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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Florida led off in the first period on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Scottie Upshall and Drew Shore. The Panthers added on with a Sean Bergenheim goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Brad Boyes and Scott Gomez. Toronto got on the board with a Cody Franson goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk. the Maple Leafs tied it in the second period on a Mason Raymond goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Troy Bodie and Tim Gleason. Toronto took the lead on a power play goal by van Riemsdyk, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf. The Maple Leafs extended the lead in the third period on a Nikolai Kulemin goal, his eighth of the year assisted by Joffrey Lupul and Kadri. Toronto padded the lead on a Lupul power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Kadri, who got a sock trick, and Morgan Rielly. Florida got one back on a Dmitry Kulikov goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist from Marcel Goc. The Maple Leafs finished it at 6-3 on a Tyler Bozak goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Kessel. The three stars were Kadri, Lupul, and van Riemsdyk, while Kessel gets an honorable mention.
South to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky draw the starts. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Derek MacKenzie shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin. The Blue Jackets added on with a Ryan Johansen goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson. Columbus extended the lead in the second period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets padded the lead with another Johansen goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Johnson and Tyutin. Washington got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Joel Ward, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and the goalie Holtby. The Capitals pulled closer in the third period on an Eric Fehr goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson. Columbus responded with an Atkinson goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, coming off of Matt Calvert and Dubinsky. This made it 5-2, the final, with Johansen, Dubinsky, and Atkinson, while Tyutin gets an honorable mention.
Over in Boston, the Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Tuukka Rask are between the pipes. Montreal opened in the first period as Alexei Emelin scored, thanks to Andrei Markov and Daniel Briere. The Canadiens added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais. Boston got on the board with a David Krejci goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Loui Eriksson. Montreal shot back in the second period as Brian Gionta scored his ninth of the season, powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. Rask was pulled for Chad Johnson at this time. The Canadiens extended the lead with a Briere goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Gallagher. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-1, and the three stars were given to Budaj (34 for 35 in saves), Briere, and Gallagher.
North to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop faces a lesser foe in Craig Anderson in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period on a Marc Methot goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza. Anders Lindback came on in relief of an injured Bishop right after this goal. The Senators added on with an Erik Karlsson goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Spezza and Milan Michalek. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Ottawa replied on an unassisted Zack Smith goal, his tenth of the year. The Senators extended the lead with a Kyle Turris goal, his eighteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Bobby Ryan. Ottawa padded the lead on a Ryan goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Turris and Clarke MacArthur. The Lightning got one back with a shorthanded Tyler Johnson goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay pulled closer with a Hedman goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Martin St. Louis and Palat. This only made it 5-3, with Turris, Ryan, and Spezza getting the three stars, while Palat gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Kari Lehtonen are set to start.New Jersey began in the first period on a Dainius Zubrus goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky. The Devils added on in the second period with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his ninth of the year powered by Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichuchkin. The Stars tied it in the third period as Seguin scored his twenty-fourth of the year, thanks to Erik Cole Chiasson. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with an Elias power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Zajac and Jagr. The three stars were Elias, Zajac, and Seguin, while Jagr gets an honorable mention.
