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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ben Scrivens receive the starting nods. Toronto led off in the first period as Frazer McLaren scored his second of the season, assisted by Mike Brown and Jay McClement. Montreal tied it with a goal by Alexei Emelin, fueled by Colby Armstrong and Travis Moen. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov. The Maple Leafs tied it again as Clarke MacArthur scored his fifth of the season, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Cody Franson. Montreal took the lead in the third period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Josh Gorges and David Desharnais. The Canadiens added on as Pacioretty potted his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Desharnais. Montreal iced it at 5-2 with a Brian Gionta empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Desharnais, and Price (21 for 23 in saves).
South to Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Ilya Bryzgalov are in the creases. Philadelphia struck first in the first period as Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Scott Hartnell. The Flyers added on with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Hartnell and Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Simon Gagne scored a power play goal, set up by Brayden Schenn and Danny Briere. The Flyers padded the lead as Max Talbot scored, courtesy of Luke Schenn and Bruno Gervais. Philipp Grubauer relieved Holtby at this time. Washington avoided the shutout as Joel Ward scored his sixth of the campaign, via Tom Poti and Jay Beagle. This produced a 4-1 final score, with the three stars going to Giroux, Hartnell, and Gagne,
Way west to Anaheim, as the Ducks bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Viktor Fasth tend the twines. Anaheim was first to score in the first period on Nick Bonino's fifth of the season, assisted by Emerson Etem. The Ducks added on as Kyle Palmieri scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead as Palmieri scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, with assists again provided by Perry and Getzlaf. The Ducks padded the lead as Palmieri finished his natural hat trick with his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Perry and Getzlaf, both of whom got sock tricks. Nashville got one board as Craig Smith scored his third of the season, coming off of Kevin Klein and Richard Clune. Anaheim shot back as Saku Koivu scored a power play goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Bobby Ryan and Francois Beauchemin. Chris Mason relieved Rinne in the third period. The scoring was already over though, and the Ducks won 5-1. The three stars were given to Palmieri, Getzlaf, and Perry.
Staying in California, we end with the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier are the masked men. Detroit began in the first period as Kyle Quincey scored an unassisted goal. Los Angeles tied it in the third period as Jeff Carter scored his eleventh of the season, a power play goal, powered by Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead on a Kopitar goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Dwight King and Trevor Lewis. They held on for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Bernier (32 for 33 in saves), Kopitar, and Niklas Kronwall, while any other point-earner could take the third slot.
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