A total of thirteen games run today, beginning at 10 AM Pacific with the...
Boston Bruins hosting the Vancouver Canucks in a Stanley Cup Rematch. Cory Schneider and Tim Thomas will be starting in goal. Vancouver drew first blood with a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Sami Salo and Daniel Sedin. Boston tied it when Brad Marchand potted his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Rich Peverley goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist from Benoit Pouliot. The Canucks tied it when Alexandre Burrows scored on the power play, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Cody Hodgson and Kevin Bieksa. Vancouver took the lead late with another power play goal, the eleventh of the season by Henrik Sedin, set up by Alexander Edler and Bieksa. The Canucks kept the power play prowess going in the third period when Hodgson recorded his tenth of the year, and Dan Hamhuis had the lone helper. Boston shot back when David Krejci notched his tenth of the season, and Joe Corvo picked up the assist. The final was 4-3 Vancouver, with the three stars being Hodgson, Nathan Horton, and Krejci, while Bieksa gets the honorable mention.
Also, in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Ottawa Senators. Taking the nets are Craig Anderson and Ilya Bryzgalov. Philadelphia was first on the board with a Danny Briere goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jakub Voracek and Andrej Meszaros. Ottawa tied it in the second period when Milan Michalek scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Sergei Gonchar and Erik Karlsson on the power play. The Senators took the lead in the third period on a Bobby Butler goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Karlsson and Filip Kuba. The Flyers retied it when Briere struck again, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, coming on the power play from Kimmo Timonen and Brayden Schenn. Philadelphia won it 3-2 in overtime with a Briere goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the campaign, fueled by Voracek. The three stars belonged to Briere, Bryzgalov (35 for 37 in saves), and Anderson (36 for 39 in saves), while Voracek and Karlsson earn honorable mentions.
Later on, we go south to Dallas, with the Stars hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Richard Bachman get the starting nods. Edmonton led off with a Taylor Hall goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Sam Gagner and Ladislav Smid. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Trevor Daley and Loui Eriksson. The Stars gained the lead when Benn scored in the third period, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, coming off of Adam Burish and Tom Wandell. Dallas would cruise to a 4-1 win with Mike Ribeiro's pair of goals, his ninth and tenth of the year, with assists provided by Eriksson on both goals for a sock trick and Brenden Morrow on the empty netter only. The three stars were Benn, Bachman (25 for 26 in saves), and Ribeiro, while Eriksson earns honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis Sanford and Jonathan Quick picked up the starts. Columbus made it 1-0 in the second period on a Grant Clitsome goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Derick Brassard and David Savard. This was the only goal, and the three stars went to Sanford (31 save shutout), Fedor Tyutin, and Justin Williams, while the point earners may argue these nominations.
Crossing the country diagonally to Buffalo, with the Sabres welcoming the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec adn Jhonas Enroth were the masked men. Buffalo led the scoring off in the second period with a Tyler Myers power play goal, his third of the season, thanks to Jason Pominville and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Winnipeg answered on the power play when Blake Wheeler notched his eighth of the year, powered by Tobias Enstrom and Bryan Little. The game went to overtime, where the Jets downed the Sabres 2-1 with a Johnny Oduya goal, his second of the campaign, pushed through by Evander Kane. Oduya, Pavelec (31 for 32 in saves), and Enroth (39 for 41 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
Into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Carey Price played between the pipes. Tampa Bay opened with a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Dominic Moore and Eric Brewer. Montreal answered with a Mike Blunden goal, made possible by Hal Gill and Mathieu Darche. The Canadiens took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by P.K. Subban. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with a late Erik Cole power play goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, powered by David Desharnais and Pacioretty. The three stars were Pacioretty, Price (23 for 24 in saves), and Lecavalier.
Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Marc-Andre Fleury were in the blue paint. Pittsburgh was first on the board with Evgeni Malkin recording his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz. New Jersey replied with an Adam Henrique shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Zach Parise alone. The Devils took the lead when Ilya Kovalchuk netted his fifteenth of the season, via Parise and Henrique. New Jersey would take the game 3-1 due to a third period power play goal from Dainius Zubrus, his twelfth of the year, powered by Patrik Elias and Kovalchuk. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Brodeur (41 for 42 in saves), and Malkin, while Parise and Henrique also played very well.
