Twelve games on for a very busy day, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Tuukka Rask draw the starts. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Nino Neiderreiter goal, his second of the season, helped along by Thomas Vanek. Boston tied it on a Seth Griffith goal, his second of the year, guided in by David Krejci and Zach Trotman. The Bruins took the lead as Griffith scored his second of the game and third of the season in the second period, via Gregory Campbell and Milan Lucic. Boston added on with a Lucic power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Griffith. The Wild got one back on a third period goal by Zach Parise, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota tied it on a Justin Fontaine goal, passed from Ryan Carter and Matt Cooke. The Wild gained the lead with a Marco Scandella goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Griffith, Lucic, and Scandella.
Down in New York, the Islanders welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jaroslav Halak are in the blue paint. New York began with a Brock Nelson power play goal in the first period, his sixth of the season, powered by Johnny Boychuk and Kyle Okposo. Winnipeg tied it on a second period Andrew Ladd power play goal, his third of the year, guided in by Bryan Little and Toby Enstrom. The Jets took the lead with an unassisted Paul Postma goal on the power play. Winnipeg added on with a Jacob Trouba goal, via Mark Stuart and Little. The Islanders got one back as John Tavares scored his fourth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Nelson and Boychuk. New York tied it as Mikhail Grabovski scored his third of the year, thanks to Lubomir Visnovsky. The Jets pulled ahead again in the third period on another Ladd goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, fueled by Little, who got a sock trick, and Michael Frolik. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Ladd, Little, and Nelson, while Boychuk gets an honorable mention.
A little west to Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces a lesser foe in Ray Emery in goal. Philadelphia opened with a first period Michael Raffl goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Los Angeles tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his fifth of the year. The Flyers took the lead on a Chris VandeVelde goal, passed from Voracek and Nick Schultz. The Kings tied it in the third period when Mike Richards scored, with the help of Drew Doughty and Kyle Clifford. The tie lasted to overtime, where Brayden Schenn's third of the campaign, an unassisted goal, lifted Philadelphia to a 3-2 win. The three stars were handed to Emery (38 for 40 in saves), Voracek, and Schenn.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. New Jersey started with a Dainius Zubrus goal nine seconds into the first period, his second of the season, assisted by Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr. Pittsburgh tied it on a Blake Comeau goal, his second of the year, via Pascal Dupuis. The Devils took the lead back in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Jacob Josefson, set up by Stephen Gionta. New Jersey added on as Tuomo Ruutu potted his second of the season, courtesy of Gionta and Andy Greene. The Penguins got one back with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh tied it with a Hornqvist goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Simon Despres. The Penguins took the lead on a Craig Adams goal, with a lone helper from Brandon Sutter. Pittsburgh extended the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Despres. Schneider was pulled for Scott Clemmensen for the third period. The Penguins padded the lead on a third period goal from Dupuis, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play from Steve Downie and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh kept going on a Downie power play goal, with assists provided by Comeau and Sutter. The Penguins finished it at 8-3 with a Crosby goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Crosby, Dupuis, and Hornqvist, while Gionta, Comeau, Despres, Sutter, and Downie get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Curtis McElhinney are the uninspiring goalies. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a David Savard goal, his second of the season, coming on the power play from Artem Anisimov and Alexander Wennberg. Ottawa tied it with a Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Bobby Ryan. The Senators took the lead in the second period with the second of the season from Zack Smith, courtesy of Cody Ceci. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen. Ottawa took the lead back with a third period goal by Karlsson, his third of the season, coming off of Kyle Turris and the goalie Lehner. The Senators added on with a power play goal by Alex Chiasson, his third of the year, made possible by MacArthur and Mark Stone. Ottawa extended the lead on MacArthur's second of the night and fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Turris. This ended up being it for the scoring, and the three stars in the 5-2 game were MacArthur, Karlsson, and Turris.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his second of the season, made possible by Radko Gudas and Tyler Johnson. The Lightning added on with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his second of the year, guided in by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kucherov scored again, his second of the game and third of the season, coming off of Johnson and Ondrej Palat in the second period. Arizona got on the board with a Shane Doan goal, via Michael Stone and Antoine Vermette. The Lightning shot back with an unassisted Brian Boyle goal, his second of the season. The Coyotes replied on a Martin Erat goal, his third of the year, assisted by Martin Hanzal and Sam Gagner. Tampa Bay answered with Kucherov completing his hat trick in the third period on his fourth of the season, courtesy of Johnson, who got a sock trick, and Eric Brewer. The Lightning padded the lead on another Boyle goal, his second of the game and third of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown and Anton Stralman. Smith was replaced by Devan Dubnyk at this time. Arizona got one back on a B.J. Crombeen goal, thanks to Joe Vitale and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Tampa Bay countered with a Matthew Carle power play goal, powered by Johnson and Andrej Sustr. The final was 7-3, and the three stars were given to Kucherov, Johnson, and Boyle.
