Twelve games on today, including two matinees. The first is in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward faces a lesser foe in Chad Johnson in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with an Andrej Sekera goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal on the power play. Boston tied it with a power play goal by Zdeno Chara, his fourth of the year, powered by Milan Lucic and Torey Krug. The Bruins took the lead in the second period as Reilly Smith scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Carl Soderberg and Matt Bartkowski. The Hurricanes retied it in the third period with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his second of the year, going in shorthanded and unassisted. Boston won 3-2 in overtime as David Krejci scored his fourth of the campaign, via Jarome Iginla and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars went to Krejci, Dwyer, and Smith.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom returns from injury to face Ondrej Pavelec in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period as Michael Frolik scored his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Halischuk. Minnesota tied it as Nino Neiderreiter scored his fifth of the year in the third period, passed from Marco Scandella and Zach Parise. The Jets took the lead back with a Halischuk goal, his second of the season, guided in by Frolik and Mark Scheilefe. The Wild tied it again as Parise scored a shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Koivu and Bryan Little swapped goals before Charlie Coyle gave Minnesota a 3-2 win. The three stars were Parise, Halischuk, and Frolik.
East to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the second period with a David Clarkson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. Washington tied it in the third perid as Alex Ovechkin scored his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Mike Green. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Toronto's James van Riemsdyk matched Washington's Eric Fehr before the Maple Leafs won with a Joffrey Lupul goal by a 2-1 score. The three stars went to Reimer (49 for 50 in saves), Holtby (27 for 28 in saves), and Lupul.
Into the States, as the Detroit Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner is mismatched with Jimmy Howard in goal. Detroit opened in the first period on a Darren Helm goal, his fourth of the season, coming via Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl on the power play. Ottawa answered with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators took the lead on a Chris Neil goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Cory Conacher and Zack Smith. The Red Wings tied it on a Pavel Datsyuk third period power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. Ottawa retook the lead on a Ryan power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza. The Senators finished it at 4-2 with a MacArthur power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, guided in by Wiercioch and Karlsson. The three stars were MacArthur, Karlsson, and Ryan, while Wiercioch gets the honorable mention.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Steve Mason are the unreliable goalies. Philadelphia began in the second period as Matt Read scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Sean Couturier and Steve Downie. The Flyers added on as Wayne Simmonds scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson. Philadelphia extended the lead on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Simmonds and Jakub Voracek. Anders Nilsson replaced Poulin at this time. New York got on the board as John Tavares scored his tenth of the year, fueled by Thomas Vanek and Matt Donovan. The Islanders pulled closer in the third period with an Eric Boulton goal, coming off of Casey Cizikas. The Flyers answered as Brayden Schenn scored his seventh of the season, passed from Voracek and Giroux. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Read, his second of the game and eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Read, Giroux, and Simmonds, while Voracek gets an honorable mention.
Up in Canada again, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal struck first in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canadiens added on in the third period as Tomas Plekanec scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. Montreal extended the lead when Pacioretty scored his seventh of the season and second of the game, with the help of Raphael Diaz. Pittsburgh got on the board with the third of the year by James Neal, guided in by Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin on the power play. The Penguins pulled closer as Neal scored his second of the night and fourth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Malkin. They failed to tie the score, losing 3-2, with the three stars belonging to Pacioretty, Neal, and Malkin.
Back south, the St. Louis Blues host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie. Dallas tied it with a Brenden Dillon goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn. The Blues took the lead back as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis added on in the second period with a David Backes goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues extended the lead as Derek Roy scored his sixth of the season in the third period, a power play goal powered by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis padded the lead with a Chris Stewart goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brenden Morrow and Jay Bouwmeester. Dan Ellis relieved Lehtonen. The Blues wrapped it up at 6-1 with an Oshie goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund. The three stars went to Elliott (34 for 35 in saves), Oshie, and Pietrangelo.
Over in Nashville, the Predators welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Marek Mazanec are the unheard of goalies. New York was first to score in the second period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dan Girardi and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers added on as Derek Stepan scored his fifth of the year in the third period, with a lone helper by Zuccarello. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Talbot (17 save shutout), Zuccarello, and McDonagh.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Phoenix Coyotes bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Mike Smith are the masked men. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Dustin Penner power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino. Phoenix tied it in the second period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Derek Morris and Shane Doan. The Ducks retook the lead as Penner scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Ben Lovejoy. Anaheim added on as Corey Perry scored his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks extended the lead with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey. The Coyotes got one back in the third period as Shane Doan scored his eleventh of the year, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata. They got no closer, losing 4-2, with the three stars being Penner, Hiller (42 for 44 in saves), and Doan.
Way to the north, as the Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. Vancouver opened in the first period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his tenth of the season, coming on the power play from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin. Chicago tied it in the third period as Andrew Shaw scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks gained the lead with a Marcus Kruger goal, his third of the season, passed from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Crawford (36 for 37 in saves), Kruger, and Luongo (27 for 29 in saves).
Into California, where the San Jose Sharks welcome the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Antti Niemi protect the nets. San Jose started in the first period with a Scott Hannan goal, his third of the season, passed from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on when Tyler Kennedy potted his third of the year, thanks to Martin Havlat and Jason Demers. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Elias goal, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play from Andy Greene and Eric Gelinas. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Niemi (18 for 19 in saves), Brodeur (28 for 30 in saves), and Kennedy.
