Eleven games going on today, beginning in...
Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Tomas Vokoun are called on to start. Pittsburgh got going in the third period on a Matt Cooke goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Deryk Engelland and Tyler Kennedy. The Penguins added on as James Neal potted his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Evgeni Malkin and Douglas Murray. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Vokoun (35 save shutout), Cooke, and Jarome Iginla, while any point-earner could take the third slot.
Across the state, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ilya Bryzgalov are in between the pipes. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Mike Knuble power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Matt Read goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Jakub Voracek and Bruno Gervais. Boston got on the board in the third period as Nathan Horton scored his tenth of the season, via Dennis Seidenberg. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Ruslan Fedotenko, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Bryzgalov (33 for 34 in saves), Knuble, and Horton received the three stars.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Carolina Hurricanes. Justin Peters and Ondrej Pavelec are set to start. Carolina struck first in the first period on an Alexander Semin goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Tuomo Ruutu and Eric Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Jussi Jokinen goal, his sixth of the year, with assists from Joni Pitkanen and Ruutu. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period as Olli Jokinen scored his seventh of the season, courtesy of Evander Kane and Antti Miettinen. Carolina replied in the third period as Eric Staal notched his sixteenth of the year, via Semin. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Eric Staal, Semin, and Zach Bogosian, while Peters (34 for 35 in saves) could take the third slot.
Back in the states, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Colorado won the game 1-0 in overtime on a Tyson Barrie goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Greg Zanon and P.A. Parenteau. The three stars were Varlamov (34 save shutout), Barrie, and Jan Hejda, while Rinne (23 for 24 in saves) gets an honorable mention.
Northeast to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Ben Bishop will be in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Joffrey Lupul power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Mike Kostka. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Kadri goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Lupul and John-Michael Liles. Toronto extended the lead in the third period on another Kadri goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Lupul. The Maple Leafs padded the lead as Kadri finished his natural hat trick with his seventeenth of the year, with assists from Lupul, who got a natural sock trick, and Nikolai Kulemin. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Kadri, Lupul, and Reimer (31 save shutout).
Over in Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers. Martin Biron and Carey Price will be padded up. Montreal quickly began in the first period as Michael Ryder scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to P.K. Subban. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Subban and Andrei Markov. Montreal padded the lead in the second period as Brendan Gallagher notched his eleventh of the season, a power play goal powered by David Desharnais and Subban. This was good for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Price (34 save shutout), Subban, and Gallagher.
Stateside again, with the Buffalo Sabres host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Jhonas Enroth. Buffalo was first to score in the first period on a Christian Ehrhoff goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Jochen Hecht. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Ville Leino goal, fueled by Tyler Ennis and Andrej Sekera. Washington answered on a power play goal by Alex Ovechkin, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Mike Green and Brooks Laich. Buffalo shot back with a Leino power play goal, his second of the game, set up by Marcus Foligno and Tyler Myers. The Capitals pulled back in the third period with a Troy Brouwer shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from the goalie Holtby. Washington tied it late with a Green goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Brouwer. The Capitals won 4-3 with shootout tallies by Matt Hendricks and Ovechkin. Leino, Ovechkin, and Enroth (35 for 38 in saves) got the three stars, while Green and Brouwer receive the honorable mentions.
South to Florida, as the Panthers host the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. New Jersey started in the first period as Steve Bernier scored his seventh of the season, via Ryan Carter and Stephen Gionta. Florida tied it with a Shawn Matthias power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Peter Mueller. The Devils took the lead in the third period with another Bernier goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season coming on the power play from Henrik Tallinder and Andrei Loktionov. The Panthers tied it late with another Matthias goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Scottie Upshall and Tomas Fleischmann. Florida won in overtime by a 3-2 score with a Dmitry Kulikov goal, fueled by Brian Campbell and Huberdeau. Kulikov, Matthias, and Bernier were given the three stars, and Huberdeau gets an honorable mention.
Back in the north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Niklas Backstrom tend the twines. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar. Minnesota tied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Devin Setoguchi and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. The Kings retook the lead in the second period on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Tyler Toffoli. Los Angeles extended the lead as Justin Williams scored his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Wild shot back with a Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. Minnesota tied it in the third period with a Parise power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, pushed through by Koivu and Ryan Suter. The Wild won 4-3 in the shootout as goals by Parise, Koivu, and Cullen silenced a lone tally from Mike Richards. The three stars belonged to Parise, Koivu, and Coyle, while Cullen gets an honorable mention.
Into Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Devan Dubnyk are the young goalies. Edmonton quickly led off in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal just sixteen seconds in, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jordan Eberle and Ladislav Smid. The Oilers added on as Smid scored a goal, with assists provided by Jeff Petry and Lennart Petrell. Roberto Luongo relieved Schneider at this time. Edmonton extended the lead as Hall scored again, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nick Schultz. The Oilers padded the lead as Hall finished his hat trick with a power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 4-0 final, with the three stars going to Hall, Dubnyk (23 save shutout), and Nugent-Hopkins, while Smid gets an honorable mention.
Finally, down in San Jose, the Sharks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera and Antti Niemi are the masked men. Phoenix was first to score in the first period as Boyd Gordon scored his second of the season, thanks to Rob Klinkhammer and Derek Morris. San Jose tied it in the second period on a power play goal by Joe Pavelski, his eleventh of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. The Coyotes took the lead back in the third period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Shane Doan and David Schlemko. The Sharks tied it with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the year, assisted by Pavelski and Dan Boyle.
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