Nine games on this evening, beginning in...
Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Anton Khudobin are given the starting nods. Carolina led off with a Zach Boychuk goal, made possible by Brett Sutter and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes added on when Jeff Skinner scored his twenty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Jordan Staal and Lindholm. Toronto got on the board with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Mason Raymond and Nazem Kadri. Carolina replied with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his fifth of the season, via Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the second period on a John-Michael Liles goal, assisted by Boychuk. Carolina padded the lead in the third period when Jordan Staal scored his tenth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes wrapped it up at 6-1 on a power play goal from Lindholm, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Skinner and Jordan Staal. The three stars went to Jordan Staal, Lindholm, and Boychuk, while Skinner gets an honorable mention.
Up in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Jhonas Enroth are set to start. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Jamie McBain goal, his third of the season, assisted by Steve Ott and Matt D'Agostini. Florida tied it in the third period on a Brad Boyes goal, his twelfth of the year, via Tom Gilbert and Sean Bergenheim. The tie lasted to a shootout, where a Boyes tally was all they needed to win 2-1. The three stars went to Boyes, Thomas (23 for 24 in saves), and Enroth (34 for 35 in saves).
Over in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Cory Schneider are the masked men. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Michael Ryder goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Travis Zajac and Ryane Clowe. This was all they needed to win 1-0, with the three stars going to Schneider (26 save shutout), Ryder, and Lehtonen (33 for 34 in saves).
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Anders Lindback are the little-known goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Ondrej Palat. Washington tied it with an Eric Fehr goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Alexander Ovechkin and Karl Alzner. The Capitals took the lead on a Mikhail Grabovski power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Joel Ward and Mike Green. Washington added on with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Lightning got one back in the second period as B.J. Crombeen scored, thanks to Victor Hedman and Tom Pyatt. Tampa Bay tied it on a third period Palat goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Matthew Carle and Martin St. Louis. The Capitals regained the lead late with another Fehr goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Green and Dmitry Orlov. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being given to Fehr, Palat, and Green.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Marek Mazanec are the young goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Paul Gaustad goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Gabriel Bourque and Viktor Stalberg. The Predators added on as Craig Smith scored his thirteenth of the year, with the help of Matt Cullen and Matt Hendricks. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with the twenty-first of the season by Ryan Getzlaf, with a lone helper from Matt Beleskey. The Ducks tied it as Getzlaf scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, again helped along by Getzlaf. Nashville retook the lead on a Rich Clune goal, his second of the season, made possible by Smith and Cullen. Anaheim retied it on a Corey Perry goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Getzlaf. The Ducks gained the lead as Teemu Selanne scored his fifth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Pat Maroon and Mathieu Perreault. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 5-2 final, with Getzlaf, Smith, and Beleskey getting the three stars, while Cullen picks up an honorable mention.
Further northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak faces a lesser foe in Karri Ramo in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period as Chris Stewart potted his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Derek Roy and Brenden Morrow. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his seventh of the year, thanks to Barret Jackman and the goalie Halak. St. Louis extended the lead as Ian Cole scored his second of the season in the second period, with a lone helper from Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues padded the lead in the third period on an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis iced it at 5-0 with a Tarasenko goal, his fifteenth of the campaign coming on the power play via Jordan Leopold and Sobotka. The three stars were awarded to Halak (33 save shutout), Tarasenko, and Sobotka.
Down to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Minnesota began in the first period on a Justin Fontaine goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Matt Cooke. Phoenix tied it in the second period as Mikkel Boedker scored his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal coming off of Shane Doan and Michael Stone. The Wild retook the lead in the third period with a Kyle Brodziak goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Cooke and Marco Scandella. Minnesota added on as Fontaine scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jason Pominville and Nino Neiderreiter. The Wild extended the lead when Fontaine finished his hat trick with his eleventh of the campaign, another power play goal, with assists provided by Brodziak and Neiderreiter. This made it a 4-1 final, with Fontaine, Brodziak, and Cooke getting the three stars while Neiderreiter gets the honorable mention.
Westward to Los Angeles, where the Kings welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Jeff Carter goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on in the second period when Justin Williams scored his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Slava Voynov and the goalie Quick. Los Angeles extended the lead as Alec Martinez scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Robyn Regehr and Mike
Richards. Rask was pulled in favor of Chad Johnson. Boston got on the board with a Matt Fraser goal, his second of the year, coming off of Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton. The Kings replied in the third period on a Dustin Brown goal, his ninth of the season, via Jarret Stoll and Williams. The Bruins got one back on a Justin Florek goal, passed from Johnny Boychuk and Gregory Campbell. This only made it 4-2, the final, with Williams, Martinez, and Brown getting the three stars.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose opened in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Luke Glendening and Brendan Smith. The Sharks retook the lead in the second period as Andrew Desjardins scored his second of the season, via Bracken Kearns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, made possible by Brad Stuart and Justin Braun. The Sharks extended the lead with a Dan Boyle power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Jason Demers and Thornton. Petr Mrazek relieved Howard for the third period. There was no more scoring, so San Jose won 4-1, with the three stars being Pavelski, Niemi (24 for 25 in saves), and Thornton.
