Nine games tonight, beginning in...
New York, as the Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jaroslav Halak are in goal. New York began in the first period on an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom on the power play. The Islanders retook the lead as Travis Hamonic scored his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. The Capitals tied it again on a second period Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, coming on the power play via Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. New York won 3-2 in overtime on a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the campaign, a power play goal with assists provided by Strome and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars went to Lee, Ovechkin, and Backstrom.
Out in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jhonas Enroth are the mediocre goalies. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd. The Jets added on with a second period Michael Frolik goal, his fifth of the year, coming shorthanded and unassisted. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Chris Stewart goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Marcus Foligno. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelec (19 for 20 in saves), Frolik, and Little.
West a little to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Jimmy Howard are veteran starters. Detroit led off in the first period with a Stephen Weiss goal, his third of the season, guided in by Darren Helm and Jakub Kindl. Philadelphia tied it in the second period on a Claude Giroux goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings retook the lead as Tomas Jurco scored his second of the season, with the help of Danny DeKeyser and Kyle Quincey. Detroit added on with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Kindl. Mason was pulled for Ray Emery at this time. The Red Wings extended the lead on Datsyuk's second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Helm and Weiss. The Flyers got one back in the third period on a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. Detroit iced it at 5-2 with a Henrik Zetterberg empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Gustav Nyquist and Jonathan Ericsson. The three stars were given to Datsyuk, Weiss, and Giroux, while Helm and Kindl get the honorable mentions.
Back to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Evgeni Malkin and Christian Ehrhoff. The Penguins added on with a Malkin power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Leo Komarov goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mike Santorelli and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs tied it with another Komarov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Dion Phaneuf and Santorelli. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Comeau goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Malkin. Toronto retied it on a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Tyler Bozak, his ninth of the year. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime when Comeau finished his hat trick on his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Letang and Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Comeau, Malkin, and Komarov, while Letang, Crosby, and Santorelli get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Ryan Callahan. New York tied it with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Dan Boyle power play goal, powered by Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard. The Lightning retied it with a Ryan Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Jason Garrison and Stamkos on the power play. Tampa Bay gained the lead with a Callahan goal in the second period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Stamkos and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Tyler Johnson and Matthew Carle. New York got one back with a Nash goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Stamkos, Callahan, and Nash.
Staying in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Roberto Luongo are the goalies. Florida dented the scoreboard early with a first period Nick Bjugstad goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Brandon Pirri and Jonathan Huberdeau. Luongo was pulled with an injury in the second period. Al Montoya came on in relief. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars going to Montoya (22 for 22 in saves in relief), Bjugstad, and Ward (27 for 28 in saves).
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Mike Richards goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Dwight King and Jamie McBain. The Kings added on as Dustin Brown scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles extended the lead with an unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his ninth of the season. The Kings padded the lead on a Justin Williams goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Brown and Jarret Stoll. Kuemper was pulled for Niklas Backstrom. Los Angeles coasted to a 4-0 win from there, with the three stars given to Jones (28 save shutout), Brown, and Richards.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Max Talbot goal, his second of the season, via Marc-Andre Cliche and Cody McLeod. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks took the lead as Andrew Shaw scored his fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kane and Marian Hossa. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Nick Holden and Alex Tanguay. Chicago took the lead back with a Bryan Bickell goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Kane, who got a sock trick, and Duncan Keith. This produced a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kane, Bickell, and Toews.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Antti Niemi are the Finnish goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his ninth of the season, passed from T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a Hudler empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Sean Monahan. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Hudler, Ramo (32 save shutout), and Niemi (17 for 18 in saves).
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New York, as the Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jaroslav Halak are in goal. New York began in the first period on an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom on the power play. The Islanders retook the lead as Travis Hamonic scored his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. The Capitals tied it again on a second period Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, coming on the power play via Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. New York won 3-2 in overtime on a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the campaign, a power play goal with assists provided by Strome and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars went to Lee, Ovechkin, and Backstrom.
Out in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jhonas Enroth are the mediocre goalies. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd. The Jets added on with a second period Michael Frolik goal, his fifth of the year, coming shorthanded and unassisted. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Chris Stewart goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Marcus Foligno. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelec (19 for 20 in saves), Frolik, and Little.
West a little to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Jimmy Howard are veteran starters. Detroit led off in the first period with a Stephen Weiss goal, his third of the season, guided in by Darren Helm and Jakub Kindl. Philadelphia tied it in the second period on a Claude Giroux goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings retook the lead as Tomas Jurco scored his second of the season, with the help of Danny DeKeyser and Kyle Quincey. Detroit added on with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Kindl. Mason was pulled for Ray Emery at this time. The Red Wings extended the lead on Datsyuk's second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Helm and Weiss. The Flyers got one back in the third period on a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. Detroit iced it at 5-2 with a Henrik Zetterberg empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Gustav Nyquist and Jonathan Ericsson. The three stars were given to Datsyuk, Weiss, and Giroux, while Helm and Kindl get the honorable mentions.
Back to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Evgeni Malkin and Christian Ehrhoff. The Penguins added on with a Malkin power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Leo Komarov goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mike Santorelli and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs tied it with another Komarov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Dion Phaneuf and Santorelli. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Comeau goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Malkin. Toronto retied it on a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Tyler Bozak, his ninth of the year. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime when Comeau finished his hat trick on his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Letang and Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Comeau, Malkin, and Komarov, while Letang, Crosby, and Santorelli get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Ryan Callahan. New York tied it with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Dan Boyle power play goal, powered by Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard. The Lightning retied it with a Ryan Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Jason Garrison and Stamkos on the power play. Tampa Bay gained the lead with a Callahan goal in the second period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Stamkos and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Tyler Johnson and Matthew Carle. New York got one back with a Nash goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Stamkos, Callahan, and Nash.
Staying in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Roberto Luongo are the goalies. Florida dented the scoreboard early with a first period Nick Bjugstad goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Brandon Pirri and Jonathan Huberdeau. Luongo was pulled with an injury in the second period. Al Montoya came on in relief. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars going to Montoya (22 for 22 in saves in relief), Bjugstad, and Ward (27 for 28 in saves).
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Mike Richards goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Dwight King and Jamie McBain. The Kings added on as Dustin Brown scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles extended the lead with an unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his ninth of the season. The Kings padded the lead on a Justin Williams goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Brown and Jarret Stoll. Kuemper was pulled for Niklas Backstrom. Los Angeles coasted to a 4-0 win from there, with the three stars given to Jones (28 save shutout), Brown, and Richards.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Max Talbot goal, his second of the season, via Marc-Andre Cliche and Cody McLeod. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks took the lead as Andrew Shaw scored his fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kane and Marian Hossa. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Nick Holden and Alex Tanguay. Chicago took the lead back with a Bryan Bickell goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Kane, who got a sock trick, and Duncan Keith. This produced a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kane, Bickell, and Toews.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Antti Niemi are the Finnish goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his ninth of the season, passed from T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a Hudler empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Sean Monahan. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Hudler, Ramo (32 save shutout), and Niemi (17 for 18 in saves).
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