Eleven games on for the day, with three leading off as matinees. We begin in...
Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Steve Mason got the starts, but Mason got injured in the first period and was replaced by Ray Emery. Boston began in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, powered by Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins added on in the third period with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game, via David Krejci and Adam McQuaid. Boston extended the lead with a Chris Kelly shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Loui Eriksson and Chara. Philadelphia got on the board with a power play goal by Claude Giroux, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Pastrnak, Rask (24 for 25 in saves), and Chara.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Niklas Backstrom are in the blue paint. Nashville struck first in the first period on a Mike Fisher goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Colin Wilson. Minnesota tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Christian Folin and Nino Niederreiter. The Predators retook the lead in the third period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Olli Jokinen and Shea Weber. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Wilson goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Wilson, Rinne (36 for 37 in saves), and Jarnkrok.
Along to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Semyon Varlamov are the experienced goalies. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Brett Ritchie goal, his third of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Vernon Fiddler. Colorado got on the board in the second period on an Erik Johnson goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it as John Mitchell scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Nate Guenin. Colorado took the lead with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Max Talbot. The Avalanche extended their lead with a Duchene goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, via Borna Rendulic. Dallas got one back as Ales Hemsky scored his sixth of the campaign, with the help of Jason Spezza and Shawn Horcoff. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Duchene, MacKinnon, and Mitchell.
At the normal times, the Montreal Canadiens host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal led off in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Andrei Markov. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Simon Despres and Nick Spaling. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime on a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twelfth of the campaign, powered by Malkin and Kris Letang. The three stars went to Malkin, Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), and Price (35 for 37 in saves).
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Braden Holtby received the starting nods, but Howard was injured when Washington opened with Troy Brouwer's unassisted twelfth of the season on the power play. Petr Mrazek replaced Howard in goal. The Capitals added on in the second period with a John Carlson goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Andre Burakovsky and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead with a Joel Ward goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Eric Fehr and Brooks Laich. Detroit got on the board with a Jonathan Ericsson goal, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist. This was it for the scoring, with the final standing at 3-1. The three stars were Holtby (26 for 27 in saves), Carlson, and Ward.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Mike Smith are the average goalies. Arizona started in the first period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Sam Gagner and Lucas Lessio. Ottawa tied it on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. The Senators took the lead with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Kyle Turris and Mark Stone. Ottawa added on with a second period goal by Mike Hoffman, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist from Zibanejad. The Senators extended the lead as Cody Ceci scored his second of the season in the third period, a power play goal, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and MacArthur. Ottawa finished it at 5-1 with a David Legwand goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to MacArthur, Zibanejad, and Anderson (31 for 32 in saves).
Backtracking to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. New York quickly led off in the first period with a Nikolay Kulemin goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Nick Leddy and Michael Grabner. Columbus tied it on a Jack Johnson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by David Savard and Brandon Dubinsky. The Islanders retook the lead in the second period as Matt Martin scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey. New York added on with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Strome and Hickey. The Islanders extended the lead when Brian Strait scored, with the help of Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period on a Nick Foligno goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Ryan Johansen and Scott Hartnell. New York responded with a Kyle Okposo goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Josh Bailey and Strait. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Strait, Strome, and Hickey.
Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Brian Elliott are in the creases. Carolina began in the first period with a Victor Rask goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Murphy and Jeff Skinner. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his twelfth of the year, via David Backes and Alex Pietrangelo. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Skinner goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Rask and Alexander Semin. Carolina added on with an Eric Staal goal, his thirteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Blues pulled back in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Paul Stastny. St. Louis tied it as Patrik Berglund scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Backes and Pietrangelo. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Riley Nash goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe and Tim Gleason. The Blues tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and Barret Jackman. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie scored to give St. Louis a 5-4 win. The three stars went to Rask, Skinner, and Backes, while Pietrangelo gets an honorable mention.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on as Bryan Little scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. Winnipeg extended the lead on a power play goal by Wheeler, his twelfth of the season, powered by Perreault and Byfuglien. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Drew Doughty and Marian Gaborik. The Kings pulled closer with a Justin Williams goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jake Muzzin and Doughty on the power play. Los Angeles tied it in the third period on a Gaborik goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist from Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Kyle Clifford goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Trevor Lewis and Matt Greene. The Jets tied it with a Zach Bogosian goal, via Toby Enstrom. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Little's tally gave the Jets a 5-4 win. The three stars were Perreault, Wheeler, and Little, while Byfuglien, Gaborik, Kopitar, and Doughty all get honorable mentions.
Up in San Jose, the Sharks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi guard the cages. New York was first to score in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan. The Rangers added on with a Kreider goal, his eighth of the year, via Dan Girardi and Stepan. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Melker Karlsson, his sixth of the season, powered by James Sheppard and Matt Tennyson. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Rick Nash empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Mats Zuccarello. The three stars were awarded to Kreider, Lundqvist (29 for 30 in saves), and Stepan.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Eddie Lack are the unknown goalies. Calgary got going in the first period on a Mikael Backlund goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of David Jones and Johnny Gaudreau. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Ortio (35 save shutout), Backlund, and Lack (19 for 20 in saves).
