Six games on this afternoon, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Philipp Grubauer are in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Philadelphia tied it as Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the year, assisted by Michael Raffl and Braydon Coburn. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with Mark Streit's second of the season, thanks to Raffl. Philadelphia added on in the third period as Sean Couturier scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Matt Read and Steve Downie. The Flyers extended the lead as Jakub Voracek notched his sixth of the season, via Raffl, who got a sock trick, and Kimmo Timonen. The Capitals answered as Mike Green scored his second of the year, coming off of Backstrom and Johansson. Washington pulled closer with a Dmitry Orlov goal, fueled by Eric Fehr and Joel Ward. The Capitals tied it when Ovechkin netted his twenty-seventh of the campaign, courtesy of Ward. Washington finished the comeback as Fehr and Backstrom topped Giroux in the shootout for a 5-4 win. The three stars were Backstrom, Johansson, and Fehr, while Ovechkin, Ward, Raffl, and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Tampa Bay got going in the second period as Tyler Johnson scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning added on as J.T. Brown scored his second of the year, via Nate Thompson. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-0 with an Alex Killorn empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Valtteri Filppula and Eric Brewer. Bishop (28 save shutout), Johnson, and Brown get the three stars.
Crossing into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Peter Budaj are the masked men. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jesse Winchester goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Tomas Kopecky and Marcel Goc. The Panthers added on as Nick Bjugstad scored his sixth of the year, via Tomas Fleischmann and Scottie Upshall. Montreal got on the board with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Brian Gionta and P.K. Subban. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Clemmensen (17 for 18 in saves), Bjugstad, and Winchester.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Calgary opened in the first period on a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Kris Russell and Mark Giordano. The Flames added on as Curtis Glencross scored his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jiri Hudler. New York got on the board with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Rick Nash and Dan Girardi. The Rangers tied it in the second period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Benoit Pouliot and Dominic Moore. Calgary took the lead back in the third period as Sean Monahan scored his tenth of the season, fueled by Glencross and Hudler. New York tied it as Chris Kreider netted his eighth of the year, via Stepan and Brian Boyle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Mats Zuccarello, Brad Richards, and Dominic Moore matched Joe Colborne, Lee Stempniak, and Paul Byron, allowing Pouliot to be the hero in the 4-3 Rangers win. Pouliot, Stepan, and Glencross get the three stars, while Hudler gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Antti Raanta fill in for the injured top-tier goalies. Chicago began in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Marian Hossa, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks added on as Kris Versteeg scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Patrick Sharp scored a power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Toews and Duncan Keith. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period as Alec Martinez scored his second of the year, assisted by Matt Greene and Jordan Nolan. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Raanta (21 for 22 in saves), Toews, and Hossa.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov faces one of his former teams, who plays Jonas Hiller in goal. Edmonton started in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. Anaheim tied it as Nick Bonino scored his ninth of the year, via Pat Maroon and Kyle Palmieri. The Ducks took the lead in the second period on a Teemu Selanne goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey. The Oilers retied it on a Sam Gagner goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference. Anaheim took the lead back as Dustin Penner scored his tenth of the season, passed from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm. This made it 3-2, the final, with Penner, Selanne, and Bonino getting the three stars.
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The Washington Capitals hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Philipp Grubauer are in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Philadelphia tied it as Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the year, assisted by Michael Raffl and Braydon Coburn. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with Mark Streit's second of the season, thanks to Raffl. Philadelphia added on in the third period as Sean Couturier scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Matt Read and Steve Downie. The Flyers extended the lead as Jakub Voracek notched his sixth of the season, via Raffl, who got a sock trick, and Kimmo Timonen. The Capitals answered as Mike Green scored his second of the year, coming off of Backstrom and Johansson. Washington pulled closer with a Dmitry Orlov goal, fueled by Eric Fehr and Joel Ward. The Capitals tied it when Ovechkin netted his twenty-seventh of the campaign, courtesy of Ward. Washington finished the comeback as Fehr and Backstrom topped Giroux in the shootout for a 5-4 win. The three stars were Backstrom, Johansson, and Fehr, while Ovechkin, Ward, Raffl, and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Tampa Bay got going in the second period as Tyler Johnson scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning added on as J.T. Brown scored his second of the year, via Nate Thompson. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-0 with an Alex Killorn empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Valtteri Filppula and Eric Brewer. Bishop (28 save shutout), Johnson, and Brown get the three stars.
Crossing into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Peter Budaj are the masked men. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jesse Winchester goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Tomas Kopecky and Marcel Goc. The Panthers added on as Nick Bjugstad scored his sixth of the year, via Tomas Fleischmann and Scottie Upshall. Montreal got on the board with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Brian Gionta and P.K. Subban. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Clemmensen (17 for 18 in saves), Bjugstad, and Winchester.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Calgary opened in the first period on a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Kris Russell and Mark Giordano. The Flames added on as Curtis Glencross scored his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jiri Hudler. New York got on the board with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Rick Nash and Dan Girardi. The Rangers tied it in the second period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Benoit Pouliot and Dominic Moore. Calgary took the lead back in the third period as Sean Monahan scored his tenth of the season, fueled by Glencross and Hudler. New York tied it as Chris Kreider netted his eighth of the year, via Stepan and Brian Boyle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Mats Zuccarello, Brad Richards, and Dominic Moore matched Joe Colborne, Lee Stempniak, and Paul Byron, allowing Pouliot to be the hero in the 4-3 Rangers win. Pouliot, Stepan, and Glencross get the three stars, while Hudler gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Antti Raanta fill in for the injured top-tier goalies. Chicago began in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Marian Hossa, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks added on as Kris Versteeg scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Patrick Sharp scored a power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Toews and Duncan Keith. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period as Alec Martinez scored his second of the year, assisted by Matt Greene and Jordan Nolan. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Raanta (21 for 22 in saves), Toews, and Hossa.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov faces one of his former teams, who plays Jonas Hiller in goal. Edmonton started in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. Anaheim tied it as Nick Bonino scored his ninth of the year, via Pat Maroon and Kyle Palmieri. The Ducks took the lead in the second period on a Teemu Selanne goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey. The Oilers retied it on a Sam Gagner goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference. Anaheim took the lead back as Dustin Penner scored his tenth of the season, passed from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm. This made it 3-2, the final, with Penner, Selanne, and Bonino getting the three stars.
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