Ten games tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Tuukka Rask draw the starts. Tampa Bay opened with a first period Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period as Stamkos scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Palat and Nikita Nesterov. The Bruins tied it again with a David Pastrnak goal, his third of the year, coming off of Milan Lucic and Kevan Miller. Boston took the lead with a Lucic goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg. The Bruins added on with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, via Krug and Krejci. Tampa Bay got one back when Ryan Callahan scored his fourteenth of the campaign, thanks to Alex Killorn and Mark Barberio. This only made it 4-3 with the three stars going to Pastrnak, Stamkos, and Lucic, while Palat, Krug, and Krejci receive the honorable mentions.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Michal Neuvirth are the goalies. Detroit started in the first period with a Darren Helm shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Kyle Quincey. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk. Buffalo got on the board with a Mike Weber goal, via Brian Flynn and Drew Stafford. Detroit answered with a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, coming off of Quincey and Danny DeKeyser. This led to a 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Mrazek (25 for 26 in saves), Quincey, and Nyquist.
Down to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Carolina struck first with a first period Jordan Staal goal, courtesy of Ryan Murphy and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes added on in the second period as Patrick Dwyer scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brad Malone and Jay McClement. Colorado got on the board in the third period on a Matt Duchene goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. The Avalanche tied it on an unassisted John Mitchell goal, his sixth of the campaign. The tie went to a shootout, where Victor Rask and Lindholm scored to lift Carolina to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Lindholm, Dwyer, and Staal.
In New York, the Rangers host their cross-town rivals, the Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. The Islanders got going in the second period on an Anders Lee goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Calvin de Haan and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders added on with a Nikolay Kulemin, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders extended the lead with a Frans Nielsen shorthanded goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Johnny Boychuk. Cam Talbot replaced Lundqvist for the third period. The Islanders secured a 3-0 win. The three stars went to Halak (27 save shutout), Lee, and Kulemin.
West a bit to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Marc-Andre Fleury received the starting nods. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Marcel Goc goal, his second of the season, made possible by Zach Sill and Craig Adams. The Penguins added on with a David Perron goal, his seventh of the year, via Christian Ehrhoff and Sidney Crosby. Minnesota got on the board in the second period as Jonas Brodin scored his second of the season, passed from Nate Prosser and Jason Pominville. Pittsburgh replied on a Chris Kunitz power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins extended the lead as Brandon Sutter scored his ninth of the season in the third period, with a lone assist by Paul Martin. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Martin goal, his second of the year, helped along by Nick Spaling and Malkin. The Penguins kept going on a Letang goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Perron and Crosby. John Curry replaced Backstrom in goal. The Wild got one back with a Justin Fontaine goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Erik Haula and Ryan Suter. Pittsburgh wrapped it up at 7-2 with a Perron goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Kunitz and Crosby, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Perron, Letang, and Crosby, while Kunitz, Malkin, and Martin get the honorable mentions.
Out to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Jake Allen are in the blue paint. St. Louis led off with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Barret Jackman. The Blues added on with a David Backes goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Lehtera and T.J. Oshie. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Jackman and Tarasenko. Edmonton got on the board with a Benoit Pouliot power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, powered by Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle. The Blues answered with an Alexander Steen goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Backes. The Oilers got one back on a Pouliot goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Teddy Purcell and Derek Roy. This only made it 4-2, with the three stars being Tarasenko, Backes, and Pouliot, while Jackman and Lehtera get the honorable mentions.
