Eleven games today, beginning in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Tuukka Rask man the creases. Boston led off in the first period on an unassisted Patrice Bergeron goal, his fifth of the season. The Bruins added on with a Torey Krug goal, his third of the year, guided in by Matt Bartkowski and Loui Eriksson. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Rask (33 save shutout), Bergeron, and Krug.
Down on Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Evgeni Nabokov and Jaroslav Halak are set to start. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jason Garrison and Jonathan Drouin. New York tied it on a second period shorthanded goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders took the lead with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo. New York added on as Ryan Strome scored his third of the year, thanks to Calvin de Haan. The Islanders extended the lead on a Brock Nelson power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the season, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Nielsen. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the year, via Matthew Carle and Nikita Kucherov. New York finished it at 5-2 on a Casey Cizikas goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Okposo and Nelson. The three stars went to Nelson, Nielsen, and Okposo.
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jonathan Ericsson and Brendan Smith. The Red Wings added on in the second period on a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Justin Abdelkader and Johan Franzen. Detroit extended the lead with a third period Tomas Jurco goal, coming off of Danny DeKeyser and Riley Sheahan on the power play. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Sheahan goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Smith and Tatar. Detroit iced it at 5-0 with a Darren Helm goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jurco and Daniel Cleary. The three stars went to Howard (28 save shutout), Tatar, and Sheahan, while Jurco and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres host the San Jose Sharks. Troy Grosenick and Michal Neuvirth receive the starting nods, but Jhonas Enroth took over in the second period. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his second of the season, assisted by Cody McCormick and Rasmus Ristolainen. San Jose tied it on a Brent Burns power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sabres retook the lead as Brian Gionta scored, with the help of Brian Flynn and Tyler Myers. Buffalo added on with a Flynn goal, his second of the campaign, courtesy of Gionta and Mike Weber. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Gionta empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Myers and Andrej Meszaros. The three stars went to Gionta, Flynn, and Myers.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price guard the cages. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period on an unassisted Beau Bennett goal. The Penguins added on as Steve Downie scored his third of the season, thanks to Kris Letang and Bennett. Pittsburgh extended the lead with a Brandon Sutter goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, coming off of Bennett and Downie. The Penguins padded the lead as Sidney Crosby scored his eighth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. This was all they needed in a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Bennett, Downie, and Fleury (27 save shutout).
Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Bernier are between the pipes. Nashville was first to score in the first period on a Taylor Beck goal, his second of the season, guided in by Shea Weber and Paul Gaustad. The Predators added on with a Derek Roy goal, via Matt Cullen and Ryan Ellis. Nashville extended the lead with a power play goal by Beck, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Filip Forsberg and Seth Jones. Bernier was pulled for James Reimer in the second period. The Predators padded the lead as Eric Nystrom scored his third of the campaign, courtesy of Beck and Mattias Ekholm. Nashville continued in the third period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Ellis. The Predators struck again on a Forsberg goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Weber and Ribeiro. Nashville kept going with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, coming off of Colin Wilson and Weber, the latter getting a sock trick. The Predators got another with a Roman Josi goal, his third of the campaign, made possible by Nystrom and Gaustad. Toronto got on the board with a Mike Santorelli goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Leo Komarov. The Maple Leafs pulled closer on a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifth of the year, pushed through by Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson. Nashville finished it at 9-2 with a Wilson goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Craig Smith and Jarnkrok. The three stars went to Beck, Forsberg, and Weber, while Gaustad, Ellis, Nystrom, Ribeiro, Jarnkrok, and Wilson get the honorable mentions.
West again to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Michael Hutchinson are in the blue paint. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, assisted by Mark Stuart. The Jets added on with a Mark Scheifele goal, his third of the season, passed from Michael Frolik and Zach Bogosian. New Jersey got on the board in the third period on a Patrik Elias power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Martin Havlat and Damien Brunner. Winnipeg shot back with Frolik fourth of the campaign, guided in by Adam Lowry. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Frolik, Hutchinson (21 for 22 in saves), and Scheifele.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Kari Lehtonen are the veteran goalies. Dallas opened in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Vernon Fiddler and Jamie Oleksiak. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by John Klingberg and Jason Spezza. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Jay McClement. The Hurricanes tied it on a Patrick Dwyer goal, guided in by John-Michael Liles. Carolina gained the lead as Victor Rask scored a power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Liles and Nathan Gerbe. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Jiri Tlusty potted his eighth of the season, thanks to Elias Lindholm and Eric Staal. Lehtonen was pulled for Anders Lindback. Carolina padded the lead in the third period on a Staal goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Justin Faulk and Andrej Sekera. Dallas got one back on a shorthanded Cody Eakin goal, his third of the season, set up by Alex Goligoski and Benn. The Stars pulled closer with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, via Klingberg and Eakin. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-4 with Staal's second of the game pushed through by Riley Nash. The three stars went to Staal, Seguin, and Liles, while Benn, Klingberg, and Eakin get the honorable mentions.
