Eleven games on as the NHL emerges from the All-Star break. The first is a...
Battle of New York, as the Islanders host their cross-town rivals, the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak tend the twines. The Islanders opened on a first period goal by Mikhail Grabovski, his seventh of the season, via Josh Bailey and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders added on in the second period as Matt Martin scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. The Islanders extended the lead on a third period Ryan Strome goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Frans Nielsen and Calvin de Haan. The Islanders padded the lead on a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Travis Hamonic and Bailey. The Rangers got on the board with a Carl Hagelin gaol, his tenth of the campaign, made possible by Jesper Fast and Dominic Moore. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Halak (40 for 41 in saves), Bailey, and Martin.
Into Pennsylvania, where the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ray Emery are the lousy goalies. Arizona led off in the first period on a Connor Murphy goal, his third of the season, guided in by Martin Erat and Andrew Campbell. The Coyotes added on with an Erat goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan. Steve Mason relieved Emery. Philadelphia got on the board as Wayne Simmonds scored a power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Mark Streit and Claude Giroux. The Flyers tied it on an R.J. Umberger goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Andrew MacDonald and Sean Couturier. Philadelphia took the lead on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Jakub Voracek and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Arizona tied it again with a Tobias Rieder goal, his seventh of the year, via Doan and Antoine Vermette. The tie went to a shootout, where Simmonds scored for a 4-3 Flyers win. The three stars went to Simmonds, Erat, and Doan.
Staying in the state, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Nick Spaling goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by David Perron and Kris Letang. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Chris Thorburn goal, his fifth of the year, via Adam Lowry and Evander Kane. The Jets took the lead on a Jacob Trouba goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Kane and Dustin Byfuglien. The Penguins retied it on a Steve Downie goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Letang and Marcel Goc. Winnipeg gained the lead in the third period as Lowry scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Thorburn and Kane, the latter getting a sock trick. Pittsburgh tied it again with a Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Letang, who got a sock trick, and Chris Kunitz. The Penguins pulled ahead on a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Paul Martin and Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Patric Hornqvist, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Martin and Letang. The three stars were Letang, Perron, and Kane, while Thorburn, Lowry, and Martin get the honorable mentions.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Curtis McElhinney in goal. Columbus got going in the second period on a Mark Letestu goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Corey Tropp and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Ryan Johansen goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Kevin Connauton and Nick Foligno. Washington got on the board with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom. Columbus shot back on a Fedor Tyutin goal, his second of the year, coming off of Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout. The Capitals replied on a Troy Brouwer goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Blue Jackets answered in the third period on an Atkinson goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Tyutin and Foligno. Washington clawed back on a Kuznetsov goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Marcus Johansson and John Carlson. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Tyutin, Atkinson, and Kuznetsov, while Niskanen and Foligno get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin occupy the creases. Carolina quickly started in the first period on an Eric Staal goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Nathan Gerbe goal, his fifth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Brett Bellemore. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Cedric Paquette goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Andrej Sustr. Carolina answered in the second period on a power play goal by Justin Faulk, his ninth of the year, powered by Jordan Staal. The Lightning got one back on a shorthanded and unassisted Brian Boyle goal, his tenth of the season. The Hurricanes replied in the third period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Faulk and Eric Staal. The final was 4-2, with the three stars being Faulk, Eric Staal, and Jordan Staal.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal struck first in the first period on an Alexei Emelin goal, his second of the season, via Brandon Prust and Tom Gilbert. The Canadiens added on with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Beaulieu and Sergei Gonchar. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Benn goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jason Spezza. Montreal answered in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov. The Stars got one back on a power play goal by Patrick Eaves, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Benn. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Benn, Gallagher, and Price (40 for 42 in saves).
