Only two games, both having some impact on the stretch run. We begin on the East Coast...
As the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Dwayne Roloson tend the twines. Washington opened in the second period as Alexander Semin notched his twentieth of the season, with the help of Mathieu Perreault. Tampa Bay got it back on a Teddy Purcell power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Twenty-five seconds later, Victor Hedman scored to give the Lightning the lead, his fifth of the season coming off of Nate Thompson and Tom Pyatt . The Capitals tied it in the third period with a Jason Chimera goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Semin. Tampa Bay got a lead with a Stamkos goal, his fifty-seventh of the season, fueled by Brett Clark and Brian Lee. Stamkos iced it at 4-2 Lighting on his second of the game and fifty-eighth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Thompson and Eric Brewer. The three stars of the game were Roloson (31 for 33 in saves), Stamkos, and Pyatt, while Semin and Thompson get honorable mentions.
Out west, we end in Los Angeles, with the Kings hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Jonathan Quick guard the cages. Los Angeles opened with a third period Slava Voynov goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Brad Richardson. The Kings iced it at 2-0 when Dwight King potted his fifth of the year, with a lone Mike Richards assist. The three stars were given to Quick (19 save shutout), Dubnyk (35 for 37 in saves), and Voynov.
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