Eleven games on tonight, beginning in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Tuukka Rask are set to start. Boston got going in the second period on a David Krejci goal, his third of the season, assisted by Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins added on in the third period as Brad Marchand scored his second of the year, thanks to Loui Eriksson and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston extended the lead on the sixth of the season by Torey Krug, coming off of Chris Kelly and Reilly Smith. Florida got on the board with a Jesse Winchester goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted goal by Smith, his second of the campaign. The three stars were Smith, Rask (23 for 24 in saves), and Marchand.
Down to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Justin Peters are the relatively unknown goalies. Carolina was first to score as Radek Dvorak scored his third of the season, with a lone assist by Ron Hainsey. This was good for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Peters (21 save shutout), Dvorak, and Poulin (23 for 24 in saves).
North again to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Montreal opened in the first period on an Andrei Markov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. Ottawa tied it on a Bobby Ryan goal, his ninth of the year, with the help of Clarke MacArthur and Eric Gryba. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Marc Methot goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa added on with a Matt Borowiecki goal, coming off of MacArthur and Ryan. The Senators made it 4-1 in the third period on a Kyle Turris empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Ryan. The three stars belonged to Ryan, Lehner (33 for 34 in saves), and MacArthur.
Back in the States, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur faces a lesser foe in Ray Emery in goal. New Jersey began with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the season, via Eric Gelinas and Michael Ryder. The Devils added on in the third period with a Cam Janssen goal, with assists provided by Adam Larsson and Ryan Carter. New Jersey iced it at 3-0 with a Jaromir Jagr empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Brodeur (22 save shutout), Henrique, and Janssen.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Braden Holtby receive the starting nods. Washington started in the first period on a power play goal by Alex Ovechkin, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. Minnesota tied it as Charlie Coyle scored a power play goal, thanks to Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. The Wild took the lead in the second period as Mikael Granlund scored his second of the year, with the help of Jason Pominville and Nino Neiderreiter. The Capitals tied it in the third period as Johansson put away his second of the campaign, via Tom Wilson and Brooks Laich. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Backstrom had the only goal for a 3-2 Washington win. The three stars were Backstrom, Johansson, and Holtby (33 for 35 in saves).
To the west, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. New York struck first in the first period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan Callahan and Brad Richards. Columbus answered as Fedor Tyutin scored, with assists provided by Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period on a Callahan power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. New York added on as Hagelin scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Ryan Murray goal, his second of the year, courtesy of James Wisniewski and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers wrapped it up at 4-2 with an unassisted McDonagh empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan. The three stars went to Hagelin, McDonagh, and Callahan.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Detroit led off in the second period as Todd Bertuzzi scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings added on with an Adam Almquist goal, fueled by Zetterberg and Bertuzzi. Dallas got on the board with a Shawn Horcoff goal, his second of the year, made possible by Ray Whitney and Alex Chiasson. The Stars tied it in the third period as Jamie Benn potted his sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. Detroit retook the lead on a Datsyuk goal, his seventh of the year, via Zetterberg, who got a sock trick, and Jakub Kindl. Dallas retied it with a power play goal by Cody Eakin scored his fourth of the season, powered by Sergei Gonchar and Trevor Daley. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Rich Peverley goal, his third of the year, passed from Valeri Nichushkin and Alex Goligoski. The three stars were handed to Zetterberg, Datsyuk, and Bertuzzi.
Southward again, as the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Ben Bishop are the young goalies. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twelfth of the season, an unassisted goal. Edmonton tied it on a Taylor Fedun goal, his second of the year, passed from Jordan Eberle and Ales Hemsky. The Lightning retook the lead as Stamkos scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, again going in unassisted. Tampa Bay added on in the second period as Tyler Johnson put away his fourth of the year, with helpers from Richard Panik and Radko Gudas. The Oilers pulled back in the third period on a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play with a lone assist by Eberle. The Lightning iced the game at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Valtteri Filppula, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. Stamkos, Johnson, and Eberle receive the three stars.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Calgary Flames. Reto Berra and Brian Elliott are the reliable backups goalies starting. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fifth of the season, coming on the power play from Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with a Maxim Lapierre goal, via Jordan Leopold and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis extended the lead with an Alexander Steen goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of T.J. Oshie and Leopold. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Tim Jackman goal, made possible by Shane O'Brien and Chad Billins. The Flames pulled closer as Michael Cammalleri scored his fifth of the campaign, with the help of Chris Butler and Jiri Hudler. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Leopold, Steen, and Elliott (18 for 20 in saves).
Way to the west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period on a Mike Richards power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jake Muzzin and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings added on in the second period as Anze Kopitar sank his fourth of the year, a power play goal, via Drew Doughty and Richards. This held up as a 2-0 win, with Richards, Quick (19 save shutout), and Kopitar getting the three stars.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his second of the season, passed from Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels. Vancouver tied it on a Brad Richardson goal, his fifth of the year, via Darren Archibald and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks took the lead as Mike Santorelli notched his fifth of the season, with the help of Chris Higgins and Alexandre Burrows. The Sharks tied it as Mike Brown scored, thanks to James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins. Vancouver replied on a Higgins goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Burrows. The Canucks chased Niemi in the second period on a Zack Kassian goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Bieksa and Ryan Stanton. Alex Stalock replaced Niemi. The scoring was done, with the final being 4-2, with the three stars going to Higgins, Burrows, and Bieksa.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Tuukka Rask are set to start. Boston got going in the second period on a David Krejci goal, his third of the season, assisted by Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins added on in the third period as Brad Marchand scored his second of the year, thanks to Loui Eriksson and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston extended the lead on the sixth of the season by Torey Krug, coming off of Chris Kelly and Reilly Smith. Florida got on the board with a Jesse Winchester goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted goal by Smith, his second of the campaign. The three stars were Smith, Rask (23 for 24 in saves), and Marchand.
