Another seven game night for us tonight. We begin in...
Carolina, as the Hurricanes host the San Jose Sharks. Thomas Greiss and Justin Peters got the nods in the battle of backups. Carolina opened with a Jeff Skinner goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Jussi Jokinen. The Hurricanes added on as Justin Faulk notched his fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jiri Tlusty and Eric Staal. Dan Boyle put San Jose on the board in the third period with his sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. Brent Burns tied it for the Sharks with his ninth of the year, coming off of Dominic Moore and Ryane Clowe. Carolina regained the lead with Jokinen depositing his eighth of the season, via Jamie McBain and Drayson Bowman. This was good for a 3-2 final, and the three stars were Jokinen, Skinner, and Peters (35 for 37 in saves).
Northward to New Jersey, as the Devils welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Martin Brodeur were guarding the cages. New Jersey led off with Adam Henrique registering his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise in the second period. The Devils added on as Alexei Ponikarovsky potted his tenth of the year, with the help of Dainius Zubrus and Matt Taormina. Anaheim got one back as Corey Perry put away his twenty-ninth of the season, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Jason Blake. The Ducks got a late third period equalizer when Sheldon Brookbank scored, coming off of Andrew Cogliano and Nick Bonino. New Jersey took the game in the shootout with Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scoring to overpower Teemu Selanne for a 3-2 win. The three stars belonged to Brodeur (36 for 38 in saves), Brookbank, and Perry, while Kovalchuk earns honorable mention.
North again, as the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ryan Miller will play goal. Buffalo started the scoring as Robyn Regehr netted the puck, with the help of Paul Gaustad and Nathan Gerbe. Montreal replied on a Tomas Kaberle goal, his second of the season, made possible by David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. The Sabres regained the lead as Tyler Myers put his fifth of the year in the twine, assisted by Ville Leino and Derek Roy. The Canadiens shot back with a power play goal for Scott Gomez, his second of the season, powered by Yannick Weber and Tomas Plekanec. Montreal gained the lead in the second period with a Chris Campoli goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ryan White. Buffalo tied it in the third period as Tyler Ennis recorded his fifth of the season, guided in by Leino and Drew Stafford. The tie was broken in the shootout with Pacioretty and Desharnais tallying for a 4-3 win. Desharnais, Myers, and Regehr had the three stars while Pacioretty and Leino get the honorable mentions.
South to Florida, as the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Tomas Vokoun and Jose Theodore are under the masks, and for those of you living in the past, Vokoun is with the Capitals while Theodore is with the Panthers. Florida was first to score when Tomas Fleischmann, another former Capital, put his nineteenth of the season in the net, thanks to Stephen Weiss and Brian Campbell. Washington tied it in the third period as Alex Ovechkin scored his twenty-fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Alexander Semin and Mike Knuble. The Capitals earned the lead with a Semin goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Dmitry Orlov. They held on to the end for a 2-1 win, and the three stars were awarded to Semin, Thoedore (39 for 41 in saves), and Fleischmann.
Northwest to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Joey MacDonald have the green light in goal. Detroit opened it up with Johan Franzen's twenty-third of the season, assisted by Todd Bertuzzi and Pavel Datsyuk. Nashville evened the score in the second period as Nick Spaling sent his ninth of the year into the net, with Jordin Tootoo getting the lone assist. The Red Wings saved their home win streak with a late third period goal, Datsyuk's sixteenth of the campaign, guided in by Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom for a 2-1 win when time expired. MacDonald (20 for 21 in saves), Rinne (29 for 31 in saves), and Datsyuk had the three stars.
Into Canada, where the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ondrej Pavelec are in the creases. Winnipeg led off with an Alex Burmistrov goal in the second period, his twelfth of the season, coming on helpers by Mark Stuart and Kyle Wellwood. Boston tied it as the third of the year by Jordan Caron crossed the goal line, helped along by Chris Kelly. The Jets took the lead again with Blake Wheeler's eleventh of the season, coming off of Dustin Byfuglien and Evander Kane. The Bruins tied it in the third period as David Krejci made his twelfth of the year, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Milan Lucic. Bryan Little reclaimed a Winnipeg lead with his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. Little extended the Jets' lead a short bit later with his second of the game and sixteenth of he year, pushed through by Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom. This was the final goal, with the final sitting at 4-2, and the three stars were Wheeler, Pavelec (31 for 33 in saves), and Little.
We end the day in Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Nikolai Khabibulin got the starting nods from their coaches. Colorado got on the board late in the first period as Erik Johnson sank his fourth of the season, with the help of Mark Olver and Ryan O'Reilly. The Avalanche extended the lead in the second period when Olver scored, assisted by O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog. Landeskog added on with his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Paul Stastny and O'Reilly, the latter getting a sock trick. Edmonton goal on the board as Ryan Jones netted his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ben Eager and Jeff Petry. The third period was scoreless, so the final was 3-1, and the three stars were handed out to O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Olver.
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