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Boston in a matinee, as the Bruins host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tuukka Rask are the goalies. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Clarke MacArthur. Boston tied it on a Torey Krug power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by David Krejci and Seth Griffith. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Krejci and Loui Eriksson. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Eric Gryba. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Bobby Ryan goal, his eleventh of the campaign, assisted by Erik Karlsson. The three stars went to Ryan, Hoffman, and Krejci.
The other matinee of the day has the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Quick guard the cages. Los Angeles began in the first period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, coming off of Mike Richards. Nashville tied it on a Mike Fisher goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Roman Josi and Shea Weber. The Predators took the lead with a Colin Wilson goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg. Nashville added on with a power play goal by Ryan Ellis, his fourth of the year, powered by Mike Ribeiro and Seth Jones. The Predators extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored in the second period, his second goal of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Ellis. Nashville padded the lead with a Mark Arcobello goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Wilson and Anton Volchenkov. The Kings got one back with an Alec Martinez goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Dustin Brown and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles pulled closer on a Dwight King goal, his sixth of the year, via Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar. The Predators shot back in the third period with an Olli Jokinen goal, his third of the season, with helpers by Gabriel Bourque and Paul Gaustad. The Kings answered with a King goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Muzzin and Kopitar. Los Angeles pulled closer on a Martinez goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, pushed through by Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter. The Kings tied it on a Carter goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kopitar, who got a sock trick, and Martinez. Nashville won 7-6 in overtime with a Josi goal, his sixth of the campaign, from Filip Forsberg and Ribeiro. The three stars went to Josi, Kopitar, and Martinez, while King, Wilson, Ellis, Ribeiro, and Muzzin get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Cory Schneider draw the starts. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Adam Henrique. The Devils added on with a Patrik Elias power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Martin Havlat and Travis Zajac. New Jersey extended the lead with a Jagr goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of Scott Gomez and Andy Greene. Steve Mason replaced Emery for the second period. The Devils padded the lead as Gomez scored his third of the year, thanks to Henrique and Adam Larsson. New Jersey continued with Jagr completing his hat trick on his ninth of the season, made possible by Gomez and Seth Helgeson. Philadelphia got on the board with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his second of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers pulled closer on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his seventh of the campaign, coming on the power play in the third period via MacDonald and Michael Del Zotto. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Jagr, Gomez, and Henrique, while MacDonald gets an honorable mention.
Into New York, where the Rangers host the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin St. Louis and Dan Boyle. The Rangers added on with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh. New York extended the lead on a power play goal by Rick Nash, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by St. Louis and Brassard. The Rangers padded the lead as Boyle scored his third of the year, thanks to Nash and Mats Zuccarello. Neuvirth was replaced by Enroth at this time. New York kept going in the second period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eighth of the season, via Matt Hunwick and Kevin Klein. Buffalo got on the board with a Drew Stafford goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Andre Benoit. The Rangers replied on a Jesper Fast goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone helper by Kevin Hayes. The three stars in the 6-1 game went to Nash, Brassard, and Boyle, while St. Louis gets an honorable mention.
West a little to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Montreal started in the first period on a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Tom Gilbert and Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens added on as David Desharnais scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Tomas Plekanec and Dale Weise. Pittsburgh got on the board with a David Perron goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Steve Downie. The Canadiens replied on a Gilbert goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Pacioretty and P.K. Subban. Montreal finished it at 4-1 with a third period Alexei Emelin goal, fueled by Lars Eller and Jiri Sekac. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Gilbert, and Price (30 for 31 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Michael Hutchinson are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Mike Santorelli goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf. Winnipeg tied it on a T.J. Galiardi goal, assisted by Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead with a Matt Halischuk goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ben Chiarot and Andrew Ladd. Winnipeg added on with a Byfuglien goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little. The Jets extended the lead in the third period on a Little goal, his fifteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Mathieu Perreault and Ladd. Winnipeg wrapped it up at 5-1 with a Chiarot goal, with a lone helper by Little. The three stars were handed to Byfuglien, Little, and Chiarot, while Ladd gets an honorable mention.
Down to Dallas, where the Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Kari Lehtonen are the average goalies. Dallas struck first in the first period on a Vernon Fiddler power play goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Erik Cole and Trevor Daley. The Stars added on as Colton Sceviour scored his fourth of the year in the second period, thanks to Tyler Seguin. Dallas extended the lead on a Fiddler goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, made possible by Brett Ritchie and Jamie Oleksiak. The Stars padded the lead with a Seguin goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from John Klingberg and Jordie Benn. Niklas Backstrom replaced Kuemper in goal. Dallas kept going with a shorthanded goal by Cole, his seventh of the season, set up by Jamie Benn. Minnesota got on the board with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. The Stars responded with an Antoine Roussel goal, his ninth of the season, via Ryan Garbutt and Oleksiak. Dallas capped it off with a Ritchie goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Travis Moen and Oleksiak, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Fiddler, Oleksiak, and Seguin, while Cole and Ritchie get the honorable mentions.
Out to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Arizona was first to score in the first period on a Tobias Rieder goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Lauri Korpikoski and Kyle Chipchura. Columbus tied it on a Fedor Tyutin goal in the second period, passed from Jack Skille and Sean Collins. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a James Wisniewski goal, his third of the year, coming on the power play from Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. The Coyotes retied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle. Arizona took the lead with a Sam Gagner goal, his sixth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Hanzal and Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on with a Hanzal goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Gagner and Martin Erat. Arizona extended the lead in the third period on a Chipchura goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Rieder. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Gagner power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, with helpers from Yandle and Hanzal, the latter getting a sock trick. Columbus got one back on an unassisted Ryan Johansen goal, his eleventh of the year. This produced the 6-3 final, with the three stars awarded to Hanzal, Gagner, and Ekman-Larrson, while Rieder, Chipchura, and Yandle receive honorable mentions.
