Eleven games going on tonight, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Ilya Bryzgalov are in the blue paint. Philadelphia was first on the board as Kimmo Timonen netted his second of the season on the power play via Claude Giroux and Jaromir Jagr. The Flyers struck again in the second period as Sean Couturier recorded his tenth of the year shorthanded with help from Matt Read. Minnesota got on the board with a Darroll Powe goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Warren Peters and Mike Lundin. Philadelphia got it back as Braydon Coburn put away his second of the year, with the help of Jagr and Brayden Schenn. The Flyers extended the lead again on a Scott Hartnell power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Matt Carle and Read. Philadelphia kept the attack up in the third period as Jakub Voracek drained his seventh of the year, and the lone helper came from Max Talbot. This made it 5-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Hartnell, Couturier, and Jagr, with respect to Read.
Staying in the Atlantic Division, the New Jersey Devils are hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Chris Mason and Martin Brodeur received the starting nods. Ilya Kovalchuk struck first for New Jersey on his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Zach Parise. The Devils extended the lead in the second period on Petr Sykora's eleventh of the year, made possible by Henrik Tallinder and Patrik Elias. New Jersey rolled on as David Clarkson potted his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Elias. The Devils kept going on another Kovalchuk goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year coming on the power play from Clarkson and Kurtis Foster. Mason shortly left in favor of Ondrej Pavelec. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Tobias Enstrom goal, his third of the season, via Nik Antropov and Kyle Wellwood. New Jersey got it back with Elias sinking his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Anton Volchenkov and Sykora. This was it for the scoring, leaving it at 5-1 with Kovalchuk, Elias, and Sykora as the three stars, and with honorable mention to Clarkson.
Into the nation's capital, as the Washington Capitals host the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Tomas Vokoun were the masked men. New York got things going on a John Tavares power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Mark Streit and Matt Moulson. The Islanders added on in the second period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Frans Nielsen. New York padded the lead in the third period with Parenteau's second of the game and ninth of the season coming on the power play, thanks to Moulson and Nielsen. This was the final goal, making it 3-0, with the three stars as Parenteau, Nabokov (17 save shutout), and Tavares, while Nielsen and Moulson were the honorable mentions.
Back to Pennsylvania, as the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Marc-Andre Fleury take to the goalmouths. Carolina was first to score with a Jamie McBain goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Skinner. Evgeni Malkin answered for Pittsburgh with his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Matt Niskanen and Paul Martin. The Penguins won it in the shootout due to Malkin and James Neal outscoring the Hurricanes' Jokinen for a 2-1 win. The three stars were awarded to Neal, Fleury (25 for 26 in saves), and Ward (40 for 41 in saves), with honorable mention for Malkin.
A tad to the west, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Curtis Sanford play goalie. Edmonton opened with Anton Lander registering his second of the season, with helpers provided by Josh Green and Ryan Jones. The Oilers extended the lead with a Ben Eager goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jeff Petry and Ales Hemsky. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his eighth of the season, thanks to Antoine Vermette and Tomas Kubalik. The Blue Jackets tied it with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Rick Nash and Nikita Nikitin. Columbus took the lead in the third period as Derek MacKenzie potted his fifth of the season, with a lone helper from Colton Gillies. The Blue Jackets iced it 4-2 an unassisted empty net goal for Derek Dorsett, his eighth of the year. The three stars were MacKenzie, Brassard, and Dorsett.
To the north as the Battle of Ontario returns in full force, with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and James Reimer guard the cages. Toronto was first on the board with a Matthew Lombardi goal, his third of the season, assisted by Tim Connolly and Cody Franson. The Maple Leafs added on with Joffrey Lupul potting his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Phil Kessel. Ottawa got on the board late with a Daniel Alfredsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists from Milan Michalek and Kyle Turris. The Senators tied it in the second period as Jason Spezza put his twentieth of the year away, powered by Kaspars Daugavins and Filip Kuba. Ottawa gained the lead in the third period as Turris potted his third of the season, guided in by Alfredsson an Jared Cowen. This was a final, with the three stars of the 3-2 game being Anderson (37 for 39 in saves), Lombardi, and Turris, with honorable mention for Alfredsson.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers took on the Nashville Predators. Anders Lindback and Henrik Lundqvist will be between the pipes. New York struck first as Dan Girardi netted his fourth of the season, helped along by Marian Gaborik and Carl Hagelin. The Rangers extended their lead in the second period as John Mitchell sank his fourth of the year, going down unassisted. New York iced it at 3-0 on a Ryan Callahan goal, his fifteenth of the campaign going unassisted into the empty net. The three stars went to Lundqvist (27 save shutout), Girardi, and Brandon Prust, while Mitchell or Callahan could have taken the third spot.
Down to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Mathieu Garon are in the creases. Tampa Bay struck first with a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Matt Gilroy and Martin St. Louis. Boston tied it in the second period as Nathan Horton found a home for his fifteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Lightning regained the lead as Tom Pyatt scored his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Downie and Gilroy. The Bruins tied it again with Horton's second of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to Andrew Ference and David Krejci. Tampa Bay took the lead again in the third period as Ryan Malone found a home for his tenth of the season, with assists from Dominic Moore and Nate Thompson. Boston got another equalizer as Daniel Paille registered his eighth of the year shorthanded, guided in by Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg. The Lightning gained a 4-3 when Moore netted his fourth of the season, with help from Malone and Downie. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-3 with Steven Stamkos' goal, his thirty-first of the year, going into the empty net, passed through by Lecavalier. The three stars were given to Moore, Pyatt, and Malone, with honorable mention for Horton, Gilroy, Downie, and Lecavalier.
Westward to Dallas, with the Stars hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Backups Ty Conklin and Richard Bachman have control of the nets. Detroit was first on the board as Tomas Holmstrom notched his eighth of the season, via Justin Abdelkader and Jan Mursak. Dallas tied it on a Brenden Morrow power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Alex Goligoski and Stephane Robidas. The Stars took the lead on a Loui Eriksson goal, his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Sheldon Souray and Adam Burish. The Red Wings evened it when Jiri Hudler netted his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Valtteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit would take the game in the shootout on a lone Hudler tally. The three stars were Hudler, Bachman (30 for 32 in saves), and Eriksson.
Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Los Angeles struck first as Dustin Penner sank his third of the season, thanks to Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Alexander Edler and Alexandre Burrows. The Kings grabbed the lead back with a Justin Williams goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal set up by Willie Mitchell and Anze Kopitar. The Canucks tied it in the third period on David Booth's sixth of the year, courtesy of Jannik Hansen and Cody Hodgson. The game went to a shootout, where Los Angeles used tallies by Williams and Mike Richards to outweigh a lone goal from Burrows, defeating the Canucks 3-2. The three stars belonged to Luongo (39 for 41 in saves), Williams, and Hansen.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks hosted the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Antti Niemi were in front of the nets. Calgary was first on the board as Chris Butler registered his second of the season, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Mikael Backlund. San Jose evened it with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his fifth of the year, coming from Michal Handzus and Brent Burns. The game was decided in the shootout as the Sharks beat the Flames with Handzus and Burns goals for a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Niemi (27 for 28 in saves), Kiprusoff (30 for 31 in saves), and Burns, with honorable mention for Handzus.
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