Up to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Semyon Varlamov are given the starting nods. Colorado started in the first period on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter. The Avalanche retook the lead in the second period on a John Mitchell goal, his sixth of the season, via Nate Guenin and Duchene. Colorado added on with a Paul Stastny goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche extended the lead with a Max Talbot goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon. Kuemper was replaced by Niklas Backstrom at this time. The Wild pulled back in the third period on a Parise goal, his eighteenth of the year and second of the game, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund. Minnesota chipped closer with a Granlund goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Parise and Keith Ballard. Colorado replied on a MacKinnon goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie. The Wild shot back on a Pominville goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Granlund and Parise. This only made it 5-4, the final, with Parise, MacKinnon, and Mitchell getting the three stars, while Granlund, Pominville, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Further north, in Calgary, the Flames welcome the San Jose Sharks. Alex Stalock and Karri Ramo are the little-known goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Lee Stempniak goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Mikael Backlund and Dennis Wideman. The Flames added on in the second period with a Mark Giordano goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Backlund and Jiri Hudler. San Jose got on the board with an Eriah Hayes goal, made possible by Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels. Calgary responded with a Sean Monahan goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Joe Colborne and Ladislav Smid. The Flames extended the lead on a Hudler goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Wideman. This made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Ramo (27 for 28 in saves), Hudler, and Backlund, while Wideman gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Phoenix, as the Coyotes host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Thomas Greiss are in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period on a Tyler Ennis goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Matt Moulson and Zemgus Girgensons. Phoenix tied it with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle. The Coyotes took the lead with a David Moss goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jeff Halpern and Zbynek Michalek. The Sabres retied it in the second period with a Steve Ott power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Ville Leino and Alexander Sulzer. Buffalo took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Girgensons goal in the third period, his fifth of the campaign. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Miller (38 for 50 in saves), Girgensons, and Ott.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Frederik Andersen draw the starts. Anaheim began in the first period on a Pat Maroon goal, his fifth of the season, via Francois Beauchemin and Mathieu Perreault. Philadelphia tied it on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his twelfth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Erik Gustafsson and Steve Downie. The Ducks took the lead back on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Hampus Lindholm and Kyle Palmieri. Anaheim added on in the second period with a Perry goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Flyers pulled back with a Matt Read goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Mark Streit and Sean Couturier. The Ducks responded with a Daniel Winnik goal, his second of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Saku Koivu. Anaheim extended the lead on a Koivu goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Andrew Cogliano. Philadelphia shot back as Michael Raffl scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Luke Schenn and Read. This made it 5-3, the final, with Koivu, Getzlaf, and Read getting the three stars.
Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Pittsburgh started on a first period Evgeni Malkin goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and James Neal. Los Angeles tied it with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov. The Penguins took the lead back on a power play goal by Chris Kunitz, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Jokinen and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh added on with a Jokinen goal, his sixteenth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Malkin and Matt Niskanen. The Penguins extended the lead on a second period goal by Tanner Glass, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Niskanen and Olli Maatta. The scoring ended here at 4-1, with the three stars being Jokinen, Malkin, and Niskanen.
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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Florida led off in the first period on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Scottie Upshall and Drew Shore. The Panthers added on with a Sean Bergenheim goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Brad Boyes and Scott Gomez. Toronto got on the board with a Cody Franson goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk. the Maple Leafs tied it in the second period on a Mason Raymond goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Troy Bodie and Tim Gleason. Toronto took the lead on a power play goal by van Riemsdyk, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf. The Maple Leafs extended the lead in the third period on a Nikolai Kulemin goal, his eighth of the year assisted by Joffrey Lupul and Kadri. Toronto padded the lead on a Lupul power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Kadri, who got a sock trick, and Morgan Rielly. Florida got one back on a Dmitry Kulikov goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist from Marcel Goc. The Maple Leafs finished it at 6-3 on a Tyler Bozak goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Kessel. The three stars were Kadri, Lupul, and van Riemsdyk, while Kessel gets an honorable mention.
South to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky draw the starts. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Derek MacKenzie shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin. The Blue Jackets added on with a Ryan Johansen goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson. Columbus extended the lead in the second period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets padded the lead with another Johansen goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Johnson and Tyutin. Washington got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Joel Ward, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and the goalie Holtby. The Capitals pulled closer in the third period on an Eric Fehr goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson. Columbus responded with an Atkinson goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, coming off of Matt Calvert and Dubinsky. This made it 5-2, the final, with Johansen, Dubinsky, and Atkinson, while Tyutin gets an honorable mention.
Over in Boston, the Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Tuukka Rask are between the pipes. Montreal opened in the first period as Alexei Emelin scored, thanks to Andrei Markov and Daniel Briere. The Canadiens added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais. Boston got on the board with a David Krejci goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Loui Eriksson. Montreal shot back in the second period as Brian Gionta scored his ninth of the season, powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. Rask was pulled for Chad Johnson at this time. The Canadiens extended the lead with a Briere goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Gallagher. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-1, and the three stars were given to Budaj (34 for 35 in saves), Briere, and Gallagher.
