Today is Hockey Day in Canada, and the league will be having a big day because of it. We begin the first of thirteen games and three matinees in...
Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Ben Bishop are the solid goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Nieto goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels. Tampa Bay tied it on a Martin St. Louis goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Tyler Johnson and Teddy Purcell on the power play. The Sharks retook the lead with a Marleau goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, guided in by Nieto and Wingels. The Lightning retied it on another St. Louis goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, coming off of Jean-Philippe Cote and the goalie Bishop. Tampa Bay pulled ahead as St. Louis completed his hat trick with his twenty-fourth of the year, with the help of J.T. Brown and Mark Barberio. The Lightning added on as St. Louis scored his fourth of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign in the second period, a power play goal powered by Purcell and Johnson. The last three goals for St. Louis gave him a rare natural hat trick that doesn't include his first goal of the game. San Jose shot back on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Tyler Kennedy and Jason Demers. The Sharks retied it as Pavelski scored his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Dan Boyle and Marleau. San Jose gained the lead when Pavelski finished his own natural hat trick with his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton. This was it for the scoring, making the final 5-4. The three stars were awarded to St. Louis, Pavelski, and Marleau, while Nieto, Wingels, Johnson, and Purcell all get honorable mentions.
Way to the northwest, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Edmonton Oilers for part one of Hocker Day in Canada. Ilya Bryzgalov and Ondrej Pavelec are the overrated goalies. Edmonton got going in the second period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season coming on the power play from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. Winnipeg tied it in the third period on a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Bryan Little. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Blake Wheeler and Eric O'Dell. The Oilers retied it on a David Perron goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jeff Petry and Sam Gagner. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime on a Trouba goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, made possible by Wheeler. The three stars went to Trouba, Scheifele, and Wheeler.
East to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the New York Rangers for the last of the matinees. Cam Talbot and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Ottawa struck first in the first period on a Marc Methot goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Cody Ceci and Milan Michalek. New York tied it on a Brad Richards power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with a Rick Nash goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Stepan. New York added on as Stepan scored his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period on a goal by Mats Zuccarello, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Stepan, Talbot (29 for 30 in saves), and Nash.
Down in Buffalo, the Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller are the masked men. Buffalo began in the first period on a Tyler Myers goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Moulson and Tyler Ennis. Columbus tied it on a David Savard goal, his third of the year, passed from Derek MacKenzie and Mark Letestu. Buffalo retook the lead on a Drew Stafford goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Ennis. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Matt Calvert goal, his fifth of the year, via Nikita Nikitin and Brandon Dubinsky. Columbus took the lead in the second period with a Dubinsky power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Cam Atkinson and James Wisniewski. Buffalo tied it in the third period on another Myers goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Cody Hodgson and Christian Ehrhoff. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in the shootout with a Ryan Johansen tally. The three stars were given to Dubinsky, Myers, and Ennis.
Back in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens for the second part of Hockey Day in Canada. Carey Price and Jonathan Bernier guard the cages. Toronto opened in the first period as Cody Franson scored his third of the season, thanks to Nazem Kadri and Nikolai Kulemin. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov. The Maple Leafs retook the lead in the second period as Phil Kessel scored his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Mason Raymond. Toronto added on with a Raymond power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kadri and Morgan Rielly. The Canadiens got one back on a Brian Gionta goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Francis Bouillon. Montreal tied it in the third period as David Desharnais put away his eighth of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban. The Maple Leafs reclaimed the lead on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Tyler Bozak and Kessel. Toronto finished it at 5-3 with a Lupul goal, his fifteenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Nikolai Kulemin. The three stars belonged to Raymond, Kessel, and Lupul, while Kadri gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jimmy Howard are the US Olympic team goalies. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mike Richards power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Slava Voynov. Detroit tied it with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Gustav Nyquist and Brendan Smith. The Kings took the lead in the third period back on a Jeff Carter goal, his eighteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. The Red Wings tied it late on a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar. Detroit won as Tatar scored the only goal in the shootout for a 3-2 win. Tatar, Zetterberg, and Kronwall get the three stars.
