NHL March 15th 2013

There are three games on today, beginning in...

Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Ilya Bryzgalov are given the starting nods. Philadelphia began in the first period on a Max Talbot goal, his third of the season, assisted by Simon Gagne and Matt Read. New Jersey tied it in the second period when David Clarkson scored his eleventh of the year, via Bryce Salvador and Marek Zidlicky. The Flyers won 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Read and Claude Giroux topping a lone goal by the Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk. Giroux, Talbot, and Clarkson got the three stars, while Read deserves an honorable mention.

Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Miikka Kiprusoff are the Finnish goalies. Calgary led off with a first period Mark Giordano goal, his second of the season, coming off of Alex Tanguay and Michael Cammalleri. The Flames added on with a Blake Comeau goal, his third of the year, fueled by Jiri Hudler and Mikael Backlund. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Hudler scored a power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Cammalleri and Dennis Wideman. Nashville got on the board as Gabriel Bourque scored his ninth of the year, a power play goal set up by Shea Weber and Roman Josi. The Flames shot back in the third period when Curtis Glencross potted his tenth of the season, guided in by Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan. The Predators answered with a Mike Fisher goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Josi and Nick Spaling. Calgary replied on another Glencross goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, pushed through by Stempniak and Stajan. Nashville pulled back on a David Legwand goal, his sixth of the year, with a helper from Matt Halischuk. The Flames iced it at 6-3 with Glencross completing his hat trick on his twelfth of the campaign, an empty net goal passed from Stajan, who gets a sock trick. Glencross, Giordano, and Hudler got the three stars, while Stajan, Stempniak, Josi, and Cammalleri all get honorable mentions.

Finally, we end in Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Edmonton started in the first period as Taylor Hall scored his sixth of the season, courtesy of Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky. The Oilers added on in the second period as Sam Gagner scored his eleventh of the year, made possible by Nail Yakupov and Hall. Detroit got on the board in the third period as Valtteri Filppula scored his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings tied in on a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime as Pavel Datsyuk netted his ninth of the campaign, courtesy of Kronwall. Hall, Datsyuk, and Howard (30 for 32 in saves) were given the three stars, while Kronwall gets an honorable mention.

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