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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Niklas Svedberg and Jhonas Enroth are set to start in goal. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Drew Stafford power play goal, powered by Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers. Boston tied it on an Adam McQuaid goal, via Carl Soderberg and Brad Marchand. The Sabres took the lead with an Ennis goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Torrey Mitchell and Stafford. The Bruins tied it in the third period on a Marchand goal, his second of the year, guided in by Loui Eriksson and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston won 3-2 in overtime as Marchand scored his second of the game and third of the campaign, thanks to Reilly Smith and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars went to Marchand, Ennis, and Stafford.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Cory Schneider are the masked men. Winnipeg started with a first period goal by Blake Wheeler, his fourth of the season, coming off of Toby Enstrom and Zach Bogosian. New Jersey tied it in the third period as Michael Ryder scored his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jon Merrill. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jacob Josefson gave the Devils a 2-1 win with the lone tally. The three stars went to Josefson, Schneider (24 for 25 in saves), and Pavelec (27 for 28 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a power play goal by Chris Kunitz, his fourth of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on as Kris Letang scored a power play goal, with the help of Kunitz. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period with another Kunitz goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Christian Ehrhoff. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Kunitz, Fleury (36 save shutout), and Letang.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Craig Anderson are in the blue paint. Ottawa led off with a first period Mark Stone goal, his second of the season, via Curtis Lazar and Cody Ceci. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews goal, his third of the year, passed from Marian Hossa and Bryan Bickell. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Kris Versteeg goal, his second of the season, made possible by Brad Richards. The Senators retied it on a second period Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by David Legwand and Patrick Wiercioch. Ottawa took the lead on a third period Bobby Ryan goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago tied it again as Toews scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks edged ahead with a Hossa goal, his second of the season, with a lone helper by Versteeg. The Senators evened it again with a Mika Zibanejad goal, fueled by Alex Chiasson and Erik Karlsson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Patrick Sharp scored the game winner for a 5-4 Blackhawks victory. The three stars were handed to Toews, Hossa, and Versteeg.
Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Ben Bishop draw the starts. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on a Vladislav Nemestnikov goal, his third of the season, fueled by Anton Stralman and Jonathan Drouin. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Brayden Schenn. The Lightning reclaimed the lead with a second period Steven Stamkos power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jason Garrison and Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay added on in the third period with another Stamkos goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, assisted by Filppula and Alex Killorn. The Flyers got one back on a Jakub Voracek goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Manning and Claude Giroux. The Lightning replied with a Garrison power play goal, courtesy of Stamkos and Filppula, the latter getting a sock trick. Philadelphia answered on a Michael Raffl goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Voracek and Giroux. This only made it 4-3, with the three stars being Stamkos, Filppula, and Garrison, while Voracek and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Arizona was first to score in the first period on a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. Florida tied it on a second period power play goal by Brandon Pirri, his third of the year, guided in by Jussi Jokinen and Erik Gudbranson. The Panthers took the lead on a Scottie Upshall goal in the third period, made possible by Tomas Kopecky and Derek MacKenzie. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being named as Luongo (32 for 33 in saves), Upshall, and Pirri.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jake Allen are the young goalies. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the first period on an Alexander Steen goal, his second of the season, passed from Carl Gunnarsson and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on in the third period as Ryan Reaves scored his second of the year, thanks to Maxim Lapierre. This produced the 2-0 final, with the three stars going to Allen (24 save shutout), Steen, and Reaves.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. San Jose opened in the first period with a Mirco Mueller goal, assisted by Matthew Nieto and James Sheppard. The Sharks added on with a Tommy Wingels power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. Minnesota got on the board with a Mikko Koivu goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jason Zucker and Ryan Suter. San Jose shot back in the third period on a Joe Thornton goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Pavelski. The Wild answered on a Kyle Brodziak goal, fueled by Thomas Vanek and Justin Fontaine. Minnesota tied it with Brodziak's second of the game, coming off of Vanek and Nate Prosser. In the shootout, the Wild got goals from Koivu and Jason Pominville, while Logan Couture had the only Sharks goal. The final was 4-3 for the Wild, with the three stars going to Brodziak, Vanek, and Pavelski.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. Colorado began with a first period goal by Cody McLeod, assisted by Matt Duchene and Max Talbot. The Avalanche added on as Nathan MacKinnon scored a power play goal in the second period, powered by Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. Colorado extended the lead on a Marc-Andre Cliche goal, via Talbot and McLeod. The Avalanche padded the lead on MacKinnon's second of the game, coming off of Jarome Iginla and Jamie McGinn. Colorado iced it at 5-0 with a Johnson goal, his second of the season, passed from Duchene. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Varlamov (40 save shutout), and McLeod, while Johnson, Talbot, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ryan Miller tend the twines. Vancouver got going with a second period goal by Nick Bonino, his fourth of the season, made possible by Derek Dorsett. The Canucks added on in the third period as Brad Richardson scored his third of the year, thanks to Shawn Matthias and Yannick Weber. Montreal got on the board with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of P.K. Subban and Alexei Emelin. The Canadiens tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dale Weise and David Desharnais. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime on a Daniel Sedin goal, his third of the campaign, via Henrik Sedin on the power play. The three stars went to Daniel Sedin, Richardson, and Bonino.
