Slower day for hockey, with only five games on, beginning in...
Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Cam Ward are in the creases. Carolina started off with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Joni Pitkanen goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Skinner. Florida got one back as Tomas Fleischmann netted his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Ed Jovanovski and Stephen Weiss. Carolina answered in the third period with the second of the night and twenty-third of the year by Staal, a power play goal powered by Pitkanen and Jiri Tlusty. This was all for the scoring, leaving the final at 3-1, where Staal, Pitkanen, and Ward (30 for 31 in saves) got the three stars.
Up north in Buffalo, the Sabres bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Buffalo opened with a Cody Hodgson goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Christian Ehrhoff and Corey Tropp. The Sabres extended the lead in the second period when Jason Pominville put away his twenty-eighth of the year, with the help of Ville Leino and Derek Roy. Buffalo added on with a third period Hodgson goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Roy and Thomas Vanek. The final stood at 3-0, with Hodgson, Miller (34 save shutout), and Roy getting the three stars.
Staying in the state, the New York Rangers host the Detroit Red Wings. Ty Conklin and Henrik Lundqvist are the masked men. Detroit led off with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Ian White and Gustav Nyquist. New York tied it on a Brad Richards goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of the goalie Lundqvist on the power play. The Rangers ended up winning 2-1 in overtime with the twenty-seventh of the campaign for Ryan Callahan, set up by Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Dubinsky. Lundqvist (26 for 27 in saves), Conklin (32 for 34 in saves), and Callahan earned the three stars.
Out west, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome their fierce rivals from the northwest, the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Vancouver got things started with a Jannik Hansen goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Samuel Pahlsson. Chicago tied it in the second period as Patrick Kane shelved his twentieth of the year, thanks to Marian Hossa and Andrew Brunette. The Blackhawks sealed a 2-1 win in overtime with Andrew Shaw's fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Johnny Oduya and Dave Bolland. The three stars were given to Kane, Hansen, and Shaw.
Finally, in southern California, the Anaheim Ducks host the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Jonas Hiller play between the pipes. St. Louis struck first as Jaden Schwartz notched his second of the season, with the help of Alex Pietrangelo. Anaheim tied it as Cam Fowler netted his fifth of the year, a power play goal, set up by Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan. The Blues took the lead back with the twenty-second of the season for David Backes, going down unassisted. The Ducks tied it in the second period as Nick Bonino potted his fifth of the year, via Kyle Palmieri and Saku Koivu. St. Louis gained the lead again in the third period with David Perron recording his sixteenth of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Pietrangelo. Anaheim got another equalizer as Devante Smith-Pelly registered his sixth of the year, with the help of Getzlaf and Corey Perry. The Ducks took the lead with the seventh of the season for Jason Blake, via Sheldon Brookbank and Lubomir Visnovsky. Anaheim held on from here for a 4-3 win. Smith-Pelly, Backes, and Getzlaf got the three stars, while Pietrangelo gets an honorable mention.
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