Penguins won their sixth straight game in Boston... Bruins LW Milan Lucic was a healthy scratch after scoring two goals in 27 games.... The Bruins had a sellout crowd of 17,565 for the 150th consecutive game, including the postseason.... Boston began a season-ending stretch of six games in nine days.... Bylsma said G Marc-Andre Fleury will play three of the remaining four regular-season games.end of story marker Boston Globe LOADED:

14 Boston Bruins Power-play goals push penguins past Bruins Fluto Shinzawa Tuukka Rask has been one of the NHL s best goalies this season. But on Saturday afternoon, Rask accepted the blame for giving up two power-play goals in the third period of the Bruins 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh at TD Garden. The Bruins are in their last four games. It s my bad, Rask said. Second one and third one. Both. No question about that. Not too often I cost the game. Today I did. It s just how it is sometimes. The Bruins were charged up to win the game for themselves, their fans, and their city. Before the game, the Bruins honored law enforcement with a simple but powerful gesture. The helmets their employer considers mandatory for warm-ups remained in the dressing room. The Bruins wore Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police, and Watertown Police hats to recognize law enforcement s work since the Boston Marathon attacks. The Bruins rode that emotion into a strong first period in which they grabbed a 1-0 lead. But the two power-play goals, which both slipped through Rask s pads, were too much for the Bruins to overcome, as the Penguins secured home ice throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. At 3:25 of the third period, after Rask had covered the puck, Brad Marchand lost his cool. According to Marchand, Jussi Jokinen grabbed him by the helmet. Earlier in the game, Marchand believed Jokinen had been too quick to jab, poke, and slash with his stick. So this time Marchand dropped his mitts and tried to engage Jokinen in a fight. Jokinen kept his gloves on. Marchand was sent to the box for roughing. When you get caught retaliating and only one guy gets caught, it s obviously not a good penalty, said coach Claude Julien. On the power play, Jarome Iginla fired a long-distance slap shot. Chris Kunitz was parked in front of Rask, which kept the goalie from getting an optimal look on the puck. But the puck slipped through five-hole, a no-no from Julien s view. Rask and the penalty kill came up short later in the third. Matt Bartkowski was whistled for high-sticking Kunitz at 8:17. Patrice Bergeron won the following faceoff and threw the puck into the corner. But the Penguins overwhelmed the Bruins against the wall and emerged with the puck. Kris Letang walked the puck to the top of the left circle and snapped the puck past Rask at 8:29 to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead. You re not going to point the finger, but your goaltender s got to make some saves, too, at the right time, Julien said. He knows he s got to have those. I m not just pointing at him. But he s got to be better. Both Rask and the penalty kill have been areas of strength. Entering the game, the Bruins had the league s No. 1 PK (88.1 percent), but the Bruins haven t been as crisp in recent shorthanded situations. In their last three games (two regulation losses and a shootout setback), the Bruins have allowed six power-play goals on 15 opportunities. Everything has to fall into place for your penalty kill to be good, Julien said. We needed some timely saves. We also can t give them those opportunities to shoot. That other goal from Letang, he just walked from the wall and took a wrist shot from the top of the circles. The PK blemishes overshadowed stretches in which the Bruins hummed at playoff pace. In the first, during which Marchand gave his club a lead with a power-play goal, the Bruins held a 13-5 shot advantage. In the second, the Bruins had a goal waved off that would have given them a 2-1 lead. Tomas Vokoun (38 saves) made an initial stop on Marchand. But Marchand jammed the puck loose from between Vokoun s skates. Patrice Bergeron pushed the puck over the line at 12:51, but referees Tom Kowal and Brad Meier ruled that the whistle had blown after Vokoun s first stop. We built on the last game and had another very strong game, Marchand said. Lot of opportunities. But again, we need results. The Bruins have five regular-season games remaining in which to find their proper rhythm heading into the postseason. Saturday s game had a playoff feel. For the first time this season, Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg were paired for most of the game. In the last two postseasons, Chara and Seidenberg have served as the shutdown duo. There were two first-period fights. Adam McQuaid squared off against Tanner Glass, and Nathan Horton tangled with Iginla. But the Penguins proved that even without Sidney Crosby (jaw) and Evgeni Malkin (upper body), they re better than the Bruins. Boston Globe LOADED:

15 Boston Bruins B s swing and miss Steve Conroy plays, but as far as 5-on-5 and for the majority of the game I thought we played the way we needed to play we just didn t get the result we wanted. But when the playoffs start in less than two weeks, the end result will be the only thing that matters. Boston Herald LOADED: For over a month now, the Bruins overall product has resembled one giant game of Whack-A-Mole. As soon as one issue is taken care of, another one pops up. Last week, the B s had the uncharacteristic problem of playing too much in their own zone and giving up too many shots. But the last few games, they re back facing a more common problem an inability to cash in on scoring opportunities. Playing an injury-riddled but still talented Pittsburgh Penguins team yesterday at the Garden, the B s dominated the first two periods but had only a tie score to show for it. Then in the third period, the Penguins scored two power-play goals one by Jarome Iginla and the other from Kris Letang before clamping down defensively. Tyler Seguin scored a meaningless goal with 2.6 seconds left, but Pittsburgh skated off with a 3-2 victory and the top seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. The B s threw 40 shots on Tomas Vokoun, but only Brad Marchand could beat the Penguins goalie, for a first period power-play goal, when it mattered. I thought we built on the last game and we had another very strong game. A lot of opportunities, Marchand said. But again, we need results and we can t continue to lose games like this. For the third straight game, the B s allowed two power-play goals, a rarity for a team that has had the best penalty kill in the NHL for most of the season. But yesterday at least, goalie Tuukka Rask took responsibility for those goals and the defeat. Though Chris Kunitz got a good screen on him on the Iginla goal, Rask said he should not be beaten through the 5- hole. Same goes for the shortside goal that Letang scored. Not too often I cost a game. Today I did. That s just how it is sometimes, Rask said. It s always tough for a goalie when you don t break a sweat and you lose, so that kind of sucks. The B s also shot themselves in the foot. Coach Claude Julien was happy to see a physical, edgy element back in their game That s what we we re asking our team to start doing, he said but Iginla s go-ahead goal was scored on the power play when Marchand picked the wrong time to avenge a chippy game from Jussi Jokinen, who had tied the game early in the second. Marchand conceded he lost his cool in that instance, but added, He d been all over guys, cross-checking and stickwork. I just kind of took exception to it. The only line that seems to have real chemistry is the Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Seguin unit. Jaromir Jagr has yet to find a permanent home and Carl Soderberg, who made his debut on a line with Jagr and Chris Kelly, is also a new name being thrown into the mix. The Bruins may also have to deal with the loss of Nathan Horton, who left the game after a first-period fight with Iginla in which he appeared to be bothered by hand/wrist injury. Julien had no update on Horton s status after the game. The struggling Milan Lucic, a healthy scratch yesterday, could go back in today against Florida, though Julien wasn t ready to commit to the move after the loss. There are five games left in the regular season to find the right combinations, so the clock is ticking. I think I need to re-evaluate our whole team here, Julien said. Yet with time still left, the B s, who have lost four straight (0-3-1), are trying to keep their thoughts as positive as possible. I think we re back to playing with a bit of an edge, so that s a positive. If we keep building play in that way, things will start going a little bit better for us, Shawn Thornton said. Obviously they capitalized on a couple of power