Finally, we end in Los Angeles, as the Kings bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ben Scrivens are between the pipes. The final was 1-0 in favor of Colorado in overtime with a Jamie McGinn goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of John Mitchell and Jan Hejda. Varlamov (19 save shutout), McGinn, and Scrivens (32 for 33 in saves) receive the three stars.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward faces a lesser foe in Chad Johnson in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with an Andrej Sekera goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal on the power play. Boston tied it with a power play goal by Zdeno Chara, his fourth of the year, powered by Milan Lucic and Torey Krug. The Bruins took the lead in the second period as Reilly Smith scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Carl Soderberg and Matt Bartkowski. The Hurricanes retied it in the third period with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his second of the year, going in shorthanded and unassisted. Boston won 3-2 in overtime as David Krejci scored his fourth of the campaign, via Jarome Iginla and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars went to Krejci, Dwyer, and Smith.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom returns from injury to face Ondrej Pavelec in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period as Michael Frolik scored his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Halischuk. Minnesota tied it as Nino Neiderreiter scored his fifth of the year in the third period, passed from Marco Scandella and Zach Parise. The Jets took the lead back with a Halischuk goal, his second of the season, guided in by Frolik and Mark Scheilefe. The Wild tied it again as Parise scored a shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Koivu and Bryan Little swapped goals before Charlie Coyle gave Minnesota a 3-2 win. The three stars were Parise, Halischuk, and Frolik.
East to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the second period with a David Clarkson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. Washington tied it in the third perid as Alex Ovechkin scored his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Mike Green. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Toronto's James van Riemsdyk matched Washington's Eric Fehr before the Maple Leafs won with a Joffrey Lupul goal by a 2-1 score. The three stars went to Reimer (49 for 50 in saves), Holtby (27 for 28 in saves), and Lupul.
Into the States, as the Detroit Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner is mismatched with Jimmy Howard in goal. Detroit opened in the first period on a Darren Helm goal, his fourth of the season, coming via Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl on the power play. Ottawa answered with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators took the lead on a Chris Neil goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Cory Conacher and Zack Smith. The Red Wings tied it on a Pavel Datsyuk third period power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. Ottawa retook the lead on a Ryan power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza. The Senators finished it at 4-2 with a MacArthur power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, guided in by Wiercioch and Karlsson. The three stars were MacArthur, Karlsson, and Ryan, while Wiercioch gets the honorable mention.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Steve Mason are the unreliable goalies. Philadelphia began in the second period as Matt Read scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Sean Couturier and Steve Downie. The Flyers added on as Wayne Simmonds scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson. Philadelphia extended the lead on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Simmonds and Jakub Voracek. Anders Nilsson replaced Poulin at this time. New York got on the board as John Tavares scored his tenth of the year, fueled by Thomas Vanek and Matt Donovan. The Islanders pulled closer in the third period with an Eric Boulton goal, coming off of Casey Cizikas. The Flyers answered as Brayden Schenn scored his seventh of the season, passed from Voracek and Giroux. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Read, his second of the game and eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Read, Giroux, and Simmonds, while Voracek gets an honorable mention.
Up in Canada again, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal struck first in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canadiens added on in the third period as Tomas Plekanec scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. Montreal extended the lead when Pacioretty scored his seventh of the season and second of the game, with the help of Raphael Diaz. Pittsburgh got on the board with the third of the year by James Neal, guided in by Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin on the power play. The Penguins pulled closer as Neal scored his second of the night and fourth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Malkin. They failed to tie the score, losing 3-2, with the three stars belonging to Pacioretty, Neal, and Malkin.
Back south, the St. Louis Blues host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie. Dallas tied it with a Brenden Dillon goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn. The Blues took the lead back as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis added on in the second period with a David Backes goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues extended the lead as Derek Roy scored his sixth of the season in the third period, a power play goal powered by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis padded the lead with a Chris Stewart goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brenden Morrow and Jay Bouwmeester. Dan Ellis relieved Lehtonen. The Blues wrapped it up at 6-1 with an Oshie goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund. The three stars went to Elliott (34 for 35 in saves), Oshie, and Pietrangelo.
Over in Nashville, the Predators welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Marek Mazanec are the unheard of goalies. New York was first to score in the second period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dan Girardi and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers added on as Derek Stepan scored his fifth of the year in the third period, with a lone helper by Zuccarello. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Talbot (17 save shutout), Zuccarello, and McDonagh.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Phoenix Coyotes bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Mike Smith are the masked men. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Dustin Penner power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino. Phoenix tied it in the second period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Derek Morris and Shane Doan. The Ducks retook the lead as Penner scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Ben Lovejoy. Anaheim added on as Corey Perry scored his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks extended the lead with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey. The Coyotes got one back in the third period as Shane Doan scored his eleventh of the year, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata. They got no closer, losing 4-2, with the three stars being Penner, Hiller (42 for 44 in saves), and Doan.
Way to the north, as the Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. Vancouver opened in the first period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his tenth of the season, coming on the power play from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin. Chicago tied it in the third period as Andrew Shaw scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks gained the lead with a Marcus Kruger goal, his third of the season, passed from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Crawford (36 for 37 in saves), Kruger, and Luongo (27 for 29 in saves).
Into California, where the San Jose Sharks welcome the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Antti Niemi protect the nets. San Jose started in the first period with a Scott Hannan goal, his third of the season, passed from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on when Tyler Kennedy potted his third of the year, thanks to Martin Havlat and Jason Demers. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Elias goal, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play from Andy Greene and Eric Gelinas. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Niemi (18 for 19 in saves), Brodeur (28 for 30 in saves), and Kennedy.
Finally, we end in Los Angeles, as the Kings bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ben Scrivens are between the pipes. The final was 1-0 in favor of Colorado in overtime with a Jamie McGinn goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of John Mitchell and Jan Hejda. Varlamov (19 save shutout), McGinn, and Scrivens (32 for 33 in saves) receive the three stars.
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