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Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ondrej Pavelec are the mediocre goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Milan Michalek power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Ales Hemsky and Jason Spezza. Winnipeg tied it on a Bryan Little power play goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd. The Senators took the lead back with a Jared Cowen goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Hemsky and Michalek. Ottawa added on as Eric Gryba scored his second of the year, via Michalek and Spezza. The Jets got one back with a Tobias Enstrom power play goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Evander Kane. The Senators shot back with a Kyle Turris goal, his twenty-first of the year, made possible by Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan. Ottawa extended the lead on a Hoffman power play goal, assisted by Spezza and Hemsky, both of whom got sock tricks with their assists. Winnipeg pulled back in the third period as Byfuglien put away his fourteenth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. This only made it 5-3, the final, with Spezza, Hemsky, and Michalek getting the three stars, while Byfuglien and Hoffman get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. St. Louis got going in the second period with a David Backes goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on in the third period as Patrik Berglund notched his twelfth of the year, thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. Colorado got on the board with P.A. Parenteau's fourteenth of the campaign, guided in by Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. They failed to get an equalizer, with the final being 2-1. The three stars went to Miller (26 for 27 in saves), Berglund, and Backes.
Back in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason is mismatched with Jonathan Bernier in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a Jake Gardiner goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Troy Bodie. The Maple Leafs added on as Nazem Kadri scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Joffrey Lupul and Morgan Rielly. Philadelphia got on the board with a Kimmo Timonen goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell. The Flyers tied it on another Timonen goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by Voracek. Toronto retook the lead on a Mason Raymond goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Jay McClement and Bodie. Philadelphia retied it with a Braydon Coburn goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Brayden Schenn and Michael Raffl. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime with a Lupul goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, assisted by Dion Phaneuf and Carl Gunnarsson. The three stars were given to Lupul, Timonen, and Bodie, while Voracek gets an honorable mention.
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Ondrej Palat, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Tyler Johnson and Eric Brewer. The Lightning added on with a Mark Barberio goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Tom Pyatt and Ryan Callahan. Boston got on the board with a Daniel Paille goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Gregory Campbell and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins tied it with a Carl Soderberg goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Chris Kelly. Tampa Bay regained the lead as Valtteri Filppula scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Palat. Boston pulled even in the third period on a Boychuk goal, his third of the year, with helpers provided by Soderberg and Loui Eriksson. The Bruins won 4-3 in the shootout on a lone tally by Reilly Smith. The three stars were handed to Soderberg, Palat, and Boychuk.
Back north again, as the New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Martin Brodeur are in the creases. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Travis Zajac goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Tuomo Ruutu and Jaromir Jagr. Carolina tied it in the second period as Jeff Skinner put away his twenty-fifth of the year, with the help of Andrej Sekera and Eric Staal. The Devils retook the lead on a power play goal by Damien Brunner, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Marek Zidlicky and Zajac. New Jersey added on with an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Ryane Clowe. The Devils extended the lead as Henrique scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Patrik Elias and Andy Greene. The Hurricanes shot back on a Jay Harrison power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin. Carolina pulled closer in the third period as Nathan Gerbe scored his thirteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal coming off of Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes tied it with a Semin goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone assist by Manny Malhotra. New Jersey gained the lead with a Ruutu goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Zidlicky and Zajac. This was good for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Zajac, Ruutu, and Henrique, while Zidlicky, Jordan Staal, and Semin got the honorable mentions.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jaroslav Halak are the slightly-above-average goalies. Phoenix led off in the first period with a Brandon McMillan goal via Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Michael Stone and Yandle. Washington got on the board in the third period with a Karl Alzner goal, his second of the year, guided in by Eric Fehr and Jay Beagle. The Capitals tied it on a Brooks Laich goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Jason Chimera. Washington took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson on the power play. They held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Brouwer, Laich, and Yandle.
Moving along to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Columbus got going in the third period with an Artem Anisimov goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by James Wisniewski and Corey Tropp. This was all they needed to win 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Bobrovsky (28 save shutout), Anisimov, and Rinne (35 for 36 in saves).
