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New York, with the Islanders hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Rob Zepp is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak in goal. New York started in the first period on a Michael Grabner goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nikolay Kulemin and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders added on with a Kulemin goal, his tenth of the year, via Boychuk and Grabner. New York extended the lead as Kulemin scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season in the second period, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Philadelphia got on the board with a Mark Streit power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. The Islanders replied with a Josh Bailey goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Nick Leddy and Ryan Strome. Zepp was pulled for Ray Emery in goal. The Flyers answered on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his third of the year, made possible by Voracek and Brayden Schenn. New York countered on a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Frans Nielsen. Philadelphia pulled back in the third period on a Claude Giroux goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Zac Rinaldo. The Islanders shot back on a Leddy goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Tavares and Kyle Okposo. The Flyers chipped back on a Chris VandeVelde goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Luke Schenn. New York iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Anders Lee, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Tavares, Leddy, and Kulemin, while Grabner, Boychuk, Brayden Schenn, and Voracek get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto at the normal time, the Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts. Carolina struck first in the first period on a Brad Malone goal, his third of the season, guided in by Patrick Dwyer and Jay McClement. The Hurricanes added on with an Elias Lindholm goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Andrej Sekera. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Eric Staal scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal and Jiri Tlusty. James Reimer relieved Bernier in goal. Toronto got on the board with a third period power play goal by Nazem Kadri, his twelfth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson. The Hurricanes wrapped it up on an Eric Staal empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Jordan Staal and Victor Rask. The three stars were Eric Staal, Khudobin (34 for 35 in saves), and Jordan Staal.
Back south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces the man he replaced, Roberto Luongo, in goal. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks added on with a Bo Horvat goal, his third of the year, coming off of Jannik Hansen and Dan Hamhuis. Florida got on the board in the third period as Brandon Pirri scored his fourth of the campaign, thanks to Dave Bolland. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Miller (23 for 24 in saves), Horvat, and Vrbata.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. St. Louis began in the first period on a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny. Colorado tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Schwartz power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Steen. St. Louis added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of David Backes and Steen. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Schwartz, Elliott (17 for 18 in saves), and Steen.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper are the young goalies. Columbus opened in the first period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his third of the season, made possible by James Wisniewski and Kevin Connauton. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville. The Blue Jackets gained the lead in the third period with a Wisniewski power play goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell. Columbus won 3-1 on a Hartnell goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Wisniewski. The three stars were Wisniewski, Bobrovsky (25 for 26 in saves), and Hartnell.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Los Angeles got going in the third period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, passed from Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames won 2-1 with a Dennis Wideman goal in overtime, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Kris Russell and Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars were awarded to Wideman, Ortio (33 for 34 in saves), and Monahan.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Alex Stalock make the starts. San Jose led off in the first period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Joe Thornton. New Jersey tied it on a Jordin Tootoo goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Tim Sestito and Jacob Josefson. The Devils took the lead as Steve Bernier scored his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Scott Gomez. The Sharks tied it in the second period on a Matthew Nieto goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Tyler Kennedy and Tomas Hertl. New Jersey took the lead on a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Adam Henrique and Gomez. The Devils added on in the third period on a Travis Zajac goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Adam Larsson and Martin Havlat. New Jersey extended the lead on a shorthanded goal by Josefson, his second of the season, set up by Henrique and Jon Merrill. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Josefson, Gomez, and Henrique.
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New York, with the Islanders hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Rob Zepp is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak in goal. New York started in the first period on a Michael Grabner goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nikolay Kulemin and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders added on with a Kulemin goal, his tenth of the year, via Boychuk and Grabner. New York extended the lead as Kulemin scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season in the second period, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Philadelphia got on the board with a Mark Streit power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. The Islanders replied with a Josh Bailey goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Nick Leddy and Ryan Strome. Zepp was pulled for Ray Emery in goal. The Flyers answered on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his third of the year, made possible by Voracek and Brayden Schenn. New York countered on a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Frans Nielsen. Philadelphia pulled back in the third period on a Claude Giroux goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Zac Rinaldo. The Islanders shot back on a Leddy goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Tavares and Kyle Okposo. The Flyers chipped back on a Chris VandeVelde goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Luke Schenn. New York iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Anders Lee, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Tavares, Leddy, and Kulemin, while Grabner, Boychuk, Brayden Schenn, and Voracek get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto at the normal time, the Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts. Carolina struck first in the first period on a Brad Malone goal, his third of the season, guided in by Patrick Dwyer and Jay McClement. The Hurricanes added on with an Elias Lindholm goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Andrej Sekera. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Eric Staal scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal and Jiri Tlusty. James Reimer relieved Bernier in goal. Toronto got on the board with a third period power play goal by Nazem Kadri, his twelfth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson. The Hurricanes wrapped it up on an Eric Staal empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Jordan Staal and Victor Rask. The three stars were Eric Staal, Khudobin (34 for 35 in saves), and Jordan Staal.
Back south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces the man he replaced, Roberto Luongo, in goal. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks added on with a Bo Horvat goal, his third of the year, coming off of Jannik Hansen and Dan Hamhuis. Florida got on the board in the third period as Brandon Pirri scored his fourth of the campaign, thanks to Dave Bolland. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Miller (23 for 24 in saves), Horvat, and Vrbata.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. St. Louis began in the first period on a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny. Colorado tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Schwartz power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Steen. St. Louis added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of David Backes and Steen. This was good for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Schwartz, Elliott (17 for 18 in saves), and Steen.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper are the young goalies. Columbus opened in the first period on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his third of the season, made possible by James Wisniewski and Kevin Connauton. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville. The Blue Jackets gained the lead in the third period with a Wisniewski power play goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell. Columbus won 3-1 on a Hartnell goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Wisniewski. The three stars were Wisniewski, Bobrovsky (25 for 26 in saves), and Hartnell.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Los Angeles got going in the third period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, passed from Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames won 2-1 with a Dennis Wideman goal in overtime, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Kris Russell and Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars were awarded to Wideman, Ortio (33 for 34 in saves), and Monahan.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Alex Stalock make the starts. San Jose led off in the first period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Joe Thornton. New Jersey tied it on a Jordin Tootoo goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Tim Sestito and Jacob Josefson. The Devils took the lead as Steve Bernier scored his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Scott Gomez. The Sharks tied it in the second period on a Matthew Nieto goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Tyler Kennedy and Tomas Hertl. New Jersey took the lead on a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Adam Henrique and Gomez. The Devils added on in the third period on a Travis Zajac goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Adam Larsson and Martin Havlat. New Jersey extended the lead on a shorthanded goal by Josefson, his second of the season, set up by Henrique and Jon Merrill. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Josefson, Gomez, and Henrique.
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