Eight games across two leagues today, beginning with just one game in the KHL, as...
Medvescak Zagreb hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Mark Owuya are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period on a Ziga Jeglic goal, courtesy of Rok Ticar. Slovan added on with an Andrej Stastny goal, coming off of Tomas Surovy. Bratislava extended the lead in the second period on a Matt Murley power play goal, powered by Michal Vondrka and Cam Barker. Slovan padded the lead on a Murley goal, passed from Martin Stajnoch and Barker. Calvin Heeter replaced Owuya in goal. Zagreb got on the board with a Bill Thomas goal, with assists by Patrick Bjorkstrand and Mark Flood. Medvescak pulled closer on a Mike Glumac goal, made possible by Nathan Perkovich and Mathieu Carle. Zagreb edged closer on an Andrew Murray goal, helped along by Glumac. Medvescak tied it on a third period goal by Edwin Hedberg, via Thomas and Bjorkstrand. Zagreb took the lead on a Pascal Pelletier goal, pushed through by Martin St. Pierre. This was good for an epic 5-4 comeback win, with the three stars going to Glumac, Thomas, and Murley, while Barker and Bjorkstrand are given honorable mentions.
Way west to Raleigh, where the NHL action begins with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Boston Bruins in a matinee. Tuukka Rask faces his former backup Anton Khudobin in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jay McClement and Brad Malone. Boston tied it on a second period Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighth of the year, via Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes won 2-1 with a shootout goal by Eric Staal. The three stars went to Rask (35 for 36 in saves), Khudobin (19 for 20 in saves), and Dwyer.
Up to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. Washington got going in the second period on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his nineteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. Florida tied it on a Vincent Trocheck goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Willie Mitchell and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers took the lead as Dylan Olsen scored his second of the season, via Shane O'Brien and Nick Bjugstad. The Capitals retied it with a Brooks Laich goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by John Carlson and Brooks Orpik. Washington took the lead as Karl Alzner scored his third of the season, thanks to Eric Fehr. The Capitals added on with a third period goal by Andre Burakovsky, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Ovechkin and Jack Hillen. Florida got one back on a Bjugstad goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Aaron Ekblad and Dave Bolland. This produced the 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Bjugstad, and Burakovsky.
North to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Robin Lehner are the former teammates in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Kyle Turris goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Clarke MacArthur and Cody Ceci. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period on a Victor Hedman goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Matthew Carle. The Senators retook the lead as Mark Stone scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Turris and Erik Karlsson. The Lightning tied it again with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. Tampa Bay took the lead on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Alex Killorn and Hedman. The Lightning added on with Johnson's second of the game and fifteenth of the year in the third period, made possible by Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Johnson, Hedman, and Turris, while Kucherov gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Corey Crawford are between the pipes. Dallas began in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Seguin. Chicago tied it on a Brandon Saad goal, his tenth of the year, via Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. The Stars replied with a Jordie Benn goal in the second period, with assists provided by Erik Cole and Ales Hemsky. The Blackhawks retied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Dallas pulled ahead again on a Cole goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski. Chicago tied it as Bryan Bickell scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal powered by Brad Richards and Marian Hossa. The Stars again edged ahead on a Cole goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, coming in the third period from Goligoski and Jason Spezza. The Blackhawks got another equalizer on a Richards goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Hossa and Duncan Keith. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime on a Sharp goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Keith. The three stars were Sharp, Cole, and Richards, while Goligoski, Hossa, and Keith get the honorable mentions.
Out to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Semyon Varlamov are the mediocre goalies. Colorado struck first with an unassisted Jarome Iginla goal, his tenth of the season. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, via Cody Goloubef and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets took the lead on another Dubinsky goal in the second period, his second of the game, helped along by Matt Calvert and Goloubef. The Avalanche tied it again with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eighth of the year, via Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie. Columbus took the lead back on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno. Colorado retied it on a Cody McLeod goal, his third of the year, guided in by Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart. The Blue Jackets regained the lead on a third period goal by David Savard, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Foligno and Hartnell. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Dubinsky, Foligno, and Hartnell.
Into California, where the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Frederik Andersen in goal. Anaheim was first to score in the first period on a Matt Beleskey goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville tied it in the second period as Mattias Ekholm scored his third of the year, thanks to Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg. The Ducks regained the lead on a Corey Perry goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Rene Bourque and Ryan Getzlaf. The Predators tied it again with a Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Ryan Ellis and Ribeiro. Nashville took the lead on a Craig Smith power play goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Ellis and Ribeiro, the latter getting a sock trick. Anaheim tied it on a third period goal by Francois Beauchemin, his second of the year, with assists provided by Nate Thompson and Hampus Lindholm. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler's tallies topped a lone tally by Smith to give the Ducks a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Ribeiro, Smith, and Ellis.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Ben Scrivens draw the starts in goal. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Matt Hendricks goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Rob Klinkhammer. The Oilers added on in the second period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference. New York got on the board with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Nick Leddy and John Tavares. Edmonton answered with a Derek Roy goal in the third period, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers extended the lead on a Hendricks empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Edmonton padded the lead with a Matt Fraser goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Nikita Nikitin and Anton Lander. New York got one back with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, with assists from Boychuk and Tavares. The three stars of the 5-2 game were Hendricks, Boychuk, and Tavares.
