Four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Marc-Andre Fleury will receive the starting nods. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period as Evgeni Malkin scored a power play goal, powered by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Clarke MacArthur goal, fueled by Nazem Kadri and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs gained the lead as James van Riemsdyk scored, with the help of Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski. The Penguins tied it as Crosby scored, thanks to Pascal Dupuis. Toronto retook the lead with an unassisted goal by van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period as Grabovski scored a goal, with Kulemin, who got a sock trick, and van Riemsdyk picking up the helpers. Toronto iced it at 5-2 with a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his second of the season, assisted by MacArthur and Mike Kostka. The three stars went to van Riemsdyk, Kulemin, and Crosby, while Grabovski and MacArthur get honorable mentions.
Over in New York, the Rangers host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Henrik Lundqvist are in the blue paint. New York was first to score in the first period with a Marian Gaborik goal, assisted by Rick Nash and Brad Richards. The Rangers added on as Gaborik scored his second of the game, via Michael Del Zotto and Marc Staal. Boston got on the board in the second period as Brad Marchand potted his second of the season, thanks to Dougie Hamilton and Rich Peverley on the power play. The Bruins tied it with Milan Lucic's second of the year, made possible by Zdeno Chara and David Krejci. New York regained the lead as Taylor Pyatt scored his second of the season, coming off of Derek Stepan. Boston tied it in the third period as Nathan Horton scored, courtesy of Gregory Campbell. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime as Gaborik completed the hat trick with an unassisted goal. Gaborik, Nash, and Richards received the three stars.
Way out west, the Phoenix Coyotes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Mike Smith protect the nets. Eleven minutes into the game, Jason LaBarbera relieved Smith, with the latter being pulled due to injury. Columbus started in the second period as Fedor Tyutin scored, with the help of Derick Brassard and Derek Dorsett. Phoenix tied it as Steve Sullivan scored a goal, assisted by Antoine Vermette and Shane Doan. The Coyotes took the lead with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, via Matthew Lombardi and Mikkel Boedker. Phoenix extended the lead in the third period as Sullivan scored again, a power play goal, powered by Boedker and Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes padded the lead when Sullivan finished his hat trick, with assists provided by Derek Morris and Vermette. Phoenix kept going as Ekman-Larsson potted his second of the night, courtesy of David Moss and Boyd Gordon. This produced the 5-1 final, with the three stars going to Sullivan, Ekman-Larsson, and Boedker, while Vermette gets an honorable mention.
Up north, we end in Vancouver, as the Canucks bring in the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Cory Schneider are the masked men. Vancouver opened in the second period with a Zack Kassian goal, his second of the season, going down unassisted. The Canucks added on as Mason Raymond scored a power play goal, powered by Daniel Sedin and Dan Hamhuis. Calgary got on the board as Alex Tanguay scored his second of the year, thanks to Curtis Glencross. The Flames tied the game as Mikael Backlund scored a power play goal, with the help of Jarome Iginla and the goalie Kiprusoff. The game went into a shootout, where Alexandre Burrows was matched by Tanguay, before Vancouver prevailed on a Kassian goal for a 3-2 win. The three stars belonged to Kassian, Tanguay, and Chris Tanev, while any point getter can take Tanev's slot in third star.
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