Today we only have two games, a calm before the storm that will come on Saturday. The first is in Buffalo, with the Sabres hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ryan Miller are in the nets. Thomas Vanek led off the scoring for Buffalo with his third of the season, with the lone helper by Jordan Leopold. Carolina replied with a Jay Harrison goal, and Jamie McBain got the assist there. The Sabres regained the lead on a Derek Roy goal, fueled by Drew Stafford and Christian Ehrhoff. Late in the first period, the Hurricanes tied it again on a shorthanded goal by Brandon Sutter, an unassisted tally. Carolina took the lead in the second period on another shorthanded goal, this time by Tim Brent, with help from Jiri Tlusty. Buffalo tied it in the third period with Stafford notching his second of the year, courtesy of Tyler Myers and Andrej Sekera. The Hurricanes replied to make it 4-3 with a Jeff Skinner goal, his second of the season, guided in by Jussi Jokinen and Joni Pitkanen on the power play. This would be a final, with Skinner, Stafford, and Ward (39 for 42 in saves) getting the three stars.
The other game was part of the Battle of California, with the Anaheim Ducks hosting the San Jose Sharks. Thomas Greiss and Jonas Hiller play goal tonight. Anaheim jumped to an early lead with a Maxime Macenauer goal, assisted by the unlikely duo of George "The Mustache" Parros and Brandon McMillan. This goal would hold up until the end, giving the Ducks a 1-0 victory over the Sharks. The three stars were Hiller (31 save shutout), Francois Beauchemin, and Macenauer, although Greiss (22 for 23 in saves), Parros, or McMillan could have easily taken Beauchemin's spot.
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