We have an unusual eight games on this Monday evening, beginning in...
Washington, as the Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff and Jaroslav Halak are in the creases. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by Sidney Crosby and Lee Stempniak. Washington tied it on an Eric Fehr goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward. The Penguins retook the lead on a Crosby power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta. The Capitals tied it in the second period on a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Brooks Laich and John Carlson. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Kunitz goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the season, made possible by Stempniak and Crosby. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kunitz, Crosby, and Stempniak.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Nashville got going in the second period with a Nick Spaling goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Michael Del Zotto and Colin Wilson. The Predators added on as Craig Smith scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Mattias Ekholm and Seth Jones. Nashville extended the lead with an Eric Nystrom goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with a Jared Cowen goal, his fifth of the year, via Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky. The Senators pulled closer with the sixth of the season by Marc Methot, guided in by Spezza and Hemsky. Ottawa tied it on a Spezza goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Hemsky, who got a sock trick, and Erik Karlsson. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime on a Jones goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Ryan Ellis. The three stars were Spezza, Hemsky, and Jones.
Back stateside, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Tyler Johnson shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Ondrej Palat and Eric Brewer. Phoenix tied it in the second period with a Brandon McMillan goal, his second of the year, guided in by Keith Yandle and Shane Doan. The Lightning retook the lead on a Palat goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Ryan Callahan and Keith Aulie. The Coyotes tied it again in the third period with a Martin Erat goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Phoenix took the lead on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Antoine Vermette and Zbynek Michalek. Tampa Bay pulled even again on another Palat goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, helped along by Valtteri Filppula and Matthew Carle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Radim Vrbata gave the Coyotes a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Palat, Vrbata, and Boedker.
West to Dallas, where Stars host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Tim Thomas make the starts. The game has been postponed due to Rich Peverley's collapse on the bench. It is suspected to stem from his heart condition. Please send your prayers to Peverley and his family.
Northwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Winnipeg Jets. Al Montoya is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard with a second period John Mitchell goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson. Winnipeg tied it on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming on the power play from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. The Jets took the lead on another Byfuglien goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, passed from Michael Frolik and Little. The Avalanche tied it on a Andre Benoit goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mitchell. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime on a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, assisted by Nick Holden and Barrie. The three stars were handed to Byfuglien, Mitchell, Barrie, while Little gets an honorable mention.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Joni Ortio are the relatively unknown goalies. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez. The Kings added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Slava Voynov and Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles extended the lead in the third period on a Kopitar goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Calgary got on the board with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Mark Giordano and Mikael Backlund. The Flames pulled closer on a Brian McGrattan goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Chris Butler and Max Reinhart. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kopitar, Lewis, and Williams.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Eddie Lack are the masked men. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Chris Higgins power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Yannick Weber and Jason Garrison. The Canucks added on in the second period on a Henrik Sedin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Nicklas Jensen and Tom Sestito. Vancouver extended the lead on a power play goal by Ryan Kesler, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Alexandre Burrows and Kevin Bieksa. New York got on the board in the third period with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Brock Nelson and Matt Donovan. The Islanders pulled closer on a Ryan Strome goal, his third of the season, coming on the power play from Kyle Okposo and Lubomir Visnovsky. New York tied it on a Calvin de Haan power play goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead on a Frans Nielsen goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Anders Lee and Okposo. The Canucks retied it with a Chris Tanev goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Higgins and Jannik Hansen. New York pulled ahead again with a Matt Martin goal, his fifth of the season, via Colin McDonald. The Islanders padded the lead with a Lee goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers provided by Okposo, who got a sock trick, and Nielsen. New York finished it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Bailey and Hamonic. The three stars went to Okposo, Bailey, and Nielsen, while Lee, Higgins, and Hamonic get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Frederik Andersen man the creases. Toronto opened in the first period with a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel. The Maple Leafs added on as Kessel scored his thirty-fourth of the year, guided in by James van Riemsdyk and Bozak. Toronto extended the lead in the second period on a Paul Ranger goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Kessel and Bozak. Anaheim got on the board with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, coming off of Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf. This only made it 3-1, the eventual final, with Kessel, Bozak, and Bernier (43 for 44 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
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Washington, as the Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff and Jaroslav Halak are in the creases. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by Sidney Crosby and Lee Stempniak. Washington tied it on an Eric Fehr goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward. The Penguins retook the lead on a Crosby power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta. The Capitals tied it in the second period on a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Brooks Laich and John Carlson. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Kunitz goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the season, made possible by Stempniak and Crosby. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kunitz, Crosby, and Stempniak.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Nashville got going in the second period with a Nick Spaling goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Michael Del Zotto and Colin Wilson. The Predators added on as Craig Smith scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Mattias Ekholm and Seth Jones. Nashville extended the lead with an Eric Nystrom goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with a Jared Cowen goal, his fifth of the year, via Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky. The Senators pulled closer with the sixth of the season by Marc Methot, guided in by Spezza and Hemsky. Ottawa tied it on a Spezza goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Hemsky, who got a sock trick, and Erik Karlsson. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime on a Jones goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Ryan Ellis. The three stars were Spezza, Hemsky, and Jones.
