There are nine games of hockey tonight. We begin in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Calgary Flames. Backups Leland Irving and Tuukka Rask were in goal. Boston led off with a Tyler Seguin goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Benoit Pouliot. The Bruins added on with a Milan Lucic goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Nathan Horton and David Krejci. Boston kept going with a Krejci power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Rich Peverley and Zdeno Chara. Bergeron kept the Bruins going in the second period with his tenth of the year, coming off of Seguin and Pouliot. Boston extended the lead again with a Chris Kelly goal, his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Andrew Ference and Peverley. The Bruins chased Irving with a Horton goal, his eleventh of the year, guidecd in by Lucic and Chara. Miikka Kiprusoff came in on mop up duty. Boston was relentless when Horton scored again, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, set up by Dennis Seidenberg and Krejci. The Bruins were back to work in the third period with the second Bergeron goal of the game, and his eleventh of the year, via Seguin and Pouliot, the latter getting a sock trick. Boston scored again, this time shorthanded, with a Daniel Paille goal, his seventh of the season, with no assistance. The final stood at 9-0, with Bergeron, Seguin, and Rask (25 save shutout) getting the three stars. Honorable mentions for Horton, Krejci, and Pouliot (two points doesn't earn you much here) while dishonorable mention goes to the Flames as a whole, Gregory Campbell, Shawn Thornton, Zach Hamill, and Adam McQuaid.
To New York, with the Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Martin Biron will be in the blue paint. Florida led off with the third of the season for Marcel Goc, fueled by Mikael Samuelsson and Matt Bradley. New York tied it with Anton Stralman's tally, made possible by Ruslan Fedotenko. The Rangers took the lead with a third period Ryan Callahan goal, his fourteenth of the year coming on the power play from Brad Richards and Dan Girardi. The Panthers retied it on the fifth of the season for Mike Santorelli, courtesy of Brian Campbell and Samuelsson. New York would take the game 3-2 in overtime with a Marian Gaborik goal, his twenty-third of the year, with helpers provided by Derek Stepan and Michael Del Zotto. The three stars belonged to Gaborik, Richards, and Clemmensen (38 for 41 in saves), while Samuelsson gets an honorable mention.
Up to Pennsylvania, where the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Ray Emery and Ilya Bryzgalov took to the cages. Jimmy Hayes opened for Chicago with his second of the season, assisted by Jamal Mayers. Philadelphia tied it with a Jakub Voracek goal, his sixth of the year, coming from Braydon Coburn and Marc-Andre Bourdon. The Blackhawks got it back in the second period with an Andrew Shaw goal, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. The Flyers retied it with Scott Hartnell's eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Claude Giroux and Matt Read. Philadelphia took the lead on a Harry Zolnierczyk goal, his third of the year, thanks to Sean Couturier and Andrej Meszaros. The Flyers added on with James van Riemsdyk potting his tenth of the season, via Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn. Chicago pulled back in the third period on Brent Seabrook's third of the year, courtesy of Dave Bolland. The Blackhawks tied it when Patrick Kane deposited his tenth of the season, via Patrick Sharp and Toews. Philadelphia took the game 5-4 late on another van Riemsdyk goal, his eleventh of the year, a power play goal with assistance from Hartnell and Giroux. The three stars would be van Riemsdyk, Toews, and Zolnierczyk, while Giroux and Hartnell get honorable mentions.
North again to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets. Backups Chris Mason and Jonas Gustavsson will wear the masks. Toronto struck first with a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Joffrey Lupul and Tim Connolly. The Maple Leafs scored again in the second period with Connolly notching his seventh of the year, thanks to Joey Crabb and Dion Phaneuf. Toronto extended the lead in the third period with the twelfth of the season for Mikhail Grabovski, pushed through by Nikolai Kulemin and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs attacked again with a Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Grabovski and Cody Franson. This made the final 4-0, and the three stars went to Gustavsson (24 save shutout), Grabovski, and Connolly.
Over to Ottawa, with the Senators welcoming the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and Craig Anderson got the starting nods. Ottawa scored first with Jason Spezza recording his fifteenth of the season, with the help of Colin Greening and Sergei Gonchar. The Senators added on in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, made possible by Daniel Alfredsson and Erik Condra. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period as Steven Stamkos netted his twenty-eighth of the year, from Vincent Lecavalier and Matt Gilroy. Ottawa struck back when Zack Smith sank his twelfth of the season, and Alfredsson had the lone helper. Alfredsson iced things at 4-1 for the Senators on his thirteenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Turris and Nick Foligno. The three stars were awarded to Anderson (35 for 36 in saves), Alfredsson, and Turris.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Jaroslav Halak are guarding the goalmouths. St. Louis was first to score as Chris Stewart potted his ninth of the season, and the lone assist came from Jamie Langenbrunner. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Ales Hemsky and Ryan Jones. Fifteen seconds later, the Oilers had a lead when Ben eager registered his fourth of the season, coming off of Andy Sutton. Edmonton extended the lead with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, set up by Sam Gagner as his seventeenth of the year. The Blues got one back as Alex Pietrangelo put away his sixth of the season in the third period, guided in by Carlo Colaiacovo and David Backes on the power play. St. Louis tied the game with Backes registering his twelfth of the year, another power play goal, thanks to David Perron and Colaiacovo. The Blues took the lead with a Matt D'Agostini goal, fueled by T.J Oshie and Colaiacovo, the latter getting a sock trick on the scorer's ninth of the season. This was a final at 4-3, with the three stars handed out to Pietrangelo, Colaiacovo, and Shawn Horcoff, while Backes gets the honorable mention.
Back to the east a bit, with the Nashville Predators welcoming the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen opposes Pekka Rinne in goal. Dallas opened on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Loui Eriksson and Brenden Morrow. Nashville replied with a Gabriel Bourque goal, made possible by Jordin Tootoo and Nick Spaling. The Stars took the lead back with another Ribeiro goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, guided in by Nicklas Grossman and Eriksson. Dallas extended the lead in the second period on a Jamie Benn goal, his eleventh of the season, going down unassisted. The Stars added on again in the third period with an Adam Burish goal, his fourth of the year, thanks to Tom Wandell and Jamie. This made it 4-1, a final, with the three stars being Ribeiro, Lehtonen (24 for 25 in saves), and Eriksson, while Jamie also did well.
To the west coast, where the San Jose Sharks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Backups Curtis Sanford and Thomas Greiss will be wearing the goalie gear. Columbus led off when Vinny Prospal made his eighth of the season, assisted by Mark Letestu and Antoine Vermette. San Jose tied it with a Ryane Clowe power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Michal Handzus and Jason Demers. Joe Thornton kept the crazy eights theme going for the Sharks in the second period with his eighth of the season, thanks to Patrick Marleau and Demers. The final was 2-1 after the third period went scoreless, leaving the three stars as Demers, Sanford (37 for 39 in saves), and Thornton.
Down the coast to Los Angeles, with the Kings hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Joanthan Quick will be in the creases. Los Angeles downed Phoenix in overtime by a 1-0 score with a Drew Doughty goal, his third of the campaign, made possible by Jarret Stoll and Jack Johnson. The three stars were awarded to Quick (22 save shutout), Smith (27 for 28 in saves), and Doughty.
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