twisting with it is johnson. tried to center, could not. ference with that. shoveled on for bergeron. moves up with seguin. got it to him. firing one, and that was blocked by scandella. seguin again a shot. blocked away by backstrom. seguin comes with it again for the bruins. bad angle shot, blocked in front. marchand turning with it there. got it to bergeron behind. angled on back down. it's ference with it. ference's shot went wide. bounced on back for johnson to take off the boards. 3:10 left. it's hoisted back down. >> eddie: if you're claude julien, you get down in 2:15, 2:20 time on the clock as you get tim thomas with the extra attacker. >> mike: marchand battles in front. campbell's shot nubbed down. lifted along for the keep by seidenberg. stepped to the outside. chara nearby. it's knifed away. chara has to drop back defensively to get this. >> pierre: good play by clutt

clutterbuck with the stick in the offensive zone. >> mike: fires it back oft boards. hit off a couple of players. clutterbuck reaching for it, scrapping with paille. it's underneath him. squirts loose at center. it can be played back there and blasted back in yet again by thornton. helped along now to setoguchi. lifts one further. bruins will have to go back again. will this one be icing? no. icing waved off again with 2:25 to go. this was about the time you were saying, eddie. >> eddie: i think you get control here. nobody looking toward tim thomas just yet. >> mike: curled on back for setoguchi to start back out. he's got heatley along with him. brodziak up the wing. pass by heatley. in traffic, heatley tried to bad angle one in front. collision there, and he went down. meanwhile, the bruins can start back. tim thomas on his knees, back to his feet. no move just yet. the wild are able to lift it to

center. 100 seconds to go. bergeron marches back in. forced on back. thomas was about to come to the bench. this will go back for an icing this time with 1:30 to go. >> eddie: face-off will be to the left of niklas backstrom. time-out would anticipate for the bruins. get the dry erase board, about five feet to the right of pierre. jeff wa geoff ward will do some handiwork with that board. david krejci throwing this puck to the net looking for the stick of milan lucic. there is a rebound there, but everybody's accounted for. there's that quick little poke-check. would have been jordan caron. would have had a wide open net, but the quick stick, the poke-check of niklas backstrom.

45 shots on goal for the bruins. still looking for their first one of the afternoon. >> mike: so one final 90-second assault on the part of the bruins. six attackers. minnesota enjoying a two-goal lead. zidlicky gave it up to krejci behind. krejci dropped it back in deep. zidlicky again. chara with the good stick reach. zanon lifted one that will go back out. corvo has to retreat. corvo sent it ahead. kelly able to feather it through, but it escaped to the wall. brought back on by bergeron. holds through traffic. deals it back in deep. thrown in front.

corvo a shot. back stop made by backstrom. pad stop by corvo again. one minute to go. chara leads it across. settled down there and walked on by bergeron. ripper. that one is grabbed by backstrom, and play again is stopped. >> eddie: boy, the anticipation this afternoon of niklas backstrom has been sensational. low pass, quick little push-off. joe corvo not able to get a lot on that shot. wasn't able to elevate it. look at zidlicky, good defensive play on chris kelly to deny a second chance opportunity. >> mike: false start. they try again. it's jammed around behind and fired up the boards. chara tried to play it there. off of kelly, behind to lucic. heatley with the net empty.

blocked around behind. heatley goes charging in after it. and chara is able to take. 30 seconds to go. the need for the bruins is a pair. kelly brought it on and shot one that's blocked again by backstrom. that's number 47. spiked right back into some traffic again but forced off the boards of the back to center. chara blasts it in. two huge points for the wild. only four behind calgary for the last spot. and chara blasts the last one, and it's a shutout. for niklas backstrom. he earned it with 48 saves.

fourth shutout of the year for backstrom. what a busy man today. now they have adjusted upward 49 saves for him. the wild go to center to salute the crowd. >> eddie: when you get off to a slow start, you need your goaltender to allow you to gain some confidence, get in your game. i thought the interview that pierre did with mike yeo, the head coach of the minnesota wild, really told the tale, that they got their game in place. they played much better in the middle of the ice even though the bruins had 48, 49 shots on goal. a lot of them were one and done for the boston bruins. >> mike: matt cullen, pierre mcguire. >> pierre: thanks a lot, doc. early on, it looked like the bruins were going to steam roll you guys out. how important was it for nick

