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Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Marc-Andre Fleury get the starting nods. Pittsburgh led off with a Ben Lovejoy goal, assisted by Craig Adams and Joe Vitale. New York replied with the fifteenth of the season for Brad Richards, made possible by Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with a shorthanded Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the year, with passes from Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi. New York extended the lead when Derek Stepan potted his ninth of the season, an unassisted goal. This was it for scoring, and the final sat at 3-1, with the three stars as Lundqvist (37 for 38 in saves), Dubinsky, and Lovejoy.
Down the coast to Carolina, as the Hurricanes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Cam Ward will be in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal. Buffalo answered twenty-one seconds later when Thomas Vanek notched his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht. The Hurricanes took the lead again in the third period as Staal registered his tenth of the season, with the help of Tuomo Ruutu and Tim Gleason. The Sabres tied it back up on a Pominville goal, his fourteenth of the year, going down unassisted. Carolina again stole the lead with a Chad LaRose goal, his eleventh of the season, also unassisted. The Hurricanes iced it 4-2 with an empty net goal by Brandon Sutter his, tenth of the year, coming off of Staal. The three stars were Staal, LaRose, and Ward (31 for 33 in saves), while Pominville earns honorable mention.
Northward again to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Florida Panthers. Jacob Markstrom and Johan Hedberg tend the twines. New Jersey was first on the board as Adam Henrique netted his eleventh of the season, assisted by Zach Parise. Florida answered on Mikael Samuelsson's second of the year, set up by Marcel Goc and Tomas Kopecky. The Devils gained the lead again in the second period with a Patrik Elias goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Henrik Tallinder and Mark Fayne. The Panthers retied it with a Krys Barch goal, courtesy of Michal Repik and Brian Campbell. New Jersey reclaimed the lead on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Elias and Matt Taormina. Kovalchuk added on for the Devils with his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, coming off of Bryce Salvador and Henrique, an empty net goal. New Jersey iced it 5-2 with another empty netter, this time from Parise, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Elias and Dainius Zubrus. The three stars went to Elias, Kovalchuk, and Henrique, while Parise gets an honorable mention.
Out to the Midwest, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Corey Crawford will be between the pipes. Colorado was first on the board with a David Jones goal, his eighth of the season, thanks to Erik Johnson and T.J. Galiardi. The Avalanche extended the lead in the second period when Galiardi sank his seventh of the year, with helpers provided by Paul Stastny and Johnson. Colorado advanced further with a David van der Gulik goal, made possible by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche put the game away at 4-0 with the fifth of the campaign by Chuck Kobasew, assisted by Jay McClement and Daniel Winnik. Galiardi, Varlamov (27 save shutout), and Johnson earned the three stars.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks take on the New York Islanders in a battle of the woeful. Evgeni Nabokov and Jonas Hiller will wear the goalie masks. Anaheim opened the scoring in the second period on a Bobby Ryan goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Jason Blake and Saku Koivu. New York tied it with a Matt Martin goal, his fifth of the year, coming from Mark Eaton and Michael Grabner. The Islanders took the lead in the third period, as Kyle Okposo made his eighth of the season, with the help of John Tavares and Matt Moulson. The Ducks retied it with another Ryan goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year shorthanded via Corey Perry and Toni Lydman. Anaheim grabbed the lead on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Perry and Luca Sbisa. The Ducks extended the lead with a Teemu Selanne goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Niklas Hagman and Cam Fowler. This was a 4-2 score at the final, with the three stars being Ryan, Getzlaf, and Perry.
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