Seven games are going on this Sunday, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Pacific. We begin with a pair of games, the first in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Martin Brodeur are in goal. New Jersey started the scoring with Alexei Ponikarovsky netting his twelfth of the season, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with the twentieth of the year by Martin St. Louis, fueled by Steven Stamkos and the goalie Garon. St. Louis gave the Lightning a lead with his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Purcell and Stamkos. The Devils tied the game in the third period with a Petr Sykora goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Steve Bernier and Dainius Zubrus. Matt Gilroy took the lead back for Tampa with his third of the season, made possible by St. Louis and Purcell. Tampa Bay added on with St. Louis finishing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Purcell, who got a sock trick, and Eric Brewer. New Jersey pulled back on Zach Parise's twenty-third of the campaign, assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias. The final was 4-3, and the three stars were St. Louis, Purcell, and Parise, while the honorable mention went to Stamkos.
Also, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis Sanford and Brad Thiessen get the spot starts. Columbus led off in the second period with a Rick Nash shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Nikita Niktin. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, powered by James Neal and Steve Sullivan. The Penguins took a third period lead with a Pascal Dupuis goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Sullivan and Jordan Staal. Pittsburgh extended the lead with a Kris Letang power play goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Richard Park and Matt Cooke. The Penguins added on again with Joe Vitale notching his fourth of the season, assisted by Eric Tangradi and Cooke. The Blue Jackets got one back with Vinny Prospal recording his eleventh of the year, and Cam Atkinson picked up the assist. This was it for scoring, leaving a final score at 4-2, and Thiessen (22 for 24 in saves), Sullivan, and Dupuis earned the three stars, while Cooke gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Kari Lehtonen tended the twines. Vancouver struck first with a second period Ryan Kesler goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Chris Higgins and Dan Hamhuis. The Canucks added on with a Mason Raymond goal, his eighth of the year, thanks to Higgins and Aaron Rome. Dallas got one back with Michael Ryder scoring his twenty-fifth of the season, with the help of Mike Ribeiro and Loui Eriksson on the power play. The Stars tied it late in the third period on a Ribeiro goal, his fourteenth of the year, pushed through by Alex Goligoski and Sheldon Souray. Eriksson secured a Dallas victory in overtime with his twenty-first of the campaign making it 3-2, helped along by Trevor Daley and Steve Ott. The three stars were awarded to Ribeiro, Kesler, and Eriksson, with an honorable mention for Higgins.
Back east a bit, the Florida Panthers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Scott Clemmensen play in place of the usual starters in front of the nets. Montreal was first on the board due to a David Desharnais goal, his twelfth of the season, with an assist provided by Erik Cole. The Canadiens added on with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Tomas Kaberle and Desharnais. Florida got one back as Stephen Weiss recorded his fourteenth of the season, with the help of Keaton Ellerby. The Panthers tied it in the second period, as Sean Bergenheim netted his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Mikael Samuelsson and the goalie Clemmensen. Florida took the lead when Weiss struck again, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, assisted by Samuelsson and Bergenheim. The Panthers added on when Brian Campbell sank his fourth of the year in the third period, thanks to Weiss and Bergenheim. This made it 4-2, a final, with Weiss, Bergenheim, and Samuelsson getting the three stars and Desharnais collecting the honorable mention.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators host the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Robin Lehner received the starting nods. New York led off with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by P.A. Parenteau and Travis Hamonic. Ottawa tied it with a second period Milan Michalek power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris. The Senators took the lead with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Karlsson and Filip Kuba. Jim O'Brien helped Ottawa extend the lead in the third period with his second of the year, made possible by Chris Neil. The Islanders got one back when Parenteau put away his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Hamonic and Matt Moulson. The Senators shot back when Neil made his tenth of the year, courtesy of Nick Foligno. Ottawa iced it at 5-2 on a Turris empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Foligno and Colin Greening. The three stars of the game were Lehner (28 for 30 in saves), Karlsson, and Neil, while Parenteau, Turris, Hamonic, and Foligno get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the San Jose Sharks. Thomas Greiss and Niklas Backstrom will be in the blue paint. San Jose opened as Tommy Wingels potted his third of the season, with the help of Jamie McGinn and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks added on with a Joe Thornton goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Torrey Mitchell and Brent Burns. Minnesota got on the board with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fourteenth of the season, an unassisted tally. The Wild tied it in the second period as Nick Schultz potted a power play goal with a helper provided by Kyle Brodziak. Burns gave San Jose the lead again in the third period with his tenth of the year, courtesy of Thornton and Marleau on the power play. Minnesota retied it with Matt Cullen depositing his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Marco Scandella. The Wild took the lead with a Jed Ortmeyer goal, passed through Jared Spurgeon. They held on for a 4-3 win, and handed the three stars to Scandella, Nick Palmieri, and Spurgeon, while better selections would be Thornton, Marleau, Burns, or anyone who actually scored a goal.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Ray Emery and Jonas Hiller guard the cages. Chicago got things going with a Patrick Kane goal, his fourteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Nick Leddy and Marian Hossa. Anaheim tied it late in the first period on a Andrew Cogliano goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Nick Bonino. The Ducks took the lead in the second period when Sheldon Brookbank netted his second of the season, thanks to Teemu Selanne and Francois Beauchemin. Selanne extended the Anaheim lead in the third period with his twenty-first of the year, a power play goal powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. This made the score 3-1, a final, with the three stars being Selanne, Brookbank, and Devante Smith-Pelly, while any point earner can take the third slot.
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