North to Canada, where the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth and Jonathan Bernier occupy the creases. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the second period on a power play goal by Tyler Bozak, his fourth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a third period goal by Kessel, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mike Santorelli. Toronto extended the lead as James van Riemsdyk scored his fourth of the campaign, thanks to Rielly and Bozak. The Maple Leafs padded the lead with a Jake Gardiner goal, coming off of Daniel Winnik and Leo Komarov. This led to a 4-0 win, with the three stars being Kessel, Bozak, and Rielly, while Bernier (10 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Back in the States, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Scott Darling are the rookie goalies. Anaheim got going with a shorthanded and unassisted Devante Smith-Pelly goal in the third period, his third of the season. This was the only goal the Ducks needed for a 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Gibson (38 save shutout), Smith-Pelly, and Darling (24 for 25 in saves).
Further south, the Dallas Stars bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. Dallas started in the first period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Stars took the lead back in the second period with a Seguin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jason Spezza and Trevor Daley. The Blues tied it again as Lehtera scored his second of the season, thanks to Tarasenko and Alexander Steen. Dallas got the lead back in the third period on a Daley power play goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Alex Goligoski. St. Louis tied it again with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Lehtera. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime with another Tarasenko goal, completing his hat trick with a power play goal as his fourth of the year, powered by Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were awarded to Tarasenko, Lehtera, and Seguin, while Daley and Shattenkirk get the honorable mentions.
Back into Canada, as the Calgary Flames host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jonas Hiller are the veteran goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mark Giordano goal, his second of the season, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Montreal tied it with an unassisted Tom Gilbert goal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where P.A. Parenteau scored the only goal for a 2-1 Canadiens win. The three stars went to Price (37 for 38 in saves), Gilbert, and Giordano.
Southward to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov tend the twines. San Jose began in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Mirco Mueller and Joe Thornton. Colorado tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Alex Tanguay, his fourth of the year, set up by Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period as Gabriel Landeskog potted his fourth of the season, courtesy of Ryan O'Reilly and Hejda. The Sharks tied it on a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Justin Braun and Tommy Wingels. San Jose won it with goals by Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton in the shootout for a 3-2 final. The three stars went to Varlamov (49 for 51 in saves), Niemi (31 for 33 in saves), and Hejda.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ryan Miller receive the starting nods. Vancouver struck first in the first period on a Brad Richardson goal, coming off of Zack Kassian and Shawn Matthias. The Canucks added on in the second period as Linden Vey scored a power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Radim Vrbata and Henrik Sedin. Vancouver extended the lead as Jannik Hansen scored his third of the year, thanks to Yannick Weber and Luca Sbisa. Carolina got on the board with a Jiri Tlusty goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Richardson, his second of the game, set up by Alexandre Burrows and Christopher Tanev. The three stars went to Richardson, Miller (25 for 26 in saves), and Vey.
