Ten games on today as the new year of hockey begins in earnest. We begin our coverage from...
New York, as the Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford returns from injury to face Evgeni Nabokov in goal. New York was first to score in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on in the second period as Thomas Vanek scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald. Chicago got on the board with a Brent Seabrook power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Kris Versteeg and Nick Leddy. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period with a Ben Smith goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. New York won 3-2 in overtime with an Okposo goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by John Tavares and MacDonald. The three stars were Okposo, MacDonald, and Nabokov (37 for 39 in saves).
Down in Washington, the Capitals welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Philipp Grubauer are the backups making spot starts. Carolina began in the first period as Jeff Skinner scored his seventeenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Alexander Semin and Eric Staal. Washington tied it in the second period when Alex Ovechkin scored his thirty-first of the year, thanks to Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Manny Malhotra goal, his third of the season, made possible by Drayson Bowman and Tuomo Ruutu. The Capitals tied it again on a Troy Brouwer goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and Johansson. Washington took the lead with a Steve Oleksy goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist from Jay Beagle. Carolina tied it with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, passed from Ryan Murphy and Eric Staal. The Hurricanes would win 4-3 in overtime as Skinner completed his hat trick with his nineteenth of the campaign, guided in by Murphy and Malhotra. The three stars were handed to Skinner, Malhotra, and Eric Staal, while Murphy and Johansson get the honorable mentions.
Back north a touch to Boston, as the Bruins host the Nashville Predators. Marek Mazanec and Niklas Svedberg are the little known goalies. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Mike Fisher and Shea Weber. Boston tied it in the third period on a Johnny Boychuk goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ryan Spooner and Carl Soderberg. The Bruins took the lead as Jarome Iginla potted his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Predators retied it on a Weber goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Fisher and Hornqvist. Boston won 3-2 in overtime on a Brad Marchand goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from Patrice Bergeron and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars were Weber, Marchand, and Fisher.
Crossing into Canada, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson draw the starts. Ottawa led off in the first period as Mika Zibanejad scored his tenth of the season, courtesy of Cory Conacher and Joe Corvo. Winnipeg tied it on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his eighth of the year, via Anthony Peluso and James Wright. The Senators retook the lead as Milan Michalek potted his seventh of the season, guided in by Zibanejad and Conacher. The Jets retied it in the second period with an Evander Kane goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Jacob Trouba and Michael Frolik. Ottawa pulled ahead in the third period as Zack Smith scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Marc Methot. The Senators added on with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Kyle Turris. Winnipeg got one back on an Olli Jokinen goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Byfuglien, and Conacher.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Brian Elliott are the masked men. St. Louis struck first in the first period as Brenden Morrow scored his seventh of the season, a power play goal powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on in the second period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Pietrangelo. Ben Scrivens replaced Jones at this time. St. Louis extended the lead as Oshie scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues padded the lead in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Magnus Paajarvi. St. Louis iced it at 5-0 on a Barret Jackman goal, made possible by Morrow and Derek Roy. The three stars were given to Oshie, Elliott (30 save shutout), and Morrow, while Pietrangelo gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Niklas Backstrom are in the blue paint. Minnesota got going in the second period on the second of the season by Marco Scandella, assisted by Matt Cooke and Justin Fontaine. The Wild added on as Jason Pominville netted his eighteenth of the year, thanks to Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead with a Jason Zucker goal, coming off of Nino Neiderreiter and Mikael Granlund. Buffalo got on the board in the third period as Matt Ellis scored his second of the season, with the help of Mike Weber and Tyler Ennis. The Wild shot back as Kyle Brodziak scored his third of the year, an empty net goal set up by Suter and Koivu. The three stars went to Pominville, Koivu, and Suter in the 4-1 game.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Kari Lehtonen tend the twines. Dallas opened in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Tyler Seguin and Kevin Connauton. Montreal tied it as Max Pacioretty scored his eighteenth of the year, thanks to P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period on a David Desharnais goal, his fifth of the campaign, courtesy of Subban and Brendan Gallagher. The Stars retied it as Valeri Nichushkin scored his eighth of the season on a penalty shot he received after Josh Gorges tripped him. Montreal took the lead back on a Subban goal, his seventh of the year, via Pacioretty and the goalie Price. The Canadiens added on in the third period with a Gallagher power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, powered by Pacioretty and Desharnais. Dallas got one back with a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Cody Eakin and Connauton. The Stars evened it on a Brenden Dillon goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Alex Goligoski and Rich Peverley. Montreal retook the lead as Lars Eller scored his tenth of the campaign, via Travis Moen. The Canadiens finished it at 6-4 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season and second of the game, set up by Subban, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Pacioretty, Subban, and Desharnais, while Gallagher, Seguin, and Connauton get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period on a Jamie McGinn goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche added on in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly scored his fourteenth of the year, via Gabriel Landeskog. Philadelphia got on the board as Wayne Simmonds potted his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell. They failed to tie it, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Varlamov (29 for 30 in saves), O'Reilly, and McGinn.
