Three games on tonight, beginning in...
Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Steve Mason draw the starts. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Sean Couturier goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Vincent Lecavalier and Andrej Meszaros. The Flyers added on as Zac Rinaldo scored, via Luke Schenn and Meszaros. Philadelphia extended the lead with a Michael Raffl goal in the second period, his third of the year, coming off of Meszaros, who got a sock trick, and Brayden Schenn. Montreal got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Tomas Plekanec, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Brian Gionta. This was as close as it got, with the three stars being Meszaros, Mason (19 for 20 in saves), and Rinaldo.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Corey Crawford tend the twines. New York began in the first period with a Brad Richards goal, his eleventh of the season, via Ryan Callahan and Marc Staal. The Rangers added on with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Michael Del Zotto and the goalie Lundqvist. Chicago got on the board in the second period as Jonathan Toews scored his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks tied it with a Brandon Bollig goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger. New York retook the lead in the third period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Staal and Richards. This was all they needed to win 3-2, with the three stars going to Richards, Staal, and Hagelin.
Finally, in Denver, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson faces a former team that has Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado started in the first period on a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Erik Johnson and Nick Holden. The Avalanche added on with a Jan Hejda goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny. Ottawa got on the board on a Clarke MacArthur goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan. The Senators tied it in the second period with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by MacArthur and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa took the lead on a Kyle Turris goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Mark Stone and Karlsson. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Stastny goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a Barrie goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Stastny and Landeskog, the latter getting a sock trick. Stastny, Barrie, and Landeskog got the three stars, while MacArthur and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
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Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Steve Mason draw the starts. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Sean Couturier goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Vincent Lecavalier and Andrej Meszaros. The Flyers added on as Zac Rinaldo scored, via Luke Schenn and Meszaros. Philadelphia extended the lead with a Michael Raffl goal in the second period, his third of the year, coming off of Meszaros, who got a sock trick, and Brayden Schenn. Montreal got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Tomas Plekanec, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Brian Gionta. This was as close as it got, with the three stars being Meszaros, Mason (19 for 20 in saves), and Rinaldo.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Corey Crawford tend the twines. New York began in the first period with a Brad Richards goal, his eleventh of the season, via Ryan Callahan and Marc Staal. The Rangers added on with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Michael Del Zotto and the goalie Lundqvist. Chicago got on the board in the second period as Jonathan Toews scored his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks tied it with a Brandon Bollig goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger. New York retook the lead in the third period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Staal and Richards. This was all they needed to win 3-2, with the three stars going to Richards, Staal, and Hagelin.
Finally, in Denver, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson faces a former team that has Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado started in the first period on a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Erik Johnson and Nick Holden. The Avalanche added on with a Jan Hejda goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny. Ottawa got on the board on a Clarke MacArthur goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan. The Senators tied it in the second period with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by MacArthur and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa took the lead on a Kyle Turris goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Mark Stone and Karlsson. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Stastny goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a Barrie goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Stastny and Landeskog, the latter getting a sock trick. Stastny, Barrie, and Landeskog got the three stars, while MacArthur and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
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