Back in Nashville, the Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Pekka Rinne are the starting goalies. Nashville began in the first period on a Craig Smith power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Colin Wilson and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators added on with a Wilson goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Mike Fisher and James Neal. Vancouver got on the board in the second period on an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Christopher Tanev and Linden Vey. Nashville lost Rinne to injury in the third period, putting Carter Hutton in goal. Nashville shot back with a Filip Forsberg goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Ribeiro and Victor Bartley. The Predators extended the lead on a Fisher goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Neal and Wilson. Nashville iced it at 5-1 with a Wilson power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Smith and Seth Jones. The three stars were awarded to Wilson, Smith, and Fisher, while Ribeiro and Neal get the honorable mentions.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Michael Hutchinson are between the pipes. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Zach Bogosian and Michael Frolik. The Jets added on with a Perreault power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, powered by Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period with a Byfuglien goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Mark Scheifele and Ben Chiarot. Florida got on the board with a Dave Bolland goal, via Tomas Fleischmann and Dylan Olsen. The Jets shot back on a Byfuglien goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Andrew Ladd and Jim Slater. Al Montoya replaced Luongo in goal. Winnipeg padded the lead on a Perreault goal, his fourteenth of the season securing a hat trick, assisted by Toby Enstrom and Scheifele. The Jets continued as Perreault scored his fourth of the game and fifteenth of the year, with the help of Frolik. Winnipeg kept going in the third period on a Jay Harrison goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mark Stuart and Slater. The Panthers got one back on a Brad Boyes goal, his ninth of the year, with assists from Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Jets finished it at 8-2 with an Evander Kane power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Enstrom and Adam Lowry. The three stars belonged to Perreault, Byfuglien, and Scheifele, while Enstrom, Frolik, and Slater get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Dallas, where the Stars bring in the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Kari Lehtonen draw the starts in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Bobby Ryan. The Senators added on with a Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by David Legwand and Mark Stone. Anders Lindback replaced Lehtonen in goal. Dallas got on the board with an Ales Hemsky goal, his seventh of the season, via Alex Goligoski and the goalie Lindback. Ottawa replied with a Jared Cowen goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Stone. The Stars countered in the second period on a Trevor Daley goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Travis Moen and Shawn Horcoff. Dallas tied it on a John Klingberg goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Colton Sceviour and Moen. The Stars took the lead on an Erik Cole power play goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Goligoski and Jason Demers. Dallas extended the lead with a Klingberg goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, made possible by Hemsky and Cole. The Senators got one back on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, driven in by Alex Chiasson and Ryan. They failed to tie it, losing 5-4. The three stars were Klingberg, Hemsky, and Cole, while Ryan, Stone, Goligoski, and Moen get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Devan Dubnyk man the nets. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Kyle Chipchura. San Jose tied it in the second period on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks took the lead on a Tomas Hertl goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Coyotes tied it on a Shane Doan goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Antoine Vermette and Martin Erat. San Jose retook the lead on a Brenden Dillon goal in the third period, made possible by Couture and Justin Braun. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Dillon, Couture, and Hertl.
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The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Tuukka Rask draw the starts. Tampa Bay opened with a first period Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period as Stamkos scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Palat and Nikita Nesterov. The Bruins tied it again with a David Pastrnak goal, his third of the year, coming off of Milan Lucic and Kevan Miller. Boston took the lead with a Lucic goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg. The Bruins added on with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, via Krug and Krejci. Tampa Bay got one back when Ryan Callahan scored his fourteenth of the campaign, thanks to Alex Killorn and Mark Barberio. This only made it 4-3 with the three stars going to Pastrnak, Stamkos, and Lucic, while Palat, Krug, and Krejci receive the honorable mentions.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Michal Neuvirth are the goalies. Detroit started in the first period with a Darren Helm shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Kyle Quincey. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk. Buffalo got on the board with a Mike Weber goal, via Brian Flynn and Drew Stafford. Detroit answered with a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, coming off of Quincey and Danny DeKeyser. This led to a 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Mrazek (25 for 26 in saves), Quincey, and Nyquist.
Down to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Carolina struck first with a first period Jordan Staal goal, courtesy of Ryan Murphy and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes added on in the second period as Patrick Dwyer scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brad Malone and Jay McClement. Colorado got on the board in the third period on a Matt Duchene goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. The Avalanche tied it on an unassisted John Mitchell goal, his sixth of the campaign. The tie went to a shootout, where Victor Rask and Lindholm scored to lift Carolina to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Lindholm, Dwyer, and Staal.
In New York, the Rangers host their cross-town rivals, the Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. The Islanders got going in the second period on an Anders Lee goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Calvin de Haan and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders added on with a Nikolay Kulemin, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders extended the lead with a Frans Nielsen shorthanded goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Johnny Boychuk. Cam Talbot replaced Lundqvist for the third period. The Islanders secured a 3-0 win. The three stars went to Halak (27 save shutout), Lee, and Kulemin.
