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Washington Capitals are hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and Tomas Vokoun are in goal. Washington drew first blood on the power play as Alex Ovechkin put away his eighteenth of the season, powered by Marcus Johansson and Dennis Wideman. The Capitals added on with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Alexander Semin and Wideman. Washington rolled on in the second period as Brouwer scored again, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, fueled by Brooks Laich and Mike Knuble. Tampa Bay got on the board when Tom Pyatt scored his fourth of the year, and the lone assist came from Martin St. Louis. The Lightning got within one as Steven Stamkos scored his thirtieth of the season in the third period, a power play goal set up by Ryan Malone and Vincent Lecavalier. The Capitals got it back on an empty net goal by Brouwer, completing his hat trick with his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Laich and Jeff Halpern. Tampa Bay made it look closer as Lecavalier struck late on his seventeenth of the campaign, courtesy of St. Louis and Teddy Purcell, resulting in a 4-3 final. The three stars were awarded to Brouwer, Wideman, and Vokoun (28 for 31 in saves), while Laich, Lecavalier, and St. Louis earn the honorable mentions.
West a tad to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera and Curtis Sanford will be in the creases. Phoenix led off with Adrian Aucoin netting his second of the season, thanks to Lauri Korpikoski and Boyd Gordon. Columbus answered with Tomas Kubalik scoring, with the help of Aaron Johnson and Antoine Vermette. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Rick Nash goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by David Savard and Derick Brassard. Columbus extended their lead in the second period with Ryan Russell's goal, via Samuel Pahlsson and Derek Dorsett. The Coyotes got one back on a Korpikoski goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Radim Vrbata and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Blue Jackets quickly replied on a Brassard goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Fedor Tyutin and Nikita Nikitin. Phoenix pulled back in the third period as Vrbata nailed his twenty-second of the season, helped through by Korpikoski and Ekman-Larsson. They never got an equalizer, and lost 4-3, with the three stars going to Brassard, Korpikoski, and Dorsett, while honorable mentions include Ekman-Larsson and Vrbata.
Southeast to South Florida, with the Panthers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury opposes Scott Clemmensen in front of the goalmouths. Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the second period with Steve Sullivan registering his eighth of the season, and Matt Cooke had a lone assist. The Penguins added on late in the frame as Evgeni Malkin potted his eighteenth of the year, assisted by James Neal and Chris Kunitz. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Tyler Kennedy sent his sixth of the season to the twine, with helpers from Brooks Orpik and Pascal Dupuis. Florida got on the board as Michal Repik sank his second of the year, thanks to Jason Garrison and Krys Barch. Neal made it 4-1 Penguins on his twenty-second of the campaign, via Kunitz. This was a final, with the three stars being Malkin, Neal, and Fleury (25 for 26 in saves), and Kunitz gets the honorable mention.
North for a boarder skirmish as the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Ryan Miller tend the twines. Buffalo struck first as Matt Ellis sank his third of the season, thanks to Paul Gaustad and Patrick Kaleta. Gaustad added on for the Sabres with his fourth of the year, made possible by Brayden McNabb and Kaleta. Toronto got going on a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Luke Schenn and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs tied it with Joey Crabb recording his seventh of the year, with the help of Grabovski. Buffalo gained the lead again in the second period as Jason Pominville put away his fifteenth of the season, and Thomas Vanek picked up the lone helper. This was all for the scoring in the 3-2 game, leaving the three stars awards to Gaustad, Pominville, and Grabovski, with honorable mention for Kaleta.
Across the continent, the Edmonton Oilers welcomed the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller nad Nikolai Khabibulin guard the cages. Anaheim was first to score as Jason Blake potted the puck, thanks to Cam Fowler and Francois Beauchemin. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Teemu Selanne power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead on a Bobby Ryan goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Getzlaf and Luca Sbisa. This prompted Devan Dubnyk to take over control of the net from Khabibulin. This wouldn't stop the Ducks, as Corey Perry quickly added his nineteenth of the season, via Getzlaf for a sock trick and Sheldon Brookbank. Perry iced it at 5-0 for Anaheim in the third period on his second of the game and twentieth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Selanne and Getzlaf. The three stars belong to Hiller (33 save shutout), Getzlaf, and Perry, while Selanne takes the honorable mention.
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