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Roberto Luongo are between the pipes. Detroit was first to score in the first period on a Drew Miller shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Jonathan Ericsson. Florida tied it on a power play goal by Aleksander Barkov, his fifth of the year, powered by Nick Bjugstad and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers took the lead on a power play goal from Brandon Pirri, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen. The Red Wings tied it in the second period on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist. Detroit took the lead on a Luke Glendening goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Stephen Weiss and Riley Sheahan. The Red Wings added on with a Weiss goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Sheahan. Detroit extended the lead on Glendening's second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Weiss. Florida got one back on a Bjugstad power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers provided by Ekblad and Barkov. The Panthers pulled closer in the third period with a Brad Boyes goal, his tenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Barkov. The three stars went to Glendening, Weiss, and Barkov, while Sheahan, Ekblad, and Bjugstad get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hutton are set to start in goal. Colorado opened in the first period on a Cody McLeod goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Zach Redmond and John Mitchell. Nashville tied it on a Roman Josi goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, guided in by Shea Weber and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators took the lead on a power play goal by Colin Wilson, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Seth Jones and Ribeiro. The Avalanche retied it with a Jarome Iginla goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay. Nashville gained the lead with a Filip Forsberg goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado retied it on a Nick Holden goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime as Craig Smith scored his fourteenth of the campaign, thanks to Ribeiro, who got a sock trick, and Weber. The three stars went to Ribeiro, Smith, and Weber.
Continuing to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Jonas Hiller are the goalies with similar names. Buffalo started in the first period on a Chris Stewart goal, his seventh of the season, a power play goal assisted by Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Josh Jooris goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Joe Colborne. Calgary added on with Colborne's sixth of the year, helped along by Raphael Diaz and T.J. Brodie. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Gaudreau goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Hudler and Sean Monahan. The three stars were given to Gaudreau, Colborne, and Hudler.
Staying in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Viktor Fasth are the under-the-radar goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Justin Fontaine. Edmonton tied it in the second period on a Boyd Gordon goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Matt Hendricks and Oskar Klefbom. The Wild took the lead in the third period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Dubnyk (23 for 24 in saves), Coyle, and Niederreiter.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Anaheim began in the first period on a Matt Beleskey goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Kesler. The Ducks added on in the second period on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Rickard Rakell. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored in the third period, his fourth of the season, coming off of Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. The Ducks padded the lead with an empty net goal by Patrick Maroon, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 4-0, and the three stars were Rakell, Andersen (17 save shutout), and Beleskey.
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Battle of New York, as the Islanders host their cross-town rivals, the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak tend the twines. The Islanders opened on a first period goal by Mikhail Grabovski, his seventh of the season, via Josh Bailey and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders added on in the second period as Matt Martin scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. The Islanders extended the lead on a third period Ryan Strome goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Frans Nielsen and Calvin de Haan. The Islanders padded the lead on a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Travis Hamonic and Bailey. The Rangers got on the board with a Carl Hagelin gaol, his tenth of the campaign, made possible by Jesper Fast and Dominic Moore. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Halak (40 for 41 in saves), Bailey, and Martin.
Into Pennsylvania, where the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ray Emery are the lousy goalies. Arizona led off in the first period on a Connor Murphy goal, his third of the season, guided in by Martin Erat and Andrew Campbell. The Coyotes added on with an Erat goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan. Steve Mason relieved Emery. Philadelphia got on the board as Wayne Simmonds scored a power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Mark Streit and Claude Giroux. The Flyers tied it on an R.J. Umberger goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Andrew MacDonald and Sean Couturier. Philadelphia took the lead on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Jakub Voracek and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Arizona tied it again with a Tobias Rieder goal, his seventh of the year, via Doan and Antoine Vermette. The tie went to a shootout, where Simmonds scored for a 4-3 Flyers win. The three stars went to Simmonds, Erat, and Doan.
