Tuesday NHL recap

For Tuesday's hockey viewing, there were another seven games, similar to the Monday slate. We start off in...

Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinney and Ryan Miller were in net for the game. Drew Stafford drew first blood for Buffalo with his ninth of the year, a power play goal from Derek Roy and Tyler Myers. Nathan Gerbe made it 2-0 for the Sabres, potting his first of the year with help from Craig Rivet and Paul Gaustad. Tyler Ennis continued the Buffalo scoring spree with two goals in a row, with the first period marker being a power play goal from Andrej Sekera and Jordan Leopold. Following up in the second period, assists went to Roy and Leopold. Ennis' two goals were his eighth and ninth of the season. Showing some signs of life were Anaheim in the third, as Corey Perry potted his 18th of the year thanks to Teemu Selanne and Cam Fowler. Rivet answered for the Sabres with his first of the year, assisted by Rob Niedermayer. Perry netted another power play goal with nine seconds left in the game, helped along by Selanne and Ryan Getzlaf. Buffalo would go on to win 5-2 over the Ducks. Ennis, Leopold, and Rivet earned the three stars. The second period was designated fight time, with three fights breaking out (Duck vs. Sabre format). One second in the period, Ryan Getzlaf fought Cody McCormick, followed five seconds later by Kyle Chipchura and Paul Gaustad, and later followed mid-period by George Parros and Mike Weber.

We head along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the Calgary Flames. Henrik Karlsson and Mathieu Garon got the starting nods for their teams. Jakub Voracek opened the scoring for the Blue Jackets with his sixth of the year, assisted by Marc Methot and Derick Brassard. Jared Boll backed it up in the second period by scoring his third of the year from Tom Sestito and Kyle Wilson. Calgary answered with a power play goal by Olli Jokinen, his seventh of the year assisted by Jarome Iginla and Mark Giordano. The Flames were unable to produce any tying offense in the third period, and Rostislav Klesla's goal for Columbus, his second of the year being into the empty net and unassisted, finished the game at 3-1 for the Blue Jackets. Mathieu Garon (29 for 30 saves), Boll, and Voracek earned the three stars. Two fights broke out in the first period, with Calgary's Tim Jackman taking on Jared Boll, followed by Robyn Regehr dropping the mitts with Tom Sestito.

Next up is the Atlanta Thrashers hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Chris Mason were in the creases. The Blues struck first with Brad Boyes' seventh of the year, assisted by Chris Porter. Bryan Little evened the score for the Thrashers with his tenth of the season, from Evander Kane and Anthony Stewart. Late in the second period, St. Louis took a 2-1 lead with Alex Steen's eleventh of the season, helped along by Barret Jackman and Alex Pietrangelo, who added his fourth of the season in the third period, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka. Dustin Byfuglien tried to rally the Atlanta troops by scoring his 12th of the year, courtesy of Tobias Enstrom and Nik Antropov, but Sobotka's empty net goal, his fourth of the year going unassisted, put the game away at 4-2 St. Louis. Steen, Boyes, and Little earned the three stars.

Heading north to where the Washington Capitals hosted the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Semyon Varlamov were given goalkeeping duties. Washington opened the scoring with Andrew Gordon's first of the year, assisted by Marcus Johansson and John Erskine. Patrik Elias answered with his seventh of the year in the second period, with Jamie Langenbrunner and Travis Zajac getting assists on the tying goal. The Capitals got ahead again with Jay Beagle's first of the season, assisted by Dave Steckel and Matt Bradley. Jason Chimera extended the lead to 3-1 with his fifth of the year from Gordon and John Carlson. Carlson added his fourth of the year, assisted by Alex Ovechkin. Mike Knuble finished the scoring in the third period with his seventh of the year from Tom Poti and Brooks Laich. The Capitals went on to beat the Devils 5-1. Carlson, Gordon, and Johansson got the three stars.

Heading to Dallas, where the Stars hosted the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Kari Lehtonen were the masked men for the game. Adam Burish opened the scoring with his fourth of the season, from Steve Ott and Stephane Robidas, giving Dallas a 1-0 lead. Jamie Benn extended the lead with his eighth of the year, a shorthanded goal from Ott. Making it 3-0 was Karlis Skrastins, who netted his second of the year courtesy of James Neal and Matt Niskanen. Montreal finally responded with a goal by Mathieu Darche, his sixth of the year, assisted by Travis Moen and Tom Pyatt. Brad Richards made it 4-1 Stars with his 16th of the year, a power play goal from Robidas and Loui Eriksson. In the third period, Brian Gionta notched a shorthanded goal for the Canadiens, his 12th of the year being assisted by Scott Gomez. Eriksson put the game away with his 15th of the season, from Mike Rebeiro and Robidas. Dallas beat Montreal 5-2, with Benn, Kari Lehtonen (27 for 29 saves), and Ott picking up the three stars. Sharing a fight in the first period was the Stars' Brian Sutherby and the Canadiens' P.K. Subban.

Next up, we have the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Craig Anderson were selected to play goal for the game. Rob Scuderi and Los Angeles struck first, with Scuderi's first of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Brad Richardson extended the lead with his fifth of the season in the second period, from Drew Doughty and Brown. Brown tallied his 12th and 13th of the year in the third period to make it 4-0, with Kopitar and Doughty assisting the first one and Ryan Smyth and Scuderi helping out with the second. Icing the cake was Justin Williams, scoring his 12th of the year while the Kings were a man up, with help from Jack Johnson and Jarret Stoll. Brown, Jonathan Quick (23 save shutout) and Kopitar earned the three stars.

Lastly, we stop in San Jose, where the Sharks hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Antero Niittymaki were in between the pipes for their teams. The first period went scoreless, and Logan Couture's 18th of the year gave San Jose a 1-0 lead, with Ryane Clowe getting the assist. Dan Boyle made it 2-0 for the Sharks with his fourth of the season, from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton on the power play. Dustin Penner tried to get Edmonton to rally back late in the third period with his eleventh of the year assisted by Ryan Whitney and Taylor Hall, but it was too late for the Oilers, who fell 2-1. Couture, Boyle, and Clowe got the three stars.

That's all the hockey for Tuesday. Wednesday's recap will be covered tomorrow, along with Thursday Night Football.