Down to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Justin Peters are the relatively unknown goalies. Carolina was first to score as Radek Dvorak scored his third of the season, with a lone assist by Ron Hainsey. This was good for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Peters (21 save shutout), Dvorak, and Poulin (23 for 24 in saves).
North again to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Montreal opened in the first period on an Andrei Markov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. Ottawa tied it on a Bobby Ryan goal, his ninth of the year, with the help of Clarke MacArthur and Eric Gryba. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Marc Methot goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa added on with a Matt Borowiecki goal, coming off of MacArthur and Ryan. The Senators made it 4-1 in the third period on a Kyle Turris empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Ryan. The three stars belonged to Ryan, Lehner (33 for 34 in saves), and MacArthur.
Back in the States, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur faces a lesser foe in Ray Emery in goal. New Jersey began with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the season, via Eric Gelinas and Michael Ryder. The Devils added on in the third period with a Cam Janssen goal, with assists provided by Adam Larsson and Ryan Carter. New Jersey iced it at 3-0 with a Jaromir Jagr empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Brodeur (22 save shutout), Henrique, and Janssen.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Braden Holtby receive the starting nods. Washington started in the first period on a power play goal by Alex Ovechkin, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. Minnesota tied it as Charlie Coyle scored a power play goal, thanks to Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. The Wild took the lead in the second period as Mikael Granlund scored his second of the year, with the help of Jason Pominville and Nino Neiderreiter. The Capitals tied it in the third period as Johansson put away his second of the campaign, via Tom Wilson and Brooks Laich. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Backstrom had the only goal for a 3-2 Washington win. The three stars were Backstrom, Johansson, and Holtby (33 for 35 in saves).
To the west, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. New York struck first in the first period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan Callahan and Brad Richards. Columbus answered as Fedor Tyutin scored, with assists provided by Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period on a Callahan power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. New York added on as Hagelin scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Ryan Murray goal, his second of the year, courtesy of James Wisniewski and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers wrapped it up at 4-2 with an unassisted McDonagh empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan. The three stars went to Hagelin, McDonagh, and Callahan.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Detroit led off in the second period as Todd Bertuzzi scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings added on with an Adam Almquist goal, fueled by Zetterberg and Bertuzzi. Dallas got on the board with a Shawn Horcoff goal, his second of the year, made possible by Ray Whitney and Alex Chiasson. The Stars tied it in the third period as Jamie Benn potted his sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. Detroit retook the lead on a Datsyuk goal, his seventh of the year, via Zetterberg, who got a sock trick, and Jakub Kindl. Dallas retied it with a power play goal by Cody Eakin scored his fourth of the season, powered by Sergei Gonchar and Trevor Daley. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Rich Peverley goal, his third of the year, passed from Valeri Nichushkin and Alex Goligoski. The three stars were handed to Zetterberg, Datsyuk, and Bertuzzi.
Southward again, as the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Ben Bishop are the young goalies. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twelfth of the season, an unassisted goal. Edmonton tied it on a Taylor Fedun goal, his second of the year, passed from Jordan Eberle and Ales Hemsky. The Lightning retook the lead as Stamkos scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, again going in unassisted. Tampa Bay added on in the second period as Tyler Johnson put away his fourth of the year, with helpers from Richard Panik and Radko Gudas. The Oilers pulled back in the third period on a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play with a lone assist by Eberle. The Lightning iced the game at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Valtteri Filppula, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. Stamkos, Johnson, and Eberle receive the three stars.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Calgary Flames. Reto Berra and Brian Elliott are the reliable backups goalies starting. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fifth of the season, coming on the power play from Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with a Maxim Lapierre goal, via Jordan Leopold and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis extended the lead with an Alexander Steen goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of T.J. Oshie and Leopold. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Tim Jackman goal, made possible by Shane O'Brien and Chad Billins. The Flames pulled closer as Michael Cammalleri scored his fifth of the campaign, with the help of Chris Butler and Jiri Hudler. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Leopold, Steen, and Elliott (18 for 20 in saves).
Way to the west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period on a Mike Richards power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jake Muzzin and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings added on in the second period as Anze Kopitar sank his fourth of the year, a power play goal, via Drew Doughty and Richards. This held up as a 2-0 win, with Richards, Quick (19 save shutout), and Kopitar getting the three stars.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his second of the season, passed from Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels. Vancouver tied it on a Brad Richardson goal, his fifth of the year, via Darren Archibald and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks took the lead as Mike Santorelli notched his fifth of the season, with the help of Chris Higgins and Alexandre Burrows. The Sharks tied it as Mike Brown scored, thanks to James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins. Vancouver replied on a Higgins goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Burrows. The Canucks chased Niemi in the second period on a Zack Kassian goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Bieksa and Ryan Stanton. Alex Stalock replaced Niemi. The scoring was done, with the final being 4-2, with the three stars going to Higgins, Burrows, and Bieksa.
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