backstrom to stand on his head? >> he's been good for us all year. he kept us in it. we had a tough one last night. i can't stay enough about how backy has been. >> pierre: matt, you're back in the race. you're still alive in the race. obviously, you alluded to the game yesterday in st. louis where you only had 14 shots on goal. what was said 234 your dressing room before this game? >> we talked about the importance of this game. you can't do anything about what happened yesterday. you can control what happens today. i think guys took it upon themselves to lead in their own ways, and guys battled really hard. it was a big one for us. >> pierre: you had a chance to go to a lot of other places. you chose to come back to the state of hockey in minnesota. the way these fans respond to your team is absolutely unbelievable. what do you have to do here? you're going on the road right now to make sure everyone stays focus focused. >> we've got to build off of this. we did some really great things. certainly, there's things we can do better. we came together and held on. we played a really hard game. that's what we need to carry into the road.

we have a lot of games here down the stretch. it's a big win for us. it feels really good. we've got to stay on it. >> pierre: congrats on the goal, congrats on the win. >> mike: final score of the game, matt cullen and his wild 2, boston bruins 0. zach parise and the devils are facing off against the montreal canadiens. that's later on tonight. on nbc, "the voice" starting at 7:00/6:00 central. followed by the season premiere of "celebrity apprentice." for the road warriors, the rams, the night rangers, the number one teams in hockey, men's and women's boston college, ivy league number one men's and women's team cornell, for williams college and the hyannis port presidents, for liam mchugh, mike milbury, pierre mcguire, eddie olczyk, i'm doc

emrick saying so long from minnesota. let's play hockey. they d the wild. 2-0.

>> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> a gloomy night in baltimore. you can see the snow seems to have missed the area. the white house looks like they are in the clear. john collins has been tracking the storm. we're talking rain in stead of snow. >> not that much.

we said we would be at the north edge of the storm and we truly are. later this evening, we may pick up a quick shower. the radar is a little deceiving. the air is dry over baltimore. that is why we are falling short as far as snow is concerned. the line of stuff is hitting the ground runs through the district of columbia and on top of annapolis. the darker green in this area it is actual rain fall. the snowfall is to the south in virginia and west virginia. it will not come much farther north. the radar trends are to push it further north. we could pick up a shower but nothing significant or equal to what they are getting in

virginia. we will talk more about that. >> baltimore city police are on the scene of a serious stabbing in west baltimore. they responded to lombard street about 3 caught. police donned one man stabbed. that is all that was safe at -- police found one man stabbed. that is all they will say at this point. a 13-year-old baltimore boy died after falling out of a car. michael trulock open the door when he felt sick. the car was still moving. he fell out and another car hit him. police have few other details. they are still investigating. no doubt you have heard about the big vote to approve same-sex marriage. the fight is not over yet. we had a chance to sit there with the lieutenant governor to talk about the next step.

>> state senators will start debating the bill. lieutenant governor brown says he is confident it will pass in the senate because it did last year. during this morning's segment, lt. gov. anthony brown outlined the administration's efforts. >> explaining in real terms how it is just and fair and how marriage equality and supports strong families in maryland. every child in maryland should have the opportunity to be raised by a couple, parents who love that child. >> on friday, the state house passed a bill that would give same-sex couples the same equal protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. for supporters of the bill, it was an emotional event. >> we are thrilled with the result. >> now that the bill has passed in the house, it will head to the senate where lawmakers are expected to start debating this week. >> i hope they see they can take

off many of the amendments put on to assuage concerns. >> brown says he is confident it will pass in the senate. here acknowledged potential hurdles ahead. >> it is likely marriage equality will be on the ballot in november. those suits have opposed it will bring it to referenda. it is easier today to bring something to referendum. >> if the senate passes it, the governor is expected to sign it into law. if enough petitions are collected, maryland voters will decide the fate of the bill. sheldon dute for wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking for a suspect after he assaulted someone and rob a nearby minimart. he broke into a car. when the owner confronted him, the suspected of. police responded to a nearby minimart where the cashier handed over money to a man with

a gun. they think the same suspect is responsible for both crimes. if you know anything, you are asked to call police. police are still looking into a shooting from saturday in central baltimore. police found a man shot. they rushed him to the hospital. he is in stable condition. police are looking for two suspect. no word on a modem. -- police are looking for to the suspects. no word on a motive. george huguely's fate is in the hands of the jury. the jury will not begin deliberations until wednesday because of tomorrow's holiday and another court schedule issue. emotions ran high towards the end of the trial. one prosecutor fought back tears as he recounted the night yeardley love died. the defense insists she suffocated after falling asleep drunk. >> at the end of the day, they

are going to have to decide what was in his mind and heart and whether or not they believe an unexpected confrontation took place inside that apartment that got out of control or that he intended to harm her. >> stay tuned to wbal for the latest developments in the george huguely trial. an emotional day in new jersey. a family says their final. baez to whitney houston -- a family says their final goodbyes to whitney houston. if you are not getting the storm now, you may not get anything at all.

