One of the least-busy days we've had all season, with only three games on today. We begin in...
St. Louis, as the Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Brian Elliott are the masked men. Chicago got going in the second period as Bryan Bickell netted his ninth of the season, with a lone assist from Viktor Stalberg. The Blackhawks added on in the third period with a Marian Hossa goal, his fifteenth of the year coming shorthanded from Jonathan Toews. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars being Bickell, Crawford (30 save shutout), and Elliott (24 for 26 in saves).
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Jhonas Enroth are set to start. Buffalo led off in the first period as Tyler Ennis scored his tenth of the season, a power play goal, powered by Thomas Vanek and Christian Ehrhoff. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Jochen Hecht goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nathan Gerbe. Buffalo extended the lead on a Kevin Porter goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Brian Flynn and Steve Ott. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Eric Brewer and Vincent Lecavalier. This was as close as it got, with the three stars going to Enroth (32 for 33 in saves), Flynn, and Porter.
Finally, in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Detroit began in the second period on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Danny DeKeyser and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings extended the lead as Johan Franzen scored his ninth of the year in the third period, via Valtteri Filppula and Daniel Cleary. Detroit iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Justin Abdelkader, his ninth of the campaign, passed from Zetterberg and Datsyuk. The three stars were Howard (22 save shutout), Zetterberg, and Rinne (29 for 31 in saves).
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