Again, we have a very limited set of games to be played, with only three tonight. We begin with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Steve Mason put on the pads for the game. T.J. Galiardi got Colorado going with a goal, assisted by Ryan O'Byrne and Ryan Wilson. Columbus tied it in the second period with Rick Nash netting his second of the season, an unassisted goal. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Radek Martinek goal, assisted by Vinny Prospal and Nash. The Avalanche evened it as Gabriel Landeskog scored off passes from Jan Hejda and Ryan O'Reilly The game required a shootout for a decision, and this was where Nash was overpowered by Milan Hejduk and Matt Duchene, resulting in a 3-2 win. Varlamov (31 for 33 in saves), Nash, and Landeskog got the three stars.
Next, we go to Philadelphia, with the Flyers welcoming the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Ilya Bryzgalov will play between the pipes. Philadelphia opened on a Claude Giroux goal, his third of the year coming on the power play via Chris Pronger and Matt Read. Pronger later tallied his own goal to extend the Flyer lead, also a power play goal, powered by Giroux and Jaromir Jagr. Vancouver got on the board with a Mikael Samuelsson power play goal, with help from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Philadelphia got it back with James van Riemsdyk putting the puck away, and Giroux got the one assist. The Canucks pulled closer again with a Henrik Sedin goal, made possible by Alexandre Burrows and Alexander Edler. The Flyers replied with Jakub Voracek notching his second of the season, courtesy of Sean Couturier and Kimmo Timonen. Vancouver again pulled within one, as Chris Higgins recorded his second of the year, helped along by Burrows and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks got the equalizer as Daniel netted his second of the season, courtesy of Edler and Samuelsson on the power play. Philadelphia retook control with a 5-4 lead on an Andrej Meszaros goal, and the lone assist belonged to Danny Briere. This would stand as the final score, and the three stars were Giroux, Higgins, and Prongers, although cases for Burrows or Edler are legitimate.
Finally, the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Cam Ward were the goalies. The scoring was opened by Carolina in the second period with Joni Pitkanen, a power play goal powered by Tomas Kaberle and Jussi Jokinen. The Hurricanes extended their lead with Anthony Stewart's goal, thanks to Tim Brent and Tim Gleason. Boston replied with a Tyler Seguin goal, and Nathan Horton and Adam McQuaid got the helpers here. Carolina made it 3-1 with a Jiri Tlusty goal, fueled by Brandon Sutter and Pat Dwyer. The Bruins got one back as Brad Marchand potted his second of the year, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Joe Corvo. They could not find the equalizer, though, and fell 3-2. The three stars were awarded to Gleason, Sutter, and Pitkanen for whatever reason.
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