Seven games on tonight, beginning in...
Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Jhonas Enroth will make the starts. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Jeff Petry goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Nail Yakupov and David Perron. Buffalo tied it on a Steve Ott power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Tyler Myers and Cody Hodgson. The Sabres took the lead on a shorthanded goal by Drew Stafford, his eighth of the season, set up by Zemgus Girgensons and Mike Weber. The Oilers tied it again in the second period on a Justin Schultz goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Perron and Andrew Ference. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Matt Hendricks, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Boyd Gordon and Martin Marincin. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Perron, Hendricks, and Schultz.
Down in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the blue paint. Ottawa started in the first period on a Stephane Da Costa goal, his third of the season, coming off of Cory Conacher and Erik Condra. Pittsburgh tied it with a Brian Gibbons power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Olli Maatta and Jussi Jokinen. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime as James Neal scored his eighteenth of the campaign, via Robert Bortuzzo and Evgeni Malkin. The three stars went to Neal, Fleury (24 for 25 in saves), and Anderson (46 for 48 in saves).
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Jonas Gustavsson are the backups making spot starts. Jimmy Howard relieved Gustavsson for the second period. Detroit got going in the second period on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson. The Red Wings iced it at 2-0 with an empty net power play goal by Abdelkader, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Abdelkader, Howard (16 for 16 in saves in relief), and Gustavsson (8 for 8 in saves before exiting).
Back east, the New Jersey Devils host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Cory Schneider receive the starting nods. New Jersey began in the first period with a Ryan Carter goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta. Colorado tied it in the third period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his tenth of the year, via Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche won 2-1 with a power play goal by Ryan O'Reilly in overtime, his twenty-first of the campaign, powered by Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were handed to O'Reilly, Giguere (27 for 28 in saves), and Parenteau.
Way out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Frederik Andersen in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Nathan Horton and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a power play goal by R.J. Umberger, his fifteenth of the year, powered by James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu. Anaheim got on the board in the third period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Pat Maroon and Teemu Selanne. Columbus replied on a Nick Foligno goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Umberger and Artem Anisimov. The Blue Jackets extended the lead with another Foligno goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, coming on the power play from Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin. The Ducks got one back with Ryan Getzlaf scoring his twenty-seventh of the year, thanks to Hampus Lindholm and Dustin Penner.
Staying in SoCal, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-sixth of the season coming on the power play from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. The Blackhawks added on with a Bryan Bickell goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Kane and Andrew Shaw. Los Angeles got on the board as Drew Doughty scored a power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar. The Kings tied it on a second period Kopitar goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli. Chicago retook the lead on a Marcus Kruger goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Nick Leddy and Ben Smith. The Blackhawks extended the lead with a third period goal by Leddy, his sixth of the year, helped along by Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg. Chicago padded the lead with Kane's second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Sharp and Toews. Los Angeles shot back with a Toffoli goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Carter and Kopitar. They couldn't tie it, losing 5-3, with Kane, Toffoli, and Kopitar getting the three stars, while Leddy, Toews, Sharp, and Carter get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Antti Niemi are the masked men. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Mark Streit power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. San Jose tied it on a power play goal by Matthew Nieto, his fifth of the year, assisted by Tommy Wingels and Matt Irwin. The Sharks took the lead as Nieto scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, guided in by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The Flyer tied it in the third period on a Matt Read goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier. Philadelphia took the lead when Michael Raffl netted his sixth of the season, thanks to Erik Gustafsson and Adam Hall. The Flyers added on with a Giroux goal, his eighteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Alex Stalock relieved Niemi at this time. Philadelphia wrapped it up at 5-2 with a Jakub Voracek goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, via Giroux and Hartnell. Giroux, Hartnell, and Nieto get the three stars.
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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Jhonas Enroth will make the starts. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Jeff Petry goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Nail Yakupov and David Perron. Buffalo tied it on a Steve Ott power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Tyler Myers and Cody Hodgson. The Sabres took the lead on a shorthanded goal by Drew Stafford, his eighth of the season, set up by Zemgus Girgensons and Mike Weber. The Oilers tied it again in the second period on a Justin Schultz goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Perron and Andrew Ference. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Matt Hendricks, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Boyd Gordon and Martin Marincin. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Perron, Hendricks, and Schultz.
Down in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the blue paint. Ottawa started in the first period on a Stephane Da Costa goal, his third of the season, coming off of Cory Conacher and Erik Condra. Pittsburgh tied it with a Brian Gibbons power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Olli Maatta and Jussi Jokinen. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime as James Neal scored his eighteenth of the campaign, via Robert Bortuzzo and Evgeni Malkin. The three stars went to Neal, Fleury (24 for 25 in saves), and Anderson (46 for 48 in saves).
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Jonas Gustavsson are the backups making spot starts. Jimmy Howard relieved Gustavsson for the second period. Detroit got going in the second period on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson. The Red Wings iced it at 2-0 with an empty net power play goal by Abdelkader, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Abdelkader, Howard (16 for 16 in saves in relief), and Gustavsson (8 for 8 in saves before exiting).
Back east, the New Jersey Devils host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Cory Schneider receive the starting nods. New Jersey began in the first period with a Ryan Carter goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta. Colorado tied it in the third period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his tenth of the year, via Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche won 2-1 with a power play goal by Ryan O'Reilly in overtime, his twenty-first of the campaign, powered by Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were handed to O'Reilly, Giguere (27 for 28 in saves), and Parenteau.
Way out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Frederik Andersen in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Nathan Horton and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a power play goal by R.J. Umberger, his fifteenth of the year, powered by James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu. Anaheim got on the board in the third period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Pat Maroon and Teemu Selanne. Columbus replied on a Nick Foligno goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Umberger and Artem Anisimov. The Blue Jackets extended the lead with another Foligno goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, coming on the power play from Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin. The Ducks got one back with Ryan Getzlaf scoring his twenty-seventh of the year, thanks to Hampus Lindholm and Dustin Penner.
Staying in SoCal, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-sixth of the season coming on the power play from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. The Blackhawks added on with a Bryan Bickell goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Kane and Andrew Shaw. Los Angeles got on the board as Drew Doughty scored a power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar. The Kings tied it on a second period Kopitar goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli. Chicago retook the lead on a Marcus Kruger goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Nick Leddy and Ben Smith. The Blackhawks extended the lead with a third period goal by Leddy, his sixth of the year, helped along by Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg. Chicago padded the lead with Kane's second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Sharp and Toews. Los Angeles shot back with a Toffoli goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Carter and Kopitar. They couldn't tie it, losing 5-3, with Kane, Toffoli, and Kopitar getting the three stars, while Leddy, Toews, Sharp, and Carter get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Antti Niemi are the masked men. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Mark Streit power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. San Jose tied it on a power play goal by Matthew Nieto, his fifth of the year, assisted by Tommy Wingels and Matt Irwin. The Sharks took the lead as Nieto scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, guided in by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The Flyer tied it in the third period on a Matt Read goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier. Philadelphia took the lead when Michael Raffl netted his sixth of the season, thanks to Erik Gustafsson and Adam Hall. The Flyers added on with a Giroux goal, his eighteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Alex Stalock relieved Niemi at this time. Philadelphia wrapped it up at 5-2 with a Jakub Voracek goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, via Giroux and Hartnell. Giroux, Hartnell, and Nieto get the three stars.
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