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Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesTwo of the best scorers in the NHL stole the spotlight during a wild Tuesday night of action across North America.Six of the 10 games played Tuesday night went to either overtime or a shootout Luke Glendening Jersey , while three other contests were decided by two goals or fewer.The Tampa Bay Lightning, who now sit at 106 points, had the largest margin of victory of Tuesday's slate, as they downed a playoff contender from the Western Conference.In the Lightning's win over the Winnipeg Jets, Nikita Kucherov tied the franchise's single-season points record.In one of the overtime affairs, Sidney Crosby became the second Pittsburgh Penguins player to reach the 1,200-point mark in his career.Tuesday's NHL ScoresBoston 4, Carolina 3 (Final/OT)Columbus 2, New Jersey 1 (Final/Shootout)New York Islanders 5, Ottawa 4 (Final/Shootout)Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2 (Final/OT)Tampa Bay 5, Winnipeg 2Nashville 5, Minnesota 4 (Final/Shootout)Dallas 1, New York Rangers 0Colorado 4, Detroit 3 (Final/OT)Anaheim 3, Arizona 1Montreal 3, Los Angeles 1Crosby Earns 1,200th PointSportsnet Sportsnet1锔忊儯2锔忊儯0锔忊儯0锔忊儯 career points for Sidney Crosby! 馃帀 pjPgEq5PVj Lightning's Incredible Passing Finishes Off WinTampa Bay Lightning TBLightningPut this in a museum. 馃ぉ#WPGvsTBL | #GoBolts jS3607XRIZ Krejci's OT Winner Continues Boston's Excellent Run of FormNHL NHLMAGNIFICENCE!JDebrusk and David Krejci connect in EASPORTSNHL OT. dHwM51AutwGuentzel Wins Game for Penguins in OTNHL NHLSheesh, Sid with the flop and jakenbake20 with the finish?Take a gander at this EASPORTSNHL OT beauty. TMFkVZ5zet Columbus Wins in PenaltiesColumbus Blue Jackets BlueJacketsNHLTwo shootout goals.Two shootout saves.Two words for ya:GAME. OVER. 7Edcil7PJz Johansen's Crafty Stick Work Earns Shootout Win for NashvilleNashville Predators PredsNHL.RyanJohansen19. Again.#Preds | #MINvsNSH sTECFMFG1K MacKinnon's Game-Winning Goal for ColoradoColorado Avalanche AvalancheNO. 29 WITH THAT SWEET, SWEET GAME-WINNER.#GoAvsGo #GoAvsGo cMSRLBKICEGreiss' Spectacular Penalty SaveNHL NHLAttempt, 9/10.Save, 10/10. awPlR38ALI Barrie's Blast from the PointColorado Avalanche AvalancheTyson.Barrie. BOOM.#GoAvsGo #GoAvsGo 7jOYoUmbyN Slick Passing from Red WingsNHL NHLSmooth passing is great passing, folks. Igp7jrkF4QCrosby Earns 1 Martin Frk Jersey ,200th Point in Pittsburgh's Win Over FloridaCrosby earned the 1,200th point of his career on Pittsburgh's first goal of its 3-2 win on an assist to Jake Guentzel.With the assist, Crosby became the latest player to reach the 1,200-point mark, and by doing so, Pittsburgh became the fourth franchise to have two players hit that total, per the team's official Twitter account:Pittsburgh Penguins penguinsCongratulations Sidney Crosby!The Penguins are the fourth team in NHL history (Detroit, Boston, Montreal) to have at least two players record 1,200 or more points with the team. P5PUP8YxFUCrosby also assisted on the game-winning goal scored by Guentzel in overtime, and he detailed what he saw on the play after the win, per the team's official insider Twitter account:Pens Inside Scoop PensInsideScoopCrosby on OT goal: quot;I saw Guentzel was kinda even with their D and battling for position. I tried to put the puck in the area and hopefully he could skate into it. He did a great job of holding off the guy and getting control, and making a great move and finish.quot; -SKAlthough Crosby's milestone was celebrated by himself and his teammates, he wanted to focus more on another achievement after the victory.Instead of answering a question about his 1,200th point, Crosby opted to heap praise on Matt Cullen, who played in his 1,500th game Tuesday, per the team's official insider Twitter account:Pens Inside Scoop PensInsideScoopCrosby was asked about his 1,200th point, but deflected to Cullens 1,500th game. quot;To be apart of 1,500 games is pretty special. Im not sure if Ill ever be part of that again for a career. To get the win for Cully and see the support he got http://www.redwingsshoponline.com/authentic-mike-green-jersey , that was a big one.quot; -SKThe victory was huge for the Penguins in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, as they enter Wednesday tied with the Montreal Canadiens on 79 points.The slightest slip-up down the stretch could cost Pittsburgh, as Columbus sits two points behind the Penguins and Canadiens as the first team out of the playoffs at the moment.Kucherov Ties Lightning's Single-Season Points RecordKucherov's remarkable season continued for the Lightning on Tuesday, as he tied Vincent Lecavalier for the most points in a single season in franchise history, per the team's official Twitter account:Tampa Bay Lightning TBLightningNikita Kucherov has tied Vinny Lecavalier for the most points in a single season in #Bolts franchise history.He now has 108 points in 67 games. 