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Boston, as the Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Tuukka Rask receive the starting nods. Toronto got going in the second period on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jake Gardiner and Mikhail Grabovski. The Maple Leafs added on as Nikolai Kulemin scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Nazem Kadri. Boston got on the board on a Milan Lucic goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Rich Peverley and Jordan Caron. The Bruins tied it in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Dougie Hamilton and Brad Marchand. Boston won 3-2 in the shootout as Tyler Seguin and Bergeron scored to top a lone tally by Tyler Bozak. Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, and Bozak got the three stars, while any point-earner can take the second slot.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Ben Bishop draw the starts. Ottawa led off in the first period as Chris Phillips scored his fifth of the season, coming off of Mike Lundin and Mika Zibanejad. New Jersey tied it in the second period with an Andrei Loktionov goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Steve Bernier and Andy Greene. The Senators took the lead back on a Colin Greening goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Kyle Turris and Erik Condra. The Devils retied it in the third period as Marek Zidlicky scored his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Ottawa won on a shootout goal by Zibanejad, for a 3-2 final. The three stars were given to Bishop (32 for 34 in saves), Zidlicky, and Greening, while Zibanejad gets an honorable mention.
Back south, the Nashville Predators bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne are in the creases. Edmonton was first to score in the first period as Corey Potter scored a power play goal, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ales Hemsky. Nashville tied it with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, his third of the season, made possible by Mike Fisher and Martin Erat. The Predators took the lead in the second period as Kevin Klein scored his second of the year, with assists provided by Kostitsyn and Erat. Nashville added on with a Chris Mueller goal, his second of the season, pushed through by Brandon Yip and Victor Bartley. The Oilers got one back in the third period on a Shawn Horcoff goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Hemsky and Nick Schultz. This wasn't enough to avoid a 3-2 loss, with the three stars being Erat, Kostitsyn, and Hemsky.
Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago opened in the first period with a Michael Frolik goal, his second of the season, made possible by Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith. Los Angeles pulled even in the second period on an Anze Kopitar goal, his tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Kings added on with a Jarret Stoll shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Trevor Lewis and Rob Scuderi. The Blackhawks retied it on another Frolik goal, his second of the game and third of the year, assisted by Keith and Jonathan Toews. Chicago gained the lead as Patrick Kane scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Jimmy Hayes and Brent Seabrook. Los Angeles tied it with a Dwight King goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Drew Doughty and Keaton Ellerby. The Blackhawks took the lead back in the third period on a Toews goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Frolik and Keith, the latter getting a sock trick. The Kings tied it with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his second of the year, coming off of Colin Fraser and Slava Voynov. Los Angeles took a late lead on a Dustin Brown goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Kopitar. This made it 5-4, a final, with the three stars going to Frolik, Keith, and Brown, while Kopitar and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. Dallas struck first in the first period as Alex Goligoski scored, with the help of Derek Roy. Minnesota tied it as Zach Parise scored his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Devin Setoguchi and Matt Cullen. The Stars took the lead back as Jaromir Jagr scored his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Loui Eriksson and Ray Whitney. The Wild tied it with a Mikko Koivu goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Parise and Clayton Stoner. Dallas took the lead back again on a Trevor Daley goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Eriksson and Goligoski. Minnesota retied it as Parise scored his second of the night and fourteenth of the season, assisted by Koivu and Jonas Brodin. The Wild gained the lead with a Cullen goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Jared Spurgeon. The Stars tied it in the third period with a Philip Larsen goal, his second of the season, coming from Reilly Smith and Tomas Vincour. Minnesota took the lead back as Kyle Brodziak scored his sixth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Cal Clutterbuck and Stoner. The Wild extended the lead on a Dany Heatley goal, his ninth of the season, pushed through by Clutterbuck and Brodziak. Minnesota iced it at 7-4 as Bouchard scored his fourth of the year into the empty net, with an assist from Spurgeon. The three stars were awarded to Parise, Koivu, and Roy, while Spurgeon, Clutterbuck, Brodziak, Bouchard, Cullen, Stoner, Goligoski and Eriksson receive the honorable mentions.
West to Phoenix, as the Coyotes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Backups Jonas Gustavsson and Jason LaBarbera play in goal. Detroit started in the first period as Damien Brunner scored his eleventh of the season, guided in by Ian White and Jakub Kindl. Phoenix tied it with a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Radim Vrbata and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes took the lead as Rob Klinkhammer scored his third of the season, thanks to David Moss and Keith Yandle. The Red Wings tied it in the second period as Johan Franzen scored his seventh of the year, a power play goal assisted by Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit took the lead in the third period on a Datsyuk power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Henrik Zetterberg and Kronwall. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Datsyuk, LaBarbera (32 for 34 in saves), and Zetterberg, while Kronwall gets an honorable mention.
Finally, we end in California, as the Anaheim Ducks host their rivals from the north, the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Viktor Fasth protect the nets. San Jose began in the first period as Brent Burns scored his third of the season, assisted by Martin Havlat and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose padded the lead as Havlat scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Matt Irwin and Burns. Anaheim got on the board as Emerson Etem scored his second of the year, coming off of Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler. The Ducks pulled closer in the third period with a Francois Beauchemin goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. The Sharks shot back with an unassisted goal by James Sheppard. Anaheim chipped back with a Perry goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Bobby Ryan. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Dan Boyle, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Pavelski. The three stars were handed to Thornton, Beauchemin, and Boyle, while Perry, Burns, Havlat, and Pavelski get the honorable mentions.
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