Originally, there were supposed to be ten games on today, but a blizzard in Buffalo changed that as the Sabres tilt with the Carolina Hurricanes has been postponed. Instead, we begin across the border in...
Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Toronto led off in the first period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Paul Ranger and James van Riemsdyk. New York tied it with a Kyle Okposo goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from John Tavares and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with a Michael Grabner goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs retied it as Mason Raymond scored a power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. New York retook the lead in the third period with a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Thomas Vanek and Tavares. The Islanders added on with a goal by Calvin de Haan, made possible by Hamonic and Tavares, the latter getting a sock trick. Toronto got one back on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Kadri. New York wrapped it up at 5-3 on an empty net goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Grabner. The three stars were handed to Grabner, Tavares, and Hamonic, while Kadri gets an honorable mention.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Martin Brodeur are the veteran goalies. New Jersey was first to score in the first period as Adam Henrique put away his tenth of the season, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Ryane Clowe. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead with a Scott Hartnell goal, his tenth of the season, via Brayden Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann. The Devils retied it on a Michael Ryder shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Marek Zidlicky and Andy Greene. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Schenn goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Grossmann and Wayne Simmonds. The three stars were named as Schenn, Emery (31 for 33 in saves), and Grossmann.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Marek Mazanec are given the starting nods. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a David Legwand goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Shea Weber. San Jose tied it on a power play goal by Joe Pavelski, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Dan Boyle and Jason Demers. The Predators took the lead back with a Mattias Ekholm goal, coming off of Legwand. Nashville added on as Roman Josi scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Weber and Colin Wilson. The Sharks got one back in the third period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Matthew Nieto and Demers. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars were awarded to Legwand, Weber, and Demers.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anders Lindback and Ondrej Pavelec are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay opened in the first period on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Alex Killorn. Winnipeg tied it with an Olli Jokinen power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead in the second period when Byfuglien scored his tenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Blake Wheeler and the goalie Pavelec. The Lightning retied it on an Ondrej Palat goal, his eighth of the year, via Nikita Kucherov and Killorn. Tampa Bay took the lead in the third period as Martin St. Louis potted his eighteenth of the season, with the help of Victor Hedman and Purcell on the power play. The Lightning finished it at 4-2 with a St. Louis empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, coming on the power play from Matthew Carle. This was good for a 4-2 win, with St. Louis, Byfuglien, and Purcell getting the three stars, while Killorn picks up an honorable mention.
Way south to Phoenix, where the Coyotes welcome the Calgary Flames. Reto Berra and Thomas Greiss are the little-known goalies. Phoenix got going in the second period on a Shane Doan goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Mike Ribeiro. The Coyotes added on with a Martin Hanzal goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Radim Vrbata and Lauri Korpikoski. Phoenix extended the lead as Boedker scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Ribeiro and Connor Murphy. The Coyotes padded the lead in the third period with a Korpikoski goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Hanzal and Vrbata. Phoenix got another on a Michael Stone goal, his eighth of the season, via Korpikoski and Jeff Halpern. The Coyotes struck again with a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Stone and Doan. This made it a 6-0 final, with the three stars going to Korpikoski, Greiss (27 save shutout), and Doan, while Stone, Hanzal, Vrbata, Ribeiro, and Boedker get the honorable mentions.
Up in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ilya Bryzgalov are the masked men. St. Louis started in the first period on a Chris Stewart power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Derek Roy and Jordan Leopold. Edmonton tied it with a Nail Yakupov goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, guided in by David Perron and Sam Gagner. The Blues retook the lead on a Maxim Lapierre goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Reaves and Alex Pietrangelo. The Oilers retied it with a Mark Arcobello goal, his fourth of the year, via Luke Gazdic and Andrew Ference. St. Louis pulled ahead on a David Backes power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Leopold and Vladimir Sobotka. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period on an empty net goal by Patrik Berglund, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Sobotka and Tarasenko. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Pietrangelo, and Leopold, while Sobotka gets an honorable mention.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Eddie Lack are given the green light to start. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on in the second period as Evgeni Malkin scored his twelfth of the year, with the help of James Neal and Olli Maatta. Vancouver got on the board with an unassisted goal by Jason Garrison, his fifth of the season. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a Christopher Tanev goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Dan Hamhuis and Zack Kassian. Vancouver took the lead on a Chris Higgins goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jannik Hansen and Tanev. The Canucks extended the lead with a Kassian goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers provided by Higgins and Kevin Bieksa. Pittsburgh tied it on a Kris Letang goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins tied it with Crosby's twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Chris Kunitz and Jokinen. Pittsburgh won 5-4 in the shootout on a Crosby tally. The three stars belonged to Crosby, Jokinen, and Tanev, while Kassian gets an honorable mention.
South to Anaheim, as the Ducks welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jonas Hiller guard the cages. Anaheim struck first in the second period with a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Teemu Selanne and Sami Vatanen. The Ducks added on as Corey Perry scored his twenty-fourth of the year, a power play goal via Nick Bonino and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead with a shorthanded Andrew Cogliano goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Daniel Winnik. Boston got on the board with a Daniel Paille goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Justin Florek and Gregory Campbell. The Bruins pulled closer in the third period on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Jarome Iginla. The Ducks shot back with a Bonino power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Getzlaf and Perry. Anaheim padded the lead on another Perreault goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, courtesy of Selanne and Pat Maroon. This made it a 5-2 final, with the three stars being named as Bonino, Perry, and Perreault, while Selanne and Getzlaf pick up the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Los Angeles got going in the third period on a Jarret Stoll goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Jeff Carter and Dwight King. Minnesota tied it with a Nino Neiderreiter goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund. The Wild won 2-1 with a Neiderreiter shootout goal. The three stars were given to Kuemper (39 for 40 in saves), Neiderreiter, and Quick (16 for 17 in saves).