Backtracking to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Steve Mason receive the starting nods. New York led off in the first period on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Islanders added on with a shorthanded Cal Clutterbuck goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Frans Nielsen and Brian Strait. Philadelphia got on the board with an Andrej Meszaros goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Flyers tied it as Meszaros scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the help of Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds. Philadelphia took the lead on a second period goal by Adam Hall, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Streit. New York retied it as Brock Nelson scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey. The Islanders pulled ahead on a Strait goal, his third of the season, coming off of Nelson. Ray Emery relieved Mason at this time. The Flyers pulled even in the third period as Jakub Voracek scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen. Philadelphia gained the lead with a Michael Raffl goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Voracek. The Flyers wrapped it up at 6-4 with a Matt Read empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Sean Couturier and Streit. The three stars went to Meszaros, Voracek, and Giroux, while Nelson and Strait get the honorable mentions.
South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas faces a former teammate in Anton Khudobin in goal. Carolina started in the second period on a Riley Nash goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Radek Dvorak. Florida tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Tom Gilbert. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period as Alexander Semin scored his seventh of the season, via Eric Staal. Carolina added on with a shorthanded goal by Semin, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The Panthers got one back as Kopecky scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Dmitry Kulikov and Nick Bjugstad. This only made it 3-2, the final, with Semin, Eric Staal, and Khudobin (37 for 39 in saves) getting the three stars.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. Anaheim opened in the first period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Corey Perry and Mark Fistric. The Ducks added on in the second period as Matt Belesky scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Nick Bonino. Anaheim extended the lead on a Cam Fowler power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Getzlaf and Bonino. St. Louis got on the board in the third period as Barret Jackman scored his second of the year, thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues pulled closer on a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, via T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. This wasn't enough to avoid a 3-2 loss, with the three stars being handed to Getzlaf, Bonino, and Fowler.
Over in Nashville, the Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are in goal. Colorado was first to score on a Nick Holden goal, his third of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny. The Avalanche added on with a Jan Hejda goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of John Mitchell and Cody McLeod. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his fourteenth of the season, passed from Stastny and MacKinnon. Nashville got on the board with a second period Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Mike Fisher and David Legwand. The Avalanche shot back in the third period as Holden scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, with the help of Mitchell. Colorado padded the lead on a power play goal by Matt Duchene, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Holden and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators answered on a Craig Smith goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Spaling and Roman Josi. Nashville pulled closer on a Ryan Ellis goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Predators chipped closer on a Josi goal, his fifth of the season, pushed through by Viktor Stalberg and Ellis. They failed to tie it, losing 5-4, with the three stars being Holden, Ellis, and Josi, while MacKinnon, Stastny, and Mitchell get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Phoenix, as the Coyotes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix began in the first period on a Jordan Szwarz goal, his third of the season, assisted by Kyle Chipchura and Keith Yandle. The Coyotes added on with a Jeff Halpern goal, his second of the year, made possible by David Moss and Martin Hanzal. New Jersey got on the board as Ryane Clowe scored his second of the season, thanks to Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique on the power play. Phoenix shot back with a Hanzal power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Yandle and Radim Vrbata. The Devils chipped back on a third period goal by Jaromir Jagr goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Clowe and Andy Greene. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with Hanzal, Clowe, and Yandle earning the three stars.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen faces a lesser foe in Darcy Kuemper. Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Erik Haula goal, going in unassisted. Dallas tied it in the second period on a Ryan Garbutt goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Vernon Fiddler and Rich Peverley. The Wild took the lead back with a Ryan Suter goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Torrey Mitchell and Jonas Brodin. The Stars tied it on an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Alex Goligoski and Tyler Seguin. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime as Nate Prosser scored his second of the year, thanks to Nino Neiderreiter and Charlie Coyle. The three stars were given to Prosser, Kuemper (33 for 35 in saves), and Suter.
Finally, Hockey Day in Canada concludes with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a power play goal by Mark Giordano, his seventh of the season, powered by Lee Stempniak. Vancouver tied it with a Ryan Kesler goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Zack Kassian and Chris Higgins. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Matt Stajan goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist from Lance Bouma. The Canucks retied it as Yannick Weber scored his second of the year, a power play goal made possible by Alexander Edler and Kesler. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Joe Colborne was matched by Weber, and then Higgins' tally gave the Canucks a 3-2 win. The three stars belonged to Kesler, Weber, and the officiating crew for putting up with the war at the beginning of the game.
