Eric Fehr finds his way through, we swear.

There haven't been a lot of highlights for the Washington Capitals this season. If things don't turn around, Tuesday night's game against the Boston Bruins will at least make fans smile when they remember this season before quickly moving on to the next thought.

The Bruins jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead thanks to a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, an even strength tally from Zdeno Chara and a third on the power play from Dougie Hamilton. Things were looking grim for a Caps team that entered the game winners of four out of their last five.

Then they came back. Two in the second. One in the third, and this wonderful, wonderful Eric Fehr effort 37 seconds into overtime:

(Does it kind of remind you of Mario Lemieux's goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1988?)

That was Hamilton and Dennis Seidenberg getting victimized by Fehr if you're scoring plus-minus at home. At what point do you think they believed they had Fehr under wraps, and what was the train of thought running through Tuukka Rask's head as the play developed?

Afterward, Fehr told Katie Carrera of the Washington Post, “I kind of blacked out for a bit there but saw the puck on my stick…[Rask] was leaning my way and just tried to chip it over.”

If other "awesome goal" news, do check out Cody Hodgson's double toe-drag in Buffalo's loss to Carolina.

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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.

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Preview: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET. The last time these two teams met it was Game 7, Joel Ward was about to break hearts in Boston and Tim Thomas was still an NHL goaltender. Eleven months later, the teams are heading in different directions in the Eastern Conference standings. Mike Green will be out for the Caps with a groin injury and Troy Brouwer will be a game-time decision as he is ill.

Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. ET. A day after Patrick Kaleta was handed a 5-game suspension, Brad Richards will not be in the Rangers' lineup for their meeting with the Flyers after leaving the morning skate early. Micheal Haley has been called up to a fill a space in the roster.

Preview: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. ET. The 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers entered Minnesota having not lost in 35 games. They fell to the North Stars 7-1 that night. How will the current team playing in Minnesota fare tonight against a Blackhawks team that enters having not lost in regulation through 22 games?

Check out previews and updated scores for all of today's games on the Y! Sports NHL scores and scheds page. For tonight's starting goalies, check out Goalie Post.

Evening Reading

• Brent Sutter thinks your kid is playing too much hockey. [Buzzing the Net]

• Debating Guy Boucher's place on the "hot seat" among coaches. [Sons of Andreychuk]

• How the Penguins acquiring Jack Johnson will hurt them in attempting to keep Kris Letang. [Pensburgh]

Puck Daddy Reader Comment of the Day: "Mustaches of Kes" enjoyed the "Embellishment City" video, giving it a rave review:

Best film I've seen since "Man getting hit by football".

Poor Hans Moleman.

Bold Prediction: The streak continues as the Blackhawks win in regulation over the Wild, 4-1.

Getty ImagesUNIONDALE, N.Y. -- When describing Montreal Canadiens rookie Brendan Gallagher, Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette hits it perfectly:

"Looks like an angel, plays like the devil."

The angel: Gallagher turns 21 in May, but looking at him you would think he just got his driver's license.

The devil: In some corners, Gallagher is earning himself the "little ball of hate" nickname, one currently bestowed upon Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins for his ability to get under the skin of opponents.

(Has anyone consulted Pat Verbeek about this?)

"I don't care. People can call me whatever they want," said Gallagher about the nickname after Tuesday's morning skate ahead of their game against the New York Islanders. "I'm not too worried."

He's listed at 5-foot-8, but plays a bigger man's game. Gallagher's stature has never forced him to be shy about going into the corner's and playing a style game that invites physicality.

"It's just something I have to do to be successful," Gallagher said. "My dad [Vancouver Giants strength and conditioning coach, Ian] has influenced me in that way. He's a pretty competitive guy himself so growing up he made sure I was always playing the right way and playing hard. Regardless of how big I am, I can go into the corner and take a hit. It's just something that's been with me and needs to stay with me."

Sometimes own goals in hockey are the product of just bad luck, an unfortunate bounce or a player just having a brain cramp.

Take for example Mika Jarvinen, goaltender for HPK of Finland's SM-liiga. During a game on Saturday, he watched a pass from teammate Johan Larsson go through his crease and into his own net:

The Ilves celebration scrum must have sounded like an episode of Beavis and Butthead with the amount of laughing that likely went on.

That goal would give Ilves an early 1-0 lead en route to a 3-2 overtime win.

