Only three games going on tonight. We begin with the similarly-colored game...
As the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Dwayne Roloson get the starting nods. Toronto led off with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Jake Gardiner and Tim Connolly. Tampa Bay replied with a power play goal by Vincent Lecavalier, his ninth of the year, thanks to Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone. The Maple Leafs took the lead back on a power play goal by Connolly, his third of the season, powered by Nikolai Kulemin and Cody Franson. Toronto extended the lead with the third of the year from Tyler Bozak, yet another power play goal, set up by Phil Kessel and Connolly. The Maple Leafs tacked a goal by Joe Colborne onto the scoreboard in the second period, assisted by Matt Frattin and John-Michael Liles. Toronto got another goal in the third period, the second of the night and fourth of the season for Bozak, an unassisted goal. The Maple Leafs remained relentless, as Joffrey Lupul registered his eleventh of the year, fueled by Bozak and Dion Phaneuf. Toronto poured another on in the form of the third of the season by Joey Crabb, courtesy of Frattin and Gardiner. This left the final at 7-1, and the three stars were Connolly, Bozak, and Gardiner, while Frattin earns an honorable mention.
Heading northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier will oppose Jaroslav Halak in between the pipes. St. Louis led off with Alex Steen potting his eighth of the season, courtesy of T.J. Oshie. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Anze Kopitar, his tenth of the year, powered by Mike Richards. Richards gave the Kings a lead in the third period with his ninth of the season, and Andrei Loktionov had the lone helper. The Blues tied it on a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his second of the year, thanks to Matt D'Agostini and Kris Russell. Los Angeles took the lead back with Willie Mitchell's goal, made possible by Simon Gagne. They would hold on for a 3-2 lead, and the three stars were awarded to Richards, Bernier (23 for 25 in saves), and Sobotka.
Finally, the Nashville Predators welcome the increasingly dangerous Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne received the starts, but Anders Lindback spelled Rinne from the second period onward. Edmonton opened on a power play goal by Shawn Horcoff, his fifth of the season, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. Ales Hemsky extended the lead for the Oilers with his second of the year, fueled by Ryan Smyth and Jordan Eberle. Eberle turned around and added on for Edmonton shortly after, notching his sixth of the season off of Hall and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers got back to it in the third period with Eberle's second of the game and seventh of the year, via Smyth and Ladislav Smid. Nashville got on the board with a Jordin Tootoo goal, coming on the power play from Shea Weber and Ryan Suter. Edmonton replied with Jeff Petry notching a power play goal, guided in by Eric Belanger and Hemsky. The Oilers continued to unleash their fury as Horcoff's second of the game and sixth of the campaign found twine, and Sam Gagner and Ryan Jones had the assists. The Predators got it to 6-2 on a Jonathon Blum goal, his second of the year, with the help of Mike Fisher and Tootoo. The three stars were Eberle, Dubnyk (30 for 32 in saves), and Nugent-Hopkins. The honorable mentions were Hall, Hemsky, Horcoff, Tootoo, and Smyth.
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