A slow day in the NHL, as only four games will roll tonight. First up...
The Montreal Canadiens host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Carey Price are under the masks. Washington got out to an early lead with Mathieu Perreault scoring his fourth of the season, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Cody Eakin. The Capitals extended the lead on a Marcus Johansson goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Troy Brouwer and John Carlson. Washington added on in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. This was it in the scoring, with the final as 3-0. The three stars went to Neuvirth (31 save shutout), Ovechkin, and Perreault.
Southwest of Montreal, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Corey Crawford get the starting nods. Buffalo led off with a Jason Pominville goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jochen Hecht. Chicago replied with Andrew Shaw potting his fifth of the year, thanks to Duncan Keith and Steve Montador. The Blackhawks took the lead as Jonathan Toews scored a power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane. The Sabres got an equalizer in the second period as Pominville scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, via Brad Boyes and Tyler Myers. Chicago wasted little time in regaining the lead when Marian Hossa scored his eighteenth of the season, with the help of Keith. The Blackhawks extended their lead with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Andrew Brunette and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Chicago kept going in the third period, as Dave Bolland registered his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Hayes and Nick Leddy. The Blackhawks kept the attack up with another Toews power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Bolland and Seabrook. This was it for the scoring, and in the 6-2 game, the three stars were Hayes, Keith, and Shaw, with Bolland, Toews, Pominville, and Seabrook got the honorable mentions.
Further west, the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Jean-Sebastien Giguere will be in the blue paint. Florida struck first with the fifth of the season for Marcel Goc, assisted by Michal Repik and Dmitry Kulikov. Colorado answered in the second period on a Peter Mueller goal, courtesy of Erik Johnson. The Panthers regained the lead as Stephen Weiss put down his twelfth of the year, with the help of Brian Campbell and Kulikov. Florida extended the lead with Tomas Kopecky shelving his sixth of the season, thanks to Mikael Samuelsson and Goc. The Avalanche pulled back on another Mueller goal, this time a power play goal powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Milan Hejduk. Colorado tied it up when Paul Stastny put away his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Mueller and Stefan Elliott. The Avalanche took the game 4-3 in overtime with an O'Reilly goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Ryan Wilson and Stastny. The three stars were awarded to Mueller, Weiss, and Stastny, with honorable mentions to O'Reilly, Kulikov, and Goc.
Finally, we end in Anaheim, as the Ducks host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jonas Hiller guard the cages. Phoenix opened with a Kyle Chipchura goal, with a lone helper from Raffi Torres. Anaheim tied it with Niklas Hagman recording his seventh of the season, made possible by Lubomir Visnovsky and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks took the lead on a power play goal by Francois Beauchemin, powered by Jason Blake and Visnovsky as his fifth of the year. The Coyotes tied it with a Daymond Langkow goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Ray Whitney and Shane Doan. Anaheim regained the lead on Beauchemin's second of the night and sixth of the year, via Andrew Cogliano and Nick Bonino. The Ducks rolled on with a Blake goal, his fourth of the season, from Bonino and Cogliano. Anaheim added on again in the third period as Matt Beleskey notched his second of the year, guided in by George Parros and Sheldon Brookbank. The Ducks made it 6-2 with a shorthanded Corey Perry goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, passed from Beauchemin. The three stars in this game were Beauchemin, Bonino, and Cogliano, with honorable mentions for Blake and Visnovsky.
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