This one's on Jarvinen. He misjudges the angle the puck was traveling to Larsson's defense partner and, whoopsie, it's behind him; yet the camera sticks with poor Larsson like he pulled a Steve Smith or Bryan McCabe.

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On Monday afternoon, as he waited to have a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his boarding of Brad Richards, Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta kind of explained to reporters the hit from his point of view, "I was on the penalty kill, so on the penalty kill you’re playing a zone, you’re not really supposed to finish check, etcetera. I just play hard, and I was on the penalty kill trying to do my job."

That "job" has earned him a five-game suspension beginning Tuesday night against Carolina, as Brendan Shanahan explains:

From the NHL:

Kaleta is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Based on his average annual salary, he will forfeit $76,219.25. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Kaleta was last suspended in Nov. 2011 for a headbutt on Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers, and his repeat offender status didn't help whatever case he attempted to plead to the DOPS.

One of the DOPS goals in both doling out punishment and educating players is to change behavior when it comes to potentially dangerous hits. As Shanahan states in the video, Kaleta controlled the play and could have easily attempted to tie Richards up and not shove him from a distance away from the boards.

In his meeting with the media on Monday, Kaleta talked about how he's changed his game over the past two seasons, citing opponents and referees noting a difference. The next time he faces a situation to either tie up or shove a player near the boards, the DOPS' hope is that he chooses the former going forward.

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Getty ImagesNo. 1 Star: Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals

It's been a pretty good week for Holtby, who on Saturday stopped 35 shots as the Capitals blanked the Winnipeg Jets 3-0. The shutout was Holtby's third of the season and second in his past three starts. After Matt Hendricks opened the scoring midway through the second period, Troy Brouwer and Mike Ribeiro scored 52 seconds apart in the third to put the game out of reach.

No. 2 Star: Jason Pominville, Buffalo Sabres

The population of Pominville, as play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret would say, grew by two during Buffalo's 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils. The Sabres captain scored shorthanded to open the game, notched the tying goal in the second period and then added one in the shootout to power Buffalo to their third straight win.

No. 3 Star: Brandon Sutter, Pittsburgh Penguins

In a wild game that featured 13 goals, 6 of which came in the second period alone, it was Sutter's goal 52 seconds into overtime that gave the Penguins a 7-6 edge over the Montreal Canadiens. The goal was Sutter's second of the game and sixth of the season. Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby had three points, while Kris Letang recorded four assists.

Harry Zolnierczyk got lucky earlier this week. The Philadelphia Flyers forward was given a kneeing major and game misconduct on Wednesday for his hit on Mathieu Perreault of the Washington Capitals. Upon further review, the NHL rescinded the penalty after replays showed Zolnierczyk got Perreault in the upper leg/hip area and not the knee.

After today's game against the Ottawa Senators, Zolnierczyk might not be as fortunate when the NHL reviews his latest game misconduct.

Midway through the first period, Zolnierczyk launched himself into Mike Lundin as the Senators forward was cutting into the Flyers' zone:

Zolnierczyk was given five for charging and a game misconduct. Lundin did not return after suffering a concussion.

So now the question that Brendan Shanahan and the Department of Player Safety will be asking is if Zolnierczyk left his feet to deliver the hit and whether or not Lundin's head the principle point of contact. It doesn't look like the head was targeted or the focus of the contact, but Zolnierczyk does leave his feet to make the hit and that will likely be what earns him a call with the NHL.

UPDATE: The love didn't stop there as late in the third period Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was given a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct after taking his aggression out on Zac Rinaldo.

UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.: Sportsnet's John Shannon reports that Zolnierczyk will have a hearing with the NHL on Sunday.

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In short, the LNAH is a fighting league with hockey mixed in as it's not odd to see numerous players with 100-plus penalty minutes in a season.

That's why it was so odd to see Francis Lessard (346 PIMs in 115 NHL games played) and Sebastien Laferriere (966 PIMs in 159 LNAH games played) "square off" on Feb. 24 and decide to engage in a staring contest rather than actual fisticuffs:

Ahh, brings back memories of Aaron Downey's and Brad Norton's epic standoff.

Even the refs were getting impatient waiting around for something. Fortunately, since it is the LNAH after all, the two did throw down mere minutes after serving their minors; and the arena DJ was wise to hold off on playing LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" once again.

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