Five games across the two leagues today. The KHL will be on break until the 13th, so we will be down to one league for a bit after today. We begin the day in...
Bratislava, as Slovan hosts Lev Praha. Tomas Popperle and Jaroslav Janus will guard the cages. Praha opened in the first period with a Tomas Surovy goal, coming off of Marcel Hossa. Lev added on as Vitaly Karamnov scored, courtesy of Jiri Sekac and Toms Rachunek. Bratislava got on the board with a Jan Lipiansky goal, fueled by Roman Kukumberg. Praha shot back as Nathan Oystrick scored, with a lone assist from Jiri Novotny. Slovan pulled back with an unassisted goal by Peter Olvecky. Bratislava tied it with a Tomas Mikus goal, going down unassisted. Lev gained the lead back as Ondrej Nemec scored, via Novotny and Sami Lepisto. Slovan tied it again in the second period as Libor Hudacek scored, and Lipiansky had the only helper. Praha took the lead back in the third period as Martins Cipulis scored a goal, and Hossa was credited with the assist. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Hossa, Novotny, and Lipiansky.
In North America, the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tomas Vokoun and Braden Holtby receive the starting nods. Pittsburgh was first to score with a first period goal by Paul Martin, his second of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby. Washington tied with the second of the year for Mike Green, passed from Wojtek Wolski and Mike Ribeiro. The Penguins took the lead back as Matt Cooke scored, with the help of Deryk Engelland and Robert Bortuzzo. The Capitals tied it again in the second period as John Carlson scored, with a lone Nicklas Backstrom assist. Pittsburgh took the lead back on the thirdo f the season by Kris Letang, fueled by Brandon Sutter and Cooke. The Penguins padded the lead as Chris Kunitz scored his third of the year, courtesy of Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh extended the lead with another Kunitz goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season coming on the power play, with assists provided by Malkin and James Neal. Washington chipped back in the third period with a Ribeiro power play goal, his second of the year, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Alex Ovechkin. The Penguins iced it at 6-3 when Kunitz finished his hat trick with his fifth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Crosby, who got a sock trick, and Letang. The three stars were awarded to Kunitz, Ribeiro, and Malkin, while Crosby, Letang, and Cooke get the honorable mentions.
Up in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Carey Price tend the twines. Ottawa led off in the first period as Jakob Silfverberg scored his second of the season, a power play goal powered by Patrick Wiercioch and Kyle Turris. Montreal tied it with David Desharnais' third of the year, via Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens took the lead on the second of the season by Erik Cole, assisted by Francis Bouillon and P.K. Subban. There was no more scoring, with the final being 2-1. Price (32 for 33 in saves), Desharnais, and Cole got the three stars.
Back stateside, the Buffalo Sabres host the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Ryan Miller stand in the blue paint. Buffalo started in the first period with the eighth of the season by Thomas Vanek, assisted by Jason Pominville and Cody Hodgson. Florida tied it with a Shawn Matthias goal, fueled by Jerred Smithson. The Sabres retook the lead as Hodgson notched his fifth of the year, courtesy of Vanek. Buffalo added on in the second period as Alexander Sulzer scored his second of the season, via Vanek and Hodgson. The Panthers answered in the second period as George Parros found twine, with an assist provided by Stephen Weiss. Florida tied it with the fourth of the year by Peter Mueller, coming off of Drew Shore and Tomas Kopecky. The Panthers took the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Brian Campbell, his fourth of the season, powered by Kopecky and Jonathan Huberdeau. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Vanek, Campbell, and Hodgson, while Kopecky gets an honorable mention.
Finally, we end on Long Island, as the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Evgeni Nabokov are the veteran goalies. New Jersey finally got going in the third period on a Steve Bernier goal, his second of the season, a power play goal powered by Adam Henrique and Andy Greene. The Devils added on as Bernier scored again, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Ryan Carter and Stephen Gionta. New Jersey iced it at 3-0 with a David Clarkson empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Greene. The three stars went to Bernier, Hedberg (22 save shutout), and Nabokov (24 for 26 in saves), while Greene gets an honorable mention.
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