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Boston, as the Bruins host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Tuukka Rask are in the creases. Boston started in the first period on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins added on in the second period on a David Krejci goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Torey Krug and Adam McQuaid. Boston extended the lead in the third period on a Loui Eriksson goal, his tenth of the season, via Krug and Kevan Miller. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Rask (30 save shutout), Krug, and Bergeron.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jhonas Enroth are the underrated goalies. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Zach Parise goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville. The Wild added on with a Thomas Vanek goal, his eighth of the year, coming on the power play from Koivu and Pominville. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period on a Kyle Brodziak shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Erik Haula. The Wild padded the lead on a Matt Dumba goal, his second of the year, guided in by Pominville, who got a sock trick, and Parise. Minnesota continued with a Jared Spuregon goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jonathon Blum and Ryan Carter. The Wild kept going in the third period on a Matt Cooke goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Brodziak. Minnesota capped it at 7-0 with a Haula power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Vanek and Christian Folin. The three stars were Pominville, Parise, and Brodziak, while Koivu, Haula, and Vanek get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Ray Emery are the veteran goalies. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on a Nick Bonino goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Shawn Matthias and Ryan Stanton. The Canucks added on with a Henrik Sedin power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Daniel Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Rob Zepp relieved Emery. The Canucks padded the lead as Jannik Hansen scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Alexander Edler. This held up for a 4-0 win, with the three stars given to Miller (30 save shutout), Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski is mismatched with Craig Anderson in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan. Montreal tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec. The Senators took the lead back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, passed from Milan Michalek and Mark Stone. Ottawa added on in the second period on an Erik Karlsson goal, his eighth of the season, via Michalek and Pageau. The Senators finished it at 4-1 in the third period on an empty net goal by Erik Condra, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Pageau, Anderson (25 for 26 in saves), and Michalek.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Ben Bishop are the similarly-named goalies. Edmonton began in the first period on a Benoit Pouliot shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, coming off of Matthew Carle and Jason Garrison. The Oilers retook the lead on a Pouliot power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, powered by Taylor Hall and Nugent-Hopkins. The Lightning tied it on a third period goal by Ondrej Palat, his tenth of the year, helped along by Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Palat goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by Johnson and Nikita Nesterov. This made it a 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Palat, Pouliot, and Johnson, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Roberto Luongo are the streaky goalies. Colorado led off in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by John Mitchell and Nate Guenin. Florida tied it on an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Brian Campbell and Nick Bjugstad. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his ninth of the season, via Ryan O'Reilly. The Panthers tied it again on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brad Boyes and Jonathan Huberdeau. Colorado took the lead with a third period Nick Holden power play goal, his third of the season, assisted by Alex Tanguay and Barrie. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Jarome Iginla empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Tanguay. The three stars were Barrie, Holden, and Tanguay.
Up to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Brian Elliott occupy the blue paint. Detroit got going in the second period with a Joakim Andersson goal, assisted by Drew Miller and Luke Glendening. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Ericsson and Riley Sheahan. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jay Bouwmeester and Kevin Shattenkirk on the power play. The Blues tied it in on an Alexander Steen goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Tarasenko. Detroit won 3-2 with an overtime goal by Pavel Datsyuk, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Quincey and Danny DeKeyser. The three stars were Datsyuk, Tatar, and Andersson.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Anders Lindback are the backups making spot starts. Winnipeg opened the scoring in the first period with a Michael Frolik goal, his ninth of the season, via Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on in the third period on an Evander Kane shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Mark Stuart. Dallas got on the board with a Trevor Daley goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Antoine Roussel and Jason Spezza. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Pavelec (46 for 47 in saves), Kane, and Frolik.
