Eight games on tonight. We begin in...
Ottawa, as the Senators host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Craig Anderson are in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Cody Ceci and Cory Conacher. Boston tied it on an unassisted Daniel Paille goal, his fourth of the year. The Senators retook the lead on a Conacher goal, his fourth of the season, via Kyle Turris and Ceci. Ottawa added on in the second period with a shorthanded Zack Smith goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Erik Condra. Rask was pulled for Chad Johnson at this time. The Bruins pulled back with a Jarome Iginla goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Milan Lucic and David Krejci. Boston tied it in the third period with a David Warsofsky goal, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron. The Senators took the lead back as Bobby Ryan scored his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Conacher, Ceci, and Ryan.
South to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson and Scott Clemmensen are the backups in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Daniel Alfredsson power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings added on as Henrik Zetterberg scored his twelfth of the year, a power play goal with a lone helper by Datsyuk. Florida got on the board in the second period when Sean Bergenheim scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers tied it with an unassisted goal by Nick Bjugstad, his eighth of the year. Detroit retook the lead on a Brendan Smith goal, helped along by Kyle Quincey. The Red Wings extended the lead as Gustav Nyquist scored his fifth of the season, fueled by Jakub Kindl and Tomas Tatar. Florida got one back on another Bergenheim goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, thanks to Dylan Olsen and Marcel Goc. They failed to tie it, losing 4-3, with the three stars belonging to Bergenheim, Nyquist, and Datsyuk.
North again to Long Island, as the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Evgeni Nabokov are in the creases. New Jersey was first to score in the first period on an Adam Henrique goal, his eighth of the season, via Reid Boucher and Michael Ryder. New York tied it in the third period as Frans Nielsen scored his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek. The Devils took the lead back as Travis Zajac scored his seventh of the campaign, with the help of Marek Zidlicky and Jaromir Jagr. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Schneider (30 for 31 in saves), Zajac, and Henrique.
Back in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Montreal got going in the second period on a Tomas Plekanec goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Brian Gionta and Travis Moen. Tampa Bay tied it on a Martin St. Louis goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Lars Eller's lone tally gave the Canadiens a 2-1 win. The three stars were Price (23 for 24 in saves), Bishop (20 for 21 in saves), and Eller.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Marek Mazanec are the goalies. Nashville began in the first period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighth of the season, assisted by Mike Fisher and Seth Jones. Los Angeles tied it in the second period when Anze Kopitar scored his twelfth of the year, a power play goal powered by Slava Voynov and Drew Doughty. The Predators retook the lead in the third period as Fisher scored his eighth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Hornqvist and Shea Weber. The Kings retied it when Jeff Carter potted his twelfth of the year, guided in by Kopitar and Dwight King. Nashville pulled ahead as Fisher scored his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, with the help of Colin Wilson and Jones. This made it 3-2, the final, with Fisher, Hornqvist, and Kopitar getting the three stars and Jones getting an honorable mention.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. Thomas Greiss and Jonas Hiller are set to start. Anaheim struck first in the first period on a shorthanded goal by Saku Koivu, his sixth of the season, set up by Daniel Winnik and Francois Beauchemin. The Ducks added on in the third period as Andrew Cogliano scored his eleventh of the year, via Winnik and Koivu. Phoenix got on the board with a Martin Hanzal goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Michael Stone. The Coyotes tied it on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime as Koivu scored his second of the night and seventh of the campaign, thanks to Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler. The three stars were Koivu, Winnik, and Cogliano.
Eastward to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Chicago opened in the first period with a Patrick Sharp goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks added on as Andrew Shaw scored his eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. St. Louis got on the board with a Maxim Lapierre goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Carlo Colaiacovo and Ian Cole. Chicago responded with a Kane goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Keith and Toews. The Blues shot back in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund. St. Louis tied it with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and Chris Porter. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Brandon Saad goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, made possible by Ben Smith and Marcus Kruger. Chicago extended the lead as Brent Seabrook scored in the third period, his fourth of the season, thanks to Kane. The Blues pulled back with a Tarasenko goal, his twelfth of the year, pushed through by Alex Pietrangelo and Cole. St. Louis tied it again with a Berglund power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie was matched by Toews, Tarasenko and Sharp cancelled out, and Shattenkirk's goal gave the Blues a 6-5 win. The three stars were Tarasenko, Berglund, and Cole, while Shattenkirk, Kane, Keith, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason faces the goalie he replaced, Ilya Bryzgalov. Edmonton quickly dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Taylor Hall goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Oilers added on as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Hall and Andrew Ference. Philadelphia got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers tied it as Simmonds scored his second of the game and twelfth of the year, a power play goal powered by Voracek and Scott Hartnell. Edmonton retook the lead in the third period as David Perron notched his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz. Philadelphia tied it again on a Hartnell power play goal, guided in by Kimmo Timonen and Giroux as his seventh of the year. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Eberle and Giroux washed out before Michael Raffl gave the Flyers a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Simmonds, Hartnell, and Hall, while Voracek and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
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Ottawa, as the Senators host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Craig Anderson are in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Cody Ceci and Cory Conacher. Boston tied it on an unassisted Daniel Paille goal, his fourth of the year. The Senators retook the lead on a Conacher goal, his fourth of the season, via Kyle Turris and Ceci. Ottawa added on in the second period with a shorthanded Zack Smith goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Erik Condra. Rask was pulled for Chad Johnson at this time. The Bruins pulled back with a Jarome Iginla goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Milan Lucic and David Krejci. Boston tied it in the third period with a David Warsofsky goal, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron. The Senators took the lead back as Bobby Ryan scored his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Conacher, Ceci, and Ryan.