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Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Anton Khudobin are given the starting nods. Carolina led off with a Zach Boychuk goal, made possible by Brett Sutter and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes added on when Jeff Skinner scored his twenty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Jordan Staal and Lindholm. Toronto got on the board with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Mason Raymond and Nazem Kadri. Carolina replied with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his fifth of the season, via Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the second period on a John-Michael Liles goal, assisted by Boychuk. Carolina padded the lead in the third period when Jordan Staal scored his tenth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes wrapped it up at 6-1 on a power play goal from Lindholm, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Skinner and Jordan Staal. The three stars went to Jordan Staal, Lindholm, and Boychuk, while Skinner gets an honorable mention.
Up in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Jhonas Enroth are set to start. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Jamie McBain goal, his third of the season, assisted by Steve Ott and Matt D'Agostini. Florida tied it in the third period on a Brad Boyes goal, his twelfth of the year, via Tom Gilbert and Sean Bergenheim. The tie lasted to a shootout, where a Boyes tally was all they needed to win 2-1. The three stars went to Boyes, Thomas (23 for 24 in saves), and Enroth (34 for 35 in saves).
Over in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Cory Schneider are the masked men. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Michael Ryder goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Travis Zajac and Ryane Clowe. This was all they needed to win 1-0, with the three stars going to Schneider (26 save shutout), Ryder, and Lehtonen (33 for 34 in saves).
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Anders Lindback are the little-known goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Ondrej Palat. Washington tied it with an Eric Fehr goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Alexander Ovechkin and Karl Alzner. The Capitals took the lead on a Mikhail Grabovski power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Joel Ward and Mike Green. Washington added on with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Lightning got one back in the second period as B.J. Crombeen scored, thanks to Victor Hedman and Tom Pyatt. Tampa Bay tied it on a third period Palat goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Matthew Carle and Martin St. Louis. The Capitals regained the lead late with another Fehr goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Green and Dmitry Orlov. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being given to Fehr, Palat, and Green.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Marek Mazanec are the young goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Paul Gaustad goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Gabriel Bourque and Viktor Stalberg. The Predators added on as Craig Smith scored his thirteenth of the year, with the help of Matt Cullen and Matt Hendricks. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with the twenty-first of the season by Ryan Getzlaf, with a lone helper from Matt Beleskey. The Ducks tied it as Getzlaf scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, again helped along by Getzlaf. Nashville retook the lead on a Rich Clune goal, his second of the season, made possible by Smith and Cullen. Anaheim retied it on a Corey Perry goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Getzlaf. The Ducks gained the lead as Teemu Selanne scored his fifth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Pat Maroon and Mathieu Perreault. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 5-2 final, with Getzlaf, Smith, and Beleskey getting the three stars, while Cullen picks up an honorable mention.
Further northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak faces a lesser foe in Karri Ramo in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period as Chris Stewart potted his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Derek Roy and Brenden Morrow. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his seventh of the year, thanks to Barret Jackman and the goalie Halak. St. Louis extended the lead as Ian Cole scored his second of the season in the second period, with a lone helper from Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues padded the lead in the third period on an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis iced it at 5-0 with a Tarasenko goal, his fifteenth of the campaign coming on the power play via Jordan Leopold and Sobotka. The three stars were awarded to Halak (33 save shutout), Tarasenko, and Sobotka.
Down to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Minnesota began in the first period on a Justin Fontaine goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Matt Cooke. Phoenix tied it in the second period as Mikkel Boedker scored his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal coming off of Shane Doan and Michael Stone. The Wild retook the lead in the third period with a Kyle Brodziak goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Cooke and Marco Scandella. Minnesota added on as Fontaine scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jason Pominville and Nino Neiderreiter. The Wild extended the lead when Fontaine finished his hat trick with his eleventh of the campaign, another power play goal, with assists provided by Brodziak and Neiderreiter. This made it a 4-1 final, with Fontaine, Brodziak, and Cooke getting the three stars while Neiderreiter gets the honorable mention.
Westward to Los Angeles, where the Kings welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Jeff Carter goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on in the second period when Justin Williams scored his fourteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Slava Voynov and the goalie Quick. Los Angeles extended the lead as Alec Martinez scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Robyn Regehr and Mike
Richards. Rask was pulled in favor of Chad Johnson. Boston got on the board with a Matt Fraser goal, his second of the year, coming off of Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton. The Kings replied in the third period on a Dustin Brown goal, his ninth of the season, via Jarret Stoll and Williams. The Bruins got one back on a Justin Florek goal, passed from Johnny Boychuk and Gregory Campbell. This only made it 4-2, the final, with Williams, Martinez, and Brown getting the three stars.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose opened in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Luke Glendening and Brendan Smith. The Sharks retook the lead in the second period as Andrew Desjardins scored his second of the season, via Bracken Kearns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, made possible by Brad Stuart and Justin Braun. The Sharks extended the lead with a Dan Boyle power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Jason Demers and Thornton. Petr Mrazek relieved Howard for the third period. There was no more scoring, so San Jose won 4-1, with the three stars being Pavelski, Niemi (24 for 25 in saves), and Thornton.
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