Back stateside, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Tyler Johnson shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Ondrej Palat and Eric Brewer. Phoenix tied it in the second period with a Brandon McMillan goal, his second of the year, guided in by Keith Yandle and Shane Doan. The Lightning retook the lead on a Palat goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Ryan Callahan and Keith Aulie. The Coyotes tied it again in the third period with a Martin Erat goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Phoenix took the lead on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Antoine Vermette and Zbynek Michalek. Tampa Bay pulled even again on another Palat goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, helped along by Valtteri Filppula and Matthew Carle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Radim Vrbata gave the Coyotes a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Palat, Vrbata, and Boedker.
West to Dallas, where Stars host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Tim Thomas make the starts. The game has been postponed due to Rich Peverley's collapse on the bench. It is suspected to stem from his heart condition. Please send your prayers to Peverley and his family.
Northwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Winnipeg Jets. Al Montoya is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard with a second period John Mitchell goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson. Winnipeg tied it on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming on the power play from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. The Jets took the lead on another Byfuglien goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, passed from Michael Frolik and Little. The Avalanche tied it on a Andre Benoit goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mitchell. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime on a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, assisted by Nick Holden and Barrie. The three stars were handed to Byfuglien, Mitchell, Barrie, while Little gets an honorable mention.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Joni Ortio are the relatively unknown goalies. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez. The Kings added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Slava Voynov and Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles extended the lead in the third period on a Kopitar goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Calgary got on the board with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Mark Giordano and Mikael Backlund. The Flames pulled closer on a Brian McGrattan goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Chris Butler and Max Reinhart. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kopitar, Lewis, and Williams.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Eddie Lack are the masked men. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Chris Higgins power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Yannick Weber and Jason Garrison. The Canucks added on in the second period on a Henrik Sedin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Nicklas Jensen and Tom Sestito. Vancouver extended the lead on a power play goal by Ryan Kesler, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Alexandre Burrows and Kevin Bieksa. New York got on the board in the third period with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Brock Nelson and Matt Donovan. The Islanders pulled closer on a Ryan Strome goal, his third of the season, coming on the power play from Kyle Okposo and Lubomir Visnovsky. New York tied it on a Calvin de Haan power play goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead on a Frans Nielsen goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Anders Lee and Okposo. The Canucks retied it with a Chris Tanev goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Higgins and Jannik Hansen. New York pulled ahead again with a Matt Martin goal, his fifth of the season, via Colin McDonald. The Islanders padded the lead with a Lee goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers provided by Okposo, who got a sock trick, and Nielsen. New York finished it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Bailey and Hamonic. The three stars went to Okposo, Bailey, and Nielsen, while Lee, Higgins, and Hamonic get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Frederik Andersen man the creases. Toronto opened in the first period with a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel. The Maple Leafs added on as Kessel scored his thirty-fourth of the year, guided in by James van Riemsdyk and Bozak. Toronto extended the lead in the second period on a Paul Ranger goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Kessel and Bozak. Anaheim got on the board with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, coming off of Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf. This only made it 3-1, the eventual final, with Kessel, Bozak, and Bernier (43 for 44 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion and #PrayForPeverley.
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