Seven games on throughout the afternoon today, beginning in...
Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Michal Neuvirth draw the starts. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Brian Flynn goal, assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Tyson Strachan. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his third of the season, via Riley Sheahan and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period on a Datsyuk goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Justin Abdelkader and Brendan Smith. The Sabres tied it as Chris Stewart scored, thanks to Tyler Ennis and Strachan. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ennis and Girgensons scored to lead Buffalo to 3-2 win over a lone tally from Gustav Nyquist. The three stars went to Datsyuk, Gigernsons, and Strachan.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Ward are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period on a Victor Rask goal, assisted by Chris Terry and Zach Boychuk. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a power play goal by Terry, his fourth of the season, powered by Andrej Sekera and Elias Lindholm. Los Angeles got on the board with a power play goal by Mike Richards, his second of the year, guided in by Drew Doughty and Justin Williams. Carolina shot back on a Lindholm goal, his third of the season, made possible by Nathan Gerbe and Riley Nash. The Kings pulled back in the third period on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Terry, Lindholm, and Rask.
North to Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Carey Price are the veteran goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Josh Jooris goal, his second of the season, fueled by Dennis Wideman and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with a Markus Granlund goal, guided in by Jiri Hudler and Gaudreau. Calgary extended the lead as Curtis Glencross scored in the second period, his second of the year, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Sean Monahan. Montreal got on the board with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifth of the season, via Dale Weise and P.K. Subban. The Flames shot back on a Jooris power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Brodie and Hudler. Calgary padded the lead on a Lance Bouma goal, his second of the campaign, coming off of Mark Giordano. The Canadiens got one back with a Lars Eller goal, his second of the season, helped along by Rene Bourque and Andrei Markov. The Flames finished it at 6-2 on a Giordano empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Glencross and Brodie. The three stars were given to Jooris, Giordano, and Gaudreau, while Hudler, Glencross, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Arizona Coyotes. Devan Dubnyk and Justin Peters are the backups making spot starts. Arizona struck first in the first period on an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, courtesy of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead as John Carlson scored his second of the year, thanks to Backstrom and Wilson. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his sixth of the season, via Mike Green and Backstrom on the power play, the latter getting a natural sock trick. The Coyotes pulled back in the second period with a Michael Stone goal, made possible by Chris Summers and Martin Hanzal. Arizona tied it with a Shane Doan power play goal, his second of the year, guided in by Vermette and Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes took the lead on a third period Sam Gagner goal, with a lone assist by Boedker. Arizona extended the lead with another Doan goal, his second of the game and third of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes padded the lead with a Tobias Rieder goal, assisted by Doan and Vermette. The Capitals got one back as Joel Ward scored a power play goal, his fifth of the year, with the help of Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington clawed closer with a Troy Brouwer goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Ovechkin, who got a sock trick, and Marcus Johansson. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars going to Doan, Ovechkin, and Vermette, while Wilson, Backstrom, and Boedker get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jason LaBarbera is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Dennis Everberg goal, assisted by John Mitchell. Anaheim tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Francois Beauchemin. The Avalanche retook the lead as Nathan MacKinnon scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Tyson Barrie and Nate Guenin. The Ducks pulled even again in the second period on a Hampus Lindholm goal, via Patrick Maroon and Getzlaf. Anaheim took the lead with a Cam Fowler goal, passed from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Getzlaf, Fowler, and Lindholm.
Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Twenty seconds into the first period, Winnipeg started with a Michael Frolik goal, assisted by Andrew Ladd and Zach Bogosian. This was the game's only goal, with the final standing at 1-0. The three stars went to Hutchinson (33 save shutout), Frolik, and Crawford (26 for 27 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne faces a lesser foe in Eddie Lack in goal. Vancouver led off with an Alexander Edler goal in the first period, his second of the season, coming on a power play via Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata. Nashville tied it in the second period as Filip Forsberg scored a power play goal, his second of the year, powered by James Neal and Matt Cullen. The Predators took the lead in the third period on another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, coming off of Neal and Mike Ribeiro. Nashville added on with a Colin Wilson goal, guided in by Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm. This produced a 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Forsberg, Rinne (26 for 27 in saves), and Neal.
