Eleven games on today, with four matinees in the mix. We begin in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Chad Johnson are the inexperienced goalies. Boston got going in the second period on a David Krejci power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic. The Bruins added on in the third period on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Zdeno Chara and Carl Soderberg. Boston extended the lead on a Soderberg goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Chris Kelly and Matt Bartkowski. The Bruins padded the lead with a Torey Krug power play goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Chara and Iginla. This was good for a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Johnson (22 save shutout), Soderberg, and Chara, while Iginla gets an honorable mention.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Carey Price tend the twines. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Nate Thompson shorthanded goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Victor Hedman and J.T. Brown. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Daniel Briere goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta. The Lightning won it 2-1 in overtime as Thompson scored his second of the game and fifth of the campaign, thanks to Hedman and Alex Killorn. The three stars were Thompson, Bishop (28 for 29 in saves), and Hedman.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Semyon Varlamov are the Olympian goalies. Colorado opened in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his fifteenth of the season, passed from MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau. The Avalanche padded the lead in the second period on a Marc-Andre Cliche goal, via Patrick Bordeleau and McGinn. Buffalo got on the board with a Matt D'Agostini power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff. Colorado replied as MacKinnon scored his twentieth of the season, a power play goal guided in by Johnson and the goalie Varlamov. Jhonas Enroth replaced Miller in goal for the third period. The Avalanche kept going in the third period when Landeskog scored his sixteenth of the year and second of the game, thanks to Johnson, who got a sock trick. Colorado struck again with a McGinn goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, fueled by O'Reilly and Matt Duchene. This made it 7-1, the final, with McGinn, Landeskog, and MacKinnon earning the three stars, while Johnson and O'Reilly get the honorable mentions.
Over in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Philadelphia began in the second period on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Vincent Lecavalier and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on in the third period with a Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Scott Hartnell and Simmonds. This made it 2-0, the final, with Mason (35 save shutout), Simmonds, and Giroux awarded the three stars.
Back to the Northeast, where the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Ottawa Senators for a battle of Ontario. Craig Anderson and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts. Ottawa started in the first period on a Chris Neil goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jared Cowen and Eric Gryba. The Senators added on in the second period with a Colin Greening goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Neil. Toronto got on the board when Phil Kessel scored his twenty-eighth of the season, with the help of James van Riemsdyk and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs tied it with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Nazem Kadri. Toronto took the lead in the third period with a Kessel power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson. Ottawa retied it on another Neil goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, fueled by Cody Ceci and Greening. The Maple Leafs retook the lead on Kessel's third of the night to complete his hat trick, also his thirtieth of the season, helped along by Tyler Bozak. Toronto extended the lead on a Bozak goal, his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Kessel and van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs wrapped it up at 6-3 with an unassisted empty net goal by Kadri, his fifteenth of the campaign. Kessel, Neil, and Kadri received the three stars, while Bozak and van Riemsdyk were given the honorable mentions.
Down in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Vezina Trophy winners in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton. The Blue Jackets added on as Johansen scored his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Jenner and Horton. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Brad Boyes goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Brian Campbell and Scottie Upshall. Columbus replied with a Nick Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Nikita Nikitin. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Mark Letestu scored his eighth of the season in the third period, with assists provided by Corey Tropp and Derek MacKenzie. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Bobrovsky (35 for 36 in saves), Johansen, and Jenner, while Horton gets an honorable mention.
A bit west to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. St. Louis led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jaden Schwartz, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Chris Stewart and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on in the second period with a David Backes goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy. Nashville got on the board with an unassisted goal by Paul Gaustad, his eighth of the season. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Mike Fisher goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Patric Hornqvist. Nashville took the lead on a Roman Josi goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by David Legwand and Craig Smith. St. Louis retied it on a Tarasenko goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Alex Pietrangelo. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie and Tarasenko overpowered a lone Ryan Ellis tally to give the Blues a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Tarasenko, Backes, and Schwartz.
Southwest to Phoenix, as the Coyotes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix was first to score in the first period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fourteenth of the season, via David Schlemko and Antoine Vermette. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Zbynek Michalek goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Ribeiro. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by James Neal and Jussi Jokinen. Phoenix shot back with a third period Radim Vrbata goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Martin Hanzal. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Michalek, Smith (23 for 24 in saves), and Vrbata.
Up in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Karri Ramo are the young goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Kevin Westgarth and Chris Butler. Ramo was hurt late in the first period and replaced by Reto Berra. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Matt Cooke, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames retook the lead on a Dennis Wideman goal, his third of the season, via Butler and Galiardi. Calgary added on in the third period with a Mikael Backlund shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Mark Giordano and Lee Stempniak. The Wild got one back with a Dany Heatley power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise. Minnesota tied it on a Keith Ballard goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Brodziak and Heatley. The Flames won 4-3 in overtime with a Backlund goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, made possible by Sean Monahan and Giordano. The three stars were handed to Backlund, Giordano, and Galiardi, while Heatley and Butler get the honorable mentions.
Back in California, the Anaheim Ducks host the Dallas Stars. Dan Ellis faces a former mentor in Jonas Hiller in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Trevor Daley goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Cody Eakin and Rich Peverley. The Stars iced it at 2-0 with a Jamie Benn empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Tyler Seguin. The three stars were Ellis (26 save shutout), Hiller (25 for 26 in saves), and Daley.
Finally, up in San Jose, the Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the third period on a shorthanded Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, set up by Scott Hannan. Chicago tied it on a Brandon Saad power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Kris Versteeg and Marian Hossa. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Thornton topped a lone Jonathan Toews tally for a 2-1 win for the Sharks. The three stars went to Niemi (29 for 30 in saves), Pavelski, and Crawford (38 for 39 in saves).
