Eleven games on for today, beginning with three matinees, the first of which is in...
Montreal, as the Canadiens host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal won the game 1-0 in overtime on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, assisted by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The three stars were awarded to Price (36 save shutout), Pacioretty, and Holtby (29 for 30 in saves).
Over to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson and Petr Mrazek are given the starting nods. Detroit opened in the first period on a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Pavel Datsyuk and Danny DeKeyser. The Red Wings added on with a Brendan Smith goal, his third of the year, coming off of Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan in the second period. New York got on the board in the third period with a Lubomir Visnovsky power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Frans Nielsen and Brock Nelson. Detroit answered on an unassisted Jonathan Ericsson goal, his third of the year. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the campaign, fueled by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Smith, Mrazek (22 for 23 in saves), and Ericsson.
Back in Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Arizona started in the first period on a Zbynek Michalek goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it on an unassisted Mike Hoffman goal, his seventeenth of the year. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Milan Michalek goal, his seventh of the campaign, courtesy of David Legwand and Marc Methot. Ottawa added on with a Mark Stone goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Methot and Legwand. The Senators extended the lead in the third period as Bobby Ryan scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Clarke MacArthur and Mika Zibanejad. Ottawa padded the lead on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his second of the campaign, via Erik Karlsson. Louis Domingue replaced Smith in goal. The Coyotes got one back on a Sam Gagner goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Lauri Korpikoski and Keith Yandle. The Senators replied with a Karlsson goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Stone and Methot, the latter getting a sock trick. Ottawa finished it at 7-2 with a Zibanejad goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Ryan. The three stars were Methot, Stone, and Karlsson, while Legwand, Ryan, and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston got going in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Zdeno Chara and Gregory Campbell. Los Angeles tied it on a third period goal by Jordan Nolan, his second of the year, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. The Bruins took the lead back with a Chris Kelly goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug. Boston iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Marchand, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year. The three stars were Marchand, Rask (30 for 31 in saves), and Kelly.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Keith Kinkaid are set to start in goal. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Dainius Zubrus and Michael Cammalleri. The Devils added on with a Cammalleri goal, his sixteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Steve Bernier and Scott Gomez. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period on a Bernier empty net goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Adam Henrique. Florida avoided the shutout with a Brandon Pirri goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Brian Campbell. The final was 3-1, with the three stars going to Cammalleri, Kinkaid (26 for 27 in saves), and Bernier.
Over to New York, where the Rangers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New York was first to score in the first period on a Rick Nash goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Rangers added on with a shorthanded goal by Dominic Moore, his fourth of the year, set up by Ryan McDonagh. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Brad Malone goal, his fourth of the season, via Ryan Murphy and Patrick Dwyer. New York shot back in the third period on a Chris Kreider goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers finished it at 4-1 with a Dan Boyle goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Jesper Fast. The three stars belonged to Lundqvist (31 for 32 in saves), Moore, and Kreider.
West a little to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Steve Mason are the masked men. Philadelphia led off in the first period on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Petr Straka and Wayne Simmonds. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Mason (30 save shutout), Del Zotto, and Reimer (17 for 18 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Michael Hutchinson are the goalies. Dallas began in the first period on a Patrick Eaves power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Winnipeg tied it on an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba. The Stars took the lead back with a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his seventh of the season, via Trevor Daley and Ales Hemsky. Dallas added on with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Seguin and Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Klingberg scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Vernon Fiddler and Colton Sceviour. Dallas padded the lead on Klingberg's second of the game and ninth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Seguin, who got a sock trick, and Jamie Benn. The Jets got one back on a Toby Enstrom goal, his second of the campaign, with assists provided by Blake Wheeler and Ladd. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Klingberg, Seguin, and Ladd.
Backtracking to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Brett Connolly goal, his ninth of the season, via Brenden Morrow and Jason Garrison. The Lightning added on in the third period on a Cedric Paquette goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus got on the board with a Ryan Johansen goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by David Savard and Ryan Murray. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Bishop (34 for 35 in saves), Paquette, and Filppula.
Very far to the northwest, the Calgary Flames host the Edmonton Oilers for a Battle of Alberta. Ben Scrivens and Jonas Hiller are the journeymen goalies. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Eberle and Jeff Petry. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Paul Byron goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Mason Raymond and Josh Jooris. The Flames tied it on a Lance Bouma goal, his seventh of the year, via David Jones and Mikael Backlund. Calgary took the lead with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Mark Giordano and Dennis Wideman. The Flames iced it at 4-2 on another Bouma goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with helpers from Backlund and Jones. The three stars were Bouma, Eberle, and Backlund, while Jones gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta and Antti Niemi are the Finnish netminders. San Jose started with a first period goal by Melker Karlsson, his eighth of the season, coming off of Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton. The Sharks made it 2-0 in the third period on a Thornton empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Karlsson and Matt Tennyson. The three stars belonged to Niemi (31 save shutout), Karlsson, and Thornton.
