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DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are the inconsistent goalies. Washington was first to score in the first period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the season, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Martin Erat. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek. The Capitals retook the lead with a Marcus Johansson goal, his eighth of the campaign, via Jason Chimera and Mike Green. The Flyers tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Adam Hall, his fourth of the season, set up by Sean Couturier. Washington gained the lead as Jay Beagle potted his second of the year, with helpers provided by Joel Ward and Green. The Capitals added on with another Orlov goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, assisted by Green, who got a sock trick, and Eric Fehr. Philadelphia pulled back in the third period with a Voracek power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Timonen and Giroux. The Flyers tied it on another Giroux goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Voracek and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia won 5-4 in overtime with a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Timonen, who got a sock trick, and Coburn. The three stars were Giroux, Orlov, and Timonen, while Voracek, Green, and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the San Jose Sharks. Cory Schneider and Alex Stalock are the young goalies. San Jose got going in the second period on a Logan Couture goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers. New Jersey tied it with an Adam Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Steve Bernier and Eric Gelinas. The Devils took the lead on a Patrik Elias goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Jon Merrill and Henrique. The Sharks retied it as Raffi Torres scored his third of the year, thanks to Joe Pavelski and James Sheppard. San Jose took the lead in the third period on a Matthew Nieto goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks finished it at 4-2 with an unassisted goal by Marleau, his twenty-fifth of the year. The three stars went to Marleau, Henrique, and Pavelski.
A little east to New York, where the Islanders bring in the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas faces a lesser foe in Anders Nilsson. New York struck first in the first period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Cal Clutterbuck and Calvin de Haan. The Islanders added on with a power play goal by Vanek, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Frans Nielsen. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Shawn Matthias goal, his eighth of the season, via Scottie Upshall. New York replied with a Ryan Strome goal, his second of the year, made possible by Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Panthers pulled back in the third period as Marcel Goc netted his eleventh of the season, with the help of Jonathan Huberdeau and Tim Gilbert. Florida tied it on a Matthias goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Huberdeau. The Panthers gained the lead with Upshall's eleventh of the season, passed from Matthias and Brian Campbell. Florida extended the lead with a power play goal by Upshall, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Dylan Olsen and Dmitry Kulikov. This produced the 5-3 final, with Upshall, Matthias, and Vanek getting the three stars, while Huberdeau gets an honorable mentions.
Way to the west, the final outdoor game of the season was played under a roof in Vancouver, as the Canucks hosted the Ottawa Senators for the Heritage Classic at BC Place. Craig Anderson and Eddie Lack receive the starting nods. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Jason Garrison goal, his seventh of the season, coming on the power play from Dan Hamhuis and Jannik Hansen. The Canucks added on with an unassisted goal by Zack Kassian, his eleventh of the year. Ottawa got on the board with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Condra and Eric Gryba. The Senators tied it with an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by MacArthur. Ottawa took the lead in the second period on a Cody Ceci goal, his second of the season, fueled by Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. The Senators extended the lead in the third period with a Colin Greening goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Chris Neil and Zack Smith. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 4-2. The three stars belonged to MacArthur, Ceci, and Karlsson.
Back to New York, where the Rangers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York started in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Derek Stepan. Boston tied it with a Jarome Iginla goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of David Krejci and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Hamilton goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Milan Lucic and Iginla. Boston added on with a Carl Soderberg goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Loui Eriksson and Hamilton. The Rangers got one back with a Brad Richards goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Ryan Callahan and Anton Stralman. The Bruins shot back in the third period as Gregory Campbell scored a shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Eriksson and Johnny Boychuk. Boston extended the lead with another Campbell goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Daniel Paille. New York answered on a power play goal by Ryan McDonagh, his ninth of the year, powered by Chris Kreider and Stepan. The Bruins iced it at 6-3 with a Lucic goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Matt Bartkowski and Krejci. The three stars were Hamilton, Iginla, and Campbell, while Lucic, Krejci, Eriksson, and Stepan got the honorable mentions.
