Only six games on this evening, in two minor waves of action. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ryan Miller are in front of the twines. Buffalo started off with a Marcus Foligno goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford. Colorado shot back with the eighteenth of the year by Jamie McGinn, thanks to Paul Stastny. The Sabres retook the lead on a Stafford shorthanded and unassisted goal, his fourteenth of the season. The Avalanche tied it again when David Jones recorded his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Shane O'Brien and Ryan Wilson. Colorado took the lead in the second period on a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Peter Mueller and Stastny. Buffalo tied it when Foligno potted his second of the game and third of the year, courtesy of Stafford and Ennis. The Sabres took the lead back in the third period as Alexander Sulzer scored, made possible by Brad Boyes and Ennis, the latter earning a sock trick. The Avalanche got a life-saving McGinn goal with two seconds left in regulation, his second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, coming off of Ryan O'Reilly and Landeskog. Colorado would end up winning after Mueller had the only tally in the shootout, giving them a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Foligno, McGinn, and Stafford, with honorable mention for Mueller, Landeskog, Stastny, and Ennis.
Up in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host their close rivals, the Ottawa Senators. Ben Bishop and Carey Price got the starting nods. Montreal began with an Erik Cole goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Petteri Nokelainen and Aaron Palushaj. Ottawa answered twenty-six seconds later with a Colin Greening goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Milan Michalek and Jason Spezza. The Canadiens got the lead back early in the third period with a David Desharnais goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty. The Senators got another equalizer with the nineteenth of the year for Erik Karlsson, made possible by Filip Kuba and Spezza. Montreal carried the game with a lone Desharnais shootout tally, leading them to a 3-2 victory. The three stars were given to Desharnais, Cole, and Karlsson, with an honorable mention to Spezza.
Also in the north, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Dallas Stars. Richard Bachman and Ondrej Pavelec are between the pipes. Winnipeg opened the scoring with a Nik Antropov goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Antti Miettinen and Grant Clitsome. The Jets added on in the second period when Evander Kane netted his twenty-eighth of the year, via Alex Burmistrov and Kyle Wellwood. Winnipeg rolled on with an Eric Fehr goal, his second of the season, an unassisted goal. The Jets extended the lead again quickly with an Andrew Ladd goal forty-seven seconds later, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg struck again with Ladd registering his second of the night and twenty-third of the season on the power play, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Wheeler. Dallas finally got on the board seventeen seconds later when Loui Eriksson notched his twenty-fourth of the year, thanks to Mike Ribeiro. The Stars got one back with Eriksson's second of the night and twenty-fifth of the season, with a lone Alex Goligoski assist. The final stuck at 5-2, with the three stars going to Ladd, Fehr, and Antropov, and the honorable mentions were Eriksson and Wheeler.
Far to the southwest, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Joey MacDonald and Jonas Hiller are in the creases. Anaheim got things going in the second period with a Teemu Selanne goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Cam Fowler and Saku Koivu. The Ducks extended the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his second of the year, an unassisted goal. Anaheim rolled on when Bobby Ryan scored his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Getzlaf and Lubomir Visnovsky. The Ducks added on again in the third period with another Palmieri goal, his second of the game and third of the year, assisted by Getzlaf and Sheldon Brookbank. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars being Palmieri, Hiller (23 save shutout), and Selanne, while Getzlaf gets an honorable mention.
Up the coast, the Vancouver Canucks host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Vancouver started the scoring when Alexandre Burrows potted his twenty-fourth of the season, thanks to Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev. The Canucks added on with a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Henrik Sedin and Burrows. Phoenix got one back on a Rostislav Klesla goal, his third of the season, coming off of Antoine Vermette and Ray Whitney. The Coyotes tied it when Shane Doan sank his twenty-first of the year, with the help of Vermette and Whitney. Phoenix took the lead again in the second period with a power play goal off the tape of Oliver Ekman-Larsson, his tenth of the season, powered by Lauri Korpikoski and Whitney, the latter clinching a sock trick of secondary assists. Vancouver retied it as David Booth netted his fourteenth of the year, another power play goal, with helpers provided by Chris Higgins and Kevin Bieksa. The Coyotes shot back with a Gilbert Brule goal to retake the lead again, his fourth of the season, helped along by Taylor Pyatt and Keith Yandle. Phoenix kept the attack up in the third period with a Vermette goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Ekman-Larsson and Doan, a power play goal. The Canucks pulled closer on a Dan Hamhuis goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. They never got the equalizer, falling 5-4. The three stars went to Whitney, Burrows, and Vermette. The honorable mentions include Henrik Sedin, Ekman-Larsson, and Doan.
Finally, over in Alberta, we come to our final game as the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Playing in goal are Curtis Sanford and Devan Dubnyk. Edmonton drew first blood with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone Jordan Eberle assist. The Oilers added on when Taylor Hall scored a power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Shawn Horcoff and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton iced it at 3-0 with a Linus Omark empty net goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Ryan Smyth. The three stars were awarded to Nugent-Hopkins, Hall, and Dubnyk (22 save shutout).
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