Twelve games on today, beginning with a matinee in...
Los Angeles, as the Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Devan Dubnyk is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period on a Jeff Carter goal, his ninth of the season, via Anze Kopitar. Arizona tied it on a Martin Hanzal goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes took the lead on a Kyle Chipchura goal, his second of the season, fueled by Shane Doan and Keith Yandle. The Kings retied it on a Marian Gaborik power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Kopitar and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Kopitar, who got a sock trick, and McBain. The Kings finished it at 4-2 with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Tyler Toffoli and Gaborik. The three stars went to Gaborik, Kopitar, and McBain.
At the normal time, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Jhonas Enroth are in the blue paint. Colorado led off in the first period with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Max Talbot. The Avalanche added on with a shorthanded goal by Cody McLeod, his second of the year, set up by Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead in the third period on an Alex Tanguay goal, his tenth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and John Mitchell. The Avalanche padded the lead as Mitchell scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tanguay and Iginla. Buffalo got on the board with a Johan Larsson goal, passed from Chris Stewart and Andre Benoit. Colorado wrapped it up on a Tanguay empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, courtesy of Iginla, who got a sock trick, and Johnson. The three stars were given to Tanguay, Iginla, and Mitchell, while Johnson gets an honorable mention.
Down to the Carolina Hurricanes bringing in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Chris Terry goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Nathan Gerbe. New York tied it in the third period as J.T. Miller scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The Hurricanes took the lead back on a Jeff Skinner goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk. The Rangers tied it again as Kevin Klein scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan. New York won 3-2 in the shootout with a Zuccarello tally. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Klein, and Miller.
North to Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Carey Price are between the pipes. Ottawa opened in the first period on an Erik Condra shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by David Legwand. Montreal tied it on a Brandon Prust goal, his third of the year, passed from Tom Gilbert and Jiri Sekac. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty. Montreal added on with a Tomas Plekanec power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by P.A. Parenteau and Andrei Markov. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Galchenyuk goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Alexei Emelin and Pacioretty. The three stars belonged to Galchenyuk, Price (24 for 25 in saves), and Pacioretty.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Cory Schneider are the young goalies. Washington got going in the second period on a Mike Green goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Jack Hillen and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with a Backstrom goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jay Beagle and John Carlson. Washington extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Alex Ovechkin goal, his fifteenth of the season. The Capitals padded the lead on a Backstrom empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Beagle and Carlson. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Holtby (21 save shutout), Backstrom, and Beagle, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
Out on Long Island, the New York Islanders bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Brett Connolly goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Johnson and Mark Barberio. New York tied it with a John Tavares goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey. The Islanders took the lead as Anders Lee netted his seventh of the season, with the help of Travis Hamonic and Brock Nelson. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Nikolay Kulemin empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were given to Halak (20 for 21 in saves), Vasilevskiy (45 for 47 in saves), and Lee.
West a little to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Nick Spaling goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Downie and Marcel Goc. The Penguins added on with a Derrick Pouliot goal, coming off of Downie and Spaling. Florida got on the board with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. Pittsburgh answered in the third period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Kris Letang and Simon Despres. This held up for a 3-1 win, and the three stars were Fleury (45 for 46 in saves), Spaling, and Downie.
Crossing into Canada again for the Toronto Maple Leafs welcoming the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Jonathan Bernier made the starts. Toronto started in the first period on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Morgan Rielly and Phil Kessel. The Maple Leafs added on with a power play goal by James van Riemsdyk, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Cody Franson and Kessel. Philadelphia got on the board with a R.J. Umberger goal, his third of the season, passed from Sean Couturier and Matt Read. The Flyers tied it as Couturier scored, his eighth of the year, thanks to Read. Toronto took the lead back on a David Clarkson goal, his ninth of the season, via Daniel Winnik and Stephane Robidas. Philadelphia tied it again on a Claude Giroux goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Jakub Voracek and Michael Raffl. The Flyers took the lead in the second period as Nicklas Grossmann potted his third of the season, with the help of Mark Streit and Voracek. Philadelphia extended the lead with another Giroux goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Voracek, who got a sock trick. The Flyers padded the lead in the third period on a Scott Laughton goal, his second of the season, coming off of Voracek and Giroux. Philadelphia kept going with a Raffl goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. The Maple Leafs got one back as Peter Holland potted his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Korbinian Holzer and Lupul. This produced the 7-4 final, with the three stars given to Giroux, Voracek, and Raffl, while Couturier, Lupul, Read, and Kessel get the honorable mentions.
