It's close to the trade deadline, so a few players won't be playing as expected tonight. These have been some interesting trades so far. For the games, there are ten today, beginning in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Chad Johnson are set to start. Boston led off in the first period with a David Krejci goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on with a Jarome Iginla goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Jordan Caron and Chris Kelly. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Krejci scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Kevan Miller. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Brian Campbell goal, his sixth of the year, via Sean Bergenheim. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Krejci, completing his hat trick on his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Milan Lucic and Iginla. The three stars were Krejci, Iginla, and Johnson (23 for 24 in saves).
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Martin Brodeur are in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit tied it on a Johan Franzen unassisted power play goal, his thirteenth of the year. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Brendan Smith goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Justin Abdelkader. The Devils retied it in the third period with a power play goal by Marek Zidlicky, his tenth of the year, powered by Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias. New Jersey took the lead with Travis Zajac's tenth of the season, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Ryane Clowe. Detroit pulled even on a Todd Bertuzzi goal, his eighth of the year, coming on the power play from Franzen and Gustav Nyquist. The Devils won 4-3 with a late Stephen Gionta goal, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Mark Fayne and Dainius Zubrus. Gionta, Franzen, and Brodeur (20 for 23 in saves) got the three stars.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Dallas Stars. Dan Ellis is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski. Columbus extended the lead with an unassisted power play goal by Artem Anisimov, his seventeenth of the season. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Alex Goligoski, his fourth of the year, powered by Ray Whitney and Jamie Benn. The Stars pulled closer with a Trevor Daley goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Sergei Gonchar and Erik Cole. The Blue Jackets replied with another Anisimov goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, via Dalton Prout and Marian Gaborik. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-2, and the three stars were given to Anisimov, Bobrovsky (31 for 33 in saves), and Umberger.
A little further to the west, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Colorado got going in the second period with a Max Talbot goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda. Chicago tied it on a Ben Smith goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Brandon Bollig and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Matt Duchene and Johnson. The Blackhawks retied it with a power play goal by Jonathan Toews, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith. Colorado pulled ahead with a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Johnson, who got a sock trick, and O'Reilly. The Avalanche wrapped it up at 4-2 with a Paul Stastny goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Barrie. The three stars were Barrie, O'Reilly, and Johnson, while Varlamov (36 for 38 in saves) gets an honorable mention.
South to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period on an Alex Killorn goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Teddy Purcell. The Lightning added on with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Patrik Berglund goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues tied it on a shorthanded goal by T.J. Oshie, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis took the lead in the third period as Steen potted his twenty-ninth of the season, with the help of David Backes and Oshie. The Blues iced it on an empty net goal by Tarasenko, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Backes and Schwartz. The three stars in the 4-2 game were Steen, Oshie, and Schwartz, while Tarasenko and Backes get the honorable mentions.
Back east a little bit, the Nashville Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury opposes Pekka Rinne in goal in the latter's long awaited return. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Matt Niskanen goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Brian Gibbons. Nashville tied it twelve seconds later with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Nick Spaling and Mike Fisher. The Penguins retook the lead in the third period on another Niskanen goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Evgeni Malkin and Crosby. Pittsburgh added on a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with a lone helper from Crosby, who got a sock trick. The final stood here at 3-1, with the three stars being Niskanen, Fleury (18 for 19 in saves), and Crosby.
Northward to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the New York Islanders. Anders Nilsson and Ondrej Pavelec are the weak goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Bryan Little. New York tied it on a Colin McDonald goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ryan Strome and Anders Lee. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with a Lee goal, his third of the season, coming off of Michael Grabner. The Jets retied it in the third period as Ladd scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, via Olli Jokinen. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Grabner goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars went to Grabner, Ladd, and Lee.
Way south to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Mike Smith draw the starts. Phoenix started in the first period on an Antoine Vermette goal, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Shane Doan and Brandon McMillan. This was it for the scoring, with the Coyotes winning 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Smith (23 save shutout), Vermette, and Lack (31 for 32 in saves).
Crossing into Canada again, as the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ben Scrivens are in the blue paint. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Milan Michalek. Edmonton tied it with a power play goal by Ales Hemsky, his eighth of the year, powered by Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead in the second period on another Hemsky goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, fueled by Sam Gagner and Taylor Hall. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Boyd Gordon and Hall. The Senators got one back with an Erik Karlsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Marc Methot. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Hemsky, Hall, and Eberle.
Finally, we go back stateside to where the San Jose Sharks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Alex Stalock are the young goalies. Carolina was first to score in the first period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Semin and John-Michael Liles. San Jose tied it on a Martin Havlat goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Tyler Kennedy and Andrew Desjardins. The Sharks took the lead on a Brent Burns goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Raffi Torres and James Sheppard. The Hurricanes retied it in the second period on an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera. Carolina won 3-2 late in overtime as Jay Harrison potted his third of the campaign, with the help of Lindholm and Sekera. The three stars were Lindholm, Khudobin (35 for 37 in saves), and Sekera.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Chad Johnson are set to start. Boston led off in the first period with a David Krejci goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on with a Jarome Iginla goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Jordan Caron and Chris Kelly. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Krejci scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Kevan Miller. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Brian Campbell goal, his sixth of the year, via Sean Bergenheim. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Krejci, completing his hat trick on his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Milan Lucic and Iginla. The three stars were Krejci, Iginla, and Johnson (23 for 24 in saves).