Out west again, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Tom Pyatt goal, his second of the season, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Sami Salo. Colorado tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche took the lead with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Nick Holden and Matt Duchene. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a Nate Thompson goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Mike Kostka and Matt Carle. Tampa Bay took the lead as Thompson scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to Kostka. Colorado retied it on a Holden goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of O'Reilly and Duchene. The Avalanche gained the lead on an unassisted goal by Erik Johnson, his eighth of the season. Colorado added on with a Holden empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, set up by Max Talbot. The Avalanche finished it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Stastny, his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers provided by MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The three stars were Holden, Thompson, and O'Reilly, while Duchene, Stastny, MacKinnon, and Kostka get the honorable mentions.
South to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Paul Bissonnette goal, his second of the season, guided in by Michael Stone. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Jeff Halpern goal, his third of the year, assisted by Keith Yandle and Kyle Chipchura. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Berglund goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues tied it with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis took the lead with a power play goal by Kevin Shattenkirk, his ninth of the season, powered by Schwartz and Alexander Steen. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted Berglund goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year. Berglund, Schwartz, and Shattenkirk were named the three stars.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Backups Cam Ward and Frederik Andersen are in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on with a Francois Beauchemin goal, his second of the year, passed from Perry and Penner. Anaheim extended the lead as Perry scored his second of the game and thirty-second of the season, with the help of Cam Fowler. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period as Andrew Cogliano scored a shorthanded goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Saku Koivu. Anaheim struck again with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Kyle Palmieri. Carolina got on the board with an Andrej Sekera goal, his eleventh of the year, coming from Ron Hainsey and Riley Nash. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period as Patrick Dwyer netted his sixth of the season, fueled by John-Michael Liles and Nathan Gerbe. Carolina crept closer with an unassisted Alexander Semin goal, his sixteenth of the year. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Perry, Penner, and Sekera.
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DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are the inconsistent goalies. Washington was first to score in the first period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the season, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Martin Erat. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek. The Capitals retook the lead with a Marcus Johansson goal, his eighth of the campaign, via Jason Chimera and Mike Green. The Flyers tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Adam Hall, his fourth of the season, set up by Sean Couturier. Washington gained the lead as Jay Beagle potted his second of the year, with helpers provided by Joel Ward and Green. The Capitals added on with another Orlov goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, assisted by Green, who got a sock trick, and Eric Fehr. Philadelphia pulled back in the third period with a Voracek power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Timonen and Giroux. The Flyers tied it on another Giroux goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Voracek and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia won 5-4 in overtime with a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Timonen, who got a sock trick, and Coburn. The three stars were Giroux, Orlov, and Timonen, while Voracek, Green, and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the San Jose Sharks. Cory Schneider and Alex Stalock are the young goalies. San Jose got going in the second period on a Logan Couture goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers. New Jersey tied it with an Adam Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Steve Bernier and Eric Gelinas. The Devils took the lead on a Patrik Elias goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Jon Merrill and Henrique. The Sharks retied it as Raffi Torres scored his third of the year, thanks to Joe Pavelski and James Sheppard. San Jose took the lead in the third period on a Matthew Nieto goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks finished it at 4-2 with an unassisted goal by Marleau, his twenty-fifth of the year. The three stars went to Marleau, Henrique, and Pavelski.
A little east to New York, where the Islanders bring in the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas faces a lesser foe in Anders Nilsson. New York struck first in the first period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Cal Clutterbuck and Calvin de Haan. The Islanders added on with a power play goal by Vanek, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Frans Nielsen. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Shawn Matthias goal, his eighth of the season, via Scottie Upshall. New York replied with a Ryan Strome goal, his second of the year, made possible by Vanek and Kyle Okposo. The Panthers pulled back in the third period as Marcel Goc netted his eleventh of the season, with the help of Jonathan Huberdeau and Tim Gilbert. Florida tied it on a Matthias goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Huberdeau. The Panthers gained the lead with Upshall's eleventh of the season, passed from Matthias and Brian Campbell. Florida extended the lead with a power play goal by Upshall, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Dylan Olsen and Dmitry Kulikov. This produced the 5-3 final, with Upshall, Matthias, and Vanek getting the three stars, while Huberdeau gets an honorable mentions.