South to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus led off in the first period with a Jack Skille goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Fedor Tyutin. Chicago tied it in the second period on a Patrick Sharp goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Michal Rozsival. The Blue Jackets regained the lead as Kevin Connauton scored his third of the season in the third period, with the help of David Savard and Matt Calvert. The Blackhawks tied it on a Ben Smith goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger and Patrick Kane. In the shootout, Jeremy Morin scored for Columbus against his former team, only to be matched by Andrew Shaw before Jack Johnson lifted the Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Bobrovsky (39 for 41 in saves), Connauton, and Skille.
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Jason Zucker goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikko Koivu. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his third of the year, passed from Shea Weber and Roman Josi. The Wild took the lead back on a Zach Parise goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Charlie Coyle and Thomas Vanek. The Predators tied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Victor Bartley and Mike Fisher. Nashville took the lead as Craig Smith scored his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Mike Ribeiro. Niklas Backstrom came on for Kuemper at the start of the second period. Minnesota tied it again in the second period on a Marco Scandella goal, his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Coyle and Parise. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Bartley and Smith. Nashville added on with a Josi power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Weber and Cullen. The Wild pulled back on Parise's second of the game and thirteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Pominville and Ryan Suter. Minnesota tied it with a Vanek goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Scandella and Suter. The Predators won 6-5 in overtime with a Mattias Ekholm goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Josi, Cullen, and Parise, while Pominville, Weber, Coyle, Vanek, Bartley, Smith, Scandella, and Suter all get honorable mentions.
Westward to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Ryan Miller are the goalies with rhyming names. Vancouver opened with an own goal off a Dennis Wideman botched pass, credited as the second of the season for Yannick Weber. The Canucks added on with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Alexandre Burrows and Daniel Sedin. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a David Jones goal, his sixth of the season, via Kris Russell and Markus Granlund. The Flames tied it in the third period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Deryk Engelland. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Christopher Tanev goal, his second of the campaign, made possible by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The three stars went to Daniel Sedin, Tanev, and Hiller (30 for 32 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Antti Niemi receive the starting nods. San Jose got going in the second period on an Andrew Desjardins goal, his second of the season, fueled by Justin Braun and Tye McGinn. St. Louis tied it on a Patrik Berglund goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo and Dmitrij Jaskin. The Blues took the lead on a Steve Ott goal, guided in by Maxim Lapierre and Ian Cole. The Sharks tied it on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, via Joe Thornton and Melker Karlsson. San Jose won 3-2 with a Brent Burns power play goal in overtime, his tenth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. The three stars were handed to Burns, Vlasic, and Desjardins.
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Los Angeles, as the Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Devan Dubnyk is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period on a Jeff Carter goal, his ninth of the season, via Anze Kopitar. Arizona tied it on a Martin Hanzal goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes took the lead on a Kyle Chipchura goal, his second of the season, fueled by Shane Doan and Keith Yandle. The Kings retied it on a Marian Gaborik power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Kopitar and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Kopitar, who got a sock trick, and McBain. The Kings finished it at 4-2 with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Tyler Toffoli and Gaborik. The three stars went to Gaborik, Kopitar, and McBain.
At the normal time, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Jhonas Enroth are in the blue paint. Colorado led off in the first period with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Max Talbot. The Avalanche added on with a shorthanded goal by Cody McLeod, his second of the year, set up by Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead in the third period on an Alex Tanguay goal, his tenth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and John Mitchell. The Avalanche padded the lead as Mitchell scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tanguay and Iginla. Buffalo got on the board with a Johan Larsson goal, passed from Chris Stewart and Andre Benoit. Colorado wrapped it up on a Tanguay empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, courtesy of Iginla, who got a sock trick, and Johnson. The three stars were given to Tanguay, Iginla, and Mitchell, while Johnson gets an honorable mention.
Down to the Carolina Hurricanes bringing in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Chris Terry goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Nathan Gerbe. New York tied it in the third period as J.T. Miller scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The Hurricanes took the lead back on a Jeff Skinner goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk. The Rangers tied it again as Kevin Klein scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan. New York won 3-2 in the shootout with a Zuccarello tally. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Klein, and Miller.
North to Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Carey Price are between the pipes. Ottawa opened in the first period on an Erik Condra shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by David Legwand. Montreal tied it on a Brandon Prust goal, his third of the year, passed from Tom Gilbert and Jiri Sekac. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty. Montreal added on with a Tomas Plekanec power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by P.A. Parenteau and Andrei Markov. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Galchenyuk goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Alexei Emelin and Pacioretty. The three stars belonged to Galchenyuk, Price (24 for 25 in saves), and Pacioretty.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Cory Schneider are the young goalies. Washington got going in the second period on a Mike Green goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Jack Hillen and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with a Backstrom goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jay Beagle and John Carlson. Washington extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Alex Ovechkin goal, his fifteenth of the season. The Capitals padded the lead on a Backstrom empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Beagle and Carlson. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Holtby (21 save shutout), Backstrom, and Beagle, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
Out on Long Island, the New York Islanders bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Brett Connolly goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Johnson and Mark Barberio. New York tied it with a John Tavares goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey. The Islanders took the lead as Anders Lee netted his seventh of the season, with the help of Travis Hamonic and Brock Nelson. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Nikolay Kulemin empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were given to Halak (20 for 21 in saves), Vasilevskiy (45 for 47 in saves), and Lee.