West to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Mike Smith draw the starts in goal. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mikael Backlund goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Dennis Wideman. Arizona tied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Keith Yandle and Kyle Chipchura. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a David Jones goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary added on with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the year, via Monahan and Lance Bouma. The Flames iced it at 4-1 on a Monahan empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Wideman and Jones. The three stars went to Monahan, Ortio (27 for 28 in saves), and Jones, while Wideman gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Antti Niemi are the goalies. San Jose started in the first period on a Tyler Kennedy goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Brenden Dillon and Justin Braun. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Matthew Nieto and Braun. Toronto got on the board with a Roman Polak goal, his fifth of the season, via Mike Santorelli and Daniel Winnik. San Jose iced it at 3-1 with a Tommy Wingels empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Tye McGinn and James Sheppard. The three stars belonged to Niemi (24 for 25 in saves), Braun, and Marleau.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Tuukka Rask are in the creases. Boston started in the first period on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins added on in the second period on a David Krejci goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Torey Krug and Adam McQuaid. Boston extended the lead in the third period on a Loui Eriksson goal, his tenth of the season, via Krug and Kevan Miller. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Rask (30 save shutout), Krug, and Bergeron.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jhonas Enroth are the underrated goalies. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Zach Parise goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville. The Wild added on with a Thomas Vanek goal, his eighth of the year, coming on the power play from Koivu and Pominville. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period on a Kyle Brodziak shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Erik Haula. The Wild padded the lead on a Matt Dumba goal, his second of the year, guided in by Pominville, who got a sock trick, and Parise. Minnesota continued with a Jared Spuregon goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jonathon Blum and Ryan Carter. The Wild kept going in the third period on a Matt Cooke goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Brodziak. Minnesota capped it at 7-0 with a Haula power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Vanek and Christian Folin. The three stars were Pominville, Parise, and Brodziak, while Koivu, Haula, and Vanek get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Ray Emery are the veteran goalies. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on a Nick Bonino goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Shawn Matthias and Ryan Stanton. The Canucks added on with a Henrik Sedin power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Daniel Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Rob Zepp relieved Emery. The Canucks padded the lead as Jannik Hansen scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Alexander Edler. This held up for a 4-0 win, with the three stars given to Miller (30 save shutout), Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski is mismatched with Craig Anderson in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan. Montreal tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec. The Senators took the lead back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, passed from Milan Michalek and Mark Stone. Ottawa added on in the second period on an Erik Karlsson goal, his eighth of the season, via Michalek and Pageau. The Senators finished it at 4-1 in the third period on an empty net goal by Erik Condra, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Pageau, Anderson (25 for 26 in saves), and Michalek.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Ben Bishop are the similarly-named goalies. Edmonton began in the first period on a Benoit Pouliot shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, coming off of Matthew Carle and Jason Garrison. The Oilers retook the lead on a Pouliot power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, powered by Taylor Hall and Nugent-Hopkins. The Lightning tied it on a third period goal by Ondrej Palat, his tenth of the year, helped along by Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Palat goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by Johnson and Nikita Nesterov. This made it a 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Palat, Pouliot, and Johnson, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Roberto Luongo are the streaky goalies. Colorado led off in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by John Mitchell and Nate Guenin. Florida tied it on an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Brian Campbell and Nick Bjugstad. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his ninth of the season, via Ryan O'Reilly. The Panthers tied it again on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brad Boyes and Jonathan Huberdeau. Colorado took the lead with a third period Nick Holden power play goal, his third of the season, assisted by Alex Tanguay and Barrie. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Jarome Iginla empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Tanguay. The three stars were Barrie, Holden, and Tanguay.
Up to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Brian Elliott occupy the blue paint. Detroit got going in the second period with a Joakim Andersson goal, assisted by Drew Miller and Luke Glendening. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Ericsson and Riley Sheahan. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jay Bouwmeester and Kevin Shattenkirk on the power play. The Blues tied it in on an Alexander Steen goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Tarasenko. Detroit won 3-2 with an overtime goal by Pavel Datsyuk, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Quincey and Danny DeKeyser. The three stars were Datsyuk, Tatar, and Andersson.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Anders Lindback are the backups making spot starts. Winnipeg opened the scoring in the first period with a Michael Frolik goal, his ninth of the season, via Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on in the third period on an Evander Kane shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Mark Stuart. Dallas got on the board with a Trevor Daley goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Antoine Roussel and Jason Spezza. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Pavelec (46 for 47 in saves), Kane, and Frolik.
West to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Mike Smith draw the starts in goal. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mikael Backlund goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Dennis Wideman. Arizona tied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Keith Yandle and Kyle Chipchura. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a David Jones goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary added on with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the year, via Monahan and Lance Bouma. The Flames iced it at 4-1 on a Monahan empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Wideman and Jones. The three stars went to Monahan, Ortio (27 for 28 in saves), and Jones, while Wideman gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Antti Niemi are the goalies. San Jose started in the first period on a Tyler Kennedy goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Brenden Dillon and Justin Braun. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Matthew Nieto and Braun. Toronto got on the board with a Roman Polak goal, his fifth of the season, via Mike Santorelli and Daniel Winnik. San Jose iced it at 3-1 with a Tommy Wingels empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Tye McGinn and James Sheppard. The three stars belonged to Niemi (24 for 25 in saves), Braun, and Marleau.
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