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Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Ben Bishop are the solid goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Nieto goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels. Tampa Bay tied it on a Martin St. Louis goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Tyler Johnson and Teddy Purcell on the power play. The Sharks retook the lead with a Marleau goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, guided in by Nieto and Wingels. The Lightning retied it on another St. Louis goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, coming off of Jean-Philippe Cote and the goalie Bishop. Tampa Bay pulled ahead as St. Louis completed his hat trick with his twenty-fourth of the year, with the help of J.T. Brown and Mark Barberio. The Lightning added on as St. Louis scored his fourth of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign in the second period, a power play goal powered by Purcell and Johnson. The last three goals for St. Louis gave him a rare natural hat trick that doesn't include his first goal of the game. San Jose shot back on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Tyler Kennedy and Jason Demers. The Sharks retied it as Pavelski scored his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Dan Boyle and Marleau. San Jose gained the lead when Pavelski finished his own natural hat trick with his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton. This was it for the scoring, making the final 5-4. The three stars were awarded to St. Louis, Pavelski, and Marleau, while Nieto, Wingels, Johnson, and Purcell all get honorable mentions.
Way to the northwest, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Edmonton Oilers for part one of Hocker Day in Canada. Ilya Bryzgalov and Ondrej Pavelec are the overrated goalies. Edmonton got going in the second period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season coming on the power play from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. Winnipeg tied it in the third period on a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Bryan Little. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Blake Wheeler and Eric O'Dell. The Oilers retied it on a David Perron goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jeff Petry and Sam Gagner. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime on a Trouba goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, made possible by Wheeler. The three stars went to Trouba, Scheifele, and Wheeler.
East to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the New York Rangers for the last of the matinees. Cam Talbot and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Ottawa struck first in the first period on a Marc Methot goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Cody Ceci and Milan Michalek. New York tied it on a Brad Richards power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with a Rick Nash goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Stepan. New York added on as Stepan scored his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period on a goal by Mats Zuccarello, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Stepan, Talbot (29 for 30 in saves), and Nash.
Down in Buffalo, the Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller are the masked men. Buffalo began in the first period on a Tyler Myers goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Moulson and Tyler Ennis. Columbus tied it on a David Savard goal, his third of the year, passed from Derek MacKenzie and Mark Letestu. Buffalo retook the lead on a Drew Stafford goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Ennis. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Matt Calvert goal, his fifth of the year, via Nikita Nikitin and Brandon Dubinsky. Columbus took the lead in the second period with a Dubinsky power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Cam Atkinson and James Wisniewski. Buffalo tied it in the third period on another Myers goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Cody Hodgson and Christian Ehrhoff. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in the shootout with a Ryan Johansen tally. The three stars were given to Dubinsky, Myers, and Ennis.
Back in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens for the second part of Hockey Day in Canada. Carey Price and Jonathan Bernier guard the cages. Toronto opened in the first period as Cody Franson scored his third of the season, thanks to Nazem Kadri and Nikolai Kulemin. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov. The Maple Leafs retook the lead in the second period as Phil Kessel scored his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Mason Raymond. Toronto added on with a Raymond power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kadri and Morgan Rielly. The Canadiens got one back on a Brian Gionta goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Francis Bouillon. Montreal tied it in the third period as David Desharnais put away his eighth of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban. The Maple Leafs reclaimed the lead on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Tyler Bozak and Kessel. Toronto finished it at 5-3 with a Lupul goal, his fifteenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Nikolai Kulemin. The three stars belonged to Raymond, Kessel, and Lupul, while Kadri gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jimmy Howard are the US Olympic team goalies. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mike Richards power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Slava Voynov. Detroit tied it with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Gustav Nyquist and Brendan Smith. The Kings took the lead in the third period back on a Jeff Carter goal, his eighteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. The Red Wings tied it late on a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar. Detroit won as Tatar scored the only goal in the shootout for a 3-2 win. Tatar, Zetterberg, and Kronwall get the three stars.
