Lightning steal a point, but may have left one on the ice.

BOS-4
TB-3 (SO)

Ben Bishop allowed 3 goals on 32 shots before allowing 1 of 7 shooters to convert in the penalty shot session for the SO Loss. It's not a dreadful stat line, however, the Boychuk goal that allowed Boston to tie the game in the Third Period was almost as dreadful as the Erik Johnson GWG Bishop allowed that cost the team the Colorado game. It's a heck of a time for Bishop to look mortal, and you can now legitimately say 2 points were left on the table in Bishop's last 2 starts because of inopportune soft goals.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
0:27 TB Palat (15), (Johnson, Brewer)(SH)
4:13 TB Barberio (5), (Pyatt, Callahan)
6:58 BOS Paille (9), (Campbell, Boychuk)
8:29 BOS Soderberg (11), (Kelly)
9:31 TB Filppula (21), (Palat)

Third Period
8:11 BOS Boychuk (3), (Soderberg, Eriksson)

Overtime
NO SCORING

Shootout
BOS- Smith
TB- NONE

Ondrej Palat was the game's third star. He got the opportunity to play with Valtteri Filppula tonight after playing with the reunited Palat/Johnson/Panik line against Buffalo. Whether he sticks with Filppula permanently or not, I'm glad to see Palat do well tonight. One of my concerns after seeing St. Louis dealt was whether or not Palat's scoring would fall of the table given how much chemistry those two had. I'm glad to see him get a multi-point game tonight and show that he can keep being productive.

Overall, I guess you can look at this result a couple of different ways. Going in against a team the Lightning aren't built for and getting outshot 32-20, certainly the team should be thrilled to sneak a point out. On the other hand, it's another game where the Lightning had a 2-0 lead, and another game where they had a lead in the Third Period and they didn't get a "W", and it's really hurting their playoff chances badly.

Mike Kostka was +1 with 2 hits and 1 blocked shot in 14:50. He's been a lot like Mark Barberio without the hype. Readers of this site will know that's a double-edged sword.

Richard Panik was -1 with 2 shots and 1 blocked shot in 11:29. He hit a post on his shootout attempt, which is a shame, because a winner would've done boatloads for his confidence. Tonight's game graduated Panik from prospect status on the website.

Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.

Syracuse falls short in a tight one.

RCH-5
SYR-3

Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 18 shots for the loss. This was one of the rare games where you had an opponent getting 2 EN goals sandwiched around a 6th attacker goal. Putting that tidbit aside, 3 goals on 18 shots is an ugly stat line for a goaltender.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
SYR Namestnikov, (16) (Connolly), 5:13 (SH)
RCH Larsson, (13) (Varone, MacKenzie), 9:59
RCH Adam, (25) , 10:57 (PP)

Third Period
SYR Paquette, (15) (DiSalvatore, Henry), 1:55
RCH Larsson, (14) (Tardif, Varone), 5:12 (PP)
RCH Varone, (13) , 18:34 (EN)
SYR Rankin, (12) (Paquette, Connolly), 19:36 (PP)
RCH Zigomanis, (11) , 19:42 (EN)

Cedric Paquette had the 7th multi-point night of his rookie campaign as the Dump Truck is closing in on a haul of about 20 goals. That'd be a nice number to get to in his maiden voyage in professional hockey.

Box score from TheAHL.com.

Harvard Crimson 0 @ No. 16 Yale Bulldogs 4
ECAC Tournament – First Round

F Brian Hart, HAR: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 29 GP, 6-8-14, -7, 18 PIM
2012-2013 totals: 29 GP, 4-13-17, +1, 10 PIM

Alex Lyon (undrafted) stopped 24 shots to lead Yale to a tournament win over Harvard. The Crimson can be eliminated with a loss on Saturday.

Miami RedHawks 2 @ Denver Pioneers 5

F Jimmy Mullin, MIA: Did not play
Season totals: 19 GP, 1-6-7, +3, 23 PIM
2012-2013 totals: 38 GP, 6-8-14, E, 14 PIM

Mullin was a scratch.

Western Michigan Broncos 0 @ No. 9 North Dakota 2

F Brendan O’Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 26 GP, 5-8-13, +3, 8 PIM
2012-2013 totals: 29 GP, 2-8-10, E, 20 PIM

Bruins pick Zane Gothberg had 18 saves as UND shut out WMU, 2-0. St. Cloud State won vs Colorado College, keeping the NCHC lead tied with UND.

No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 5 @ Ohio State Buckeyes 1

G Adam Wilcox, MIN: Win, 30 saves on 31 shots
Season totals: 31 GP, 22-4-5, 1.91 GAA, .933 sv%, 3 SO
2012-2013 totals: 39 GP, 25-8-5, 1.88 GAA, .921 sv%, 3 SO

Hobey Baker candidate Adam Wilcox made 30 saves in Columbus to beat the Buckeyes. The Gophers are 13-2-2 in conference and can clinch the regular season title with a win on Saturday vs OSU.

*USCHO poll used

Ontario Hockey League

North Bay Battalion 4 @ Mississauga Steelheads 0

D Dylan Blujus, NB: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season totals: 51 GP, 4-23-27, +4, 56 PIM
2012-13 totals: 68 GP, 2-27-29, -8, 57 PIM

Blujus helped the Battalion to a shutout win in Mississauga. Jake Smith (2014) had 19 saves for North Bay.

Oshawa Generals 2 @ Kingston Frontenacs 5

W Henri Ikonen, KGN: 0-1-1, E, 5 PIM
Season totals: 47 GP, 21-44-65, +16, 44 PIM
2012-13 totals: 61 GP, 22-29-51, +2, 30 PIM

Ikonen fought Canucks draft pick Cole Cassels in the first period.

Windsor Spitfires 1 @ Erie Otters 6

D Slater Koekkoek, WSR: Did not play
Season totals: 62 GP, 15-38-53, +44, 51 PIM
2012-13 totals: 42 GP, 6-23-29, -24, 28 PIM

Koekkoek is out for the season with a dislocated right shoulder. He previously had surgery twice on his left shoulder. He already has a pro contract, so his junior career is finished.