West a little to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Nick Spaling goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Steve Downie and Marcel Goc. The Penguins added on with a Derrick Pouliot goal, coming off of Downie and Spaling. Florida got on the board with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. Pittsburgh answered in the third period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Kris Letang and Simon Despres. This held up for a 3-1 win, and the three stars were Fleury (45 for 46 in saves), Spaling, and Downie.
Crossing into Canada again for the Toronto Maple Leafs welcoming the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Jonathan Bernier made the starts. Toronto started in the first period on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Morgan Rielly and Phil Kessel. The Maple Leafs added on with a power play goal by James van Riemsdyk, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Cody Franson and Kessel. Philadelphia got on the board with a R.J. Umberger goal, his third of the season, passed from Sean Couturier and Matt Read. The Flyers tied it as Couturier scored, his eighth of the year, thanks to Read. Toronto took the lead back on a David Clarkson goal, his ninth of the season, via Daniel Winnik and Stephane Robidas. Philadelphia tied it again on a Claude Giroux goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Jakub Voracek and Michael Raffl. The Flyers took the lead in the second period as Nicklas Grossmann potted his third of the season, with the help of Mark Streit and Voracek. Philadelphia extended the lead with another Giroux goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Voracek, who got a sock trick. The Flyers padded the lead in the third period on a Scott Laughton goal, his second of the season, coming off of Voracek and Giroux. Philadelphia kept going with a Raffl goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. The Maple Leafs got one back as Peter Holland potted his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Korbinian Holzer and Lupul. This produced the 7-4 final, with the three stars given to Giroux, Voracek, and Raffl, while Couturier, Lupul, Read, and Kessel get the honorable mentions.
South to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus led off in the first period with a Jack Skille goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Fedor Tyutin. Chicago tied it in the second period on a Patrick Sharp goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Michal Rozsival. The Blue Jackets regained the lead as Kevin Connauton scored his third of the season in the third period, with the help of David Savard and Matt Calvert. The Blackhawks tied it on a Ben Smith goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger and Patrick Kane. In the shootout, Jeremy Morin scored for Columbus against his former team, only to be matched by Andrew Shaw before Jack Johnson lifted the Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Bobrovsky (39 for 41 in saves), Connauton, and Skille.
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Jason Zucker goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jason Pominville and Mikko Koivu. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his third of the year, passed from Shea Weber and Roman Josi. The Wild took the lead back on a Zach Parise goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Charlie Coyle and Thomas Vanek. The Predators tied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Victor Bartley and Mike Fisher. Nashville took the lead as Craig Smith scored his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Mike Ribeiro. Niklas Backstrom came on for Kuemper at the start of the second period. Minnesota tied it again in the second period on a Marco Scandella goal, his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Coyle and Parise. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Bartley and Smith. Nashville added on with a Josi power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Weber and Cullen. The Wild pulled back on Parise's second of the game and thirteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Pominville and Ryan Suter. Minnesota tied it with a Vanek goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Scandella and Suter. The Predators won 6-5 in overtime with a Mattias Ekholm goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Josi, Cullen, and Parise, while Pominville, Weber, Coyle, Vanek, Bartley, Smith, Scandella, and Suter all get honorable mentions.
Westward to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Ryan Miller are the goalies with rhyming names. Vancouver opened with an own goal off a Dennis Wideman botched pass, credited as the second of the season for Yannick Weber. The Canucks added on with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Alexandre Burrows and Daniel Sedin. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a David Jones goal, his sixth of the season, via Kris Russell and Markus Granlund. The Flames tied it in the third period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Deryk Engelland. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Christopher Tanev goal, his second of the campaign, made possible by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The three stars went to Daniel Sedin, Tanev, and Hiller (30 for 32 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Antti Niemi receive the starting nods. San Jose got going in the second period on an Andrew Desjardins goal, his second of the season, fueled by Justin Braun and Tye McGinn. St. Louis tied it on a Patrik Berglund goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo and Dmitrij Jaskin. The Blues took the lead on a Steve Ott goal, guided in by Maxim Lapierre and Ian Cole. The Sharks tied it on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, via Joe Thornton and Melker Karlsson. San Jose won 3-2 with a Brent Burns power play goal in overtime, his tenth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. The three stars were handed to Burns, Vlasic, and Desjardins.
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