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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Toronto led off in the first period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Paul Ranger and James van Riemsdyk. New York tied it with a Kyle Okposo goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from John Tavares and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with a Michael Grabner goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs retied it as Mason Raymond scored a power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. New York retook the lead in the third period with a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Thomas Vanek and Tavares. The Islanders added on with a goal by Calvin de Haan, made possible by Hamonic and Tavares, the latter getting a sock trick. Toronto got one back on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Kadri. New York wrapped it up at 5-3 on an empty net goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Grabner. The three stars were handed to Grabner, Tavares, and Hamonic, while Kadri gets an honorable mention.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Martin Brodeur are the veteran goalies. New Jersey was first to score in the first period as Adam Henrique put away his tenth of the season, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Ryane Clowe. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead with a Scott Hartnell goal, his tenth of the season, via Brayden Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann. The Devils retied it on a Michael Ryder shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Marek Zidlicky and Andy Greene. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Schenn goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Grossmann and Wayne Simmonds. The three stars were named as Schenn, Emery (31 for 33 in saves), and Grossmann.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Marek Mazanec are given the starting nods. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a David Legwand goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Shea Weber. San Jose tied it on a power play goal by Joe Pavelski, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Dan Boyle and Jason Demers. The Predators took the lead back with a Mattias Ekholm goal, coming off of Legwand. Nashville added on as Roman Josi scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Weber and Colin Wilson. The Sharks got one back in the third period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Matthew Nieto and Demers. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars were awarded to Legwand, Weber, and Demers.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anders Lindback and Ondrej Pavelec are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay opened in the first period on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Alex Killorn. Winnipeg tied it with an Olli Jokinen power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead in the second period when Byfuglien scored his tenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Blake Wheeler and the goalie Pavelec. The Lightning retied it on an Ondrej Palat goal, his eighth of the year, via Nikita Kucherov and Killorn. Tampa Bay took the lead in the third period as Martin St. Louis potted his eighteenth of the season, with the help of Victor Hedman and Purcell on the power play. The Lightning finished it at 4-2 with a St. Louis empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, coming on the power play from Matthew Carle. This was good for a 4-2 win, with St. Louis, Byfuglien, and Purcell getting the three stars, while Killorn picks up an honorable mention.
Way south to Phoenix, where the Coyotes welcome the Calgary Flames. Reto Berra and Thomas Greiss are the little-known goalies. Phoenix got going in the second period on a Shane Doan goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Mike Ribeiro. The Coyotes added on with a Martin Hanzal goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Radim Vrbata and Lauri Korpikoski. Phoenix extended the lead as Boedker scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Ribeiro and Connor Murphy. The Coyotes padded the lead in the third period with a Korpikoski goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Hanzal and Vrbata. Phoenix got another on a Michael Stone goal, his eighth of the season, via Korpikoski and Jeff Halpern. The Coyotes struck again with a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Stone and Doan. This made it a 6-0 final, with the three stars going to Korpikoski, Greiss (27 save shutout), and Doan, while Stone, Hanzal, Vrbata, Ribeiro, and Boedker get the honorable mentions.
Up in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ilya Bryzgalov are the masked men. St. Louis started in the first period on a Chris Stewart power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Derek Roy and Jordan Leopold. Edmonton tied it with a Nail Yakupov goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, guided in by David Perron and Sam Gagner. The Blues retook the lead on a Maxim Lapierre goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Reaves and Alex Pietrangelo. The Oilers retied it with a Mark Arcobello goal, his fourth of the year, via Luke Gazdic and Andrew Ference. St. Louis pulled ahead on a David Backes power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Leopold and Vladimir Sobotka. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period on an empty net goal by Patrik Berglund, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Sobotka and Tarasenko. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Pietrangelo, and Leopold, while Sobotka gets an honorable mention.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Eddie Lack are given the green light to start. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on in the second period as Evgeni Malkin scored his twelfth of the year, with the help of James Neal and Olli Maatta. Vancouver got on the board with an unassisted goal by Jason Garrison, his fifth of the season. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a Christopher Tanev goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Dan Hamhuis and Zack Kassian. Vancouver took the lead on a Chris Higgins goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jannik Hansen and Tanev. The Canucks extended the lead with a Kassian goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers provided by Higgins and Kevin Bieksa. Pittsburgh tied it on a Kris Letang goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins tied it with Crosby's twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Chris Kunitz and Jokinen. Pittsburgh won 5-4 in the shootout on a Crosby tally. The three stars belonged to Crosby, Jokinen, and Tanev, while Kassian gets an honorable mention.
South to Anaheim, as the Ducks welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jonas Hiller guard the cages. Anaheim struck first in the second period with a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Teemu Selanne and Sami Vatanen. The Ducks added on as Corey Perry scored his twenty-fourth of the year, a power play goal via Nick Bonino and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead with a shorthanded Andrew Cogliano goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Daniel Winnik. Boston got on the board with a Daniel Paille goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Justin Florek and Gregory Campbell. The Bruins pulled closer in the third period on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Jarome Iginla. The Ducks shot back with a Bonino power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Getzlaf and Perry. Anaheim padded the lead on another Perreault goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, courtesy of Selanne and Pat Maroon. This made it a 5-2 final, with the three stars being named as Bonino, Perry, and Perreault, while Selanne and Getzlaf pick up the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Los Angeles got going in the third period on a Jarret Stoll goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Jeff Carter and Dwight King. Minnesota tied it with a Nino Neiderreiter goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund. The Wild won 2-1 with a Neiderreiter shootout goal. The three stars were given to Kuemper (39 for 40 in saves), Neiderreiter, and Quick (16 for 17 in saves).
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