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Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Steve Mason got the starts, but Mason got injured in the first period and was replaced by Ray Emery. Boston began in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, powered by Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins added on in the third period with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game, via David Krejci and Adam McQuaid. Boston extended the lead with a Chris Kelly shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Loui Eriksson and Chara. Philadelphia got on the board with a power play goal by Claude Giroux, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Pastrnak, Rask (24 for 25 in saves), and Chara.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Niklas Backstrom are in the blue paint. Nashville struck first in the first period on a Mike Fisher goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Colin Wilson. Minnesota tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Christian Folin and Nino Niederreiter. The Predators retook the lead in the third period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Olli Jokinen and Shea Weber. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Wilson goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Wilson, Rinne (36 for 37 in saves), and Jarnkrok.
Along to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Semyon Varlamov are the experienced goalies. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Brett Ritchie goal, his third of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Vernon Fiddler. Colorado got on the board in the second period on an Erik Johnson goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it as John Mitchell scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Nate Guenin. Colorado took the lead with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Max Talbot. The Avalanche extended their lead with a Duchene goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, via Borna Rendulic. Dallas got one back as Ales Hemsky scored his sixth of the campaign, with the help of Jason Spezza and Shawn Horcoff. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Duchene, MacKinnon, and Mitchell.
At the normal times, the Montreal Canadiens host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal led off in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Andrei Markov. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Simon Despres and Nick Spaling. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime on a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twelfth of the campaign, powered by Malkin and Kris Letang. The three stars went to Malkin, Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), and Price (35 for 37 in saves).
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Braden Holtby received the starting nods, but Howard was injured when Washington opened with Troy Brouwer's unassisted twelfth of the season on the power play. Petr Mrazek replaced Howard in goal. The Capitals added on in the second period with a John Carlson goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Andre Burakovsky and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead with a Joel Ward goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Eric Fehr and Brooks Laich. Detroit got on the board with a Jonathan Ericsson goal, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist. This was it for the scoring, with the final standing at 3-1. The three stars were Holtby (26 for 27 in saves), Carlson, and Ward.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Mike Smith are the average goalies. Arizona started in the first period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Sam Gagner and Lucas Lessio. Ottawa tied it on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. The Senators took the lead with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Kyle Turris and Mark Stone. Ottawa added on with a second period goal by Mike Hoffman, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist from Zibanejad. The Senators extended the lead as Cody Ceci scored his second of the season in the third period, a power play goal, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and MacArthur. Ottawa finished it at 5-1 with a David Legwand goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to MacArthur, Zibanejad, and Anderson (31 for 32 in saves).
Backtracking to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. New York quickly led off in the first period with a Nikolay Kulemin goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Nick Leddy and Michael Grabner. Columbus tied it on a Jack Johnson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by David Savard and Brandon Dubinsky. The Islanders retook the lead in the second period as Matt Martin scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey. New York added on with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Strome and Hickey. The Islanders extended the lead when Brian Strait scored, with the help of Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period on a Nick Foligno goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Ryan Johansen and Scott Hartnell. New York responded with a Kyle Okposo goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Josh Bailey and Strait. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Strait, Strome, and Hickey.
Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Brian Elliott are in the creases. Carolina began in the first period with a Victor Rask goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Murphy and Jeff Skinner. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his twelfth of the year, via David Backes and Alex Pietrangelo. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Skinner goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Rask and Alexander Semin. Carolina added on with an Eric Staal goal, his thirteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Blues pulled back in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Paul Stastny. St. Louis tied it as Patrik Berglund scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Backes and Pietrangelo. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Riley Nash goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe and Tim Gleason. The Blues tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and Barret Jackman. The tie lasted to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie scored to give St. Louis a 5-4 win. The three stars went to Rask, Skinner, and Backes, while Pietrangelo gets an honorable mention.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on as Bryan Little scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. Winnipeg extended the lead on a power play goal by Wheeler, his twelfth of the season, powered by Perreault and Byfuglien. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Drew Doughty and Marian Gaborik. The Kings pulled closer with a Justin Williams goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jake Muzzin and Doughty on the power play. Los Angeles tied it in the third period on a Gaborik goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist from Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Kyle Clifford goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Trevor Lewis and Matt Greene. The Jets tied it with a Zach Bogosian goal, via Toby Enstrom. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Little's tally gave the Jets a 5-4 win. The three stars were Perreault, Wheeler, and Little, while Byfuglien, Gaborik, Kopitar, and Doughty all get honorable mentions.
Up in San Jose, the Sharks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi guard the cages. New York was first to score in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan. The Rangers added on with a Kreider goal, his eighth of the year, via Dan Girardi and Stepan. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Melker Karlsson, his sixth of the season, powered by James Sheppard and Matt Tennyson. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Rick Nash empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Mats Zuccarello. The three stars were awarded to Kreider, Lundqvist (29 for 30 in saves), and Stepan.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Eddie Lack are the unknown goalies. Calgary got going in the first period on a Mikael Backlund goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of David Jones and Johnny Gaudreau. This was all they needed for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Ortio (35 save shutout), Backlund, and Lack (19 for 20 in saves).
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