Further to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Minnesota Wild, and the Stars also retired Mike Modano's #9 jersey. Darcy Kuemper and Kari Lehtonen are the masked men. Dallas started quickly in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Rich Peverley and Tyler Seguin. Minnesota tied it on a shorthanded goal by Erik Haula, his third of the year, set up by Mikko Koivu. The Stars retook the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Chiasson, his eleventh of the season, powered by Seguin and Alex Goligoski. The Wild evened the score on a Charlie Coyle power play goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Matt Moulson and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota gained the lead in the third period on a Kyle Brodziak goal, his sixth of the season, via Nino Neiderreiter. Lehtonen was concussed later in the period, and Tim Thomas came on in relief. Dallas tied it with a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, courtesy of Erik Cole and Sergei Gonchar. The Stars took the lead with an unassisted goal by Cole, his fifteenth of the campaign. This was good for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Cole, Seguin, and Lehtonen (26 for 29 in saves).
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period as Brian McGrattan scored his second of the season from center ice, with helpers provided by Tyler Wotherspoon and Ben Hanowski. Vancouver tied it on a Darren Archiblad goal, assisted by Jordan Schroeder. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Yannick Weber goal, his third of the year, guided in by David Booth and Shawn Matthias. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Lack (22 for 23 in saves), Weber, and Archibald.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Antti Niemi receive the starting nods. San Jose opened in the first period with a Tommy Wingels shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Logan Couture. The Sharks added on in the second period as Wingels potted his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, thanks to Matt Irwin and Raffi Torres. San Jose extended the lead with a Matthew Nieto goal, his eighth of the season, via Patrick Marleau and Couture. The Sharks padded the lead in the third period on a Couture goal, his eighteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Nieto. This iced it at 4-0, with the three stars being Wingels, Couture, and Niemi (27 save shutout), while Nieto gets an honorable mention.
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Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ondrej Pavelec are the mediocre goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Milan Michalek power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Ales Hemsky and Jason Spezza. Winnipeg tied it on a Bryan Little power play goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd. The Senators took the lead back with a Jared Cowen goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Hemsky and Michalek. Ottawa added on as Eric Gryba scored his second of the year, via Michalek and Spezza. The Jets got one back with a Tobias Enstrom power play goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Evander Kane. The Senators shot back with a Kyle Turris goal, his twenty-first of the year, made possible by Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan. Ottawa extended the lead on a Hoffman power play goal, assisted by Spezza and Hemsky, both of whom got sock tricks with their assists. Winnipeg pulled back in the third period as Byfuglien put away his fourteenth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. This only made it 5-3, the final, with Spezza, Hemsky, and Michalek getting the three stars, while Byfuglien and Hoffman get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. St. Louis got going in the second period with a David Backes goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on in the third period as Patrik Berglund notched his twelfth of the year, thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. Colorado got on the board with P.A. Parenteau's fourteenth of the campaign, guided in by Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. They failed to get an equalizer, with the final being 2-1. The three stars went to Miller (26 for 27 in saves), Berglund, and Backes.
Back in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason is mismatched with Jonathan Bernier in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a Jake Gardiner goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Troy Bodie. The Maple Leafs added on as Nazem Kadri scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Joffrey Lupul and Morgan Rielly. Philadelphia got on the board with a Kimmo Timonen goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell. The Flyers tied it on another Timonen goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by Voracek. Toronto retook the lead on a Mason Raymond goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Jay McClement and Bodie. Philadelphia retied it with a Braydon Coburn goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Brayden Schenn and Michael Raffl. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime with a Lupul goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, assisted by Dion Phaneuf and Carl Gunnarsson. The three stars were given to Lupul, Timonen, and Bodie, while Voracek gets an honorable mention.