Staying in the state, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Nick Spaling goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by David Perron and Kris Letang. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Chris Thorburn goal, his fifth of the year, via Adam Lowry and Evander Kane. The Jets took the lead on a Jacob Trouba goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Kane and Dustin Byfuglien. The Penguins retied it on a Steve Downie goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Letang and Marcel Goc. Winnipeg gained the lead in the third period as Lowry scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Thorburn and Kane, the latter getting a sock trick. Pittsburgh tied it again with a Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Letang, who got a sock trick, and Chris Kunitz. The Penguins pulled ahead on a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Paul Martin and Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Patric Hornqvist, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Martin and Letang. The three stars were Letang, Perron, and Kane, while Thorburn, Lowry, and Martin get the honorable mentions.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Curtis McElhinney in goal. Columbus got going in the second period on a Mark Letestu goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Corey Tropp and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Ryan Johansen goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Kevin Connauton and Nick Foligno. Washington got on the board with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom. Columbus shot back on a Fedor Tyutin goal, his second of the year, coming off of Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout. The Capitals replied on a Troy Brouwer goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Blue Jackets answered in the third period on an Atkinson goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Tyutin and Foligno. Washington clawed back on a Kuznetsov goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Marcus Johansson and John Carlson. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Tyutin, Atkinson, and Kuznetsov, while Niskanen and Foligno get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin occupy the creases. Carolina quickly started in the first period on an Eric Staal goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Nathan Gerbe goal, his fifth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Brett Bellemore. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Cedric Paquette goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Andrej Sustr. Carolina answered in the second period on a power play goal by Justin Faulk, his ninth of the year, powered by Jordan Staal. The Lightning got one back on a shorthanded and unassisted Brian Boyle goal, his tenth of the season. The Hurricanes replied in the third period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Faulk and Eric Staal. The final was 4-2, with the three stars being Faulk, Eric Staal, and Jordan Staal.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal struck first in the first period on an Alexei Emelin goal, his second of the season, via Brandon Prust and Tom Gilbert. The Canadiens added on with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Beaulieu and Sergei Gonchar. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Benn goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jason Spezza. Montreal answered in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov. The Stars got one back on a power play goal by Patrick Eaves, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Benn. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Benn, Gallagher, and Price (40 for 42 in saves).
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Roberto Luongo are between the pipes. Detroit was first to score in the first period on a Drew Miller shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Jonathan Ericsson. Florida tied it on a power play goal by Aleksander Barkov, his fifth of the year, powered by Nick Bjugstad and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers took the lead on a power play goal from Brandon Pirri, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen. The Red Wings tied it in the second period on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist. Detroit took the lead on a Luke Glendening goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Stephen Weiss and Riley Sheahan. The Red Wings added on with a Weiss goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Sheahan. Detroit extended the lead on Glendening's second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Weiss. Florida got one back on a Bjugstad power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers provided by Ekblad and Barkov. The Panthers pulled closer in the third period with a Brad Boyes goal, his tenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Barkov. The three stars went to Glendening, Weiss, and Barkov, while Sheahan, Ekblad, and Bjugstad get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hutton are set to start in goal. Colorado opened in the first period on a Cody McLeod goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Zach Redmond and John Mitchell. Nashville tied it on a Roman Josi goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, guided in by Shea Weber and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators took the lead on a power play goal by Colin Wilson, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Seth Jones and Ribeiro. The Avalanche retied it with a Jarome Iginla goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay. Nashville gained the lead with a Filip Forsberg goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado retied it on a Nick Holden goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime as Craig Smith scored his fourteenth of the campaign, thanks to Ribeiro, who got a sock trick, and Weber. The three stars went to Ribeiro, Smith, and Weber.
Continuing to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Jonas Hiller are the goalies with similar names. Buffalo started in the first period on a Chris Stewart goal, his seventh of the season, a power play goal assisted by Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Josh Jooris goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Joe Colborne. Calgary added on with Colborne's sixth of the year, helped along by Raphael Diaz and T.J. Brodie. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Gaudreau goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Hudler and Sean Monahan. The three stars were given to Gaudreau, Colborne, and Hudler.
Staying in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Viktor Fasth are the under-the-radar goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Justin Fontaine. Edmonton tied it in the second period on a Boyd Gordon goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Matt Hendricks and Oskar Klefbom. The Wild took the lead in the third period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Dubnyk (23 for 24 in saves), Coyle, and Niederreiter.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Anaheim began in the first period on a Matt Beleskey goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Kesler. The Ducks added on in the second period on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Rickard Rakell. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored in the third period, his fourth of the season, coming off of Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. The Ducks padded the lead with an empty net goal by Patrick Maroon, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 4-0, and the three stars were Rakell, Andersen (17 save shutout), and Beleskey.
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