Only three games on tonight, beginning with an old rivalry match...
As the Colorado Avalanche host the Detroit Red Wings. Ty Conklin and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. Detroit led off with a power play goal by Johan Franzen, his twelfth of the season, powered by Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his fifth of the year, and Gabriel Landeskog had the lone assist. The Avalanche took the lead with Paul Stastny sinking his eighth of the season, a power play goal courtesy of Matt Duchene. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with Henrik Zetterberg registering his sixth of the year, thanks to Danny Cleary and Todd Bertuzzi. Colorado retook the lead with a shorthanded T.J. Galiardi goal, his third of the season, made possible by Landeskog. The Avalanche iced it with O'Reilly's second of the game and sixth of the year, an empty net goal going in after being passed from Jay McClemenet and Daniel Winnik. The final was 4-2, and the three stars were O'Reilly, Galiardi, and Landeskog.
Farther west, the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Jonas Hiller will take care of the cages. Anaheim struck first when Ryan Getzlaf netted his sixth of the season, a power play goal set up by Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks extended the lead with a Saku Koivu goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Selanne and Matt Beleskey. Minnesota got on the board late in the opening period with Dany Heatley recording his eighth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Matt Cullen and Mikko Koivu. The Wild tied it on the second of the year by Casey Wellman in the second period, assisted by Matt Cullen and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Minnesota grabbed the lead when Bouchard tallied his fourth of the season, and Cullen completed a natural sock trick with a helper, alongside Wellman's assist. The Ducks tied it in the third period on a Cam Fowler goal, which was unassisted and his third of the year. The Wild reclaimed the lead with the fourth of the season by Nick Johnson, assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Brodziak. Minnesota iced it 5-3 with Clutterbuck depositing his eighth of the year into the empty net unassisted. The three stars were awarded to Cullen, Selanne, and Francois Beauchemin, although Clutterbuck, Wellman, and Bouchard have convincing arguments for the third spot.
Finally, up north to Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Calgary Flames. Henrik Karlsson and Roberto Luongo will get the starting nods. Calgary struck first late in the opening period on an Alex Tanguay goal, his fifth of the season, coming from Roman Horak and Rene Bourque. Vancouver tied it on a power play goal by Kevin Bieksa, his second of the year, helped along by Chris Higgins and David Booth. The Canucks took the lead on a Higgins goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Booth and Dan Hamhuis. Vancouver added on in the third period with Booth's fifth of the year, assisted by Ryan Kesler and Higgins. The Canucks kept going with the seventh of the season for Jannik Hansen, and Mason Raymond and Keith Ballard had the helpers here. The floodgates were officially opened with Vancouver's Daniel Sedin netting his ninth of the year on the power play, powered by Kesler and Henrik Sedin. This forced Karlsson's removal and the insertion of Miikka Kiprusoff to the Flames' crease. The final was 5-1, and the three stars were Booth, Higgins, and Kesler.
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