>> whitney houston was laid to rest this afternoon.

we're told she was buried next to her father. median lined the streets outside the cemetery. the motorcade left the funeral home around 11:00 on sunday morning. thelice escort led to grave site for a private service. 22 cardinals are now in an elite group. the ceremony was held in vatican city yesterday. we brought it to you live here on 11 news. rod daniels was there as the holy father elevated the archbishop to the level of cardinal. >> i said i would serve him completely with my whole heart. >> with his new title comes a new position in rome. he says he will keep a residence in baltimore and will try to get back as often as he can. our coverage of cardinal o'brien'elevation continues on

our website at wbaltv.com. what do you have tonight? >> talking about maryland women's basketball today against duke. >> a big storm is coming into the eastern seaboard. it is only affecting the southern portion of the mid- atlantic region. we're right on the edge. details in the forecast coming up. the airport is 41. downtown is 45.

>> some homes in south baltimore are still in need of repair. the recreational center is open tonight and tomorrow. tuesday will reopen until 4:30. residents in need of he can visit the center. the center will provide water, meals, and blankets. >> here is your forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we will look at the local area to show you what is going on. none of this is set in stone. temperatures are too warm for snow for us. the snow is further south. there is some rain over the

district of columbia. these darker shades of green south of baltimore and on the eastern shore is actual rainfall reaching towards ocean city and into southern maryland. that is the farthest north this has gotten right now. this evening, it will create further north. we may pick up a rain shower. if it is re if it is leading us, there may be a few -- if it is late enough, there may be a few snowflakes. the real heavy stuff is down in virginia. 48 was the high at the inner harbor. the readings last night were above freezing.

you can see a sampling of temperatures from around the area. where they have more moisture, they are ready to change over to snow. we are 45. it is 39 at westminster. temperatures are in the 30's, closer to freezing, in far western maryland. they are north of the activity. it is all down here where the action is. here are the clouds. here is the storm system itself near south carolina. these bright clouds are producing most of the moisture. farther north is just been teased at this stage of the game. wilmington is farther south than earlier predictions. you see some echoes going up to near the pennsylvania line. the air is dry. anything try to come not of the

clouds right now is evaporating before it hits the ground. that should be the case for most of tonight. this moves offshore overnight. it takes the moisture with it. the heaviest snow will be down in virginia. high pressure comes in tomorrow. this is presidents day in the mississippi valley. a series of storms al west will be coming across the country in the coming week. things will be a little unsettled. there may be rain or snow south of us. northwest wind at 7 to 12. 29 to 35 for the overnight low. mostly sunny skies tomorrow, a little on the breezy skies. the forecast shows how close that comes to us. we dry out overnight. tomorrow looks really good. the significance snow accumulations are well to the south. near 50 tomorrow come into the

50's tuesday through thursday. -- near 50 tomorrow, into the 50's tuesday through thursday. the chances of rain go up freddie into early saturday. >> from the susquehanna bay sports center, this is 11 sports. >> 9 of the top 10 best-attended women's games happen in college park. add another one today. over 15,000 on hand. early in the second half, the terps finally taking the lead. 53-50, terps. 59-58, blue devils. now tied at 61. 20 seconds left. her ninth offensive rebound of the game. that puts the terps 63-61. duke has the last shot, to the

corner. peters again. the game with the block. steals the win for maryland, 63-61, over the blue devils. senior day is always special, even more so this sunday as the greyhounds go for their first- ever 20-win season in division 1 basketball. playing host to boston university, a special day. bobby olson, a job well done. he follows directions. look at the past. if they do not want to pass, that is ok. loyola is trying to erase the memory of bad losses. it is well done. greyhound's ticket to 20 -- greyhounds get to 20 wins. n is remarkable. he is the biggest star in new