North to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop faces a lesser foe in Craig Anderson in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period on a Marc Methot goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza. Anders Lindback came on in relief of an injured Bishop right after this goal. The Senators added on with an Erik Karlsson goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Spezza and Milan Michalek. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Ottawa replied on an unassisted Zack Smith goal, his tenth of the year. The Senators extended the lead with a Kyle Turris goal, his eighteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Bobby Ryan. Ottawa padded the lead on a Ryan goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Turris and Clarke MacArthur. The Lightning got one back with a shorthanded Tyler Johnson goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay pulled closer with a Hedman goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Martin St. Louis and Palat. This only made it 5-3, with Turris, Ryan, and Spezza getting the three stars, while Palat gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Kari Lehtonen are set to start.New Jersey began in the first period on a Dainius Zubrus goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky. The Devils added on in the second period with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his ninth of the year powered by Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichuchkin. The Stars tied it in the third period as Seguin scored his twenty-fourth of the year, thanks to Erik Cole Chiasson. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with an Elias power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Zajac and Jagr. The three stars were Elias, Zajac, and Seguin, while Jagr gets an honorable mention.
Up to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Semyon Varlamov are given the starting nods. Colorado started in the first period on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter. The Avalanche retook the lead in the second period on a John Mitchell goal, his sixth of the season, via Nate Guenin and Duchene. Colorado added on with a Paul Stastny goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche extended the lead with a Max Talbot goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon. Kuemper was replaced by Niklas Backstrom at this time. The Wild pulled back in the third period on a Parise goal, his eighteenth of the year and second of the game, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund. Minnesota chipped closer with a Granlund goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Parise and Keith Ballard. Colorado replied on a MacKinnon goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie. The Wild shot back on a Pominville goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Granlund and Parise. This only made it 5-4, the final, with Parise, MacKinnon, and Mitchell getting the three stars, while Granlund, Pominville, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Further north, in Calgary, the Flames welcome the San Jose Sharks. Alex Stalock and Karri Ramo are the little-known goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Lee Stempniak goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Mikael Backlund and Dennis Wideman. The Flames added on in the second period with a Mark Giordano goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Backlund and Jiri Hudler. San Jose got on the board with an Eriah Hayes goal, made possible by Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels. Calgary responded with a Sean Monahan goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Joe Colborne and Ladislav Smid. The Flames extended the lead on a Hudler goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Wideman. This made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Ramo (27 for 28 in saves), Hudler, and Backlund, while Wideman gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Phoenix, as the Coyotes host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Thomas Greiss are in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period on a Tyler Ennis goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Matt Moulson and Zemgus Girgensons. Phoenix tied it with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle. The Coyotes took the lead with a David Moss goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jeff Halpern and Zbynek Michalek. The Sabres retied it in the second period with a Steve Ott power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Ville Leino and Alexander Sulzer. Buffalo took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Girgensons goal in the third period, his fifth of the campaign. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Miller (38 for 50 in saves), Girgensons, and Ott.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Frederik Andersen draw the starts. Anaheim began in the first period on a Pat Maroon goal, his fifth of the season, via Francois Beauchemin and Mathieu Perreault. Philadelphia tied it on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his twelfth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Erik Gustafsson and Steve Downie. The Ducks took the lead back on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Hampus Lindholm and Kyle Palmieri. Anaheim added on in the second period with a Perry goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Flyers pulled back with a Matt Read goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Mark Streit and Sean Couturier. The Ducks responded with a Daniel Winnik goal, his second of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Saku Koivu. Anaheim extended the lead on a Koivu goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Andrew Cogliano. Philadelphia shot back as Michael Raffl scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Luke Schenn and Read. This made it 5-3, the final, with Koivu, Getzlaf, and Read getting the three stars.
Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Pittsburgh started on a first period Evgeni Malkin goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and James Neal. Los Angeles tied it with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov. The Penguins took the lead back on a power play goal by Chris Kunitz, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Jokinen and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh added on with a Jokinen goal, his sixteenth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Malkin and Matt Niskanen. The Penguins extended the lead on a second period goal by Tanner Glass, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Niskanen and Olli Maatta. The scoring ended here at 4-1, with the three stars being Jokinen, Malkin, and Niskanen.
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