Four games of hockey on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ben Scrivens and Cam ward play between the pipes. Carolina got on the board late in the first period with the second of the season by Jay Harrison, assisted by Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Jussi Jokinen power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Justin Faulk and Alexei Ponikarovsky. Toronto got on the board in the third period with Phil Kessel notching his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phaneuf. Carolina got it back on a Skinner goal, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of Staal and Bryan Allen. The Maple Leafs made it 3-2 late on the second of the game and sixteenth of the year by Kessel, set up by John-Michael Liles and Tim Connolly. Skinner, Staal, and Faulk got the three stars, while the surprisingly consistent Kessel picked up an honorable mention.
Next up, the Colorado Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks. In net are Thomas Greiss and Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Colorado opened with the ninth of the season by Matt Duchene, assisted by Ryan Wilson and Gabriel Landeskog. San Jose answered with the seventh of the year for Patrick Marleau, courtesy of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Thornton. Marleau gave the Sharks the lead in the second period with his second of the game and eighth of the season, with the help of Vlasic and Ryane Clowe. San Jose extended the lead with Joe Pavelski notching his eleventh of the year, thanks to Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks ended it at 4-1 with Marleau getting an empty net goal for a hat trick, with the help of sock trick earning assists by Vlasic and Thornton. The three stars were Marleau, Vlasic, and Duchene, although Thornton had a good game too.
Westward farther as the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jonas Hiller will be in front of the nets. Detroit led off with the fourth of the season for Henrik Zetterberg, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Brendan Smith. The Red Wings added on with a second period Johan Franzen goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit stayed strong with a Brad Stuart goal, his second of the season, with the help of Franzen and Datsyuk. Anaheim got on the board with a Saku Koivu goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Cam Fowler and Andrew Cogliano. The Ducks continued to pull back with a power play goal by Teemu Selanne, his seventh of the season, powered by Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Red Wings held on to win with a Stuart empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, aided by Niklas Kronwall and Zetterberg. Koivu, Howard (32 for 34 in saves), and Cogliano were the three stars, while Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen, and Stuart all had good games.
Up the west coast for the last game of the day, the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Ottawa Senators. Alex Auld and Cory Schneider get the starting nods. Vancouver got on the board with a power play goal by Henrik Sedin, his seventh of the season, powered by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Ottawa tied it in the third period on a Colin Greening goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Jason Spezza and Sergei Gonchar. The Canucks would take it 2-1 in overtime on a Chris Higgins goal, his seventh of the campaign via Dan Hamhuis and Sami Salo.
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