馃敟 #Klutcherov b7KeOd2RKkKucherov, who leads the NHL with 108 points and 77 assists, reached the milestone on the Lightning's final goal of their 5-2 win, which was scored by Brayden Point.The 25-year-old told reporters after the win that he's pleased with the way he's playing, per Fox Sports Florida."I'm trying to work on my game every day and see what happens, but obviously it's good, I like it," Kucherov said.Kucherov also said he enjoys the late-season tests such as the one the Lightning received from the Jets in order to prepare for the postseason, per the team's official Twitter account:Tampa Bay Lightning TBLightningOn reaching 108 points: quot;Its okay, trying to work on my game every day and see what happens. Obviously its good. I like it.quot;#WPGvsTBL | Nikita Kucherov: IJURL6AbLlThe Lightning are 17 points ahead of their closest competition for the Presidents' Trophy, and with 15 regular-season games left, they should secure the hardware sooner rather than later. Wednesday's NHL ScheduleWashington at Philadelphia (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN)Toronto at Vancouver (9 p.m. ET)St. Louis at Anaheim (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN)Calgary at Vegas (10:30 p.m. ET)Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90. CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames hope to get back on track when they kick off a four-game homestand against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday.The Flames (10-7-1) began November with back-to-back wins on home ice before dropping two of three games during a road trip to California last week that ended with a 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.“I think we came off the road trip not feeling great about what we accomplished,” said goaltender Mike Smith, who played well against the Sharks but still suffered the loss after stopping 26 of 28 shots he faced. “We know we’re a better team than we played, so I think it’s nice to get back home Womens Nick Jensen Jersey , get some practice time in and we’re excited about another home game.”Article continues below ...Smith is also excited to get the start against the Canadiens (9-6-3) and is hoping to improve his sub-par 5-6-1 record along with his 3.51 goals against average and .877 save percentage.“Last game, an unfortunate result, but I felt like I was more like myself,” said Smith, who knows full well that he’s been outplayed by back-up goalie David Rittich (5-1-0, 1.91 goals against average, .935 save percentage) early in the season. “I made some big saves at key times (against San Jose) and tried to keep the team in there when it mattered the most.“At points in the season, it hasn’t been there, so I think it was nice to get in a game like that and keep it close as long as we could there, and have a good couple days of practice and feel good still. It’s about going into (on Thursday) and just being myself and hopefully get a big win.”After scoring 11 goals in their first two games in November, the Flames have found the back of the net just four times in their past three outings.Calgary coach Bill Peters stressed the importance of getting off to a fast start against the Canadiens in hopes of getting their scoring touch back.“That’ll be a key for tomorrow is getting our feet going and getting them going early and we need it from all four lines,” Peters said.Meanwhile, the Canadiens will be looking to bounce back after suffering a disappointing 6-2 road loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.“Right now, we’re not playing our best hockey and we’re very loose in a lot of areas, so we’ve got to tighten things up a little bit,” said Montreal coach Claude Julien. “One of the other things is our puck management just hasn’t been that good. Our puck management has been real poor and because of that, even at times, decision making hasn’t been the best and we’re getting exposed right now because of two of those major situations.”Following a dismal outing against the Oilers, center Jonathan Drouin said that he and his fellow forwards have to do a better job of getting back to help out in the neutral and defensive zones when they face the Flames.“I think if our forwards come back a little quicker — more on top of guys — they’ll have less room to skate in the neutral zone and attack our Ds with full speed,” he said.