There are five games on today, which is a surprisingly busy day for me outside of sports, so quality may be on the low-end of acceptable. We begin in...
Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and James Reimer are set to start. Toronto struck first in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his sixteenth of the season, via John-Michael Liles and Phil Kessel. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period as Ryan O'Byrne scored his second of the year, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Clarke MacArthur. New York got on the board with a Rick Nash goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Derek Stepan. Toronto shot back as Kessel scored a power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson. The Rangers got one back in the third period as Nash scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with the help of John Moore and Steve Eminger. New York tied it as Stepan scored his fourteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Maple Leafs got the lead back quickly with Kessel's second of the night, guided in by Tyler Bozak and van Riemsdyk. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars belonging to van Riemsdyk, Nash, and Kessel, while Stepan gets an honorable mention.
Down in Boston, the Bruins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Justin Peters is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period as Rich Peverley scored his fifth of the season, with helpers provided by Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ference. The Bruins chased Peters on a Brad Marchand goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Gregory Campbell and Jaromir Jagr. Dan Ellis game on in relief. Boston added on with another Marchand goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, assisted by Jagr and Seidenberg. The Bruins extended the lead in the second period on a Ference goal, his third of the year, passed from Seidenberg, who got a sock trick, and Campbell. Boston struck again on a Jordan Caron goal, made possible by Peverley and Shawn Thornton. Carolina got on the board in the third period as Patrick Dwyer scored his seventh of the campaign, with the help of Brett Bellemore and Jiri Tlusty. The Hurricanes got another as Drayson Bowman scored his third of the season, thanks to Riley Nash and Jordan Staal. The Bruins iced it at 6-2 with a Nathan Horton goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Dougie Hamilton and Milan Lucic. The three stars were Rask (40 for 42 in saves), Marchand, and Seidenberg, while Jagr, Peverley, Campbell, and Ference get the honorable mentions.
West to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. Backups Joey MacDonald and Jean-Sebastien Giguere are in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Brad Malone goal, set up by Tyson Barrie and Ryan O'Reilly. Calgary tied it on a Roman Cervenka goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Mark Giordano and Roman Horak. The Flames took the lead with a Michael Cammalleri goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Horak and Steve Begin. Calgary added on in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Alex Tanguay, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Lee Stempniak. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being MacDonald (39 for 40 in saves), Cammalleri, and Malone, while Horak gets an honorable mention.
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Cory Schneider guard the cages. Vancouver began in the first period with a Ryan Kesler goal, his second of the season, made possible by Mason Raymond and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks iced it at 2-0 with an empty net goal by Dan Hamhuis in the third period, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Smith (40 for 41 in saves), Chris Higgins, and Kesler, while Schneider (19 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Jonas Hiller are the masked men. Anaheim was first to score in the first period as Radek Dvorak potted his second of the season, thanks to Ben Lovejoy and Saku Koivu. Edmonton tied it in the third period on a Nick Schultz goal, assisted by Nail Yakupov and Sam Gagner. The Ducks took the lead back as Dvorak scored his second of the game and third of the year, via Daniel Winnik and Koivu. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Dvorak, Winnik, and Dubnyk (36 for 38 in saves), while Koivu gets an honorable mention.
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