Ten games on today, as players who were traded settle into new locations. We begin in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby is mismatched with Tuukka Rask. Boston got going in the second period on a Gregory Campbell goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Matt Bartkowski. The Bruins added on with a Loui Eriksson goal, his seventh of the year, via Carl Soderberg and Kevan Miller. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, an empty net goal going in unassisted. The three stars were Rask (16 save shutout), Holtby (40 for 42 in saves), and Campbell.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ondrej Pavelec are the Olympian goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Olli Jokinen goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Evander Kane and Mark Stuart. Los Angeles tied it on a Dustin Brown goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jarret Stoll and Slava Voynov. The Kings took the lead as Mike Richards scored his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles added on in the third period with an unassisted power play goal by Alec Martinez, his sixth of the year. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Quick (17 for 18 in saves), Pavelec (38 for 41 in saves), and Richards.
Way to the southeast, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Andes Lindback are set to start. Buffalo began in the first period with a Tyler Myers goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on in the second period as Marcus Foligno netted his seventh of the year, thanks to Cody Hodgson and Myers. Buffalo extended the lead in the third period with a Hodgson goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Foligno. Tampa Bay got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Tyler Johnson, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Victor Hedman. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Enroth (43 for 44 in saves), Foligno, and Hodgson, while Myers gets an honorable mention.
North again to Detroit, where the Red Wings retired Nicklas Lidstrom's #5 before bringing in the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Jimmy Howard get the starts. Detroit led off in the first period with a Niklas Kronwall goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly. The Red Wings retook the lead with a power play goal by Tomas Jurco, his fifth of the season, powered by Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser. The Avalanche retied it in the third period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Duchene and O'Reilly. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Andre Benoit goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Johnson. The three stars were handed to Duchene, Johnson, and O'Reilly.
Southward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Corey Crawford are in the creases. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Brandon Bollig goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Marcus Kruger. Columbus tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout. The Blackhawks regained the lead with an Andrew Shaw goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Sheldon Brookbank and Nick Leddy. Chicago added on in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook.The Blackhawks extended the lead on a Bryan Bickell goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Kris Versteeg and Kruger. Chicago padded the lead on a Shaw goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, guided in by Seabrook and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks finished it at 6-1 with another Toews goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp. The three stars were Toews, Shaw, and Kruger, while Seabrook gets an honorable mention.
Over to Nashville, where the Predators host the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. St. Louis struck first in the first period on an Ian Cole goal, his third of the season, via Steve Ott. Nashville tied it on a Nick Spaling goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Mike Fisher. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Roman Polak and Cole. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-1. The three stars went to Cole, Paajarvi, and Miller (20 for 21 in saves).
Further south to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Kari Lehtonen are in the creases. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. The Stars added on with a power play goal by Seguin, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Alex Chiasson and Jamie Benn. Dallas extended the lead as Seguin scored his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Peverley and Jordie Benn. The Stars padded the lead in the second period on an Alex Goligoski power play goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ray Whitney and Seguin. Dallas got another with a Ryan Garbutt goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Goligoski and Antoine Roussel. Vancouver got on the board with a Zac Dalpe power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alexander Edler and Kevin Bieksa. Jacob Markstrom relieved Lack for the third period. The Stars wrapped it up at 6-1 when Seguin finished his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Jamie Benn for the sock trick. The three stars were Seguin, Benn, and Lehtonen (32 for 33 in saves), while Goligoski and Peverley picked up the honorable mentions.
West to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Smith and Peter Budaj are the veteran goalies. Phoenix started in the first period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by David Schlemko and Kyle Chipchura. Montreal got on the board as Andrei Markov potted his sixth of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Michael Stone and Mike Ribeiro. Phoenix added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Shane Doan and Ribeiro. The Canadiens pulled back in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Galchenyuk, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Subban and Markov. The Coyotes shot back in the third period as Vrbata scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, thanks to Chipchura. Phoenix iced it at 5-2 with a Doan power play goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Keith Yandle and Ekman-Larsson. The three stars were Vrbata, Ekman-Larsson, and Doan, while Chipchura, Subban, Markov, and Ribeiro got the honorable mentions.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Ben Scrivens are the alright goalies. New York began in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Frans Nielsen, his nineteenth of the season, set up by Cal Clutterbuck and Thomas Hickey. The Islanders added on with an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the year, via Brian Strait and Colin McDonald. Edmonton tied it with a power play goal in the third period from Ryan Smyth, his ninth of the season, powered by Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner. The Oilers tied it on a Philip Larsen goal, his second of the year, helped along by Smyth and David Perron. Edmonton finished the comeback in overtime with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, fueled by Gagner. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Smyth, Gagner, and Hall.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with an Olli Maatta goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Tanner Glass and Marcel Goc. The Penguins added on with a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Evgeni Malkin. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Justin Braun goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Tommy Wingels and Andrew Desjardins. The Sharks tied it on a Patrick Marleau shorthanded goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Jason Demers. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Maatta power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by Brandon Sutter and Jussi Jokinen. San Jose retied it with a Brent Burns goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead as Thornton scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Pavelski. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Burns, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, pushed through by Pavelski, who got a sock trick, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars were Burns, Maatta, and Thornton, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby is mismatched with Tuukka Rask. Boston got going in the second period on a Gregory Campbell goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Matt Bartkowski. The Bruins added on with a Loui Eriksson goal, his seventh of the year, via Carl Soderberg and Kevan Miller. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, an empty net goal going in unassisted. The three stars were Rask (16 save shutout), Holtby (40 for 42 in saves), and Campbell.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ondrej Pavelec are the Olympian goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Olli Jokinen goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Evander Kane and Mark Stuart. Los Angeles tied it on a Dustin Brown goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jarret Stoll and Slava Voynov. The Kings took the lead as Mike Richards scored his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles added on in the third period with an unassisted power play goal by Alec Martinez, his sixth of the year. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Quick (17 for 18 in saves), Pavelec (38 for 41 in saves), and Richards.