Way to the west, the final outdoor game of the season was played under a roof in Vancouver, as the Canucks hosted the Ottawa Senators for the Heritage Classic at BC Place. Craig Anderson and Eddie Lack receive the starting nods. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Jason Garrison goal, his seventh of the season, coming on the power play from Dan Hamhuis and Jannik Hansen. The Canucks added on with an unassisted goal by Zack Kassian, his eleventh of the year. Ottawa got on the board with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Condra and Eric Gryba. The Senators tied it with an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by MacArthur. Ottawa took the lead in the second period on a Cody Ceci goal, his second of the season, fueled by Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. The Senators extended the lead in the third period with a Colin Greening goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Chris Neil and Zack Smith. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 4-2. The three stars belonged to MacArthur, Ceci, and Karlsson.
Back to New York, where the Rangers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York started in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Derek Stepan. Boston tied it with a Jarome Iginla goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of David Krejci and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Hamilton goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Milan Lucic and Iginla. Boston added on with a Carl Soderberg goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Loui Eriksson and Hamilton. The Rangers got one back with a Brad Richards goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Ryan Callahan and Anton Stralman. The Bruins shot back in the third period as Gregory Campbell scored a shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Eriksson and Johnny Boychuk. Boston extended the lead with another Campbell goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Daniel Paille. New York answered on a power play goal by Ryan McDonagh, his ninth of the year, powered by Chris Kreider and Stepan. The Bruins iced it at 6-3 with a Lucic goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Matt Bartkowski and Krejci. The three stars were Hamilton, Iginla, and Campbell, while Lucic, Krejci, Eriksson, and Stepan got the honorable mentions.
Out west again, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Tom Pyatt goal, his second of the season, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Sami Salo. Colorado tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche took the lead with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Nick Holden and Matt Duchene. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a Nate Thompson goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Mike Kostka and Matt Carle. Tampa Bay took the lead as Thompson scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to Kostka. Colorado retied it on a Holden goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of O'Reilly and Duchene. The Avalanche gained the lead on an unassisted goal by Erik Johnson, his eighth of the season. Colorado added on with a Holden empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, set up by Max Talbot. The Avalanche finished it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Stastny, his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers provided by MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The three stars were Holden, Thompson, and O'Reilly, while Duchene, Stastny, MacKinnon, and Kostka get the honorable mentions.
South to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Phoenix dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Paul Bissonnette goal, his second of the season, guided in by Michael Stone. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Jeff Halpern goal, his third of the year, assisted by Keith Yandle and Kyle Chipchura. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Berglund goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues tied it with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis took the lead with a power play goal by Kevin Shattenkirk, his ninth of the season, powered by Schwartz and Alexander Steen. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted Berglund goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year. Berglund, Schwartz, and Shattenkirk were named the three stars.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Backups Cam Ward and Frederik Andersen are in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on with a Francois Beauchemin goal, his second of the year, passed from Perry and Penner. Anaheim extended the lead as Perry scored his second of the game and thirty-second of the season, with the help of Cam Fowler. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period as Andrew Cogliano scored a shorthanded goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Saku Koivu. Anaheim struck again with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Kyle Palmieri. Carolina got on the board with an Andrej Sekera goal, his eleventh of the year, coming from Ron Hainsey and Riley Nash. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period as Patrick Dwyer netted his sixth of the season, fueled by John-Michael Liles and Nathan Gerbe. Carolina crept closer with an unassisted Alexander Semin goal, his sixteenth of the year. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Perry, Penner, and Sekera.
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