Eight games on tonight, beginning in...
Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Justin Peters are the unreliable goalies. Tampa Bay got going in the second period on a Victor Hedman goal, his second of the season, fueled by Nate Thompson and B.J. Crombeen. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Alex Killorn and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-0 with a Killorn goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone assist by St. Louis. The three stars were Bishop (31 save shutout), Killorn, and St. Louis.
Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Washington Capitals. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are in the creases. Washington started in the first period on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Martin Erat and Nate Schmidt. The Capitals added on in the second period as Joel Ward scored his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Jason Chimera and Mikhail Grabovski. Washington extended the lead with a Chimera goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone Grabovski assist. Ray Emery came on in relief of Mason at this time. The Capitals padded the lead as Backstrom scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, thanks to Eric Fehr and Erat. Washington struck again with a Ward goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, via Grabovski, who got a sock trick, and Chimera. The Capitals kept going on a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mike Green and Backstrom. Washington wrapped it up at 7-0 with a Ward power play goal, completing his hat trick with his sixth of the campaign, set up by Chimera, who got a sock trick, and Fehr. Ward, Chimera, and Backstrom were awarded the three stars, while Grabovski, Fehr, Erat, and Holtby (30 save shutout) got the honorable mentions.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Chris Kunitz power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on a Brandon Sutter goal, his second of the year, thanks to Tanner Glass and Craig Adams in the second period. Pittsburgh extended the lead on a Kris Letang power play goal, his second of the season, via Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Malkin. Curtis McElhinny relieved Bobrovsky at this time. The Penguins padded the lead as Jayson Megna scored his second of the year, courtesy of Jussi Jokinen and Malkin. Columbus got one back as Derek MacKenzie scored, with the help of Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets chipped closer in the third period on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski. They still lost 4-2, with the three stars going to Malkin, Letang, and Fleury (37 for 39 in saves).
North to Ottawa, as the Senators bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Robin Lehner receive the starting nods. Ottawa began in the first period as Eric Condra scored, thanks to Derek Grant. The Senators added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his third of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Chris Phillips. New York got on the board in the second period as John Tavares scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Islanders tied it with a Matt Martin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Matt Carkner and Brock Nelson. Ottawa retook the lead as Bobby Ryan scored his seventh of the year, assisted by Patrick Wiercioch and Karlsson. The Senators extended the lead as Clarke MacArthur scored, with the help of Ryan and Kyle Turris. New York pulled back as Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored his second of the season, with helpers provided by Matt Donovan and Okposo. The Islanders got another equalizer in the third period as Frans Nielsen found twine on his eighth of the year, passed from Thomas Hickey and Bouchard. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nielsen had the lone tally to give the Islanders a 5-4 win. The three stars were Nielsen, Bouchard, and Okposo, while Ryan and Karlsson are the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Florida Panthers host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Jacob Markstrom wear the masks. St. Louis struck first in the first period on a Derek Roy goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on as Stewart scored in the second period, with the help of Barret Jackman and Vladimir Sobotka. St. Louis extended the lead on a power play goal by Alex Pietrangelo, powered by David Backes and Jay Bowmeester as his third of the year. The Blues padded the lead with the twelfth of the campaign by Alexander Steen, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Backes. They coasted to a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Elliott (31 save shutout), Stewart, and Backes.
Back north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Josh Harding are in the blue paint. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Justin Fontaine goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Keith Ballard and Torrey Mitchell. Montreal tied it with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov. The Wild took the lead in the second period on a Jason Pominville goal, his eighth of the season, thanks to Mikael Granlund. Minnesota added on in the third period as Nino Neiderreiter scored his third of the year, with assists provided by Granlund and Pominville. The Canadiens got one back as P.K. Subban scored a power play goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist from Markov. Montreal tied it on a Brian Gionta goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Markov, who got a sock trick, and Subban. The Wild retook the lead as Pominville scored his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, with the help of Zach Parise and Ballard. They held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Pominville, Subban, and Markov, while Ballard and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
South again to Dallas, as the Stars host the Colorado Avalanche. Troublemaker Semyon Varlamov opposes squeaky-clean Kari Lehtonen in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, his third of the season, assisted by Alex Tanguay and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon. Dallas got on the board in the third period when Alex Goligoski scored his second of the season, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. The Stars tied it with a Seguin goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Peverley and Jamie Benn. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime on another Stastny goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, fueled by Nate Guenin and Ryan Wilson. The three stars were given to Stastny, Seguin, and Peverley.
Finally, in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard faces his former understudy, Joey MacDonald, in goal. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Pavel Datsyuk goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Todd Bertuzzi and Jakub Kindl. The Red Wings added on as Henrik Zetterberg sank his seventh of the year, via Bertuzzi and Datsyuk. Calgary got on the board in the second period as Chris Butler scored, with the help of Jiri Hudler and Derek Smith. The Flames tied it as Sean Monahan notched his seventh of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Kris Russell. Detroit took the lead back in the third period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his second of the year, made possible by Joakim Andersson and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings extended the lead with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his second of the season, set up by Kronwall and Danny DeKeyser. Calgary got one back late as Curtis Glencross put away his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Matt Stajan and Hudler. They failed to tie the game, losing 4-3, with the three stars being Datsyuk, Hudler, and Bertuzzi, while Kronwall gets an honorable mention.
