Only eleven games on today, a low total for a Saturday, but they're spread out pretty well. Beginning at 9:30 AM Pacific, the...
Detroit Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jimmy Howard get the starts. Detroit struck first with a power play goal by Tomas Holmstrom, his seventh of the season, coming off of Ian White and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings added on with a Todd Bertuzzi goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Datsyuk and White. Chicago got on the board with an Andrew Shaw goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Nick Leddy. The Blackhawks got an equalizer in the third period as Marian Hossa netted his eighteenth of the year, with the help of Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews. Detroit would go on to win in overtime on Bertuzzi's second of the game and eighth of the campaign, assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Nicklas Lidstrom for a 3-2 final. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Datsyuk, and Hossa, while White gets honorable mention.
Also in the afternoon, the Winnipeg Jets host the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Ondrej Pavelec will take care of the goals. Winnipeg opened the scoring with an Andrew Ladd goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Johnny Oduya. New Jersey got started in the third period on the second of the campaign by Kurtis Foster, via Dainius Zubrus. The Devils took a 2-1 lead they'd take to the end as Patrik Elias notched his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Adam Larsson and Petr Sykora. The three stars went to Elias, Ladd, and David Clarkson, with Brodeur (22 for 23 in saves) as an honorable mention.
Much farther south, the Dallas Stars host the Colorado Avalanche in the last of the matinees for today. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Kari Lehtonen will take to the twines. Colorado led off with a David Jones goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Paul Stastny. Dallas tied it in the third period with a Vernon Fiddler goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Radek Dvorak and Eric Nystrom. The Avalanche took the lead back on a Stastny power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly. This was all for the scoring in the 2-1 game, with Stastny, Fiddler, and Giguere (21 for 22 in saves) getting the three stars.
Back to the east in the regularly scheduled games, beginning as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Cam Ward get the starting nods. Boston opened things up in the second period when Patrice Bergeron scored his twelfth of the season, coming on a lone assist from Johnny Boychuk. Carolina evened the ledger with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Brandon Sutter. The Bruins gained the lead again with a third period Milan Lucic goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by David Krejci. The Hurricanes tied it again as Justin Faulk scored his fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Tim Brent. Carolina took the lead on a Jay Harrison goal, his seventh of the season, going down unassisted. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 when Eric Staal put his eleventh of the year into the empty net, another unassisted goal. The three stars were Harrison, Faulk, and Ward (33 for 35 in saves).
Northward in Canada to Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hosting the New York Rangers. Martin Biron will guard the net as will Jonas Gustavsson. New York opened the scoring in the second period with the fourth of the season by Michael Rupp, thanks to Derek Stepan and Wojtek Wolski. The Rangers took the lead with a Brian Boyle goal, his third of the year, set up by Brandon Prust and Ryan McDonagh. New York iced it at 3-0 in the third period on a Stepan goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Carl Hagelin and the goalie Biron. The three stars went to Stepan, Biron (20 save shutout), and Prust.
Speaking of New York, the Islanders are home at Nassau Coliseum to host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Evgeni Nabokov stand in the blue paint. Matt Moulson got New York on the board first with his twenty-first of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Travis Hamonic. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Patrick Kaleta goal, his third of the year, made possible by Mike Weber. The Islanders retook the lead on a Kyle Okposo goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Moulson and Steve Staios. The Sabres tied it again with a Derek Roy goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Nathan Gerbe. New York took the game with a pair of Michael Grabner goals, his twelfth and thirteenth of the campaign, with assists doled out to P.A. Parenteau on both the even strength and empty net goals, Mark Streit on the earlier even strength, and Tavares on the empty netter. The three stars in the 4-2 game were Nabokov (23 for 25 in saves), Grabner, and Moulson, with honorable mention to Tavares and Parenteau.
Up to Quebec, with the Montreal Canadiens bringing in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Carey Price will tend the twines. Montreal started the scoring in the third period with Tomas Plekanec netting his ninth of the season, shorthanded and unassisted. Ottawa answered with a Kyle Turris goal, his second of the year, thanks to Sergei Gonchar and Nick Foligno. The Senators gained the lead with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and Filip Kuba. The Canadiens tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by David Desharnais and Chris Campoli. The game was decided in the shootout with a lone tally by Daniel Alfredsson to lead Ottawa to a 3-2 victory over Montreal. The three stars were awarded to Alfredsson, Spezza, and Anderson (33 for 35 in saves).
Southwest to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the San Jose Sharks. Thomas Greiss and Curtis Sanford are the masked men. San Jose drew first blood with a second period Ryane Clowe goal, his ninth of the season coming on the power play via Logan Couture and Brent Burns. Columbus answered in the third period as Rick Nash supplied his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Nikita Nikitin and Antoine Vermette. The Sharks would take the game 2-1 with a Patrick Marleau goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, pushed through by Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle. Marleau, Sanford (31 for 33 in saves), and Greiss (25 for 26 in saves) were the three star recipients.
Farther to the south, the Nashville Predators welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya "The Universe" Bryzgalov and Pekka "The Wall" Rinne have control of the cages. Only one of those nicknames is widely accepted. Nonetheless, Nashville was first on the board as Martin Erat potted his tenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Shea Weber and Mike Fisher. The Predators added on in the second period with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Gabriel Bourque. Philadelphia got on the board with Sean Couturier notching his ninth of the season, thanks to Wayne Simmonds and Andrej Meszaros. Nashville got it back in the third period after Nick Spaling's goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Jordin Tootoo and Kevin Klein. The Flyers shot back on a Simmonds goal, his twelfth of the season, with the help of Matt Read and Couturier. Fisher iced it with an empty net goal, his eighth of the year, passed through Kostitsyn and Erat, for a 4-2 final. The three stars were given to Spaling, Couturier, and Rinne (36 for 38 in saves), while Simmonds, Fisher, Kostitsyn, and Erat were the honorable mentions
A bit to the west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Jaroslav Halak are tasked with stopping the puck. Minnesota was first on the board with a David McIntyre goal, assisted by Matt Cullen and Darroll Powe. St. Louis tied it in the second period with David Perron registering his third of the season, via Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues took the lead with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by David Backes and T.J. Oshie. The Wild evened the score again with a power play goal by Jared Spurgeon, his third of the season, powered by Kyle Brodziak. St. Louis would take the game 3-2 in the shootout with a Shattenkirk tally. Pietrangelo, Harding (47 for 49 in saves), and Halak (29 for 31 in saves) were the three stars, with a nod to Shattenkirk.
Lastly, the Sutter Cup battle takes place in Calgary, with Brent's Flames opposing the visiting Los Angeles Kings headed by Darryl. Jonathan Quick and Miikka Kiprusoff are between the pipes. Los Angeles led off with a second period Mike Richards, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Dustin Penner and Rob Scuderi. Matt Greene added on for the Kings with his third of the year, fueled by Jarret Stoll and Richards. Los Angeles kept going with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Justin Williams and Dustin Brown. Calgary replied with returning hero Michael Cammalleri's tenth of the year, a power play goal, powered by Anton Babchuk and Jay Bouwmeester. Brown iced it at 4-1 in the third period with an empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Williams and Drew Doughty. The three stars were Richards, Mikael Backlund, and Quick (29 for 30 in saves), while Williams and Brown earn honorable mentions.
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