Eleven games on yesterday, which are being covered today because I had college-related obligations to attend to. The first occurred in...
Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Toronto began in the first period on a David Clarkson goal, his sixth of the season, via Daniel Winnik and Roman Polak. Tampa Bay tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Alex Killorn goal, his fifth of the year. The Maple Leafs took the lead back as Richard Panik scored his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Cody Franson. The Maple Leafs extended the lead on a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf. The Lightning got one back with a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Nikita Kucherov. Toronto won 5-2 on a Polak empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Bozak. The three stars went to van Riemsdyk, Polak, and Bozak.
Over in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Carey Price draw the starts. St. Louis opened on a first period goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his eleventh of the season, passed from Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Dale Weise goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens took the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by P.A. Parenteau and P.K. Subban. Montreal added on in the third period on a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, fueled by David Desharnais and Mike Weaver. The Canadiens extended the lead on a Lars Eller goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Brandon Prust and Jiri Sekac. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Price (31 for 32 in saves), and Eller.
Down in Philadelphia, the Flyers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Ray Emery are in the creases. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella. Philadelphia tied it on a Mark Streit goal, his third of the year, coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Wayne Simmonds. The Wild took the lead as Scandella scored his fourth of the season in the third period, thanks to Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund. The Flyers tied it again with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his sixth of the year, via Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. Minnesota gained the lead on a Jason Zucker goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Ryan Suter and Charlie Coyle. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Scandella, Niederreiter, and Zucker.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Ondrej Pavelec are the weak goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, guided in by Evander Kane and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, his second of the year, passed from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik. Detroit got on the board with an unassisted Tomas Tatar goal, his seventh of the season. The Red Wings tied it as Johan Franzen scored his sixth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tomas Jurco and Danny DeKeyser. Winnipeg took the lead back with a Perreault goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba. Detroit retied it in the third period when Justin Abdelkader scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Riley Sheahan and Brian Lashoff. The Red Wings took the lead with a Tatar goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, pushed through by Abdelkader and Jonathan Ericsson. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Tatar, Perreault, and Abdelkader.
East to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Backups Carter Hutton and Robin Lehner make the starts. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Mike Ribeiro. Ottawa tied it on a Bobby Ryan goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad on the power play. The Senators took the lead with an Alex Chiasson goal, his fifth of the campaign, via Cody Ceci and Clarke MacArthur. Ottawa added on as Jared Cowen scored, with a lone assist by Milan Michalek. The Predators answered in the third period on an Olli Jokinen goal, courtesy of Derek Roy. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being named as Chiasson, Ryan, and Cowen.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jonas Hiller are the veteran goalies. Chicago led off in the first period with an Adam Clendening power play goal, powered by Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg. The Blackhawks added on with a Daniel Carcillo goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Marcus Kruger. Calgary got on the board with a Paul Byron power play goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Josh Jooris and Mark Giordano. The Flames tied it on a Dennis Wideman power play goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Markus Granlund. Chicago took the lead back in the second period with a Brent Seabrook goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Patrick Kane and Brad Richards. Calgary retied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Curtis Glencross and Byron. The Blackhawks reclaimed the lead with an unassisted third period Kane goal, his seventh of the year. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kane, Byron, and Clendening.
Southeast to Dallas, where the Stars host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Kari Lehtonen are the masked men. Arizona started in the first period on a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Sam Gagner and David Schlemko. Dallas tied it in the third period on a John Klingberg goal, courtesy of Ales Hemsky. The Stars took the lead on a Cody Eakin goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn. Dallas won it 3-1 with a Jason Spezza goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Antoine Roussel and Hemsky. The three stars went to Lehtonen (26 for 27 in saves), Eakin, and Hemsky.
Backtracking to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Reto Berra in goal. Washington got going in the second period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Alex Ovechkin. Colorado tied it on a Daniel Briere goal, his third of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Dennis Everberg. The Capitals retook the lead on a Jason Chimera goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jay Beagle and Joel Ward. The Avalanche retied it in the third period as Tyson Barrie scored his second of the year, thanks to Gabriel Landeskog and MacKinnon. Washington pulled ahead again with an Ovechkin goal, his ninth of the campaign, made possible by Brooks Orpik and Backstrom. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and MacKinnon.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period on a Jarret Stoll power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe and Brett Bellemore. The Kings retook the lead in the second period on a Trevor Lewis goal, his third of the season, passed from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty. The Hurricanes tied it again with an Eric Staal power play goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Skinner and Andrej Sekera. Los Angeles took the lead again with a Tanner Pearson goal, his eighth of the campaign, guided in by Mike Richards and Jake Muzzin. This eventually led to a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Pearson, Skinner, and Lewis.
Up in San Jose, the Sharks host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Antti Niemi guard the cages. Florida led off in the first period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Jonathan Huberdeau. San Jose tied it on a second period power play goal by Logan Couture, his eighth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau. The Panthers took the lead back with another Bjugstad goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Erik Gudbranson and Huberdeau. The Sharks tied it in the third period as Marleau netted his sixth of the year, with the help of Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Couture was overwhelmed by Jussi Jokinen and Bjugstad for a 3-2 Panthers win. The three stars went to Bjugstad, Marleau, and Huberdeau.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Anaheim began in the first period on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the season, via Jakob Silfverberg and Nate Thompson. The Ducks added on with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Patrick Maroon and Corey Perry. Vancouver got on the board in the second period as Bo Horvat scored, thanks to Derek Dorsett and Zack Kassian. The Canucks tied it on a Jannik Hansen goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Alexander Edler and Christopher Tanev. Vancouver took the lead on a Radim Vrbata goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. Anaheim retied it in the third period on Matt Beleskey's ninth of the campaign, made possible by Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Perry and Silfverberg lifted the Ducks to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Getzlaf, Silfverberg, and Perry.
