Busy day of ten games on the tenth day of the tenth month. Funny how that works out sometimes. We begin in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Tuukka Rask are in the blue paint. Colorado began in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Andre Benoit and Matt Duchene. The Avalanche iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Duchene, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Giguere (39 save shutout), O'Reilly, and Duchene.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a Cam Atkinson goal, guided in by Marian Gaborik and James Wisniewski. Buffalo tied it on a Thomas Vanek goal, his second of the season, pushed through by Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson. The Blue Jackets retook the lead as Nick Foligno notched his second of the year, thanks to Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger. Columbus added on as Gaborik potted his second of the season, assisted by Atkinson and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the second period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, fueled by David Savard and Gaborik. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Gaborik, Bobrovsky (26 for 27 in saves), and Atkinson.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Braden Holtby are given the starting nods. Washington started in the first period on a Jason Chimera goal, assisted by Eric Fehr and John Carlson. Carolina tied it as Elias Lindholm scored in the second period, with the help of Jeff Skinner and Ryan Murphy. The Capitals took the lead back as Alex Ovechkin scored his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Oleksy and Nicklas Backstrom. The Hurricanes tied it again on a power play goal by Alexander Semin, powered by Eric Staal and Skinner. Carolina pulled ahead in the third period with a Nathan Gerbe goal, his third of the year, via Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. They would win the game 3-2, with the three stars going to Gerbe, Skinner, and Ovechkin.
Northwest to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard are the reliable goalies. Phoenix opened in the first period on a Derek Morris goal, set up by Antoine Vermette. Detroit tied it with a Joakim Andersson goal in the second period, coming off of Jakub Kindl and Todd Bertuzzi. The Red Wings took the lead with an unassisted goal by Jonathan Ericsson. The Coyotes retied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, fueled by Morris. Phoenix retook the lead in the third period on a Michael Stone goal, with assists provided by Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 on a Vermette empty net goal, with a lone assist by Boedker. The three stars were Boedker, Morris, and Vermette.
Way to the south, the battle of Florida is renewed as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Ben Bishop are the young goalies. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell. Clemmensen was pulled in favor of Markstrom when the former suffered an injury. The Lightning added on with a Stamkos shorthanded goal, set up by St. Louis and Victor Hedman. Florida got on the board in the second period as Brad Boyes scored his second of the year, a power play goal, guided in by Brian Campbell and Tomas Fleischmann. Tampa Bay shot back as Stamkos scored his second of the game, assisted by Matthew Carle and Ryan Malone. The Lightning extended the lead with an Ondrej Palat goal, via Alex Killorn and the goalie Bishop. The Panthers answered as Jonathan Huberdeau scored a goal, made possible by Scott Gomez and Kris Versteeg. Tampa Bay replied with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his second of the season, coming on the power play from Carle and Killorn. The Lightning padded the lead with another Filppula goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with assists provided by Purcell and Sami Salo. Tampa Bay kept going as Stamkos finished his hat trick with a power play goal, powered by Salo and Purcell, the latter getting a sock trick. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars being Stamkos, Filppula, and St. Louis, while Purcell, Carle, Salo, and Killorn all get honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Phil Kessel goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs added on with a van Riemsdyk goal, his third of the year, made possible by Kessel and Carl Gunnarsson. Toronto extended the lead with a power play goal in the third period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his second of the season, powered by Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs wrapped it up at 4-0 with a Joffrey Lupul power play goal, his third of the year, set up by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. The three stars were Kessel, Bernier (36 save shutout), and van Riemsdyk.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Josh Harding have the green light to start. Minnesota led off in the first period as Jonas Brodin potted his second of the season, with the help of Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak. Winnipeg tied it with a power play goal by Bryan Little, his third of the year, powered by Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien. The Wild took the lead back in the second period as Cooke scored his second of the campaign, via Torrey Mitchell and Clayton Stoner. This was it for the scoring, with the Wild taking a 2-1 win. Cooke, Harding (14 for 15 in saves), and Brodin were named the three stars.
To the west, the Edmonton Oilers host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Devan Dubnyk occupy the creases. Edmonton began in the second period with a Ryan Smyth power play goal, powered by Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Montraeal tied it as Brendan Gallagher scored his third of the season, a power play goal, with helpers from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the lead on a Brandon Prust goal, coming off of Travis Moen and Subban. Montreal added on in the third period as Galchenyuk scored, with a lone assist by Gallagher. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Max Pacioretty empty net goal, set up by Daniel Briere and Subban, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Gallagher, Galchenyuk, and Subban.
Over in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. San Jose started in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, assisted by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on as Matt Pelech scored, with the help of James Sheppard. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Mike Santorelli goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ryan Stanton and Christopher Tanev. San Jose answered with a Patrick Marleau goal, his third of the season, made possible by Tyler Kennedy and Logan Couture. The Sharks wrapped it up at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Burns, his second of the year, set up by Thornton and Couture. The three stars were Niemi (25 for 26 in saves), Burns, and Thornton, while Couture gets an honorable mention.
