Only four games rolling tonight. We begin north of the border...
As the Montreal Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Carey Price get the starting nods. Winnipeg struck first with the sixth of the season by Tim Stapleton, courtesy of Evander Kane and Blake Wheeler. Montreal answered with a Josh Gorges goal, his second of the year, coming off of David Desharnais and Erik Cole. The Canadiens took the lead on an unassisted Lars Eller goal, his fifth of the season. Montreal extended the lead in the second period with a Tomas Kaberle goal, made possible by Travis Moen and Eller. The Jets got one back on the power play as Wheeler put away his seventh of the year, thanks to Zach Bogosian and Tobias Enstrom. The Canadiens got it back in the third period when Eller netted his second of the game and sixth of the season, with the help of Moen and Andrei Kostitsyn. Montreal hit again twenty-two seconds later with a Michael Cammalleri goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Cole and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens kept the attack up twenty-eight seconds later with another Eller goal, completing the hat trick on his seventh of the season, guided in by Kostitsyn and Moen, the latter getting a sock trick. Chris Mason relieved Pavelec after this stunning outburst. Montreal extended the lead again later with an Eller goal on a penalty shot, his officially doubling his goal total for the season with his eighth of the year on a Ron Hainsey hook. Winnipeg finally answered meekly with an Andrew Ladd goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, guided in by Hainsey and Nik Antropov. The final was 7-3, and the three stars go to Eller, Kostitsyn, and Cole, while the honorable mentions include Wheeler, Moen, and did I mention Eller?
Down to New Jersey with the Devils welcoming the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Martin Brodeur will be in goal. David Clarkson got things started in New Jersey's favor by netting his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal from Zach Parise. Boston tied it with a Gregory Campbell goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Andrew Ference and Chris Kelly. The Bruins took the lead with a Nathan Horton power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by David Krejci and Milan Lucic. Boston extended the lead in the second period when Patrice Bergeron put away his eighth of the year unassisted. The Bruins kept going in the third with another Bergeron goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, with assists from Brad Marchand and Lucic. Krejci kept Boston going with his eighth of the year, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and Lucic, the latter getting a sock trick. The Bruins added on once again with a Shawn Thornton goal, his third of the season, pushed through by Daniel Paille and Seidenberg. The final was 6-1 with Bergeron, Krejci, and Thomas (30 for 31 in saves) getting the three stars and Lucic and Seidenberg earning honorable mention.
To the west, where the Vancouver Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Roberto Luongo will tend the twines. Vancouver struck first on a Daniel Sedin goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Henrik Sedin and Dan Hamhuis. The Canucks added on with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Daniel and Henrik.
Finally, the Battle of California continues when the Anaheim Ducks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jonas Hiller are between the pipes. Anaheim led off with a Corey Perry goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Andrew Cogliano. San Jose got going in the second period with a Brad Winchester goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Jamie McGinn and Jason Demers. The Sharks took the lead with Benn Ferriero notching his fourth of the season, thanks to Logan Couture and Dan Boyle. San Jose struck again in the third period with the sixteenth of the year for Joe Pavelski, set up by Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. The final was 3-1, and the three stars went to Perry, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Cam Fowler, while point-earners would like some representation.
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