There are four games on throughout the afternoon in the hockey world. Leading off, we have the...
Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Dan Ellis and Steve Mason make the starts in goal. Columbus led off with the fourth of the season by Rick Nash, assisted by James Wisniewski and R.J. Umberger on the power play. Anaheim answered with Bobby Ryan netting his fourth of the year, with help from Teemu Selanne and Toni Lydman. The Blue Jackets regained the lead in the second period on a Ryan Johansen goal, his second of the season, fueled by Antoine Vermette and Matt Calvert. Columbus extended the lead with Fedor Tyutin notching his second of the year, guided in by Wisniewski and Samuel Pahlsson. The 3-1 score lasted throughout a silent third period and held up as the final, with the three stars being Mason (19 for 20 in saves), Wisniewski, and Tyutin.
Heading northeast, where the Ottawa Senators welcome fierce rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Robin Lehner play in goal. Toronto led off with a power play goal from Clarke MacArthur, his third of the season, powered by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Ottawa tied it on a power play goal by Colin Greening, his fourth of the year, made possible by David Rundblad and Filip Kuba. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a power play goal by Chris Neil, his third of the season, thanks to Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar. Ottawa extended their lead with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, with help from Zack Smith. The Maple Leafs got it back with MacArthur netting his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the assists going to Grabovski and Kulemin again. The Senators would hold on for a 3-2 win, and the three stars went to Karlsson, Smith, and MacArthur, with honorable mentions to Grabovski, Kulemin, Daugavins, Greening, and Neil.
Crossing Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers host the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Nikolai Khabibulin get the green light to play in the blue paint. Edmonton was first to score with Shawn Horcoff netting a power play goal via Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Corey Potter, good as his second of the season. St. Louis tied it on a David Backes goal, his third of the year, going down with guidance from Vladimir Sobotka and Roman Polak. The Oilers regained the lead with a Ryan Smyth goal, his fourth of the season, coming via Alex Plante and Ryan Jones. Edmonton extended the lead with a Jordan Eberle goal, his third of the year, with helpers provided by Taylor Hall and Nugent-Hopkins. Smyth made it 4-1 Oilers with a power play goal, his second of the night and fifth of the season, gathering steam off of Tom Gilbert and Jeff Petry. The Blues finally answered in the third period with Chris Stewart notching his third of the year on the power play thanks to Alex Pietrangelo. This left the score at 4-2, the eventual final, with Smyth, Nugent-Hopkins, and Horcoff getting the three stars.
Finally, we end in Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Semyon Varlamov tend the twines. Colorado opened with a shorthanded goal by Chuck Kobasew, his second of the season coming off of Gabriel Landeskog and Kyle Quincey. Edmonton answered on the same power play with a Scott Parse goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jarret Stoll. The Avalanche took the lead again with a Milan Hejduk power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by David Jones and Quincey. The Kings tied it again on a power play goal by Anze Kopitar, his sixth of the year assisted by Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. Colorado retook the lead again in the third period on a Matt Duchene goal, his second of the season coming off of Jones. They would hold on to win 3-2, and the three stars were awarded to Duchene, Kobasew, and Hejduk. Honorable mention to Jones and Quincey.
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