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Long Island, as the New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins. Chad Johnson and Kevin Poulin are the backups making spot starts. Boston began in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Daniel Paille and Torey Krug. New York tied it on a Frans Nielsen goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Kyle Okposo. The Bruins retook the lead on a second period Brad Marchand goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith. The Islanders retied it with a Michael Grabner goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Okposo ad Thomas Hickey. Boston regained the lead on a Smith goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Shawn Thornton and Marchand. New York evened it again on an Okposo goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Grabner. The Bruins pulled ahead again with a Carl Soderberg goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Milan Lucic. Boston added on in the third period as Bergeron scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Marchand. The Bruins extended the lead on Zdeno Chara goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Marchand, who got a sock trick, and Dougie Hamilton. Evgeni Nabokov relieved Poulin at this time. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 6-3, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Smith, while Okposo and Grabner get the honorable mentions.
Down the coast in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Anton Khudobin are the Russian goalies. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Fedor Tyutin and Corey Tropp. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno. Carolina got on the board with a third period goal by Eric Staal, his thirteenth of the season, via Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes tied it with another Eric Staal goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Jiri Tlusty. Carolina took the lead on a Jordan Staal goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, and Khudobin (22 for 24 in saves).
Back north in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the second period on a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Brian Gibbons and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on as Deryk Engelland scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Craig Adams and Tanner Glass. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-0 in the third period on an empty net goal by Glass, his third of the campaign, set up by Adams and Crosby. The three stars were Glass, Fleury (24 save shutout), and Crosby, while Adams gets an honorable mention.
South to Dallas, as the Stars host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Kari Lehtonen protect the nets. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Max Talbot and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with a Jamie McGinn goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene. Dallas got on the board as Jamie Benn scored his twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Tyler Seguin. The Stars tied it in the second period on a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Benn and Alex Goligoski. Colorado retook the lead as Paul Stastny scored a power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Gabriel Landeskog. Dallas pulled even with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Goligoski and Sergei Gonchar. The Avalanche took the lead again in the third period with an Alex Tanguay goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Landeskog and Talbot. This was good for a 4-3 win, with the three stars belonging to Seguin, Landeskog, and Benn, while Talbot and Goligoski get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Roberto Luongo are the veteran goalies. Edmonton led off in the first period with a David Perron goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov. Vancouver tied it on a Jordan Schroeder goal, courtesy of David Booth. The Oilers retook the lead on another Perron goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Yakupov. The Canucks retied it in the second period with Schroeder's second of the game, via Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period with a Jesse Joensuu goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ryan Smyth and Taylor Hall. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with Perron's twenty-second of the year, an unassisted empty net goal to complete his hat trick. The three stars went to Perron, Schroeder, and Yakupov.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Alex Stalock have the green light to start. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin. This was the only goal in the game, so the Kings won 1-0. Quick (23 save shutout), Kopitar, and Stalock (20 for 21 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
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Long Island, as the New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins. Chad Johnson and Kevin Poulin are the backups making spot starts. Boston began in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Daniel Paille and Torey Krug. New York tied it on a Frans Nielsen goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Kyle Okposo. The Bruins retook the lead on a second period Brad Marchand goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith. The Islanders retied it with a Michael Grabner goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Okposo ad Thomas Hickey. Boston regained the lead on a Smith goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Shawn Thornton and Marchand. New York evened it again on an Okposo goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Grabner. The Bruins pulled ahead again with a Carl Soderberg goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Milan Lucic. Boston added on in the third period as Bergeron scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Marchand. The Bruins extended the lead on Zdeno Chara goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Marchand, who got a sock trick, and Dougie Hamilton. Evgeni Nabokov relieved Poulin at this time. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 6-3, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Smith, while Okposo and Grabner get the honorable mentions.
Down the coast in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Anton Khudobin are the Russian goalies. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Fedor Tyutin and Corey Tropp. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno. Carolina got on the board with a third period goal by Eric Staal, his thirteenth of the season, via Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes tied it with another Eric Staal goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Jiri Tlusty. Carolina took the lead on a Jordan Staal goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, and Khudobin (22 for 24 in saves).
Back north in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the second period on a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Brian Gibbons and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on as Deryk Engelland scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Craig Adams and Tanner Glass. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-0 in the third period on an empty net goal by Glass, his third of the campaign, set up by Adams and Crosby. The three stars were Glass, Fleury (24 save shutout), and Crosby, while Adams gets an honorable mention.
South to Dallas, as the Stars host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Kari Lehtonen protect the nets. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Max Talbot and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with a Jamie McGinn goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene. Dallas got on the board as Jamie Benn scored his twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Tyler Seguin. The Stars tied it in the second period on a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Benn and Alex Goligoski. Colorado retook the lead as Paul Stastny scored a power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Gabriel Landeskog. Dallas pulled even with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Goligoski and Sergei Gonchar. The Avalanche took the lead again in the third period with an Alex Tanguay goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Landeskog and Talbot. This was good for a 4-3 win, with the three stars belonging to Seguin, Landeskog, and Benn, while Talbot and Goligoski get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Roberto Luongo are the veteran goalies. Edmonton led off in the first period with a David Perron goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov. Vancouver tied it on a Jordan Schroeder goal, courtesy of David Booth. The Oilers retook the lead on another Perron goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Yakupov. The Canucks retied it in the second period with Schroeder's second of the game, via Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period with a Jesse Joensuu goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ryan Smyth and Taylor Hall. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with Perron's twenty-second of the year, an unassisted empty net goal to complete his hat trick. The three stars went to Perron, Schroeder, and Yakupov.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Alex Stalock have the green light to start. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin. This was the only goal in the game, so the Kings won 1-0. Quick (23 save shutout), Kopitar, and Stalock (20 for 21 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
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