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Montreal, as the Canadiens host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal won the game 1-0 in overtime on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, assisted by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The three stars were awarded to Price (36 save shutout), Pacioretty, and Holtby (29 for 30 in saves).
Over to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the New York Islanders. Chad Johnson and Petr Mrazek are given the starting nods. Detroit opened in the first period on a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Pavel Datsyuk and Danny DeKeyser. The Red Wings added on with a Brendan Smith goal, his third of the year, coming off of Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan in the second period. New York got on the board in the third period with a Lubomir Visnovsky power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Frans Nielsen and Brock Nelson. Detroit answered on an unassisted Jonathan Ericsson goal, his third of the year. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the campaign, fueled by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Smith, Mrazek (22 for 23 in saves), and Ericsson.
Back in Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Arizona started in the first period on a Zbynek Michalek goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it on an unassisted Mike Hoffman goal, his seventeenth of the year. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Milan Michalek goal, his seventh of the campaign, courtesy of David Legwand and Marc Methot. Ottawa added on with a Mark Stone goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Methot and Legwand. The Senators extended the lead in the third period as Bobby Ryan scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Clarke MacArthur and Mika Zibanejad. Ottawa padded the lead on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his second of the campaign, via Erik Karlsson. Louis Domingue replaced Smith in goal. The Coyotes got one back on a Sam Gagner goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Lauri Korpikoski and Keith Yandle. The Senators replied with a Karlsson goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Stone and Methot, the latter getting a sock trick. Ottawa finished it at 7-2 with a Zibanejad goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Ryan. The three stars were Methot, Stone, and Karlsson, while Legwand, Ryan, and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston got going in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Zdeno Chara and Gregory Campbell. Los Angeles tied it on a third period goal by Jordan Nolan, his second of the year, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. The Bruins took the lead back with a Chris Kelly goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug. Boston iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Marchand, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year. The three stars were Marchand, Rask (30 for 31 in saves), and Kelly.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Keith Kinkaid are set to start in goal. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Dainius Zubrus and Michael Cammalleri. The Devils added on with a Cammalleri goal, his sixteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Steve Bernier and Scott Gomez. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period on a Bernier empty net goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Adam Henrique. Florida avoided the shutout with a Brandon Pirri goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Brian Campbell. The final was 3-1, with the three stars going to Cammalleri, Kinkaid (26 for 27 in saves), and Bernier.
Over to New York, where the Rangers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New York was first to score in the first period on a Rick Nash goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Rangers added on with a shorthanded goal by Dominic Moore, his fourth of the year, set up by Ryan McDonagh. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Brad Malone goal, his fourth of the season, via Ryan Murphy and Patrick Dwyer. New York shot back in the third period on a Chris Kreider goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers finished it at 4-1 with a Dan Boyle goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Jesper Fast. The three stars belonged to Lundqvist (31 for 32 in saves), Moore, and Kreider.
West a little to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Steve Mason are the masked men. Philadelphia led off in the first period on a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Petr Straka and Wayne Simmonds. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Mason (30 save shutout), Del Zotto, and Reimer (17 for 18 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Michael Hutchinson are the goalies. Dallas began in the first period on a Patrick Eaves power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Winnipeg tied it on an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba. The Stars took the lead back with a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his seventh of the season, via Trevor Daley and Ales Hemsky. Dallas added on with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Seguin and Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Klingberg scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Vernon Fiddler and Colton Sceviour. Dallas padded the lead on Klingberg's second of the game and ninth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Seguin, who got a sock trick, and Jamie Benn. The Jets got one back on a Toby Enstrom goal, his second of the campaign, with assists provided by Blake Wheeler and Ladd. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Klingberg, Seguin, and Ladd.
Backtracking to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Brett Connolly goal, his ninth of the season, via Brenden Morrow and Jason Garrison. The Lightning added on in the third period on a Cedric Paquette goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus got on the board with a Ryan Johansen goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by David Savard and Ryan Murray. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Bishop (34 for 35 in saves), Paquette, and Filppula.
Very far to the northwest, the Calgary Flames host the Edmonton Oilers for a Battle of Alberta. Ben Scrivens and Jonas Hiller are the journeymen goalies. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Eberle and Jeff Petry. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Paul Byron goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Mason Raymond and Josh Jooris. The Flames tied it on a Lance Bouma goal, his seventh of the year, via David Jones and Mikael Backlund. Calgary took the lead with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Mark Giordano and Dennis Wideman. The Flames iced it at 4-2 on another Bouma goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with helpers from Backlund and Jones. The three stars were Bouma, Eberle, and Backlund, while Jones gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta and Antti Niemi are the Finnish netminders. San Jose started with a first period goal by Melker Karlsson, his eighth of the season, coming off of Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton. The Sharks made it 2-0 in the third period on a Thornton empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Karlsson and Matt Tennyson. The three stars belonged to Niemi (31 save shutout), Karlsson, and Thornton.
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