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Chicago somehow lost a game that they controlled throughout, the Bruins lock down the Wings and Mikkel Boedker leads the Coyotes. Scott Cullen breaks down Wednesday’s games. BLACKHAWKS DOMINATE FLAMES, LOSE IN OT Despite outshooting the Calgary Flames 50 to 18, and out-shot-attempting the Flames 96 to 33, the Chicago Blackhawks lost 2-1 in overtime, with Flames C Mikael Backlund scoring the winner in the extra frame. Flames G Jonas Hiller turned aside 49 of 50 shots. It was the second time in the past year that Hiller has made 49 saves in a game, stopping 49 against the Kings on December 3, 2013 (a game which was ultimately an 18-round shootout loss). Since 2005-2006, there have been 51 regular-season games in which a goaltender has stopped at least 49 shots and Hiller has done it four times, tied with Roberto Luongo for the most instances of 49-plus saves in a game. Blackhawks LW Dan Carcillo had a stellar possession game, with 20 shot attempts for and two against (90.9%) when he was on the ice during 5-on-5 play. Blackhawks D Niklas Hjalmarsson (44 for, 10 against, 81.5%) was very successful in possession. Flames D T.J. Brodie led the club in ice time, with 27:04 and added an assist, giving him five points in five games to start the season. More: Blackhawks snipers Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane had nine and eight shot attempts, respectively, with no points to show for it…Flames defencemen Raphael Diaz and Kris Russell combined to have 12 of their shots blocked, with only making it to Blackhawks G Corey Crawford. Russell (12 shot attempts for, 45 against, 21.1%) and partner Dennis Wideman (12 for, 44 against, 21.4%) spent a lot of time without the puck. BRUINS GRIND DOWN WINGS Boston outshot Detroit 39-20, controlling play on the way to a 3-2 shootout win at Joe Louis Arena. Bruins RW Reilly Smith scored Boston’s first goal, notched the deciding goal in the shootout and put up solid possession numbers (19 shot attempts for, 6 against, 76.0%). Boston’s top defence pairing of Zdeno Chara (24 shot attempts for, 7 against, 77.4%) and Dougie Hamilton (24 for, 6 against, 80.0%) dominated play, matched up primarily against Red Wings C Henrik Zetterberg (5 for, 21 against, 19.2%) and LW Johan Franzen (6 for, 20 against, 23.1%), with Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader splitting time on the other wing. More: Bruins C Chris Kelly and LW Brad Marchand both had assists and tied for the team lead with six shot attempts (5 SOG). COYOTES DRILL OILERS Coyotes LW MIkkel Boedker put up three goals and an assist as the Arizona Coyotes took a 7-4 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Boedker is off to a nice start for the Coyotes, scoring in each of the first three games and generating 13 shots on goal. While scoring five goals in three games isn’t sustainable, if Boedker can generate more shots – last season’s 2.02 per game was his career high – then he should definitely be looking at the first 20-goal season of his career. Oilers LW Taylor Hall had two goals and an assist, generating a team-leading five shot attempts (4 SOG). Oilers G Ben Scrivens surrendered six goals on 29 shots (.793 SV%). With Viktor Fasth injured, the Oilers need Scrivens to be really good and soon. More: Coyotes RW Shane Doan and C Martin Hanzal each had a pair of assists…Coyotes LW Martin Erat chipped in a goal and an assist…Oilers RW Jordan Eberle had a pair of assists…Oilers D Jeff Petry returned to the lineup and had four hits in 14:49…Coyotes D Michael Stone generated a game-high eight shot attempts (4 SOG). 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Andre Iguodala Jersey . They were right in that they responded to coach Randy Carlyles goaltending switch to erase a two-goal deficit. NEW ORLEANS -- As Anthony Davis trotted off the court and toward the locker room, fans gathered near the tunnel offered one more round of applause, some of them shouting their congratulations to Davis for receiving his first All-Star game nod. The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. "Its great, man" Davis said. "Weve got to keep pushing. You cant get too happy -- but at the same time, youve got to enjoy it." Davis, who leads the NBA with an average of more than 3 blocks per game, is also making 20-point, 10-rebound outings look routine lately. Meanwhile, the Pelicans have won six of eight games despite being without two key players -- forward Ryan Anderson (herniated disk) and point guard Jure Holiday (fractured shin). "Were fighting," Davis said. "Were grinding each and every night and coming up with big-time wins." Davis narrowly missed being picked by coaches as a Western Conference All-Star reserve, but when Kobe Bryant was unable to play in the game because of his injured left knee, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver chose Davis as Bryants replacement. Then Davis turned in his 17th 20-point, 10-rebound game of the season before a national TV audience, replete with highlight-worthy alley-oop and putback dunks. In the pivotal fourth quarter, he grabbed seven rebounds and had his only blocked shot. "Its a great way to cap a day off, to be selected (as an All-star) early in the afternoon and then to play like that on national TV in front of the world," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "Its pretty cool. Its a lot for a 20 year old who is just scratching the surface on what he can do." Eric Gordon scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half on an array of jumpers and explosive drives to help fuel New Orleans comeback. "I got up more shots in the second half," Gordon said. "Im always going too shoot a decent field goal percentage.ddddddddddddThe more shots I get up, the easier it is for me." Brian Roberts added 16 points, including a 22-foot pullup jumper to make it 96-91 with 22 seconds left, and the Pelicans made 13 of 20 shots in the fourth quarter, outscoring Minnesota 37-20 in the period. Kevin Love, returning from a one-game absence caused by neck stiffness, had 26 points and 19 rebounds for Minnesota. Corey Brewer added 16 points and Kevin Martin 15. Loves inside presence helped Minnesota build the largest lead of the game, at 12, in the third quarter. Love outrebounded the Pelicans as a team 8-5 and had nine points in the period, seven at the free throw line. His free throws in the final minute of the quarter made it 71-59 before Austin Rivers 11-foot floater pulled the Pelicans back to 10 points heading into the final period. "It was tough because I just came off of playing a number of physical games and I had been taking a beating. Im just trying to give this team all that I can," Love said. "But in the end, it wasnt enough." New Orleans still trailed by nine when J.J. Bareas fast-break layup made it 75-66. The play had Williams muttering to himself in disgust as he called timeout, and New Orleans responded. Gordons 18-foot pull-up jumper and a pair of 3s by Anthony Morrow fueled a 12-2 run. Gordon capped the surge with an explosive dribble drive past Brewer for a two-handed dunk. New Orleans gradually built its lead to seven. Ricky Rubio, who had 11 points, briefly cut it to 89-85 with a 3, but Morrows third 3 on as many attempts made it 92-85 and Minnesota did not get closer than three points after that. "Our decision making offensively wasnt very good," Minnesota coach Rick Adelman said. "I dont think we played well together. Everyone was trying to do it for themselves. ... We have to find a way to trust each other better than that." NOTES: Love was 14 for 17 from the free throw line. ... F Luke Babbitt made his debut for the Pelicans in the second quarter and hit a 3 soon after checking in and finished with five points in 19:29, including a clutch tip-in of Davis miss late in the fourth quarter. ' ' '