West a bit to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Marc-Andre Fleury received the starting nods. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Marcel Goc goal, his second of the season, made possible by Zach Sill and Craig Adams. The Penguins added on with a David Perron goal, his seventh of the year, via Christian Ehrhoff and Sidney Crosby. Minnesota got on the board in the second period as Jonas Brodin scored his second of the season, passed from Nate Prosser and Jason Pominville. Pittsburgh replied on a Chris Kunitz power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins extended the lead as Brandon Sutter scored his ninth of the season in the third period, with a lone assist by Paul Martin. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Martin goal, his second of the year, helped along by Nick Spaling and Malkin. The Penguins kept going on a Letang goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Perron and Crosby. John Curry replaced Backstrom in goal. The Wild got one back with a Justin Fontaine goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Erik Haula and Ryan Suter. Pittsburgh wrapped it up at 7-2 with a Perron goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Kunitz and Crosby, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Perron, Letang, and Crosby, while Kunitz, Malkin, and Martin get the honorable mentions.
Out to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Jake Allen are in the blue paint. St. Louis led off with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Barret Jackman. The Blues added on with a David Backes goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Lehtera and T.J. Oshie. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Jackman and Tarasenko. Edmonton got on the board with a Benoit Pouliot power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, powered by Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle. The Blues answered with an Alexander Steen goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Backes. The Oilers got one back on a Pouliot goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Teddy Purcell and Derek Roy. This only made it 4-2, with the three stars being Tarasenko, Backes, and Pouliot, while Jackman and Lehtera get the honorable mentions.
Back in Nashville, the Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Pekka Rinne are the starting goalies. Nashville began in the first period on a Craig Smith power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Colin Wilson and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators added on with a Wilson goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Mike Fisher and James Neal. Vancouver got on the board in the second period on an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Christopher Tanev and Linden Vey. Nashville lost Rinne to injury in the third period, putting Carter Hutton in goal. Nashville shot back with a Filip Forsberg goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Ribeiro and Victor Bartley. The Predators extended the lead on a Fisher goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Neal and Wilson. Nashville iced it at 5-1 with a Wilson power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Smith and Seth Jones. The three stars were awarded to Wilson, Smith, and Fisher, while Ribeiro and Neal get the honorable mentions.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Michael Hutchinson are between the pipes. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Zach Bogosian and Michael Frolik. The Jets added on with a Perreault power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, powered by Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period with a Byfuglien goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Mark Scheifele and Ben Chiarot. Florida got on the board with a Dave Bolland goal, via Tomas Fleischmann and Dylan Olsen. The Jets shot back on a Byfuglien goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Andrew Ladd and Jim Slater. Al Montoya replaced Luongo in goal. Winnipeg padded the lead on a Perreault goal, his fourteenth of the season securing a hat trick, assisted by Toby Enstrom and Scheifele. The Jets continued as Perreault scored his fourth of the game and fifteenth of the year, with the help of Frolik. Winnipeg kept going in the third period on a Jay Harrison goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mark Stuart and Slater. The Panthers got one back on a Brad Boyes goal, his ninth of the year, with assists from Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Jets finished it at 8-2 with an Evander Kane power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Enstrom and Adam Lowry. The three stars belonged to Perreault, Byfuglien, and Scheifele, while Enstrom, Frolik, and Slater get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Dallas, where the Stars bring in the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Kari Lehtonen draw the starts in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Bobby Ryan. The Senators added on with a Clarke MacArthur power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by David Legwand and Mark Stone. Anders Lindback replaced Lehtonen in goal. Dallas got on the board with an Ales Hemsky goal, his seventh of the season, via Alex Goligoski and the goalie Lindback. Ottawa replied with a Jared Cowen goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Stone. The Stars countered in the second period on a Trevor Daley goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Travis Moen and Shawn Horcoff. Dallas tied it on a John Klingberg goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Colton Sceviour and Moen. The Stars took the lead on an Erik Cole power play goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Goligoski and Jason Demers. Dallas extended the lead with a Klingberg goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, made possible by Hemsky and Cole. The Senators got one back on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, driven in by Alex Chiasson and Ryan. They failed to tie it, losing 5-4. The three stars were Klingberg, Hemsky, and Cole, while Ryan, Stone, Goligoski, and Moen get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Devan Dubnyk man the nets. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Kyle Chipchura. San Jose tied it in the second period on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks took the lead on a Tomas Hertl goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Coyotes tied it on a Shane Doan goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Antoine Vermette and Martin Erat. San Jose retook the lead on a Brenden Dillon goal in the third period, made possible by Couture and Justin Braun. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Dillon, Couture, and Hertl.
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