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Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Toronto began in the first period on a David Clarkson goal, his sixth of the season, via Daniel Winnik and Roman Polak. Tampa Bay tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Alex Killorn goal, his fifth of the year. The Maple Leafs took the lead back as Richard Panik scored his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Cody Franson. The Maple Leafs extended the lead on a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf. The Lightning got one back with a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Nikita Kucherov. Toronto won 5-2 on a Polak empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Bozak. The three stars went to van Riemsdyk, Polak, and Bozak.
Over in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Carey Price draw the starts. St. Louis opened on a first period goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his eleventh of the season, passed from Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Dale Weise goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens took the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by P.A. Parenteau and P.K. Subban. Montreal added on in the third period on a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, fueled by David Desharnais and Mike Weaver. The Canadiens extended the lead on a Lars Eller goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Brandon Prust and Jiri Sekac. This was good for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Price (31 for 32 in saves), and Eller.
Down in Philadelphia, the Flyers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Ray Emery are in the creases. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella. Philadelphia tied it on a Mark Streit goal, his third of the year, coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Wayne Simmonds. The Wild took the lead as Scandella scored his fourth of the season in the third period, thanks to Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund. The Flyers tied it again with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his sixth of the year, via Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. Minnesota gained the lead on a Jason Zucker goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Ryan Suter and Charlie Coyle. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Scandella, Niederreiter, and Zucker.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Ondrej Pavelec are the weak goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, guided in by Evander Kane and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, his second of the year, passed from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik. Detroit got on the board with an unassisted Tomas Tatar goal, his seventh of the season. The Red Wings tied it as Johan Franzen scored his sixth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tomas Jurco and Danny DeKeyser. Winnipeg took the lead back with a Perreault goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba. Detroit retied it in the third period when Justin Abdelkader scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Riley Sheahan and Brian Lashoff. The Red Wings took the lead with a Tatar goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, pushed through by Abdelkader and Jonathan Ericsson. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Tatar, Perreault, and Abdelkader.
East to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Backups Carter Hutton and Robin Lehner make the starts. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Mike Ribeiro. Ottawa tied it on a Bobby Ryan goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad on the power play. The Senators took the lead with an Alex Chiasson goal, his fifth of the campaign, via Cody Ceci and Clarke MacArthur. Ottawa added on as Jared Cowen scored, with a lone assist by Milan Michalek. The Predators answered in the third period on an Olli Jokinen goal, courtesy of Derek Roy. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being named as Chiasson, Ryan, and Cowen.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jonas Hiller are the veteran goalies. Chicago led off in the first period with an Adam Clendening power play goal, powered by Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg. The Blackhawks added on with a Daniel Carcillo goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Marcus Kruger. Calgary got on the board with a Paul Byron power play goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Josh Jooris and Mark Giordano. The Flames tied it on a Dennis Wideman power play goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Markus Granlund. Chicago took the lead back in the second period with a Brent Seabrook goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Patrick Kane and Brad Richards. Calgary retied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Curtis Glencross and Byron. The Blackhawks reclaimed the lead with an unassisted third period Kane goal, his seventh of the year. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kane, Byron, and Clendening.
Southeast to Dallas, where the Stars host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Kari Lehtonen are the masked men. Arizona started in the first period on a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Sam Gagner and David Schlemko. Dallas tied it in the third period on a John Klingberg goal, courtesy of Ales Hemsky. The Stars took the lead on a Cody Eakin goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn. Dallas won it 3-1 with a Jason Spezza goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Antoine Roussel and Hemsky. The three stars went to Lehtonen (26 for 27 in saves), Eakin, and Hemsky.
Backtracking to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Reto Berra in goal. Washington got going in the second period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Alex Ovechkin. Colorado tied it on a Daniel Briere goal, his third of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Dennis Everberg. The Capitals retook the lead on a Jason Chimera goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jay Beagle and Joel Ward. The Avalanche retied it in the third period as Tyson Barrie scored his second of the year, thanks to Gabriel Landeskog and MacKinnon. Washington pulled ahead again with an Ovechkin goal, his ninth of the campaign, made possible by Brooks Orpik and Backstrom. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and MacKinnon.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period on a Jarret Stoll power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe and Brett Bellemore. The Kings retook the lead in the second period on a Trevor Lewis goal, his third of the season, passed from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty. The Hurricanes tied it again with an Eric Staal power play goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Skinner and Andrej Sekera. Los Angeles took the lead again with a Tanner Pearson goal, his eighth of the campaign, guided in by Mike Richards and Jake Muzzin. This eventually led to a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Pearson, Skinner, and Lewis.
Up in San Jose, the Sharks host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Antti Niemi guard the cages. Florida led off in the first period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Jonathan Huberdeau. San Jose tied it on a second period power play goal by Logan Couture, his eighth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau. The Panthers took the lead back with another Bjugstad goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Erik Gudbranson and Huberdeau. The Sharks tied it in the third period as Marleau netted his sixth of the year, with the help of Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Couture was overwhelmed by Jussi Jokinen and Bjugstad for a 3-2 Panthers win. The three stars went to Bjugstad, Marleau, and Huberdeau.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Anaheim began in the first period on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the season, via Jakob Silfverberg and Nate Thompson. The Ducks added on with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Patrick Maroon and Corey Perry. Vancouver got on the board in the second period as Bo Horvat scored, thanks to Derek Dorsett and Zack Kassian. The Canucks tied it on a Jannik Hansen goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Alexander Edler and Christopher Tanev. Vancouver took the lead on a Radim Vrbata goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. Anaheim retied it in the third period on Matt Beleskey's ninth of the campaign, made possible by Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Perry and Silfverberg lifted the Ducks to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Getzlaf, Silfverberg, and Perry.
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