Nine games on tonight, beginning in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Martin Brodeur draw the starts. Winnipeg started in the first period as Mark Scheilefe scored his second of the season, assisted by Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on in the second period as Evander Kane recorded his seventh of the year, passed from Olli Jokinen. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Elias goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Andy Greene and Steve Bernier. Winnipeg iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Devin Setoguchi, his fifth of the year, set up by Bryan Little and Byfuglien. The three stars went to Pavelec (25 for 26 in saves), Kane, and Byfuglien.
Up in Boston, the Bruins welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston led off in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his fifth of the season, via Carl Soderberg. The Bruins added on as Reilly Smith scored his fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Soderberg and Eriksson. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period as James Neal scored his fifth of the season, guided in by Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins tied it in the third period with another Neal goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Jokinen and Matt Niskanen. Boston took the lead back with a Zdeno Chara goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by David Krejci and Milan Lucic. Pittsburgh tied it with .3 seconds left in the game as Sidney Crosby scored his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Neal. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime as Torey Krug potted his seventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Brad Marchand and Eriksson. Neal, Eriksson, and Soderberg get the three stars, while Jokinen gets the honorable mention.
Further north, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and James Reimer are the inconsistent goalies. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Calvert and Artem Anisimov. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Mark Letestu and Ryan Murray. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Jack Skille scored, with a lone assist by Letestu. The Blue Jackets padded the lead as Murray scored his third of the campaign on the power play goal, powered by Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski. Columbus got another in the third period as Johansen scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets struck again when Johansen scored his second of the game and eighth of the year, coming off of Foligno and Wisniewski on the power play. Jonathan Bernier came on in relief of Reimer. This was good for a 6-0 win, with the three stars being Johansen, Murray, and Bobrovsky (18 save shutout), while Foligno, Wisniewski, and Letestu were given the honorable mentions.
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist faces a lesser foe in Ben Bishop in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period as Nikita Kucherov scored, thanks to Teddy Purcell and Eric Brewer. The Lightning added on as Martin St. Louis scored his ninth of the season, coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period when St. Louis scored his tenth of the year and second of the game, via Vilppula and Andrej Sustr. The Lightning padded the lead with a Purcell goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Cam Talbot relieved Lundqvist for the third period. Tampa Bay wrapped it up at 5-0 in the third period as Purcell scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, made possible by St. Louis and Alex Killorn. The three stars went to St. Louis, Purcell, and Bishop (37 save shutout).
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Tim Thomas are the overrated goalies. Florida got going in the second period with a Sean Bergenheim goal, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen. The Panthers added on as Bergenheim scored his second of the game, a power play goal, powered by Marcel Goc and Erik Gudbarnson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, guided in by Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux. Florida iced it at 3-1 on a Gudbranson goal, fueled by Scottie Upshall and Brad Boyes. The three stars were Bergenheim, Thomas (38 for 39 in saves), and Gudbranson.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. St. Louis was first to score in the first period as Vladimir Sobotka notched his fifth of the season, thanks to Carlo Colaiacovo and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with an Alexander Steen goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie. St. Louis finished it at 3-0 in the third period as Steen scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, an unassisted empty net goal. The three stars were awarded to Steen, Halak (22 save shutout), and Sobotka.
Back east a little, the Nashville Predators host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Marek Mazanec are in the blue paint. Nashville opened in the first period as Nick Spaling scored his third of the season, assisted by Matt Cullen and Craig Smith. The Predators added on with a Mike Fisher goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Colin Wilson and Eric Nystrom. Nashville extended the lead when Gabriel Bourque scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Viktor Stalberg and David Legwand. Phoenix got on the board in the second period as Mikkel Boedker scored his fifth of the year, via Antoine Vermette and Kyle Chipchura. The Coyotes pulled closer with a Tim Kennedy goal, guided in by Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata. The Predators won 4-2 as Shea Weber scored his seventh of the campaign into an empty net in the third period, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Bourque, Mazanec (29 for 31 in saves), and Kennedy.
Northwest again to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Devan Dubnyk show alliteration in the goalie matchup. Chicago led off in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Jonathan Toews, his twelfth of the season, set up by Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks added on as Patrick Kane scored a power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Andrew Shaw and Keith. Chicago extended the lead in the second period on a Johnny Oduya goal, his second of the season, via Marcus Kruger and Brandon Bollig. The Blackhawks chased Dubnyk with a Shaw goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Jeremy Morin. Ilya Bryzgalov relieved Dubnyk. Edmonton got on the board with a Justin Schultz goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. Chicago responded in the third period with another Shaw goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, assisted by Nick Leddy and Saad. This was good for a 5-1 win, with the three stars being Shaw, Saad, and Keith.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Kyle Clifford goal, his second of the season, fueled by Linden Vey and Tyler Toffoli. Vancouver got on the board with a Christopher Tanev goal, passed from Chris Higgins and Dale Weise. The Canucks took the lead in the third period as Henrik Sedin scored his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison. The Kings tied it as Mike Richards scored his sixth of the season, courtesy of Jeff Carter and Dwight King. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime as Anze Kopitar scored his seventh of the year, via Slava Voynov and Robyn Regehr. The three stars went to Kopitar, Richards, and Scrivens (37 for 39 in saves).