Back down in Phoenix, the Coyotes bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Columbus got going in the second period as Nathan Horton scored a power play goal, powered by James Wisniewski and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period as R.J. Umberger scored his eleventh of the season, a power play goal guided in by Fedor Tyutin and Nick Foligno. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to McElhinney (34 save shutout), Horton, and Umberger.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Antti Niemi protect the nets. San Jose began in the first period as Brent Burns scored his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau goal, his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose extended the lead as Bracken Kearns scored his third of the season, thanks to Andrew Desjardins and James Sheppard. The Sharks padded the lead with a Logan Couture goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of John McCarthy. Edmonton got on the board with a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle. San Jose responded in the third period as Pavelski scored his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Thornton and Matt Irwin. This was good for a 5-1 win, with the three stars going to Pavelski, Niemi (23 for 24 in saves), and Thornton.
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New York, as the Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford returns from injury to face Evgeni Nabokov in goal. New York was first to score in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on in the second period as Thomas Vanek scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald. Chicago got on the board with a Brent Seabrook power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Kris Versteeg and Nick Leddy. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period with a Ben Smith goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. New York won 3-2 in overtime with an Okposo goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by John Tavares and MacDonald. The three stars were Okposo, MacDonald, and Nabokov (37 for 39 in saves).
Down in Washington, the Capitals welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Philipp Grubauer are the backups making spot starts. Carolina began in the first period as Jeff Skinner scored his seventeenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Alexander Semin and Eric Staal. Washington tied it in the second period when Alex Ovechkin scored his thirty-first of the year, thanks to Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Manny Malhotra goal, his third of the season, made possible by Drayson Bowman and Tuomo Ruutu. The Capitals tied it again on a Troy Brouwer goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and Johansson. Washington took the lead with a Steve Oleksy goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist from Jay Beagle. Carolina tied it with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, passed from Ryan Murphy and Eric Staal. The Hurricanes would win 4-3 in overtime as Skinner completed his hat trick with his nineteenth of the campaign, guided in by Murphy and Malhotra. The three stars were handed to Skinner, Malhotra, and Eric Staal, while Murphy and Johansson get the honorable mentions.
Back north a touch to Boston, as the Bruins host the Nashville Predators. Marek Mazanec and Niklas Svedberg are the little known goalies. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Mike Fisher and Shea Weber. Boston tied it in the third period on a Johnny Boychuk goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ryan Spooner and Carl Soderberg. The Bruins took the lead as Jarome Iginla potted his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Predators retied it on a Weber goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Fisher and Hornqvist. Boston won 3-2 in overtime on a Brad Marchand goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from Patrice Bergeron and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars were Weber, Marchand, and Fisher.
