Nine games this Tuesday evening, keeping with a recent theme of concentrating the games around a small period of time. We begin with a powerful match in the Eastern Conference as...
The Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers. Stud goalies getting the starts here are Henrik Lundqvist and Tim Thomas. New York opened with a Ryan Callahan power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, set up by Michael Del Zotto and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers added on with Ryan McDonagh notching his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. New York struck again with a third period Artem Anisimov goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Anton Stralman. The final held at 3-0, and the three stars were awarded to Lundqvist (42 save shutout), Callahan, and McDonagh.
Also with a Northeast vs. Atlantic division match, the Buffalo Sabres take on the New Jersey Devils in upstate New York. Martin Brodeur and Ryan Miller will take to the cages. New Jersey led off with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his twenty-third of the season, a power play goal made possible by Patrik Elias and David Clarkson. Buffalo evened the score in the second period when Jason Pominville netted his twenty-first of the year, an unassisted goal. The Devils took the lead in the third period on a Petr Sykora goal, his thirteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Adam Henrique and Kovalchuk. New Jersey added on with another Kovalchuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Henrique and Mark Fayne. The Devils iced it at 4-1 with a Kovalchuk empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign securing a hat trick, with Zach Parise recording the only assist. The three stars were given out to Kovalchuk, Brodeur (29 for 30 in saves), and Henrique.
Out west, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Steve Mason got the starting nods. St. Louis struck first on a shorthanded goal by David Backes, his seventeenth of the season, set up by David Perron. Columbus tied it in the last second of the first period with a James Wisniewski power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mark Letestu and Jeff Carter. The Blue Jackets took a lead in the third period with a Derek Dorsett goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Samuel Pahlsson and Antoine Vermette. This was the deciding goal of the 2-1 game, and the three stars belonged to Wisniewski, Dorsett, and Mason (31 for 32 in saves).
Southeast to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Mathieu Garon will try to stop the puck. Ottawa was first on the board with the tenth of the season by Erik Karlsson, assisted by Jason Spezza and Bobby Butler. The Senators extended their lead in the second period with a Spezza power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Filip Kuba and Karlsson. Ottawa added on with a third period goal by Spezza, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Butler and Milan Michalek. Spezza finished his hat trick and iced the game at 4-0 with his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Sergei Gonchar as it found the empty cage. Spezza, Anderson (28 save shutout), and Karlsson had the three stars while Butler gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Minnesota, with the Wild bringing in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Josh Harding were in the blue paint. Minnesota was first on the scoreboard with a Dany Heatley power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Marek Zidlicky and Mikko Koivu. Anaheim tied it on Niklas Hagman's third period goal, his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Ducks took the lead with Corey Perry potting his twenty-seventh of the season, with a lone helper by Luca Sbisa. This late goal made it 2-1, a final, with the three stars being Perry, Harding (23 for 25 in saves), and Heatley.
Backtracking to Detroit, with the Red Wings hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Joey MacDonald will have the green light in goal. Detroit led off with a Henrik Zetterberg power play goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom. The Red Wings added on with a Brad Stuart goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Darren Helm. Detroit extended the lead with Jiri Hudler netting his eighteenth of the season in the third period, helped along by Valtteri Filppula and Ian White. Dallas broke up the shutout late, leaving the score at 3-1 after Adam Burish put away his fifth of the year, assisted by Michael Ryder and Loui Eriksson. The three stars were handed out to Zetterberg, Helm, and MacDonald (20 for 21 in saves), while Detroit as a whole gets honorable mention for having the longest home winning streak ever.
South a bit to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Ray Emery and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Ryan Suter got Nashville on the board first with his seventh of the season, helped along by Sergei Kostitsyn and Mike Fisher. Chicago quickly evened the score with a Bryan Bickell goal, his sixth of the year, via Jamal Mayers and Andrew Shaw. The Predators retook the lead in the second period when Nick Spaling sank his eighth of the season, assisted by Ryan Ellis and Jordin Tootoo. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period as Marian Hossa deposited his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Duncan Keith. Nashville got the lead back with Ellis recording his third of the season, an David Legwand had the lone assist. This was it, as the Predators took a 3-2 win, and the three stars went to Ellis, Suter, and Hossa.
Crossing into Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Ondrej Pavelec are between the irons. Winnipeg was first on the board as Chris Thorburn registered his third of the season, with the help of Jim Slater and Tanner Glass. New York tied it in the second period as Matt Moulson's twenty-fifth of the year found twine, a power play goal guided in by John Tavares. The Islanders gained the lead with a P.A. Parenteau goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Milan Jurcina and Brian Rolston. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Matt Martin empty net goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Parenteau. The three stars went out to Parenteau, Nabokov (37 for 38 in saves), and Thorburn.
Finally, we head west to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Miikka Kiprusoff tend the twines. Calgary opened with an Alex Tanguay goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Olli Jokinen and T.J. Brodie. The Flames extended the lead when Jokinen notched his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Tanguay and Jarome Iginla. Toronto got one back when Tyler Bozak netted his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Joffrey Lupul and Phil Kessel. Calgary answered in the second period with Paul Byron making his third of the year on a penalty shot created from a Dion Phaneuf hook. The Flames added on with Blake Comeau recording his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Michael Cammalleri and Mark Giordano. Calgary made it 5-1 with an Iginla goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Tanguay. This was a final, and the three stars went to Kiprusoff (41 for 42 in saves), Jokinen, and Byron, while Iginla and Tanguay get the honorable mentions.
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