Backtracking to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Steve Mason receive the starting nods. New York led off in the first period on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Islanders added on with a shorthanded Cal Clutterbuck goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Frans Nielsen and Brian Strait. Philadelphia got on the board with an Andrej Meszaros goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Flyers tied it as Meszaros scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the help of Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds. Philadelphia took the lead on a second period goal by Adam Hall, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Streit. New York retied it as Brock Nelson scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey. The Islanders pulled ahead on a Strait goal, his third of the season, coming off of Nelson. Ray Emery relieved Mason at this time. The Flyers pulled even in the third period as Jakub Voracek scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen. Philadelphia gained the lead with a Michael Raffl goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Voracek. The Flyers wrapped it up at 6-4 with a Matt Read empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Sean Couturier and Streit. The three stars went to Meszaros, Voracek, and Giroux, while Nelson and Strait get the honorable mentions.
South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas faces a former teammate in Anton Khudobin in goal. Carolina started in the second period on a Riley Nash goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Radek Dvorak. Florida tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Tom Gilbert. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period as Alexander Semin scored his seventh of the season, via Eric Staal. Carolina added on with a shorthanded goal by Semin, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The Panthers got one back as Kopecky scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Dmitry Kulikov and Nick Bjugstad. This only made it 3-2, the final, with Semin, Eric Staal, and Khudobin (37 for 39 in saves) getting the three stars.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. Anaheim opened in the first period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Corey Perry and Mark Fistric. The Ducks added on in the second period as Matt Belesky scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Nick Bonino. Anaheim extended the lead on a Cam Fowler power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Getzlaf and Bonino. St. Louis got on the board in the third period as Barret Jackman scored his second of the year, thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues pulled closer on a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, via T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. This wasn't enough to avoid a 3-2 loss, with the three stars being handed to Getzlaf, Bonino, and Fowler.
Over in Nashville, the Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are in goal. Colorado was first to score on a Nick Holden goal, his third of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny. The Avalanche added on with a Jan Hejda goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of John Mitchell and Cody McLeod. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his fourteenth of the season, passed from Stastny and MacKinnon. Nashville got on the board with a second period Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Mike Fisher and David Legwand. The Avalanche shot back in the third period as Holden scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, with the help of Mitchell. Colorado padded the lead on a power play goal by Matt Duchene, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Holden and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators answered on a Craig Smith goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Spaling and Roman Josi. Nashville pulled closer on a Ryan Ellis goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Predators chipped closer on a Josi goal, his fifth of the season, pushed through by Viktor Stalberg and Ellis. They failed to tie it, losing 5-4, with the three stars being Holden, Ellis, and Josi, while MacKinnon, Stastny, and Mitchell get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Phoenix, as the Coyotes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix began in the first period on a Jordan Szwarz goal, his third of the season, assisted by Kyle Chipchura and Keith Yandle. The Coyotes added on with a Jeff Halpern goal, his second of the year, made possible by David Moss and Martin Hanzal. New Jersey got on the board as Ryane Clowe scored his second of the season, thanks to Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique on the power play. Phoenix shot back with a Hanzal power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Yandle and Radim Vrbata. The Devils chipped back on a third period goal by Jaromir Jagr goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Clowe and Andy Greene. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with Hanzal, Clowe, and Yandle earning the three stars.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen faces a lesser foe in Darcy Kuemper. Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Erik Haula goal, going in unassisted. Dallas tied it in the second period on a Ryan Garbutt goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Vernon Fiddler and Rich Peverley. The Wild took the lead back with a Ryan Suter goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Torrey Mitchell and Jonas Brodin. The Stars tied it on an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Alex Goligoski and Tyler Seguin. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime as Nate Prosser scored his second of the year, thanks to Nino Neiderreiter and Charlie Coyle. The three stars were given to Prosser, Kuemper (33 for 35 in saves), and Suter.
Finally, Hockey Day in Canada concludes with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a power play goal by Mark Giordano, his seventh of the season, powered by Lee Stempniak. Vancouver tied it with a Ryan Kesler goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Zack Kassian and Chris Higgins. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Matt Stajan goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist from Lance Bouma. The Canucks retied it as Yannick Weber scored his second of the year, a power play goal made possible by Alexander Edler and Kesler. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Joe Colborne was matched by Weber, and then Higgins' tally gave the Canucks a 3-2 win. The three stars belonged to Kesler, Weber, and the officiating crew for putting up with the war at the beginning of the game.
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