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Medvescak Zagreb hosts Slovan Bratislava. Jaroslav Janus and Mark Owuya are the goalies. Bratislava opened in the first period on a Ziga Jeglic goal, courtesy of Rok Ticar. Slovan added on with an Andrej Stastny goal, coming off of Tomas Surovy. Bratislava extended the lead in the second period on a Matt Murley power play goal, powered by Michal Vondrka and Cam Barker. Slovan padded the lead on a Murley goal, passed from Martin Stajnoch and Barker. Calvin Heeter replaced Owuya in goal. Zagreb got on the board with a Bill Thomas goal, with assists by Patrick Bjorkstrand and Mark Flood. Medvescak pulled closer on a Mike Glumac goal, made possible by Nathan Perkovich and Mathieu Carle. Zagreb edged closer on an Andrew Murray goal, helped along by Glumac. Medvescak tied it on a third period goal by Edwin Hedberg, via Thomas and Bjorkstrand. Zagreb took the lead on a Pascal Pelletier goal, pushed through by Martin St. Pierre. This was good for an epic 5-4 comeback win, with the three stars going to Glumac, Thomas, and Murley, while Barker and Bjorkstrand are given honorable mentions.
Way west to Raleigh, where the NHL action begins with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Boston Bruins in a matinee. Tuukka Rask faces his former backup Anton Khudobin in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Patrick Dwyer goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jay McClement and Brad Malone. Boston tied it on a second period Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighth of the year, via Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes won 2-1 with a shootout goal by Eric Staal. The three stars went to Rask (35 for 36 in saves), Khudobin (19 for 20 in saves), and Dwyer.
Up to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. Washington got going in the second period on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his nineteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. Florida tied it on a Vincent Trocheck goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Willie Mitchell and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers took the lead as Dylan Olsen scored his second of the season, via Shane O'Brien and Nick Bjugstad. The Capitals retied it with a Brooks Laich goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by John Carlson and Brooks Orpik. Washington took the lead as Karl Alzner scored his third of the season, thanks to Eric Fehr. The Capitals added on with a third period goal by Andre Burakovsky, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Ovechkin and Jack Hillen. Florida got one back on a Bjugstad goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Aaron Ekblad and Dave Bolland. This produced the 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Bjugstad, and Burakovsky.
North to Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Robin Lehner are the former teammates in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Kyle Turris goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Clarke MacArthur and Cody Ceci. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period on a Victor Hedman goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Matthew Carle. The Senators retook the lead as Mark Stone scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Turris and Erik Karlsson. The Lightning tied it again with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. Tampa Bay took the lead on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Alex Killorn and Hedman. The Lightning added on with Johnson's second of the game and fifteenth of the year in the third period, made possible by Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Johnson, Hedman, and Turris, while Kucherov gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Corey Crawford are between the pipes. Dallas began in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Seguin. Chicago tied it on a Brandon Saad goal, his tenth of the year, via Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. The Stars replied with a Jordie Benn goal in the second period, with assists provided by Erik Cole and Ales Hemsky. The Blackhawks retied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Dallas pulled ahead again on a Cole goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski. Chicago tied it as Bryan Bickell scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal powered by Brad Richards and Marian Hossa. The Stars again edged ahead on a Cole goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, coming in the third period from Goligoski and Jason Spezza. The Blackhawks got another equalizer on a Richards goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Hossa and Duncan Keith. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime on a Sharp goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Keith. The three stars were Sharp, Cole, and Richards, while Goligoski, Hossa, and Keith get the honorable mentions.
Out to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Semyon Varlamov are the mediocre goalies. Colorado struck first with an unassisted Jarome Iginla goal, his tenth of the season. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, via Cody Goloubef and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets took the lead on another Dubinsky goal in the second period, his second of the game, helped along by Matt Calvert and Goloubef. The Avalanche tied it again with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eighth of the year, via Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie. Columbus took the lead back on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno. Colorado retied it on a Cody McLeod goal, his third of the year, guided in by Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart. The Blue Jackets regained the lead on a third period goal by David Savard, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Foligno and Hartnell. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Dubinsky, Foligno, and Hartnell.
Into California, where the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Frederik Andersen in goal. Anaheim was first to score in the first period on a Matt Beleskey goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville tied it in the second period as Mattias Ekholm scored his third of the year, thanks to Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg. The Ducks regained the lead on a Corey Perry goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Rene Bourque and Ryan Getzlaf. The Predators tied it again with a Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Ryan Ellis and Ribeiro. Nashville took the lead on a Craig Smith power play goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Ellis and Ribeiro, the latter getting a sock trick. Anaheim tied it on a third period goal by Francois Beauchemin, his second of the year, with assists provided by Nate Thompson and Hampus Lindholm. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler's tallies topped a lone tally by Smith to give the Ducks a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Ribeiro, Smith, and Ellis.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Ben Scrivens draw the starts in goal. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Matt Hendricks goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Rob Klinkhammer. The Oilers added on in the second period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference. New York got on the board with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Nick Leddy and John Tavares. Edmonton answered with a Derek Roy goal in the third period, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers extended the lead on a Hendricks empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Edmonton padded the lead with a Matt Fraser goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Nikita Nikitin and Anton Lander. New York got one back with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, with assists from Boychuk and Tavares. The three stars of the 5-2 game were Hendricks, Boychuk, and Tavares.
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