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Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Justin Peters are the unreliable goalies. Tampa Bay got going in the second period on a Victor Hedman goal, his second of the season, fueled by Nate Thompson and B.J. Crombeen. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Alex Killorn and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-0 with a Killorn goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone assist by St. Louis. The three stars were Bishop (31 save shutout), Killorn, and St. Louis.
Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Washington Capitals. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are in the creases. Washington started in the first period on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Martin Erat and Nate Schmidt. The Capitals added on in the second period as Joel Ward scored his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Jason Chimera and Mikhail Grabovski. Washington extended the lead with a Chimera goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone Grabovski assist. Ray Emery came on in relief of Mason at this time. The Capitals padded the lead as Backstrom scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, thanks to Eric Fehr and Erat. Washington struck again with a Ward goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, via Grabovski, who got a sock trick, and Chimera. The Capitals kept going on a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mike Green and Backstrom. Washington wrapped it up at 7-0 with a Ward power play goal, completing his hat trick with his sixth of the campaign, set up by Chimera, who got a sock trick, and Fehr. Ward, Chimera, and Backstrom were awarded the three stars, while Grabovski, Fehr, Erat, and Holtby (30 save shutout) got the honorable mentions.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Chris Kunitz power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on a Brandon Sutter goal, his second of the year, thanks to Tanner Glass and Craig Adams in the second period. Pittsburgh extended the lead on a Kris Letang power play goal, his second of the season, via Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Malkin. Curtis McElhinny relieved Bobrovsky at this time. The Penguins padded the lead as Jayson Megna scored his second of the year, courtesy of Jussi Jokinen and Malkin. Columbus got one back as Derek MacKenzie scored, with the help of Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets chipped closer in the third period on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski. They still lost 4-2, with the three stars going to Malkin, Letang, and Fleury (37 for 39 in saves).
North to Ottawa, as the Senators bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Robin Lehner receive the starting nods. Ottawa began in the first period as Eric Condra scored, thanks to Derek Grant. The Senators added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his third of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Chris Phillips. New York got on the board in the second period as John Tavares scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Islanders tied it with a Matt Martin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Matt Carkner and Brock Nelson. Ottawa retook the lead as Bobby Ryan scored his seventh of the year, assisted by Patrick Wiercioch and Karlsson. The Senators extended the lead as Clarke MacArthur scored, with the help of Ryan and Kyle Turris. New York pulled back as Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored his second of the season, with helpers provided by Matt Donovan and Okposo. The Islanders got another equalizer in the third period as Frans Nielsen found twine on his eighth of the year, passed from Thomas Hickey and Bouchard. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nielsen had the lone tally to give the Islanders a 5-4 win. The three stars were Nielsen, Bouchard, and Okposo, while Ryan and Karlsson are the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Florida Panthers host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Jacob Markstrom wear the masks. St. Louis struck first in the first period on a Derek Roy goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on as Stewart scored in the second period, with the help of Barret Jackman and Vladimir Sobotka. St. Louis extended the lead on a power play goal by Alex Pietrangelo, powered by David Backes and Jay Bowmeester as his third of the year. The Blues padded the lead with the twelfth of the campaign by Alexander Steen, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Backes. They coasted to a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Elliott (31 save shutout), Stewart, and Backes.
Back north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Josh Harding are in the blue paint. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Justin Fontaine goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Keith Ballard and Torrey Mitchell. Montreal tied it with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov. The Wild took the lead in the second period on a Jason Pominville goal, his eighth of the season, thanks to Mikael Granlund. Minnesota added on in the third period as Nino Neiderreiter scored his third of the year, with assists provided by Granlund and Pominville. The Canadiens got one back as P.K. Subban scored a power play goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist from Markov. Montreal tied it on a Brian Gionta goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Markov, who got a sock trick, and Subban. The Wild retook the lead as Pominville scored his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, with the help of Zach Parise and Ballard. They held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Pominville, Subban, and Markov, while Ballard and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
South again to Dallas, as the Stars host the Colorado Avalanche. Troublemaker Semyon Varlamov opposes squeaky-clean Kari Lehtonen in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, his third of the season, assisted by Alex Tanguay and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon. Dallas got on the board in the third period when Alex Goligoski scored his second of the season, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. The Stars tied it with a Seguin goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Peverley and Jamie Benn. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime on another Stastny goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, fueled by Nate Guenin and Ryan Wilson. The three stars were given to Stastny, Seguin, and Peverley.
Finally, in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard faces his former understudy, Joey MacDonald, in goal. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Pavel Datsyuk goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Todd Bertuzzi and Jakub Kindl. The Red Wings added on as Henrik Zetterberg sank his seventh of the year, via Bertuzzi and Datsyuk. Calgary got on the board in the second period as Chris Butler scored, with the help of Jiri Hudler and Derek Smith. The Flames tied it as Sean Monahan notched his seventh of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Kris Russell. Detroit took the lead back in the third period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his second of the year, made possible by Joakim Andersson and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings extended the lead with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his second of the season, set up by Kronwall and Danny DeKeyser. Calgary got one back late as Curtis Glencross put away his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Matt Stajan and Hudler. They failed to tie the game, losing 4-3, with the three stars being Datsyuk, Hudler, and Bertuzzi, while Kronwall gets an honorable mention.
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