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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Michal Neuvirth draw the starts. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Brian Flynn goal, assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Tyson Strachan. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his third of the season, via Riley Sheahan and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period on a Datsyuk goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Justin Abdelkader and Brendan Smith. The Sabres tied it as Chris Stewart scored, thanks to Tyler Ennis and Strachan. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ennis and Girgensons scored to lead Buffalo to 3-2 win over a lone tally from Gustav Nyquist. The three stars went to Datsyuk, Gigernsons, and Strachan.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Ward are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period on a Victor Rask goal, assisted by Chris Terry and Zach Boychuk. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a power play goal by Terry, his fourth of the season, powered by Andrej Sekera and Elias Lindholm. Los Angeles got on the board with a power play goal by Mike Richards, his second of the year, guided in by Drew Doughty and Justin Williams. Carolina shot back on a Lindholm goal, his third of the season, made possible by Nathan Gerbe and Riley Nash. The Kings pulled back in the third period on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars going to Terry, Lindholm, and Rask.
North to Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Carey Price are the veteran goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Josh Jooris goal, his second of the season, fueled by Dennis Wideman and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with a Markus Granlund goal, guided in by Jiri Hudler and Gaudreau. Calgary extended the lead as Curtis Glencross scored in the second period, his second of the year, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Sean Monahan. Montreal got on the board with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifth of the season, via Dale Weise and P.K. Subban. The Flames shot back on a Jooris power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Brodie and Hudler. Calgary padded the lead on a Lance Bouma goal, his second of the campaign, coming off of Mark Giordano. The Canadiens got one back with a Lars Eller goal, his second of the season, helped along by Rene Bourque and Andrei Markov. The Flames finished it at 6-2 on a Giordano empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Glencross and Brodie. The three stars were given to Jooris, Giordano, and Gaudreau, while Hudler, Glencross, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Arizona Coyotes. Devan Dubnyk and Justin Peters are the backups making spot starts. Arizona struck first in the first period on an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, courtesy of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead as John Carlson scored his second of the year, thanks to Backstrom and Wilson. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his sixth of the season, via Mike Green and Backstrom on the power play, the latter getting a natural sock trick. The Coyotes pulled back in the second period with a Michael Stone goal, made possible by Chris Summers and Martin Hanzal. Arizona tied it with a Shane Doan power play goal, his second of the year, guided in by Vermette and Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes took the lead on a third period Sam Gagner goal, with a lone assist by Boedker. Arizona extended the lead with another Doan goal, his second of the game and third of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes padded the lead with a Tobias Rieder goal, assisted by Doan and Vermette. The Capitals got one back as Joel Ward scored a power play goal, his fifth of the year, with the help of Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington clawed closer with a Troy Brouwer goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Ovechkin, who got a sock trick, and Marcus Johansson. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars going to Doan, Ovechkin, and Vermette, while Wilson, Backstrom, and Boedker get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jason LaBarbera is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Dennis Everberg goal, assisted by John Mitchell. Anaheim tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Francois Beauchemin. The Avalanche retook the lead as Nathan MacKinnon scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Tyson Barrie and Nate Guenin. The Ducks pulled even again in the second period on a Hampus Lindholm goal, via Patrick Maroon and Getzlaf. Anaheim took the lead with a Cam Fowler goal, passed from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Getzlaf, Fowler, and Lindholm.
Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Twenty seconds into the first period, Winnipeg started with a Michael Frolik goal, assisted by Andrew Ladd and Zach Bogosian. This was the game's only goal, with the final standing at 1-0. The three stars went to Hutchinson (33 save shutout), Frolik, and Crawford (26 for 27 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne faces a lesser foe in Eddie Lack in goal. Vancouver led off with an Alexander Edler goal in the first period, his second of the season, coming on a power play via Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata. Nashville tied it in the second period as Filip Forsberg scored a power play goal, his second of the year, powered by James Neal and Matt Cullen. The Predators took the lead in the third period on another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, coming off of Neal and Mike Ribeiro. Nashville added on with a Colin Wilson goal, guided in by Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm. This produced a 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Forsberg, Rinne (26 for 27 in saves), and Neal.
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