Nine games to enjoy tonight, beginning in...
Carolina, as the Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Cam Ward make the starts. Tampa Bay led off in the first period as Tom Pyatt scored, with the help of Vincent Lecavalier and Matt Carle. The Lightning added on as Cory Conacher scored his second of the season, thanks to Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Skinner power play goal, powered by Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin. Tampa Bay shot back in the third period on a Keith Aulie goal, fueled by Brendan Mikkelson. The Lightining padded the lead as Ryan Malone potted a power play goal, coming off of Martin St. Louis and Sami Salo. This made it 4-1, a final, with Lecavalier, Garon (35 for 36 in saves), and Conacher picking up the three stars.
Up the coast, the Washington Capitals host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Braden Holtby are the young goalies. Washington began in the first period as Matt Hendricks scored, thanks to Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. Winnipeg tied it as Evander Kane scored a power play goal set up by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead with an Andrew Ladd power play goal, powered by Nik Antropov and Tobias Enstrom. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period as Wheeler notched a goal, with the help of Kane and Enstrom. The Jets padded the lead when Jim Slater scored a goal, passed from Byfuglien and Enstrom, the latter getting a sock trick. The Capitals got one back in the third period on a Troy Brouwer power play goal, guided in by Mike Ribeiro and Backstrom. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Kane, Enstrom, and Pavelec (32 for 34 in saves), while Byfuglien, Wheeler, and Backstrom get the honorable mentions.
North further to Montreal, as the Canadiens host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Carey Price protect the nets. Montreal started in the first period as Tomas Plekanec scored, with the help of Brian Gionta and Raphael Diaz. The Canadiens added on as Andrei Markov sank a power play goal, powered by Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais. Florida got on the board in the second period as Tomas Kopecky scored a power play goal, assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell. Montreal replied with Markov's second power play goal of the night, via Diaz and Pacioretty. The Canadiens padded the lead on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, set up by Brandon Prust and Brendan Gallagher. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-1, and the three stars were Galchenyuk, Markov, and Price (27 for 28 in saves), while Diaz and Pacioretty picked up the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Martin Brodeur guard the cages. New Jersey struck first in the first period with Travis Zajac's second of the season, assisted by Bryce Salvador and Dainius Zubrus. The Devils added on with a David Clarkson power play goal, fueled by Ilya Kovalchuk and Marek Zidlicky. New Jersey got on the board in the second period as Kovalchuk converted a penalty shot after being tripped by Kimmo Timonen. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 3-0 final, with the three stars going to Brodeur (24 save shutout), Kovalchuk, and Zajac.
West to Detroit, with the Red Wings hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Dallas was first to score in the first period on a Michael Ryder goal, made possible by Cody Eakin and Brenden Morrow. The Stars added on with a third period goal by Ryder, coming off of Ray Whitney and Eakin. Detroit got on the board as Damien Brunner scored, via Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. They failed to tie the game, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Lehtonen (39 for 40 in saves), Ryder, and Howard (30 for 32 in saves), while Eakin gets an honorable mention.
Northwest a bit to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Nashville Predators. Chris Mason and Niklas Backstrom are the masked men. Minnesota opened in the first period as Zach Parise scored his second of the season, with assists provided by Dany Heatley and Clayton Stoner. Nashville tied it on a Nick Spaling goal, fueled by Kevin Klein and Brandon Yip. The Predators took the lead in the third period as Martin Erat potted his second of the year, an unassisted goal. Nashville iced it at 3-1 as David Legwand scored a power play goal, powered by Spaling. The three stars were awarded to Mason (29 for 30 in saves), Heatley, and Parise, while Spaling gets an honorable mention.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks play host to the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Corey Crawford will stand between the pipes. Chicago got going in the first period as Patrick Kane scored his second of the year, with assists provided by Patrick Sharp and Nick Leddy. The Blackhawks padded the lead in the second period as Brent Seabrook scored a power play goal, powered by Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews. Chicago extended the lead with a Viktor Stalberg goal in the third period, his second of the season, coming off of Bryan Bickell and Johnny Oduya. St. Louis got on the board as Andy McDonald scored his second of the year, thanks to Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues got closer with a T.J. Oshie netted a power play goal, his second of the season, via David Perron and Alex Pietrangelo. They couldn't get an equalizer, falling 3-2, with the three stars being Kane, McDonald, and Keith.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Semyon Varlamov will handle the goaltending duties. Los Angeles began in the first period as Kyle Clifford scored, courtesy of Jordan Nolan and Alec Martinez. Colorado tied it in the third period as Gabe Landeskog scored, with the help of Jan Hejda and Matt Duchene. The Avalanche took the lead as David Jones scored a power play goal, powered by Paul Stastny. Colorado added on as P.A. Parenteau scored, via Erik Johnson and Ryan Wilson. This gave them a 3-1 lead, which was good for the win, and Landeskog, Varlamov (28 for 29 in saves), and Duchene were given the three stars.
Finally, we end in Edmonton, with the Oilers welcoming the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Devan Dubnyk will receive the starting nods. San Jose led off with a first period Dan Boyle power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks extended the lead with a Logan Couture power play goal, via Patrick Marleau and Pavelski. Edmonton replied with a Nail Yakupov goal, fueled by Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky on the power play. San Jose shot back as Marleau scored, his third of the year, with helpers from Thornton and Brad Stuart. The Sharks added on with another Marleau goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, a power play goal set up by Thornton, who gets a sock trick, and Couture. San Jose padded the lead as Couture scored his second of the game, with the help of Martin Havlat and T.J. Galiardi. The Sharks got another as Marc-Eduard Vlasic potted the puck, courtesy of Tommy Wingels and Galiardi. Yann Danis relieved Dubnyk at the start of the second period. The Oilers got one back in the second period as Justin Schultz scored a power play goal, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle. Edmonton pulled closer in the third period as Taylor Hall scored, with helpers from Eberle and Ladislav Smid. This was as close as it got, resulting in a 6-3 final, with the three stars going to Marleau, Couture, and Schultz, while Thornton, Pavelski, Galiardi, and Eberle get honorable mentions.
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