North to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen faced off against former teammate Jonas Hiller in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Sami Vatanen goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on with a second period power play goal by Matt Beleskey, his eighth of the year, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Vatanen. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Jiri Hudler, his sixth of the season, assisted by Markus Granlund and T.J. Brodie. The Flames tied it on a Dennis Wideman goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Granlund. Calgary took the lead on another goal by Wideman, his second of the game and seventh of the season, passed from Johnny Gaudreau. Anaheim tied it on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, via Cam Fowler and Vatanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Gaudreau and Ryan Kesler cancelled out, and then Sean Monahan scored to win it 4-3 for the Flames. The three stars belonged to Wideman, Vatanen, and Gaudreau.
Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Mike Smith are the masked men. Washington began in the first period on a Jay Beagle goal, his second of the season, fueled by Jason Chimera. Arizona tied it on a second period goal by Oliver Ekman-Larsson, his third of the year, guided in by Sam Gagner and Tobias Rieder. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime on an Eric Fehr goal, his third of the campaign, assisted by Brooks Orpik and John Carlson. The three stars belonged to Fehr, Holtby (23 for 24 in saves), and Beagle.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Los Angeles got going in the second period on a Matt Greene goal, via Brayden McNabb and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Dwight King and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles extended the lead as Marian Gaborik scored his third of the year, a power play goal, guided in by Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. The Kings padded the lead on a Robyn Regehr goal, assisted by Carter and Drew Doughty. Al Montoya replaced Luongo for the third period. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his fourth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau and Nick Bjugstad. The Panthers pulled closer on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his second of the year, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Hayes. Los Angeles finished it at 5-2 on a Dustin Brown goal, his third of the campaign, a power play goal with assists provided by Justin Williams and McNabb. The three stars went to Kopitar, Hayes, and Carter, while McNabb gets an honorable mention.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Tuukka Rask man the creases. Boston led off in the first period on an unassisted Patrice Bergeron goal, his fifth of the season. The Bruins added on with a Torey Krug goal, his third of the year, guided in by Matt Bartkowski and Loui Eriksson. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Rask (33 save shutout), Bergeron, and Krug.
Down on Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Evgeni Nabokov and Jaroslav Halak are set to start. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jason Garrison and Jonathan Drouin. New York tied it on a second period shorthanded goal by Cal Clutterbuck, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders took the lead with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo. New York added on as Ryan Strome scored his third of the year, thanks to Calvin de Haan. The Islanders extended the lead on a Brock Nelson power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the season, powered by Lubomir Visnovsky and Nielsen. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the year, via Matthew Carle and Nikita Kucherov. New York finished it at 5-2 on a Casey Cizikas goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Okposo and Nelson. The three stars went to Nelson, Nielsen, and Okposo.
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jonathan Ericsson and Brendan Smith. The Red Wings added on in the second period on a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Justin Abdelkader and Johan Franzen. Detroit extended the lead with a third period Tomas Jurco goal, coming off of Danny DeKeyser and Riley Sheahan on the power play. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Sheahan goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Smith and Tatar. Detroit iced it at 5-0 with a Darren Helm goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jurco and Daniel Cleary. The three stars went to Howard (28 save shutout), Tatar, and Sheahan, while Jurco and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres host the San Jose Sharks. Troy Grosenick and Michal Neuvirth receive the starting nods, but Jhonas Enroth took over in the second period. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his second of the season, assisted by Cody McCormick and Rasmus Ristolainen. San Jose tied it on a Brent Burns power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sabres retook the lead as Brian Gionta scored, with the help of Brian Flynn and Tyler Myers. Buffalo added on with a Flynn goal, his second of the campaign, courtesy of Gionta and Mike Weber. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Gionta empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Myers and Andrej Meszaros. The three stars went to Gionta, Flynn, and Myers.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price guard the cages. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period on an unassisted Beau Bennett goal. The Penguins added on as Steve Downie scored his third of the season, thanks to Kris Letang and Bennett. Pittsburgh extended the lead with a Brandon Sutter goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, coming off of Bennett and Downie. The Penguins padded the lead as Sidney Crosby scored his eighth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. This was all they needed in a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Bennett, Downie, and Fleury (27 save shutout).
Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Bernier are between the pipes. Nashville was first to score in the first period on a Taylor Beck goal, his second of the season, guided in by Shea Weber and Paul Gaustad. The Predators added on with a Derek Roy goal, via Matt Cullen and Ryan Ellis. Nashville extended the lead with a power play goal by Beck, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Filip Forsberg and Seth Jones. Bernier was pulled for James Reimer in the second period. The Predators padded the lead as Eric Nystrom scored his third of the campaign, courtesy of Beck and Mattias Ekholm. Nashville continued in the third period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Ellis. The Predators struck again on a Forsberg goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Weber and Ribeiro. Nashville kept going with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, coming off of Colin Wilson and Weber, the latter getting a sock trick. The Predators got another with a Roman Josi goal, his third of the campaign, made possible by Nystrom and Gaustad. Toronto got on the board with a Mike Santorelli goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Leo Komarov. The Maple Leafs pulled closer on a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifth of the year, pushed through by Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson. Nashville finished it at 9-2 with a Wilson goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Craig Smith and Jarnkrok. The three stars went to Beck, Forsberg, and Weber, while Gaustad, Ellis, Nystrom, Ribeiro, Jarnkrok, and Wilson get the honorable mentions.
West again to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Michael Hutchinson are in the blue paint. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, assisted by Mark Stuart. The Jets added on with a Mark Scheifele goal, his third of the season, passed from Michael Frolik and Zach Bogosian. New Jersey got on the board in the third period on a Patrik Elias power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Martin Havlat and Damien Brunner. Winnipeg shot back with Frolik fourth of the campaign, guided in by Adam Lowry. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Frolik, Hutchinson (21 for 22 in saves), and Scheifele.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Kari Lehtonen are the veteran goalies. Dallas opened in the first period on a Jamie Benn goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Vernon Fiddler and Jamie Oleksiak. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by John Klingberg and Jason Spezza. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Jay McClement. The Hurricanes tied it on a Patrick Dwyer goal, guided in by John-Michael Liles. Carolina gained the lead as Victor Rask scored a power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Liles and Nathan Gerbe. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Jiri Tlusty potted his eighth of the season, thanks to Elias Lindholm and Eric Staal. Lehtonen was pulled for Anders Lindback. Carolina padded the lead in the third period on a Staal goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Justin Faulk and Andrej Sekera. Dallas got one back on a shorthanded Cody Eakin goal, his third of the season, set up by Alex Goligoski and Benn. The Stars pulled closer with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, via Klingberg and Eakin. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-4 with Staal's second of the game pushed through by Riley Nash. The three stars went to Staal, Seguin, and Liles, while Benn, Klingberg, and Eakin get the honorable mentions.
North to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen faced off against former teammate Jonas Hiller in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Sami Vatanen goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on with a second period power play goal by Matt Beleskey, his eighth of the year, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Vatanen. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Jiri Hudler, his sixth of the season, assisted by Markus Granlund and T.J. Brodie. The Flames tied it on a Dennis Wideman goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Granlund. Calgary took the lead on another goal by Wideman, his second of the game and seventh of the season, passed from Johnny Gaudreau. Anaheim tied it on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, via Cam Fowler and Vatanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Gaudreau and Ryan Kesler cancelled out, and then Sean Monahan scored to win it 4-3 for the Flames. The three stars belonged to Wideman, Vatanen, and Gaudreau.
Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Mike Smith are the masked men. Washington began in the first period on a Jay Beagle goal, his second of the season, fueled by Jason Chimera. Arizona tied it on a second period goal by Oliver Ekman-Larsson, his third of the year, guided in by Sam Gagner and Tobias Rieder. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime on an Eric Fehr goal, his third of the campaign, assisted by Brooks Orpik and John Carlson. The three stars belonged to Fehr, Holtby (23 for 24 in saves), and Beagle.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Los Angeles got going in the second period on a Matt Greene goal, via Brayden McNabb and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Dwight King and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles extended the lead as Marian Gaborik scored his third of the year, a power play goal, guided in by Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. The Kings padded the lead on a Robyn Regehr goal, assisted by Carter and Drew Doughty. Al Montoya replaced Luongo for the third period. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his fourth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau and Nick Bjugstad. The Panthers pulled closer on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his second of the year, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Hayes. Los Angeles finished it at 5-2 on a Dustin Brown goal, his third of the campaign, a power play goal with assists provided by Justin Williams and McNabb. The three stars went to Kopitar, Hayes, and Carter, while McNabb gets an honorable mention.
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