Crossing into Canada, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson draw the starts. Ottawa led off in the first period as Mika Zibanejad scored his tenth of the season, courtesy of Cory Conacher and Joe Corvo. Winnipeg tied it on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his eighth of the year, via Anthony Peluso and James Wright. The Senators retook the lead as Milan Michalek potted his seventh of the season, guided in by Zibanejad and Conacher. The Jets retied it in the second period with an Evander Kane goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Jacob Trouba and Michael Frolik. Ottawa pulled ahead in the third period as Zack Smith scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Marc Methot. The Senators added on with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Kyle Turris. Winnipeg got one back on an Olli Jokinen goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Byfuglien, and Conacher.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Brian Elliott are the masked men. St. Louis struck first in the first period as Brenden Morrow scored his seventh of the season, a power play goal powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on in the second period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Pietrangelo. Ben Scrivens replaced Jones at this time. St. Louis extended the lead as Oshie scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues padded the lead in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Magnus Paajarvi. St. Louis iced it at 5-0 on a Barret Jackman goal, made possible by Morrow and Derek Roy. The three stars were given to Oshie, Elliott (30 save shutout), and Morrow, while Pietrangelo gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Niklas Backstrom are in the blue paint. Minnesota got going in the second period on the second of the season by Marco Scandella, assisted by Matt Cooke and Justin Fontaine. The Wild added on as Jason Pominville netted his eighteenth of the year, thanks to Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead with a Jason Zucker goal, coming off of Nino Neiderreiter and Mikael Granlund. Buffalo got on the board in the third period as Matt Ellis scored his second of the season, with the help of Mike Weber and Tyler Ennis. The Wild shot back as Kyle Brodziak scored his third of the year, an empty net goal set up by Suter and Koivu. The three stars went to Pominville, Koivu, and Suter in the 4-1 game.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Kari Lehtonen tend the twines. Dallas opened in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Tyler Seguin and Kevin Connauton. Montreal tied it as Max Pacioretty scored his eighteenth of the year, thanks to P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period on a David Desharnais goal, his fifth of the campaign, courtesy of Subban and Brendan Gallagher. The Stars retied it as Valeri Nichushkin scored his eighth of the season on a penalty shot he received after Josh Gorges tripped him. Montreal took the lead back on a Subban goal, his seventh of the year, via Pacioretty and the goalie Price. The Canadiens added on in the third period with a Gallagher power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, powered by Pacioretty and Desharnais. Dallas got one back with a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Cody Eakin and Connauton. The Stars evened it on a Brenden Dillon goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Alex Goligoski and Rich Peverley. Montreal retook the lead as Lars Eller scored his tenth of the campaign, via Travis Moen. The Canadiens finished it at 6-4 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season and second of the game, set up by Subban, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Pacioretty, Subban, and Desharnais, while Gallagher, Seguin, and Connauton get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period on a Jamie McGinn goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche added on in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly scored his fourteenth of the year, via Gabriel Landeskog. Philadelphia got on the board as Wayne Simmonds potted his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell. They failed to tie it, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Varlamov (29 for 30 in saves), O'Reilly, and McGinn.
Back down in Phoenix, the Coyotes bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Columbus got going in the second period as Nathan Horton scored a power play goal, powered by James Wisniewski and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period as R.J. Umberger scored his eleventh of the season, a power play goal guided in by Fedor Tyutin and Nick Foligno. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to McElhinney (34 save shutout), Horton, and Umberger.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Antti Niemi protect the nets. San Jose began in the first period as Brent Burns scored his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau goal, his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose extended the lead as Bracken Kearns scored his third of the season, thanks to Andrew Desjardins and James Sheppard. The Sharks padded the lead with a Logan Couture goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of John McCarthy. Edmonton got on the board with a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle. San Jose responded in the third period as Pavelski scored his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Thornton and Matt Irwin. This was good for a 5-1 win, with the three stars going to Pavelski, Niemi (23 for 24 in saves), and Thornton.
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