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New Jersey, as the Devils host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Martin Brodeur draw the starts. Winnipeg started in the first period as Mark Scheilefe scored his second of the season, assisted by Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on in the second period as Evander Kane recorded his seventh of the year, passed from Olli Jokinen. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Elias goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Andy Greene and Steve Bernier. Winnipeg iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Devin Setoguchi, his fifth of the year, set up by Bryan Little and Byfuglien. The three stars went to Pavelec (25 for 26 in saves), Kane, and Byfuglien.
Up in Boston, the Bruins welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston led off in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his fifth of the season, via Carl Soderberg. The Bruins added on as Reilly Smith scored his fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Soderberg and Eriksson. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period as James Neal scored his fifth of the season, guided in by Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins tied it in the third period with another Neal goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Jokinen and Matt Niskanen. Boston took the lead back with a Zdeno Chara goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by David Krejci and Milan Lucic. Pittsburgh tied it with .3 seconds left in the game as Sidney Crosby scored his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Neal. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime as Torey Krug potted his seventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Brad Marchand and Eriksson. Neal, Eriksson, and Soderberg get the three stars, while Jokinen gets the honorable mention.
Further north, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and James Reimer are the inconsistent goalies. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Calvert and Artem Anisimov. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Mark Letestu and Ryan Murray. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Jack Skille scored, with a lone assist by Letestu. The Blue Jackets padded the lead as Murray scored his third of the campaign on the power play goal, powered by Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski. Columbus got another in the third period as Johansen scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets struck again when Johansen scored his second of the game and eighth of the year, coming off of Foligno and Wisniewski on the power play. Jonathan Bernier came on in relief of Reimer. This was good for a 6-0 win, with the three stars being Johansen, Murray, and Bobrovsky (18 save shutout), while Foligno, Wisniewski, and Letestu were given the honorable mentions.
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist faces a lesser foe in Ben Bishop in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period as Nikita Kucherov scored, thanks to Teddy Purcell and Eric Brewer. The Lightning added on as Martin St. Louis scored his ninth of the season, coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period when St. Louis scored his tenth of the year and second of the game, via Vilppula and Andrej Sustr. The Lightning padded the lead with a Purcell goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Cam Talbot relieved Lundqvist for the third period. Tampa Bay wrapped it up at 5-0 in the third period as Purcell scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, made possible by St. Louis and Alex Killorn. The three stars went to St. Louis, Purcell, and Bishop (37 save shutout).
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Tim Thomas are the overrated goalies. Florida got going in the second period with a Sean Bergenheim goal, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen. The Panthers added on as Bergenheim scored his second of the game, a power play goal, powered by Marcel Goc and Erik Gudbarnson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, guided in by Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux. Florida iced it at 3-1 on a Gudbranson goal, fueled by Scottie Upshall and Brad Boyes. The three stars were Bergenheim, Thomas (38 for 39 in saves), and Gudbranson.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. St. Louis was first to score in the first period as Vladimir Sobotka notched his fifth of the season, thanks to Carlo Colaiacovo and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with an Alexander Steen goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie. St. Louis finished it at 3-0 in the third period as Steen scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, an unassisted empty net goal. The three stars were awarded to Steen, Halak (22 save shutout), and Sobotka.
Back east a little, the Nashville Predators host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Marek Mazanec are in the blue paint. Nashville opened in the first period as Nick Spaling scored his third of the season, assisted by Matt Cullen and Craig Smith. The Predators added on with a Mike Fisher goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Colin Wilson and Eric Nystrom. Nashville extended the lead when Gabriel Bourque scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Viktor Stalberg and David Legwand. Phoenix got on the board in the second period as Mikkel Boedker scored his fifth of the year, via Antoine Vermette and Kyle Chipchura. The Coyotes pulled closer with a Tim Kennedy goal, guided in by Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata. The Predators won 4-2 as Shea Weber scored his seventh of the campaign into an empty net in the third period, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Bourque, Mazanec (29 for 31 in saves), and Kennedy.
Northwest again to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Devan Dubnyk show alliteration in the goalie matchup. Chicago led off in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Jonathan Toews, his twelfth of the season, set up by Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks added on as Patrick Kane scored a power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Andrew Shaw and Keith. Chicago extended the lead in the second period on a Johnny Oduya goal, his second of the season, via Marcus Kruger and Brandon Bollig. The Blackhawks chased Dubnyk with a Shaw goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Jeremy Morin. Ilya Bryzgalov relieved Dubnyk. Edmonton got on the board with a Justin Schultz goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. Chicago responded in the third period with another Shaw goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, assisted by Nick Leddy and Saad. This was good for a 5-1 win, with the three stars being Shaw, Saad, and Keith.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Kyle Clifford goal, his second of the season, fueled by Linden Vey and Tyler Toffoli. Vancouver got on the board with a Christopher Tanev goal, passed from Chris Higgins and Dale Weise. The Canucks took the lead in the third period as Henrik Sedin scored his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison. The Kings tied it as Mike Richards scored his sixth of the season, courtesy of Jeff Carter and Dwight King. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime as Anze Kopitar scored his seventh of the year, via Slava Voynov and Robyn Regehr. The three stars went to Kopitar, Richards, and Scrivens (37 for 39 in saves).
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