South to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson and Scott Clemmensen are the backups in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Daniel Alfredsson power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings added on as Henrik Zetterberg scored his twelfth of the year, a power play goal with a lone helper by Datsyuk. Florida got on the board in the second period when Sean Bergenheim scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers tied it with an unassisted goal by Nick Bjugstad, his eighth of the year. Detroit retook the lead on a Brendan Smith goal, helped along by Kyle Quincey. The Red Wings extended the lead as Gustav Nyquist scored his fifth of the season, fueled by Jakub Kindl and Tomas Tatar. Florida got one back on another Bergenheim goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, thanks to Dylan Olsen and Marcel Goc. They failed to tie it, losing 4-3, with the three stars belonging to Bergenheim, Nyquist, and Datsyuk.
North again to Long Island, as the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Evgeni Nabokov are in the creases. New Jersey was first to score in the first period on an Adam Henrique goal, his eighth of the season, via Reid Boucher and Michael Ryder. New York tied it in the third period as Frans Nielsen scored his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek. The Devils took the lead back as Travis Zajac scored his seventh of the campaign, with the help of Marek Zidlicky and Jaromir Jagr. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Schneider (30 for 31 in saves), Zajac, and Henrique.
Back in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Montreal got going in the second period on a Tomas Plekanec goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Brian Gionta and Travis Moen. Tampa Bay tied it on a Martin St. Louis goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Lars Eller's lone tally gave the Canadiens a 2-1 win. The three stars were Price (23 for 24 in saves), Bishop (20 for 21 in saves), and Eller.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Scrivens and Marek Mazanec are the goalies. Nashville began in the first period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighth of the season, assisted by Mike Fisher and Seth Jones. Los Angeles tied it in the second period when Anze Kopitar scored his twelfth of the year, a power play goal powered by Slava Voynov and Drew Doughty. The Predators retook the lead in the third period as Fisher scored his eighth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Hornqvist and Shea Weber. The Kings retied it when Jeff Carter potted his twelfth of the year, guided in by Kopitar and Dwight King. Nashville pulled ahead as Fisher scored his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, with the help of Colin Wilson and Jones. This made it 3-2, the final, with Fisher, Hornqvist, and Kopitar getting the three stars and Jones getting an honorable mention.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. Thomas Greiss and Jonas Hiller are set to start. Anaheim struck first in the first period on a shorthanded goal by Saku Koivu, his sixth of the season, set up by Daniel Winnik and Francois Beauchemin. The Ducks added on in the third period as Andrew Cogliano scored his eleventh of the year, via Winnik and Koivu. Phoenix got on the board with a Martin Hanzal goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Michael Stone. The Coyotes tied it on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime as Koivu scored his second of the night and seventh of the campaign, thanks to Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler. The three stars were Koivu, Winnik, and Cogliano.
Eastward to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Chicago opened in the first period with a Patrick Sharp goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks added on as Andrew Shaw scored his eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. St. Louis got on the board with a Maxim Lapierre goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Carlo Colaiacovo and Ian Cole. Chicago responded with a Kane goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Keith and Toews. The Blues shot back in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund. St. Louis tied it with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and Chris Porter. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Brandon Saad goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, made possible by Ben Smith and Marcus Kruger. Chicago extended the lead as Brent Seabrook scored in the third period, his fourth of the season, thanks to Kane. The Blues pulled back with a Tarasenko goal, his twelfth of the year, pushed through by Alex Pietrangelo and Cole. St. Louis tied it again with a Berglund power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie was matched by Toews, Tarasenko and Sharp cancelled out, and Shattenkirk's goal gave the Blues a 6-5 win. The three stars were Tarasenko, Berglund, and Cole, while Shattenkirk, Kane, Keith, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason faces the goalie he replaced, Ilya Bryzgalov. Edmonton quickly dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Taylor Hall goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Oilers added on as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Hall and Andrew Ference. Philadelphia got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers tied it as Simmonds scored his second of the game and twelfth of the year, a power play goal powered by Voracek and Scott Hartnell. Edmonton retook the lead in the third period as David Perron notched his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz. Philadelphia tied it again on a Hartnell power play goal, guided in by Kimmo Timonen and Giroux as his seventh of the year. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Eberle and Giroux washed out before Michael Raffl gave the Flyers a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Simmonds, Hartnell, and Hall, while Voracek and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
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