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Ondrej Palat, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Tyler Johnson and Eric Brewer. The Lightning added on with a Mark Barberio goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Tom Pyatt and Ryan Callahan. Boston got on the board with a Daniel Paille goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Gregory Campbell and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins tied it with a Carl Soderberg goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Chris Kelly. Tampa Bay regained the lead as Valtteri Filppula scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Palat. Boston pulled even in the third period on a Boychuk goal, his third of the year, with helpers provided by Soderberg and Loui Eriksson. The Bruins won 4-3 in the shootout on a lone tally by Reilly Smith. The three stars were handed to Soderberg, Palat, and Boychuk.
Back north again, as the New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Martin Brodeur are in the creases. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Travis Zajac goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Tuomo Ruutu and Jaromir Jagr. Carolina tied it in the second period as Jeff Skinner put away his twenty-fifth of the year, with the help of Andrej Sekera and Eric Staal. The Devils retook the lead on a power play goal by Damien Brunner, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Marek Zidlicky and Zajac. New Jersey added on with an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Ryane Clowe. The Devils extended the lead as Henrique scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Patrik Elias and Andy Greene. The Hurricanes shot back on a Jay Harrison power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin. Carolina pulled closer in the third period as Nathan Gerbe scored his thirteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal coming off of Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes tied it with a Semin goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone assist by Manny Malhotra. New Jersey gained the lead with a Ruutu goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Zidlicky and Zajac. This was good for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Zajac, Ruutu, and Henrique, while Zidlicky, Jordan Staal, and Semin got the honorable mentions.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jaroslav Halak are the slightly-above-average goalies. Phoenix led off in the first period with a Brandon McMillan goal via Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Michael Stone and Yandle. Washington got on the board in the third period with a Karl Alzner goal, his second of the year, guided in by Eric Fehr and Jay Beagle. The Capitals tied it on a Brooks Laich goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Jason Chimera. Washington took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson on the power play. They held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Brouwer, Laich, and Yandle.
Moving along to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Columbus got going in the third period with an Artem Anisimov goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by James Wisniewski and Corey Tropp. This was all they needed to win 1-0. The three stars were awarded to Bobrovsky (28 save shutout), Anisimov, and Rinne (35 for 36 in saves).
Further to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Minnesota Wild, and the Stars also retired Mike Modano's #9 jersey. Darcy Kuemper and Kari Lehtonen are the masked men. Dallas started quickly in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Rich Peverley and Tyler Seguin. Minnesota tied it on a shorthanded goal by Erik Haula, his third of the year, set up by Mikko Koivu. The Stars retook the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Chiasson, his eleventh of the season, powered by Seguin and Alex Goligoski. The Wild evened the score on a Charlie Coyle power play goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Matt Moulson and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota gained the lead in the third period on a Kyle Brodziak goal, his sixth of the season, via Nino Neiderreiter. Lehtonen was concussed later in the period, and Tim Thomas came on in relief. Dallas tied it with a Seguin power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, courtesy of Erik Cole and Sergei Gonchar. The Stars took the lead with an unassisted goal by Cole, his fifteenth of the campaign. This was good for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Cole, Seguin, and Lehtonen (26 for 29 in saves).
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period as Brian McGrattan scored his second of the season from center ice, with helpers provided by Tyler Wotherspoon and Ben Hanowski. Vancouver tied it on a Darren Archiblad goal, assisted by Jordan Schroeder. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Yannick Weber goal, his third of the year, guided in by David Booth and Shawn Matthias. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Lack (22 for 23 in saves), Weber, and Archibald.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj and Antti Niemi receive the starting nods. San Jose opened in the first period with a Tommy Wingels shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Logan Couture. The Sharks added on in the second period as Wingels potted his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, thanks to Matt Irwin and Raffi Torres. San Jose extended the lead with a Matthew Nieto goal, his eighth of the season, via Patrick Marleau and Couture. The Sharks padded the lead in the third period on a Couture goal, his eighteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Nieto. This iced it at 4-0, with the three stars being Wingels, Couture, and Niemi (27 save shutout), while Nieto gets an honorable mention.
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