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Chad Johnson are the inexperienced goalies. Boston got going in the second period on a David Krejci power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic. The Bruins added on in the third period on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Zdeno Chara and Carl Soderberg. Boston extended the lead on a Soderberg goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Chris Kelly and Matt Bartkowski. The Bruins padded the lead with a Torey Krug power play goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Chara and Iginla. This was good for a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Johnson (22 save shutout), Soderberg, and Chara, while Iginla gets an honorable mention.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Carey Price tend the twines. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Nate Thompson shorthanded goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Victor Hedman and J.T. Brown. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Daniel Briere goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta. The Lightning won it 2-1 in overtime as Thompson scored his second of the game and fifth of the campaign, thanks to Hedman and Alex Killorn. The three stars were Thompson, Bishop (28 for 29 in saves), and Hedman.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Semyon Varlamov are the Olympian goalies. Colorado opened in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his fifteenth of the season, passed from MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau. The Avalanche padded the lead in the second period on a Marc-Andre Cliche goal, via Patrick Bordeleau and McGinn. Buffalo got on the board with a Matt D'Agostini power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff. Colorado replied as MacKinnon scored his twentieth of the season, a power play goal guided in by Johnson and the goalie Varlamov. Jhonas Enroth replaced Miller in goal for the third period. The Avalanche kept going in the third period when Landeskog scored his sixteenth of the year and second of the game, thanks to Johnson, who got a sock trick. Colorado struck again with a McGinn goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, fueled by O'Reilly and Matt Duchene. This made it 7-1, the final, with McGinn, Landeskog, and MacKinnon earning the three stars, while Johnson and O'Reilly get the honorable mentions.
Over in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Philadelphia began in the second period on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Vincent Lecavalier and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on in the third period with a Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Scott Hartnell and Simmonds. This made it 2-0, the final, with Mason (35 save shutout), Simmonds, and Giroux awarded the three stars.
Back to the Northeast, where the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Ottawa Senators for a battle of Ontario. Craig Anderson and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts. Ottawa started in the first period on a Chris Neil goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jared Cowen and Eric Gryba. The Senators added on in the second period with a Colin Greening goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Neil. Toronto got on the board when Phil Kessel scored his twenty-eighth of the season, with the help of James van Riemsdyk and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs tied it with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Nazem Kadri. Toronto took the lead in the third period with a Kessel power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson. Ottawa retied it on another Neil goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, fueled by Cody Ceci and Greening. The Maple Leafs retook the lead on Kessel's third of the night to complete his hat trick, also his thirtieth of the season, helped along by Tyler Bozak. Toronto extended the lead on a Bozak goal, his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Kessel and van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs wrapped it up at 6-3 with an unassisted empty net goal by Kadri, his fifteenth of the campaign. Kessel, Neil, and Kadri received the three stars, while Bozak and van Riemsdyk were given the honorable mentions.
Down in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Vezina Trophy winners in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton. The Blue Jackets added on as Johansen scored his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Jenner and Horton. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Brad Boyes goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Brian Campbell and Scottie Upshall. Columbus replied with a Nick Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Nikita Nikitin. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Mark Letestu scored his eighth of the season in the third period, with assists provided by Corey Tropp and Derek MacKenzie. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Bobrovsky (35 for 36 in saves), Johansen, and Jenner, while Horton gets an honorable mention.
A bit west to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. St. Louis led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jaden Schwartz, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Chris Stewart and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on in the second period with a David Backes goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy. Nashville got on the board with an unassisted goal by Paul Gaustad, his eighth of the season. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Mike Fisher goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Patric Hornqvist. Nashville took the lead on a Roman Josi goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by David Legwand and Craig Smith. St. Louis retied it on a Tarasenko goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Alex Pietrangelo. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie and Tarasenko overpowered a lone Ryan Ellis tally to give the Blues a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Tarasenko, Backes, and Schwartz.
Southwest to Phoenix, as the Coyotes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix was first to score in the first period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fourteenth of the season, via David Schlemko and Antoine Vermette. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Zbynek Michalek goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Ribeiro. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by James Neal and Jussi Jokinen. Phoenix shot back with a third period Radim Vrbata goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Martin Hanzal. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Michalek, Smith (23 for 24 in saves), and Vrbata.
Up in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Karri Ramo are the young goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Kevin Westgarth and Chris Butler. Ramo was hurt late in the first period and replaced by Reto Berra. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Matt Cooke, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames retook the lead on a Dennis Wideman goal, his third of the season, via Butler and Galiardi. Calgary added on in the third period with a Mikael Backlund shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Mark Giordano and Lee Stempniak. The Wild got one back with a Dany Heatley power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise. Minnesota tied it on a Keith Ballard goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Brodziak and Heatley. The Flames won 4-3 in overtime with a Backlund goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, made possible by Sean Monahan and Giordano. The three stars were handed to Backlund, Giordano, and Galiardi, while Heatley and Butler get the honorable mentions.
Back in California, the Anaheim Ducks host the Dallas Stars. Dan Ellis faces a former mentor in Jonas Hiller in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Trevor Daley goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Cody Eakin and Rich Peverley. The Stars iced it at 2-0 with a Jamie Benn empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Tyler Seguin. The three stars were Ellis (26 save shutout), Hiller (25 for 26 in saves), and Daley.
Finally, up in San Jose, the Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Antti Niemi guard the cages. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the third period on a shorthanded Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, set up by Scott Hannan. Chicago tied it on a Brandon Saad power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Kris Versteeg and Marian Hossa. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Thornton topped a lone Jonathan Toews tally for a 2-1 win for the Sharks. The three stars went to Niemi (29 for 30 in saves), Pavelski, and Crawford (38 for 39 in saves).
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