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Martin Brodeur are in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit tied it on a Johan Franzen unassisted power play goal, his thirteenth of the year. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Brendan Smith goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Justin Abdelkader. The Devils retied it in the third period with a power play goal by Marek Zidlicky, his tenth of the year, powered by Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias. New Jersey took the lead with Travis Zajac's tenth of the season, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Ryane Clowe. Detroit pulled even on a Todd Bertuzzi goal, his eighth of the year, coming on the power play from Franzen and Gustav Nyquist. The Devils won 4-3 with a late Stephen Gionta goal, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Mark Fayne and Dainius Zubrus. Gionta, Franzen, and Brodeur (20 for 23 in saves) got the three stars.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Dallas Stars. Dan Ellis is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton. The Blue Jackets added on as R.J. Umberger scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski. Columbus extended the lead with an unassisted power play goal by Artem Anisimov, his seventeenth of the season. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Alex Goligoski, his fourth of the year, powered by Ray Whitney and Jamie Benn. The Stars pulled closer with a Trevor Daley goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Sergei Gonchar and Erik Cole. The Blue Jackets replied with another Anisimov goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, via Dalton Prout and Marian Gaborik. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 4-2, and the three stars were given to Anisimov, Bobrovsky (31 for 33 in saves), and Umberger.
A little further to the west, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Colorado got going in the second period with a Max Talbot goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda. Chicago tied it on a Ben Smith goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Brandon Bollig and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Matt Duchene and Johnson. The Blackhawks retied it with a power play goal by Jonathan Toews, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith. Colorado pulled ahead with a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Johnson, who got a sock trick, and O'Reilly. The Avalanche wrapped it up at 4-2 with a Paul Stastny goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Barrie. The three stars were Barrie, O'Reilly, and Johnson, while Varlamov (36 for 38 in saves) gets an honorable mention.
South to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period on an Alex Killorn goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Teddy Purcell. The Lightning added on with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Patrik Berglund goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues tied it on a shorthanded goal by T.J. Oshie, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis took the lead in the third period as Steen potted his twenty-ninth of the season, with the help of David Backes and Oshie. The Blues iced it on an empty net goal by Tarasenko, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Backes and Schwartz. The three stars in the 4-2 game were Steen, Oshie, and Schwartz, while Tarasenko and Backes get the honorable mentions.
Back east a little bit, the Nashville Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury opposes Pekka Rinne in goal in the latter's long awaited return. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Matt Niskanen goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Brian Gibbons. Nashville tied it twelve seconds later with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Nick Spaling and Mike Fisher. The Penguins retook the lead in the third period on another Niskanen goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Evgeni Malkin and Crosby. Pittsburgh added on a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with a lone helper from Crosby, who got a sock trick. The final stood here at 3-1, with the three stars being Niskanen, Fleury (18 for 19 in saves), and Crosby.
Northward to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the New York Islanders. Anders Nilsson and Ondrej Pavelec are the weak goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Bryan Little. New York tied it on a Colin McDonald goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ryan Strome and Anders Lee. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with a Lee goal, his third of the season, coming off of Michael Grabner. The Jets retied it in the third period as Ladd scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, via Olli Jokinen. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Grabner goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars went to Grabner, Ladd, and Lee.
Way south to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Mike Smith draw the starts. Phoenix started in the first period on an Antoine Vermette goal, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Shane Doan and Brandon McMillan. This was it for the scoring, with the Coyotes winning 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Smith (23 save shutout), Vermette, and Lack (31 for 32 in saves).
Crossing into Canada again, as the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ben Scrivens are in the blue paint. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Milan Michalek. Edmonton tied it with a power play goal by Ales Hemsky, his eighth of the year, powered by Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead in the second period on another Hemsky goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, fueled by Sam Gagner and Taylor Hall. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Boyd Gordon and Hall. The Senators got one back with an Erik Karlsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Marc Methot. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Hemsky, Hall, and Eberle.
Finally, we go back stateside to where the San Jose Sharks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Alex Stalock are the young goalies. Carolina was first to score in the first period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Semin and John-Michael Liles. San Jose tied it on a Martin Havlat goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Tyler Kennedy and Andrew Desjardins. The Sharks took the lead on a Brent Burns goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Raffi Torres and James Sheppard. The Hurricanes retied it in the second period on an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera. Carolina won 3-2 late in overtime as Jay Harrison potted his third of the campaign, with the help of Lindholm and Sekera. The three stars were Lindholm, Khudobin (35 for 37 in saves), and Sekera.
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