Happy trade deadline day everyone. Hopefully your favorite teams didn't just throw in the towel for the season, I know mine hasn't despite their inactivity. We also have five games on tonight, beginning with a big Atlantic Division battle in...
New York, with the Rangers hosting the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York struck first with the eleventh of the season by Carl Hagelin, assisted by Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi. The Rangers iced it at 2-0 in the third period with a Callahan empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Hagelin and Brad Richards. The three stars were given to Hagelin, Ryan McDonagh, and Lundqvist (13 save shutout), while Callahan earns honorable mention.
Southwest of there, the Nashville Predators host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne are between the pipes. Nashville took an early lead on a Roman Josi goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by David Legwand and Gabriel Bourque. The Predators added on with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Legwand and Sergei Kostitsyn. Los Angeles got one back in the third period as Dustin Brown potted his eighteenth of the campaign, making it 2-1 with helpers provided by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. This was a final, with the three stars named as Legwand, Rinne (30 for 31 in saves), and Josi.
Up in Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Ondrej Pavelec received the starts. Winnipeg was first on the board as Kyle Wellwood scored a second period power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nik Antropov and Alex Burmistrov. Edmonton shot back with a Ryan Whitney power play goal, his second of the year, helped along by Taylor Hall and the goalie Dubnyk. The Jets regained the lead as Burmistrov notched his thirteenth of the season, and Dustin Byfuglien had the lone assist. The Oilers retied it in the third period as Ryan Jones registered his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal, coming off of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ales Hemsky. Edmonton gained the lead with the fourth of the season by Lennart Petrell, an unassisted goal. Hall extended the Oilers lead with his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Petrell. Edmonton kept going as Jordan Eberle sank his twenty-eighth of the season, via Ryan Smyth and Ladislav Smid. Winnipeg pulled as close as 5-3 before folding, when Antropov made his ninth of the year, courtesy of Evander Kane and Byfuglien. The three stars were Hall, Dubnyk (27 for 30 in saves), and Burmistrov. Petrell, Antropov, and Byfuglien got the honorable mentions.
Westward a tad, the Calgary Flames host the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Miikka Kiprusoff will be in the blue paint. Calgary opened with a Curtis Glencross goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Olli Jokinen and Cory Sarich. St. Louis tied it with David Backes netting his nineteenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Oshie and Roman Polak. The Blues gained the lead when Jason Arnott recorded his fourteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund. St. Louis added on in the second period with Arnott's second of the game and fifteenth of the year, another power play goal, set up by Berglund and Andy McDonald. This was all for the scoring, leaving the final at 3-1, with the three stars awarded to Arnott, Glencross, and Pietrangelo, with honorable mention for Berglund.
We finish the day's games a bit south of there, in Denver, with the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Semyon Varlamov will try to stop the pucks. Colorado opened with a Cody McLeod goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Steve Downie and Jan Hejda. Anaheim tied it in the second period as Bobby Ryan put his twenty-third of the year away, with the help of Andrew Cogliano and Cam Fowler on the power play. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Gabriel Landeskog and Downie. Colorado extended the lead with a Matt Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Paul Stastny and Milan Hejduk. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with a Jay McClement tally, his ninth of the campaign, coming off of Landeskog and Hejda. The three stars went to Duchene, O'Reilly, and McLeod, while Downie, Landeskog, and Hejda get the honorable mentions.
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