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The Boston Bruins hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Tuukka Rask draw the starts. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Nino Neiderreiter goal, his second of the season, helped along by Thomas Vanek. Boston tied it on a Seth Griffith goal, his second of the year, guided in by David Krejci and Zach Trotman. The Bruins took the lead as Griffith scored his second of the game and third of the season in the second period, via Gregory Campbell and Milan Lucic. Boston added on with a Lucic power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Griffith. The Wild got one back on a third period goal by Zach Parise, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota tied it on a Justin Fontaine goal, passed from Ryan Carter and Matt Cooke. The Wild gained the lead with a Marco Scandella goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Griffith, Lucic, and Scandella.
Down in New York, the Islanders welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jaroslav Halak are in the blue paint. New York began with a Brock Nelson power play goal in the first period, his sixth of the season, powered by Johnny Boychuk and Kyle Okposo. Winnipeg tied it on a second period Andrew Ladd power play goal, his third of the year, guided in by Bryan Little and Toby Enstrom. The Jets took the lead with an unassisted Paul Postma goal on the power play. Winnipeg added on with a Jacob Trouba goal, via Mark Stuart and Little. The Islanders got one back as John Tavares scored his fourth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Nelson and Boychuk. New York tied it as Mikhail Grabovski scored his third of the year, thanks to Lubomir Visnovsky. The Jets pulled ahead again in the third period on another Ladd goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, fueled by Little, who got a sock trick, and Michael Frolik. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Ladd, Little, and Nelson, while Boychuk gets an honorable mention.
A little west to Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces a lesser foe in Ray Emery in goal. Philadelphia opened with a first period Michael Raffl goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Los Angeles tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his fifth of the year. The Flyers took the lead on a Chris VandeVelde goal, passed from Voracek and Nick Schultz. The Kings tied it in the third period when Mike Richards scored, with the help of Drew Doughty and Kyle Clifford. The tie lasted to overtime, where Brayden Schenn's third of the campaign, an unassisted goal, lifted Philadelphia to a 3-2 win. The three stars were handed to Emery (38 for 40 in saves), Voracek, and Schenn.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. New Jersey started with a Dainius Zubrus goal nine seconds into the first period, his second of the season, assisted by Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr. Pittsburgh tied it on a Blake Comeau goal, his second of the year, via Pascal Dupuis. The Devils took the lead back in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Jacob Josefson, set up by Stephen Gionta. New Jersey added on as Tuomo Ruutu potted his second of the season, courtesy of Gionta and Andy Greene. The Penguins got one back with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh tied it with a Hornqvist goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Simon Despres. The Penguins took the lead on a Craig Adams goal, with a lone helper from Brandon Sutter. Pittsburgh extended the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Despres. Schneider was pulled for Scott Clemmensen for the third period. The Penguins padded the lead on a third period goal from Dupuis, his fourth of the season, coming on the power play from Steve Downie and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh kept going on a Downie power play goal, with assists provided by Comeau and Sutter. The Penguins finished it at 8-3 with a Crosby goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Crosby, Dupuis, and Hornqvist, while Gionta, Comeau, Despres, Sutter, and Downie get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Curtis McElhinney are the uninspiring goalies. Columbus was first to score in the first period on a David Savard goal, his second of the season, coming on the power play from Artem Anisimov and Alexander Wennberg. Ottawa tied it with a Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Bobby Ryan. The Senators took the lead in the second period with the second of the season from Zack Smith, courtesy of Cody Ceci. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen. Ottawa took the lead back with a third period goal by Karlsson, his third of the season, coming off of Kyle Turris and the goalie Lehner. The Senators added on with a power play goal by Alex Chiasson, his third of the year, made possible by MacArthur and Mark Stone. Ottawa extended the lead on MacArthur's second of the night and fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Turris. This ended up being it for the scoring, and the three stars in the 5-2 game were MacArthur, Karlsson, and Turris.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his second of the season, made possible by Radko Gudas and Tyler Johnson. The Lightning added on with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his second of the year, guided in by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kucherov scored again, his second of the game and third of the season, coming off of Johnson and Ondrej Palat in the second period. Arizona got on the board with a Shane Doan goal, via Michael Stone and Antoine Vermette. The Lightning shot back with an unassisted Brian Boyle goal, his second of the season. The Coyotes replied on a Martin Erat goal, his third of the year, assisted by Martin Hanzal and Sam Gagner. Tampa Bay answered with Kucherov completing his hat trick in the third period on his fourth of the season, courtesy of Johnson, who got a sock trick, and Eric Brewer. The Lightning padded the lead on another Boyle goal, his second of the game and third of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown and Anton Stralman. Smith was replaced by Devan Dubnyk at this time. Arizona got one back on a B.J. Crombeen goal, thanks to Joe Vitale and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Tampa Bay countered with a Matthew Carle power play goal, powered by Johnson and Andrej Sustr. The final was 7-3, and the three stars were given to Kucherov, Johnson, and Boyle.
