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Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Jeff Zatkoff are given the starting nods. Pittsburgh led off with a Chris Kunitz goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the power play. The Penguins added on as Kunitz scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by James Neal and Paul Martin. New York got on the board in the second period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his sixth of the season, via Kyle Okposo and Radek Martinek. Pittsburgh answered with a Malkin goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Neal and Jussi Jokinen. The Islanders got one back as Colin McDonald scored his second of the season, courtesy of Casey Cizikas. New York tied it with another Vanek goal, his second of the night and seventh of the year, made possible by Okposo and John Tavares. The Penguins won 4-3 in the third period as Crosby scored his twelfth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Pascal Dupuis and Kunitz. The three stars were Kunitz, Crosby, and Malkin, while Vanek and Okposo get the honorable mentions.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Michal Neuvirth are the backups making spot starts. Montreal began in the first period as Travis Moen scored, with the help of Michael Bournival and Ryan White. The Canadiens added on as David Desharnais scored, thanks to Josh Gorges and Andrei Markov. Montreal extended the lead as Daniel Briere netted his fourth of the season, courtesy of Gorges and Alexei Emelin on the power play. Washington got on the board with Alex Ovechkin scoring his eighteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by John Carlson and Troy Brouwer. The Capitals pulled closer in the third period with Ovechkin's second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, a power play goal coming off of Carlson and Mikhail Grabovski. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being given to Ovechkin, Gorges, and Carlson.
Way to the west, the Calgary Flames host the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Reto Berra man the creases. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Tom Gilbert goal, fueled by Nick Bjugstad. Calgary tied it in the second period as Joe Colborne notched his third of the season, via David Jones. The Flames took the lead as Sven Baertschi scored his second of the year, courtesy of Colborne and T.J. Brodie on the power play. Calgary extended the lead as Blair Jones scored in the third period, via Lance Bouma and Mikael Backlund. The Panthers got one back with an unassisted Jimmy Hayes goal. Florida tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Sean Bergenheim and Scott Gomez. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jiri Hudler and Brad Boyes traded goals, followed by Michael Cammalleri and Tomas Fleischmann doing the same, and then the Flames won 4-3 as Sean Monahan went unanswered in the sixth round. The three stars were Colborne, Monahan, and Baertschi.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Columbus started in the first period with a Matt Calvert goal, coming off of Michael Chaput. Vancouver tied it on a Daniel Sedin goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Alexander Edler. The Canucks added on as Zack Kassian scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Brad Richardson and Ryan Stanton. Vancouver extended the lead with a Henrik Sedin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks padded the lead with an Edler goal, his third of the year, assisted by Chris Higgins and Mike Santorelli. Vancouver got another in the third period as Henrik Sedin scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Daniel Sedin and Stanton. The Blue Jackets got one back as Artem Anisimov scored his sixth of the year, guided in by Nikita Nikitin and David Savard. The Canucks replied as Jeremy Welsh scored, with the help of Stanton, who got a sock trick, and Dale Weise. This made it 6-2, the final, with Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, and Stanton getting the three stars, while Edler gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Jonas Hiller are between the pipes. Anaheim won 1-0 in overtime on a Ryan Getzlaf goal with just six seconds left, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The three stars were Getzlaf, Hiller (31 save shutout), and Bishop (41 for 42 in saves).
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Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Jeff Zatkoff are given the starting nods. Pittsburgh led off with a Chris Kunitz goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the power play. The Penguins added on as Kunitz scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by James Neal and Paul Martin. New York got on the board in the second period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his sixth of the season, via Kyle Okposo and Radek Martinek. Pittsburgh answered with a Malkin goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Neal and Jussi Jokinen. The Islanders got one back as Colin McDonald scored his second of the season, courtesy of Casey Cizikas. New York tied it with another Vanek goal, his second of the night and seventh of the year, made possible by Okposo and John Tavares. The Penguins won 4-3 in the third period as Crosby scored his twelfth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Pascal Dupuis and Kunitz. The three stars were Kunitz, Crosby, and Malkin, while Vanek and Okposo get the honorable mentions.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Michal Neuvirth are the backups making spot starts. Montreal began in the first period as Travis Moen scored, with the help of Michael Bournival and Ryan White. The Canadiens added on as David Desharnais scored, thanks to Josh Gorges and Andrei Markov. Montreal extended the lead as Daniel Briere netted his fourth of the season, courtesy of Gorges and Alexei Emelin on the power play. Washington got on the board with Alex Ovechkin scoring his eighteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by John Carlson and Troy Brouwer. The Capitals pulled closer in the third period with Ovechkin's second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, a power play goal coming off of Carlson and Mikhail Grabovski. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being given to Ovechkin, Gorges, and Carlson.
Way to the west, the Calgary Flames host the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Reto Berra man the creases. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Tom Gilbert goal, fueled by Nick Bjugstad. Calgary tied it in the second period as Joe Colborne notched his third of the season, via David Jones. The Flames took the lead as Sven Baertschi scored his second of the year, courtesy of Colborne and T.J. Brodie on the power play. Calgary extended the lead as Blair Jones scored in the third period, via Lance Bouma and Mikael Backlund. The Panthers got one back with an unassisted Jimmy Hayes goal. Florida tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Sean Bergenheim and Scott Gomez. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jiri Hudler and Brad Boyes traded goals, followed by Michael Cammalleri and Tomas Fleischmann doing the same, and then the Flames won 4-3 as Sean Monahan went unanswered in the sixth round. The three stars were Colborne, Monahan, and Baertschi.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Columbus started in the first period with a Matt Calvert goal, coming off of Michael Chaput. Vancouver tied it on a Daniel Sedin goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Alexander Edler. The Canucks added on as Zack Kassian scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Brad Richardson and Ryan Stanton. Vancouver extended the lead with a Henrik Sedin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks padded the lead with an Edler goal, his third of the year, assisted by Chris Higgins and Mike Santorelli. Vancouver got another in the third period as Henrik Sedin scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Daniel Sedin and Stanton. The Blue Jackets got one back as Artem Anisimov scored his sixth of the year, guided in by Nikita Nikitin and David Savard. The Canucks replied as Jeremy Welsh scored, with the help of Stanton, who got a sock trick, and Dale Weise. This made it 6-2, the final, with Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, and Stanton getting the three stars, while Edler gets an honorable mention.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Jonas Hiller are between the pipes. Anaheim won 1-0 in overtime on a Ryan Getzlaf goal with just six seconds left, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The three stars were Getzlaf, Hiller (31 save shutout), and Bishop (41 for 42 in saves).
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