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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Niklas Svedberg and Jhonas Enroth are set to start in goal. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Drew Stafford power play goal, powered by Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers. Boston tied it on an Adam McQuaid goal, via Carl Soderberg and Brad Marchand. The Sabres took the lead with an Ennis goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Torrey Mitchell and Stafford. The Bruins tied it in the third period on a Marchand goal, his second of the year, guided in by Loui Eriksson and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston won 3-2 in overtime as Marchand scored his second of the game and third of the campaign, thanks to Reilly Smith and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars went to Marchand, Ennis, and Stafford.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Cory Schneider are the masked men. Winnipeg started with a first period goal by Blake Wheeler, his fourth of the season, coming off of Toby Enstrom and Zach Bogosian. New Jersey tied it in the third period as Michael Ryder scored his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jon Merrill. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jacob Josefson gave the Devils a 2-1 win with the lone tally. The three stars went to Josefson, Schneider (24 for 25 in saves), and Pavelec (27 for 28 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a power play goal by Chris Kunitz, his fourth of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on as Kris Letang scored a power play goal, with the help of Kunitz. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period with another Kunitz goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Christian Ehrhoff. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Kunitz, Fleury (36 save shutout), and Letang.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Craig Anderson are in the blue paint. Ottawa led off with a first period Mark Stone goal, his second of the season, via Curtis Lazar and Cody Ceci. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews goal, his third of the year, passed from Marian Hossa and Bryan Bickell. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Kris Versteeg goal, his second of the season, made possible by Brad Richards. The Senators retied it on a second period Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by David Legwand and Patrick Wiercioch. Ottawa took the lead on a third period Bobby Ryan goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago tied it again as Toews scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks edged ahead with a Hossa goal, his second of the season, with a lone helper by Versteeg. The Senators evened it again with a Mika Zibanejad goal, fueled by Alex Chiasson and Erik Karlsson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Patrick Sharp scored the game winner for a 5-4 Blackhawks victory. The three stars were handed to Toews, Hossa, and Versteeg.
Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Ben Bishop draw the starts. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on a Vladislav Nemestnikov goal, his third of the season, fueled by Anton Stralman and Jonathan Drouin. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Brayden Schenn. The Lightning reclaimed the lead with a second period Steven Stamkos power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jason Garrison and Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay added on in the third period with another Stamkos goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, assisted by Filppula and Alex Killorn. The Flyers got one back on a Jakub Voracek goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Manning and Claude Giroux. The Lightning replied with a Garrison power play goal, courtesy of Stamkos and Filppula, the latter getting a sock trick. Philadelphia answered on a Michael Raffl goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Voracek and Giroux. This only made it 4-3, with the three stars being Stamkos, Filppula, and Garrison, while Voracek and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Arizona was first to score in the first period on a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. Florida tied it on a second period power play goal by Brandon Pirri, his third of the year, guided in by Jussi Jokinen and Erik Gudbranson. The Panthers took the lead on a Scottie Upshall goal in the third period, made possible by Tomas Kopecky and Derek MacKenzie. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being named as Luongo (32 for 33 in saves), Upshall, and Pirri.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jake Allen are the young goalies. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the first period on an Alexander Steen goal, his second of the season, passed from Carl Gunnarsson and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on in the third period as Ryan Reaves scored his second of the year, thanks to Maxim Lapierre. This produced the 2-0 final, with the three stars going to Allen (24 save shutout), Steen, and Reaves.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. San Jose opened in the first period with a Mirco Mueller goal, assisted by Matthew Nieto and James Sheppard. The Sharks added on with a Tommy Wingels power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. Minnesota got on the board with a Mikko Koivu goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jason Zucker and Ryan Suter. San Jose shot back in the third period on a Joe Thornton goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Pavelski. The Wild answered on a Kyle Brodziak goal, fueled by Thomas Vanek and Justin Fontaine. Minnesota tied it with Brodziak's second of the game, coming off of Vanek and Nate Prosser. In the shootout, the Wild got goals from Koivu and Jason Pominville, while Logan Couture had the only Sharks goal. The final was 4-3 for the Wild, with the three stars going to Brodziak, Vanek, and Pavelski.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. Colorado began with a first period goal by Cody McLeod, assisted by Matt Duchene and Max Talbot. The Avalanche added on as Nathan MacKinnon scored a power play goal in the second period, powered by Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. Colorado extended the lead on a Marc-Andre Cliche goal, via Talbot and McLeod. The Avalanche padded the lead on MacKinnon's second of the game, coming off of Jarome Iginla and Jamie McGinn. Colorado iced it at 5-0 with a Johnson goal, his second of the season, passed from Duchene. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Varlamov (40 save shutout), and McLeod, while Johnson, Talbot, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ryan Miller tend the twines. Vancouver got going with a second period goal by Nick Bonino, his fourth of the season, made possible by Derek Dorsett. The Canucks added on in the third period as Brad Richardson scored his third of the year, thanks to Shawn Matthias and Yannick Weber. Montreal got on the board with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of P.K. Subban and Alexei Emelin. The Canadiens tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dale Weise and David Desharnais. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime on a Daniel Sedin goal, his third of the campaign, via Henrik Sedin on the power play. The three stars went to Daniel Sedin, Richardson, and Bonino.
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