Finally, we end in Anaheim, as the Ducks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jonas Hiller draw the starts. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, assisted by Corey Perry and Dustin Penner. The Ducks added on as Jakob Silfverberg scored his third of the season, with the help of Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Perreault. Anaheim extended the lead when Daniel Winnik scored, via Sami Vatanen. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period with another Silfverberg goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Selanne and Perreault. Anaheim kept going as Saku Koivu scored his second of the season, thanks to Winnik and Andrew Cogliano. The Ducks got another as Penner scored, with helpers provided by Perry and Bryan Allen. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 6-0 final score, with the three stars going to Hiller (34 save shutout), Silfverberg, and Penner, while Winnik, Perry, Selanne, and Perreault all get honorable mentions.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Tuukka Rask are in the blue paint. Colorado began in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Andre Benoit and Matt Duchene. The Avalanche iced it at 2-0 with a third period empty net goal by Duchene, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Giguere (39 save shutout), O'Reilly, and Duchene.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a Cam Atkinson goal, guided in by Marian Gaborik and James Wisniewski. Buffalo tied it on a Thomas Vanek goal, his second of the season, pushed through by Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson. The Blue Jackets retook the lead as Nick Foligno notched his second of the year, thanks to Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger. Columbus added on as Gaborik potted his second of the season, assisted by Atkinson and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the second period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, fueled by David Savard and Gaborik. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Gaborik, Bobrovsky (26 for 27 in saves), and Atkinson.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Braden Holtby are given the starting nods. Washington started in the first period on a Jason Chimera goal, assisted by Eric Fehr and John Carlson. Carolina tied it as Elias Lindholm scored in the second period, with the help of Jeff Skinner and Ryan Murphy. The Capitals took the lead back as Alex Ovechkin scored his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Oleksy and Nicklas Backstrom. The Hurricanes tied it again on a power play goal by Alexander Semin, powered by Eric Staal and Skinner. Carolina pulled ahead in the third period with a Nathan Gerbe goal, his third of the year, via Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. They would win the game 3-2, with the three stars going to Gerbe, Skinner, and Ovechkin.
Northwest to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard are the reliable goalies. Phoenix opened in the first period on a Derek Morris goal, set up by Antoine Vermette. Detroit tied it with a Joakim Andersson goal in the second period, coming off of Jakub Kindl and Todd Bertuzzi. The Red Wings took the lead with an unassisted goal by Jonathan Ericsson. The Coyotes retied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, fueled by Morris. Phoenix retook the lead in the third period on a Michael Stone goal, with assists provided by Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 on a Vermette empty net goal, with a lone assist by Boedker. The three stars were Boedker, Morris, and Vermette.
Way to the south, the battle of Florida is renewed as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Ben Bishop are the young goalies. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell. Clemmensen was pulled in favor of Markstrom when the former suffered an injury. The Lightning added on with a Stamkos shorthanded goal, set up by St. Louis and Victor Hedman. Florida got on the board in the second period as Brad Boyes scored his second of the year, a power play goal, guided in by Brian Campbell and Tomas Fleischmann. Tampa Bay shot back as Stamkos scored his second of the game, assisted by Matthew Carle and Ryan Malone. The Lightning extended the lead with an Ondrej Palat goal, via Alex Killorn and the goalie Bishop. The Panthers answered as Jonathan Huberdeau scored a goal, made possible by Scott Gomez and Kris Versteeg. Tampa Bay replied with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his second of the season, coming on the power play from Carle and Killorn. The Lightning padded the lead with another Filppula goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with assists provided by Purcell and Sami Salo. Tampa Bay kept going as Stamkos finished his hat trick with a power play goal, powered by Salo and Purcell, the latter getting a sock trick. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars being Stamkos, Filppula, and St. Louis, while Purcell, Carle, Salo, and Killorn all get honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Phil Kessel goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs added on with a van Riemsdyk goal, his third of the year, made possible by Kessel and Carl Gunnarsson. Toronto extended the lead with a power play goal in the third period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his second of the season, powered by Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs wrapped it up at 4-0 with a Joffrey Lupul power play goal, his third of the year, set up by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. The three stars were Kessel, Bernier (36 save shutout), and van Riemsdyk.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Josh Harding have the green light to start. Minnesota led off in the first period as Jonas Brodin potted his second of the season, with the help of Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak. Winnipeg tied it with a power play goal by Bryan Little, his third of the year, powered by Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien. The Wild took the lead back in the second period as Cooke scored his second of the campaign, via Torrey Mitchell and Clayton Stoner. This was it for the scoring, with the Wild taking a 2-1 win. Cooke, Harding (14 for 15 in saves), and Brodin were named the three stars.
To the west, the Edmonton Oilers host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Devan Dubnyk occupy the creases. Edmonton began in the second period with a Ryan Smyth power play goal, powered by Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Montraeal tied it as Brendan Gallagher scored his third of the season, a power play goal, with helpers from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the lead on a Brandon Prust goal, coming off of Travis Moen and Subban. Montreal added on in the third period as Galchenyuk scored, with a lone assist by Gallagher. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Max Pacioretty empty net goal, set up by Daniel Briere and Subban, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Gallagher, Galchenyuk, and Subban.
Over in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. San Jose started in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, assisted by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on as Matt Pelech scored, with the help of James Sheppard. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Mike Santorelli goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ryan Stanton and Christopher Tanev. San Jose answered with a Patrick Marleau goal, his third of the season, made possible by Tyler Kennedy and Logan Couture. The Sharks wrapped it up at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Burns, his second of the year, set up by Thornton and Couture. The three stars were Niemi (25 for 26 in saves), Burns, and Thornton, while Couture gets an honorable mention.
Finally, we end in Anaheim, as the Ducks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jonas Hiller draw the starts. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, assisted by Corey Perry and Dustin Penner. The Ducks added on as Jakob Silfverberg scored his third of the season, with the help of Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Perreault. Anaheim extended the lead when Daniel Winnik scored, via Sami Vatanen. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period with another Silfverberg goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Selanne and Perreault. Anaheim kept going as Saku Koivu scored his second of the season, thanks to Winnik and Andrew Cogliano. The Ducks got another as Penner scored, with helpers provided by Perry and Bryan Allen. This was all for the scoring, resulting in a 6-0 final score, with the three stars going to Hiller (34 save shutout), Silfverberg, and Penner, while Winnik, Perry, Selanne, and Perreault all get honorable mentions.
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