Only four games on today, beginning with the Florida Panthers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Jose Theodore make the starts. Danny Briere put Philadelphia on the board first with his fifth of the season, coming off of Wayne Simmonds and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers extended the lead in the second period with a Braydon Coburn goal, via Jakub Voracek and Max Talbot. Florida got on the board with Evgeny Dadonov scoring, and Ed Jovanovski had the lone assist. Philadelphia got it back with the fourth of the year for Matt Read, a converted penalty shot coming to fruition on a Jason Garrison hook. The Panthers made it 3-2 late as Tomas Fleischmann netted his sixth of the campaign, and it was assisted by Tomas Kopecky and Brian Campbell. Briere, Bryzgalov (31 for 33 in saves), and Dadonov had the three stars.
Moving along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Corey Crawford got the starting nods. Jonathan Toews opened things up for Chicago with his eighth of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg and Nick Leddy. Steve Montador added on for the Blackhawks, his second of the year coming off of Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp. Edmonton got on the board with the tenth of the season by Ryan Smyth, fueled by Jordan Eberle and Tom Gilbert. Montador struck again for Chicago on the power play, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Leddy's tenth assist and Duncan Keith. Toews kept the Blackhawks strong early in the second period with his second of the game and ninth of the season, courtesy of Marian Hossa. The Oilers pulled back as Eberle sank his fourth of the year unassisted. Keith replied quickly for Chicago, sending his second of the season into the twine, and Hossa had the lone assist. Edmonton cut back with a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Eric Belanger. The Blackhawks iced it at 6-3 on an empty net goal for Dan Carcillo, his second of the year, made possible by Kane and Sharp. The three stars went to Montador, Toews, and Leddy, while the honorable mentions include Hossa, Kane, Sharp, Eberle, and Keith.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Jonas Hiller received the starts, but Dan Ellis took over the Anaheim net in the second period. Minnesota struck first with the fourth of the season by Kyle Brodziak, assisted by Darroll Powe and Nick Johnson. The Wild extended the lead with Matt Cullen notching his seventh of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Nate Prosser. Minnesota made it 3-0 on the second of the season for Jared Spurgeon, fueled by Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Cullen. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Cam Fowler goal, made possible by Francois Beauchemin and Bobby Ryan. Fowler added a late goal, his second of the game coming in the third period unassisted. The three stars were Backstrom (32 for 34 in saves), Fowler, and Cullen.
Lastly, in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Roberto Luongo are taking care of the twines. Vancouver struck first with Aaron Rome potting his third of the season, coming off of David Booth and Cody Hodgson. The Canucks added on as Henrik Sedin netted his sixth of the year, and Kevin Bieksa had the lone assist. New York got on the board with the fourth of the season by Matt Moulson, thanks to Michael Grabner and John Tavares. Hodgson put Vancouver up by two again with his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Rome and Chris Higgins. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with Booth sinking an empty netter, his second of the campaign, received from Rome and Maxim Lapierre. The three stars were Hodgson, Rome, and Luongo (23 for 24 in saves), while Booth deserves honorable mention.
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