Way to the southeast, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Andes Lindback are set to start. Buffalo began in the first period with a Tyler Myers goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on in the second period as Marcus Foligno netted his seventh of the year, thanks to Cody Hodgson and Myers. Buffalo extended the lead in the third period with a Hodgson goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Foligno. Tampa Bay got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Tyler Johnson, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Victor Hedman. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Enroth (43 for 44 in saves), Foligno, and Hodgson, while Myers gets an honorable mention.
North again to Detroit, where the Red Wings retired Nicklas Lidstrom's #5 before bringing in the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Jimmy Howard get the starts. Detroit led off in the first period with a Niklas Kronwall goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly. The Red Wings retook the lead with a power play goal by Tomas Jurco, his fifth of the season, powered by Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser. The Avalanche retied it in the third period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Duchene and O'Reilly. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Andre Benoit goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Johnson. The three stars were handed to Duchene, Johnson, and O'Reilly.
Southward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Corey Crawford are in the creases. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Brandon Bollig goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Marcus Kruger. Columbus tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout. The Blackhawks regained the lead with an Andrew Shaw goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Sheldon Brookbank and Nick Leddy. Chicago added on in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook.The Blackhawks extended the lead on a Bryan Bickell goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Kris Versteeg and Kruger. Chicago padded the lead on a Shaw goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, guided in by Seabrook and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks finished it at 6-1 with another Toews goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp. The three stars were Toews, Shaw, and Kruger, while Seabrook gets an honorable mention.
Over to Nashville, where the Predators host the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. St. Louis struck first in the first period on an Ian Cole goal, his third of the season, via Steve Ott. Nashville tied it on a Nick Spaling goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Mike Fisher. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Roman Polak and Cole. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-1. The three stars went to Cole, Paajarvi, and Miller (20 for 21 in saves).
Further south to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Kari Lehtonen are in the creases. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. The Stars added on with a power play goal by Seguin, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Alex Chiasson and Jamie Benn. Dallas extended the lead as Seguin scored his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Peverley and Jordie Benn. The Stars padded the lead in the second period on an Alex Goligoski power play goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ray Whitney and Seguin. Dallas got another with a Ryan Garbutt goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Goligoski and Antoine Roussel. Vancouver got on the board with a Zac Dalpe power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alexander Edler and Kevin Bieksa. Jacob Markstrom relieved Lack for the third period. The Stars wrapped it up at 6-1 when Seguin finished his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Jamie Benn for the sock trick. The three stars were Seguin, Benn, and Lehtonen (32 for 33 in saves), while Goligoski and Peverley picked up the honorable mentions.
West to Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Smith and Peter Budaj are the veteran goalies. Phoenix started in the first period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by David Schlemko and Kyle Chipchura. Montreal got on the board as Andrei Markov potted his sixth of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Michael Stone and Mike Ribeiro. Phoenix added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Shane Doan and Ribeiro. The Canadiens pulled back in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Galchenyuk, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Subban and Markov. The Coyotes shot back in the third period as Vrbata scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, thanks to Chipchura. Phoenix iced it at 5-2 with a Doan power play goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Keith Yandle and Ekman-Larsson. The three stars were Vrbata, Ekman-Larsson, and Doan, while Chipchura, Subban, Markov, and Ribeiro got the honorable mentions.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Ben Scrivens are the alright goalies. New York began in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Frans Nielsen, his nineteenth of the season, set up by Cal Clutterbuck and Thomas Hickey. The Islanders added on with an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the year, via Brian Strait and Colin McDonald. Edmonton tied it with a power play goal in the third period from Ryan Smyth, his ninth of the season, powered by Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner. The Oilers tied it on a Philip Larsen goal, his second of the year, helped along by Smyth and David Perron. Edmonton finished the comeback in overtime with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, fueled by Gagner. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Smyth, Gagner, and Hall.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with an Olli Maatta goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Tanner Glass and Marcel Goc. The Penguins added on with a Chris Kunitz goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Evgeni Malkin. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Justin Braun goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Tommy Wingels and Andrew Desjardins. The Sharks tied it on a Patrick Marleau shorthanded goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Jason Demers. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Maatta power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by Brandon Sutter and Jussi Jokinen. San Jose retied it with a Brent Burns goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead as Thornton scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Pavelski. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Burns, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, pushed through by Pavelski, who got a sock trick, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars were Burns, Maatta, and Thornton, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.
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