North to Canada, where the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth and Jonathan Bernier occupy the creases. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the second period on a power play goal by Tyler Bozak, his fourth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a third period goal by Kessel, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mike Santorelli. Toronto extended the lead as James van Riemsdyk scored his fourth of the campaign, thanks to Rielly and Bozak. The Maple Leafs padded the lead with a Jake Gardiner goal, coming off of Daniel Winnik and Leo Komarov. This led to a 4-0 win, with the three stars being Kessel, Bozak, and Rielly, while Bernier (10 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Back in the States, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Scott Darling are the rookie goalies. Anaheim got going with a shorthanded and unassisted Devante Smith-Pelly goal in the third period, his third of the season. This was the only goal the Ducks needed for a 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Gibson (38 save shutout), Smith-Pelly, and Darling (24 for 25 in saves).
Further south, the Dallas Stars bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. Dallas started in the first period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Stars took the lead back in the second period with a Seguin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jason Spezza and Trevor Daley. The Blues tied it again as Lehtera scored his second of the season, thanks to Tarasenko and Alexander Steen. Dallas got the lead back in the third period on a Daley power play goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Alex Goligoski. St. Louis tied it again with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Lehtera. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime with another Tarasenko goal, completing his hat trick with a power play goal as his fourth of the year, powered by Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were awarded to Tarasenko, Lehtera, and Seguin, while Daley and Shattenkirk get the honorable mentions.
Back into Canada, as the Calgary Flames host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jonas Hiller are the veteran goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mark Giordano goal, his second of the season, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Montreal tied it with an unassisted Tom Gilbert goal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where P.A. Parenteau scored the only goal for a 2-1 Canadiens win. The three stars went to Price (37 for 38 in saves), Gilbert, and Giordano.
Southward to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov tend the twines. San Jose began in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Mirco Mueller and Joe Thornton. Colorado tied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Alex Tanguay, his fourth of the year, set up by Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period as Gabriel Landeskog potted his fourth of the season, courtesy of Ryan O'Reilly and Hejda. The Sharks tied it on a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Justin Braun and Tommy Wingels. San Jose won it with goals by Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton in the shootout for a 3-2 final. The three stars went to Varlamov (49 for 51 in saves), Niemi (31 for 33 in saves), and Hejda.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ryan Miller receive the starting nods. Vancouver struck first in the first period on a Brad Richardson goal, coming off of Zack Kassian and Shawn Matthias. The Canucks added on in the second period as Linden Vey scored a power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Radim Vrbata and Henrik Sedin. Vancouver extended the lead as Jannik Hansen scored his third of the year, thanks to Yannick Weber and Luca Sbisa. Carolina got on the board with a Jiri Tlusty goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Richardson, his second of the game, set up by Alexandre Burrows and Christopher Tanev. The three stars went to Richardson, Miller (25 for 26 in saves), and Vey.
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