Another busy night with twelve games on. We begin in...
Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Tim Thomas play in goal. Buffalo started off with a Jason Pominville goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Thomas Vanek. Boston tied it in the second period as Gregory Campbell sank his seventh of the year, via Shawn Thornton. The Bruins gained the lead as Johnny Boychuk potted his fourth of the season, with the help of Jordan Caron. Boston extended the lead with the eighteenth of the year by David Krejci, courtesy of Milan Lucic and Tyler Seguin. This was it for scoring in the 3-1 game, with the three stars as Boychuk, Krejci, and Thomas (19 for 20 in saves).
Moving along to Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Ilya Bryzgalov played in between the pipes. Philadelphia opened with a Brayden Schenn goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Claude Giroux and Matt Carle. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Matt Read goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Wayne Simmonds and Danny Briere. Philadelphia extended the lead again with a Scott Hartnell goal, his thirty-second of the season, an unassisted goal. The Flyers kept going in the third period as Jaromir Jagr potted his eighteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Briere and Giroux. Philadelphia iced it at 5-0 with an Eric Wellwood goal, his third of the campaign, fueled by Erik Gustafsson. Bryzgalov (28 save shutout), Briere, and Giroux claimed the three stars.
Crossing into New Jersey, with the Devils hosting the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Martin Brodeur are the masked men. New Jersey began on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Zach Parise and Adam Henrique. Kovalchuk added on for the Devils in the second period with his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, a power play goal powered by Marek Zidlicky and Patrik Elias. New York got on the board with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his fourth of the season, via Josh Bailey and David Ullstrom. New Jersey took it back in the third period on an Elias goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Ryan Carter and Adam Larsson. The Devils added on again shortly after with Kovalchuk finishing his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Parise and Henrique.New Jersey rolled along as David Clarkson notched his twenty-seventh of the year, thanks to Zidlicky and Jacob Josefson. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars as Kovalchuk, Parise, and Elias, while Henrique and Zidlicky get the honorable mentions.
A little south, the Washington Capitals host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dustin Tokarski and Tomas Vokoun are in front of the nets. Washington began on a Keith Aucoin goal, his second of the season, assisted by Karl Alzner and Jeff Halpern. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Ryan Malone goal, his twelfth of the year, a power play goal coming off of Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell. The Lightning gained the lead on a Purcell power play goal powered by Martin St. Louis and Brett Clark as his twentieth of the season. The Capitals tied it in the third on a Marcus Johansson, his thirteenth of the year, via Dennis Wideman. Washington won 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Alex Ovechkin, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, guided in by Dmitry Orlov and Jason Chimera. The three stars ended up with Ovechkin, Purcell, and Johansson.
Out west, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Los Angeles Kings in an awkward homecoming game. Jonathan Bernier and Steve Mason wear the pads. Columbus led off with a Mark Letestu goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by James Wisniewski and Vinny Prospal. Los Angeles tied it on a shorthanded Anze Kopitar goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Dustin Brown. The Blue Jackets reclaimed the lead with a Jack Johnson goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Derick Brassard and R.J. Umberger. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Letestu scored again, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with help from Maksim Mayorov and Prospal. Mason left due to injury, replaced by Curtis Sanford midway through the second period. The Blue Jackets held on from here for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Letestu, Johnson, and Prospal.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the New York Rangers. Martin Biron and Ben Bishop will take of the goaltending. New York began with a Ryan Callahan goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Brad Richards and Anton Stralman. Ottawa answered with a Zack Smith goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Erik Condra. The Senators took the lead as Nick Foligno potted his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Jim O'Brien. Ottawa added on in the third period with a Kyle Turris goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Daniel Alfredsson and Rob Klinkhammer. The Senators iced it at 4-1 on a Jason Spezza empty net goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, set up by Milan Michalek and Filip Kuba. The three stars were handed out to Bishop (25 for 26 in saves), Jared Cowen, and Klinkhammer, while all point earners can argue about the second star.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Jaroslav Halak guard the cages. Anaheim got things flowing in the second period as Corey Perry sniped his thirty-fourth of the season, thanks to Matt Beleskey and Ryan Getzlaf. St. Louis tied it on a David Backes power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Davin Perron and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues gained the lead in the third period when Patrik Berglund put down his fourteenth of the season, via Andy McDonald and Ian Cole. St. Louis extended the lead with another Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, a power play goal made possible by Perron and Backes. This was enough to win 3-1, with the three stars going to Halak (24 for 25 in saves), Backes, and Berglund, while Perron earns an honorable mention.
