Only three games on this Monday evening, although this will be a low point for the week as the games will kick into high gear through the weekend. First up tonight...
The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Carey Price tended the twines. Carolina opened on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Bryan Allen. The Hurricanes added on in the second period when Jaroslav Spacek scored his second of the year, with the help of Jeff Skinner and Jussi Jokinen on the power play. Tomas Plekanec got Montreal going with his twelfth of the season, where Chris Campoli had the only assist. The Canadiens tied it as Erik Cole recorded a power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by David Desharnais and Tomas Kaberle. Montreal took the lead with another power play goal, Desharnais' eleventh of the season, made possible by P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty. Carolina retied it when Eric Staal scored a shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes claimed the lead once again with a Jamie McBain goal, his fifth of the season, a power play goal set up by Staal and Justin Faulk. Staal finished it at 5-3 for Carolina with an empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, assisted by McBain. The three stars went to Staal, Cole, and Desharnais, while McBain gets an honorable mention.
In the states, the Washington Capitals host the San Jose Sharks. Backups Thomas Greiss and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. San Jose led off with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Dan Boyle and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks extended the lead in the second period with another Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Logan Couture and Joe Thornton on the power play. San Jose added on again with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Pavelski and Couture. Washington got on the board with a second left in the frame, as Dmitry Orlov blasted his second of the year into the cage, with helpers provided by Jason Chimera and Roman Hamrlik. The Sharks answered it in the third period as Brent Burns put away his eighth of the season, thanks to Thornton and Pavelski. San Jose rolled along with another Ryane Clowe power play goal, his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Marleau and Thornton for a sock trick. The Capitals got one back when Hamrlik netted his second of the season, via Marcus Johansson and Jay Beagle. Washington inched closer when Jeff Schultz scored, with the assistance of Mathieu Perreault. They lost 5-3, with the three stars being Pavelski, Thornton, and Couture, while Marleau and Hamrlik take the honorable mentions.
Finally, out west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. In front of the nets are Jason LaBarbera and Roberto Luongo. Vancouver got the scoring started in the second period when David Booth scored his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Kesler and Aaron Rome. Phoenix tied it late in the third period as Keith Yandle notched his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Canucks won the game 2-1 with shootout tallies by Cody Hodgson, Alexander Edler, Booth, and Kesler to overpower the Coyotes' efforts by Ray Whitney, Gilbert Brule, and Mikkel Boedker. The three stars were given to Booth, Martin Hanzal, and Luongo (23 for 24 in saves).
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