Northward to Canada again, as the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jonas Gustavsson guard the cages. Toronto led off when Phil Kessel converted a penalty shot as his twenty-fourth of the season. The Maple Leafs added on with a Dion Phaneuf power play goal, his seventh of the year going in unassisted. Toronto struck again on a Dave Steckel goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Joffrey Lupul and Kessel. Detroit got going in the second period on a Todd Bertuzzi goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen. The Red Wings pulled closer on a Niklas Kronwall goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Franzen and Datsyuk. Detroit tied it in the third period with the twelfth of the campaign by Jiri Hudler, set up by Brad Stuart and Henrik Zetterberg. The Maple Leafs would grab the lead back and hold it at 4-3 with an unassisted Lupul goal, his nineteenth of the year. Lupul, Kessel, and Datsyuk were the three stars, while Franzen gets an honorable mention.
To the south, the Nashville Predators hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Justin Peters attempted to oppose Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville was first on the board as Shea Weber got his ninth of the season, assisted by Martin Erat and Sergei Kostitsyn. The Predators extended the lead with a Craig Smtih power play goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of David Legwand and Colin Wilson. Nashville added on in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his tenth of the season, via Mike Fisher and Ryan Ellis. Hornqvist added on in the third period for the Predators with another power play goal, his second of the night and eleventh of the year, thanks to Erat and Fisher. Carolina got on the board with a Jay Harrison goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Eric Staal and Anthony Stewart. Nashville shot back with an Ellis power play goal, powered by Roman Josi and Fisher, the latter getting a sock trick. The Hurricanes cut it down to 5-2 with a Harrison power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, guided in by Jamie McBain and Brandon Sutter. Hornqvist, Rinne (27 for 29 in saves), and Ellis had the three stars while Fisher, Harrison, and Erat get honorable mentions.
In the desert, the Phoenix Coyotes hosted the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Mike Smith were in front of the goalmouths. Phoenix led off with a Shane Doan goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Daymond Langkow. New York tied it on a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. The Coyotes took the lead back in the second period with Doan's second of the night and eleventh of the season, and the lone assist came from Keith Yandle. Taylor Pyatt added on for Phoenix with his fifth of the year, thanks to Lauri Korpikoski and Marc-Antoine Pouliot. The Coyotes extended the lead further with the seventh of the season for Oliver Ekman-Larsson, made possible by Radim Vrbata and Rostislav Klesla. Phoenix iced it at 5-1 when Doan finished his hat trick with his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Ray Whitney and Ekman-Larsson. The three stars went out to Doan, Smith (31 for 32 in saves), and Ekman-Larsson.
Back to the Midwest, where the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Brian Elliott will wear the pads. Patrik Berglund sparked things for St. Louis on his tenth of the season, guided in by T.J. Oshie and Matt D'Agostini. The Blues added on with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his sixth of the year, pushed through by Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Sobotka. St. Louis kept going in the second period with a power play goal by Jason Arnott, his ninth of the season, thanks to Sobotka and Shattenkirk. The Blues made it 4-0 with another power play goal, the thirteenth of the year for David Backes, powered by Oshie and Pietrangelo. The third period was silent, so this held as a final, and the three stars were Oshie, Berglund, and Sobotka, while Pietrangelo and Shattenkirk got the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Miikka Kiprusoff tend the twines. Calgary got things going with a third period Lance Bouma goal, made possible by Lee Stempniak and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on with a Jarome Iginla goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Curtis Glencross and Olli Jokinen. It is the 500th of his career. Calgary extended the lead again with Glencross potting his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Brodie. Minnesota got on the board with a Dany Heatley goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, fueled by Mikko Koivu and Devin Setoguchi. This concluded the scoring, and the three stars in the 3-1 game were Iginla, Kiprusoff (27 for 28 in saves), and Bouma, while Glencross gets honorable mention.
Down to the Pacific Coast, with the San Jose Sharks hosting the Washington Capitals. Tomas Vokoun and Antti Niemi man the creases. San Jose struck first with a Jason Demers goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Torrey Mitchell in the second period. Washington answered with Dennis Wideman potting his eighth of the year, a power play goal powered by Troy Brouwer and Alexander Semin. The Sharks took the lead late in the frame when Brent Burns put his seventh of the season away on the power play, guided in by Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau. The Capitals tied it again with a Joel Ward goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, pushed through by Wideman and Jason Chimera. San Jose stole it back sixteen seconds later on a Marleau's fifteenth of the season, coming off of Joe Thornton and Boyle. The Sharks extended the lead with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, set up by Ryane Clowe and Marleau, as his third of the year. Mitchell iced it at 5-2 for San Jose with an empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, allowing Boyle to get a sock trick alongside a Michal Handzus assist. Marleau, Boyle, and Mitchell got the three stars, while Wideman earned the honorable mention.
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