A little back east, the Nashville Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Pekka Rinne will be in the blue paint. Colorado first dented the scoreboard on a Jamie McGinn goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by David Jones and Paul Stastny. Nashville evened it with a Mike Fisher goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Shea Weber and Ryan Suter. The Predators took the lead as Brandon Yip made his second of the season, thanks to Roman Josi and Gabriel Bourque. Nashville struck late in the second period to extend the lead on a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Matt Halischuk. The Avalanche got one back in the third period with a Stastny goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Peter Mueller and McGinn. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with a Martin Erat empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, fed to him by Paul Gaustad. Suter, Kostitsyn, and Stastny got the three stars while McGinn gets an honorable mention.
Southwest of there, the Dallas Stars welcomed the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen get the starting nods. Dallas opened the scoring in the second period with a Michael Ryder goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Jake Dowell and Trevor Daley. San Jose tied it on a Torrey Mitchell goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks took the lead in the third period when Patrick Marleau sunk his twenty-seventh of the season, via Thornton. The Stars tied it with a Jamie Benn goal, his twentieht of the year, made possible by Adam Burish and Stephane Robidas. San Jose regained the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Dan Boyle and Thornton, the latter getting a sock trick. Dallas saved their game with a Tomas Vincour tally, his fourth of the year, coming off of Robidas and Benn. Vincour continued the heroics in the shootout, netting the only tally for a 4-3 Stars victory over the Sharks. Lehtonen (45 for 48 in saves), Vincour, and Marleau had the three stars while Thornton, Benn, and Robidas get the honorable mention.
A bit farther west, the Phoenix Coyotes host the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Jason LaBarbera are standing between the irons. Minnesota led off with a Kyle Brodziak goal, his seventeenth of the season,with a lone assist from Darroll Powe. The Wild added on when Steve Kampfer scoring, thanks to Matt Cullen and Devin Setoguchi. Matt Hackett relieved an injured Harding in the second period. Phoenix got going in the third period with a Raffi Torres goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Michael Stone. The Coyotes tied it when Lauri Korpikoski netted his fifteenth of the year, via Antoine Vermette and Adrian Aucoin. The Wild took it in the shootout as Erik Christensen, Setoguchi, and Dany Heatley outmatched Ray Whitney and Shane Doan for a 3-2 win. The three stars were given to Torres, Korpikoski, and LaBarbera (22 for 24 in saves).
Way north, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Nikolai Khabibulin are the masked men. Edmonton took the first lead on a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Corey Potter and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Montreal tied it with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens gained the lead with a Pacioretty goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Scott Gomez and Subban. The Oilers retied it on a Linus Omark tally, an unassisted goal. Montreal took the lead again in the third period as Tomas Kaberle potted his third of the year, a power play goal powered by Rene Bourque and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens extended the lead on a Lars Eller goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Ryan White. Edmonton pulled back with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, pushed through by Nick Schultz and Ryan Whitney. Pacioretty iced it at 5-3 for the Canadiens with his second of the game and thirtieth of the campaign, the empty net goal being set up by Subban. The three stars were awarded to Pacioretty, Eller, and Hall, while Subban gets the honorable mention.
Out on the coast, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Winnipeg Jets to wrap the day up. Ondrej Pavelec and Cory Schneider tend the twines. Vancouver opened the scoring in the second period with a Ryan Kesler shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it with a Kyle Wellwood goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Evander Kane. The Jets took the lead when Blake Wheeler netted his sixteenth of the season, with the help of Andrew Ladd. The Canucks retied it on an Alexander Edler goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Sami Salo and Chris Higgins. Vancouver gained a lead with a Samuel Pahlsson goal, his third of the season, made possible by Kevin Bieksa and Jannik Hansen. This was all the Canucks needed to win 3-2, and the three stars were Kesler, Higgins, and Wheeler.
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