North to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Edler power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks added on with a Radim Vrbata power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser. Vancouver replied with a Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Daniel Sedin and Edler. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with another Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, coming off of Daniel Sedin, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Miller (29 for 30 in saves), Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin, while Edler gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Antti Niemi are the veteran goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. San Jose tied it on a Melker Karlsson goal, his second of the year, made possible by Barclay Goodrow and Matt Tennyson. The Sharks took the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Tomas Hertl and Brent Burns. The Blues tied it on a Steen goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Paul Stastny and Oshie. St. Louis took the lead with an Oshie goal in the second period, his second of the game and ninth of the season, courtesy of Steen and Carl Gunnarsson. The Blues added on with a Shattenkrik goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period on a Schwartz power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Steen, who got a sock trick, and Shattenkirk. The Blues padded the lead with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Alex Stalock relieved Niemi. St. Louis kept going as Oshie finished his hat trick with a power play goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers coming from Shattenkirk, who got a sock trick, and Stastny. The final was 7-2, with the three stars being Oshie, Steen, and Shattenkirk, while Stastny and Schwartz get the honorable mentions.
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Boston in a matinee, as the Bruins host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tuukka Rask are the goalies. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Clarke MacArthur. Boston tied it on a Torey Krug power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by David Krejci and Seth Griffith. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Krejci and Loui Eriksson. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Eric Gryba. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Bobby Ryan goal, his eleventh of the campaign, assisted by Erik Karlsson. The three stars went to Ryan, Hoffman, and Krejci.
The other matinee of the day has the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Quick guard the cages. Los Angeles began in the first period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, coming off of Mike Richards. Nashville tied it on a Mike Fisher goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Roman Josi and Shea Weber. The Predators took the lead with a Colin Wilson goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg. Nashville added on with a power play goal by Ryan Ellis, his fourth of the year, powered by Mike Ribeiro and Seth Jones. The Predators extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored in the second period, his second goal of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Ellis. Nashville padded the lead with a Mark Arcobello goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Wilson and Anton Volchenkov. The Kings got one back with an Alec Martinez goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Dustin Brown and Jamie McBain. Los Angeles pulled closer on a Dwight King goal, his sixth of the year, via Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar. The Predators shot back in the third period with an Olli Jokinen goal, his third of the season, with helpers by Gabriel Bourque and Paul Gaustad. The Kings answered with a King goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Muzzin and Kopitar. Los Angeles pulled closer on a Martinez goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, pushed through by Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter. The Kings tied it on a Carter goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kopitar, who got a sock trick, and Martinez. Nashville won 7-6 in overtime with a Josi goal, his sixth of the campaign, from Filip Forsberg and Ribeiro. The three stars went to Josi, Kopitar, and Martinez, while King, Wilson, Ellis, Ribeiro, and Muzzin get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Cory Schneider draw the starts. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Adam Henrique. The Devils added on with a Patrik Elias power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Martin Havlat and Travis Zajac. New Jersey extended the lead with a Jagr goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of Scott Gomez and Andy Greene. Steve Mason replaced Emery for the second period. The Devils padded the lead as Gomez scored his third of the year, thanks to Henrique and Adam Larsson. New Jersey continued with Jagr completing his hat trick on his ninth of the season, made possible by Gomez and Seth Helgeson. Philadelphia got on the board with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his second of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers pulled closer on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his seventh of the campaign, coming on the power play in the third period via MacDonald and Michael Del Zotto. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Jagr, Gomez, and Henrique, while MacDonald gets an honorable mention.
Into New York, where the Rangers host the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin St. Louis and Dan Boyle. The Rangers added on with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh. New York extended the lead on a power play goal by Rick Nash, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by St. Louis and Brassard. The Rangers padded the lead as Boyle scored his third of the year, thanks to Nash and Mats Zuccarello. Neuvirth was replaced by Enroth at this time. New York kept going in the second period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eighth of the season, via Matt Hunwick and Kevin Klein. Buffalo got on the board with a Drew Stafford goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Andre Benoit. The Rangers replied on a Jesper Fast goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone helper by Kevin Hayes. The three stars in the 6-1 game went to Nash, Brassard, and Boyle, while St. Louis gets an honorable mention.
West a little to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Montreal started in the first period on a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Tom Gilbert and Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens added on as David Desharnais scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Tomas Plekanec and Dale Weise. Pittsburgh got on the board with a David Perron goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Steve Downie. The Canadiens replied on a Gilbert goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Pacioretty and P.K. Subban. Montreal finished it at 4-1 with a third period Alexei Emelin goal, fueled by Lars Eller and Jiri Sekac. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Gilbert, and Price (30 for 31 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Michael Hutchinson are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Mike Santorelli goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf. Winnipeg tied it on a T.J. Galiardi goal, assisted by Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead with a Matt Halischuk goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ben Chiarot and Andrew Ladd. Winnipeg added on with a Byfuglien goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little. The Jets extended the lead in the third period on a Little goal, his fifteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Mathieu Perreault and Ladd. Winnipeg wrapped it up at 5-1 with a Chiarot goal, with a lone helper by Little. The three stars were handed to Byfuglien, Little, and Chiarot, while Ladd gets an honorable mention.
Down to Dallas, where the Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Kari Lehtonen are the average goalies. Dallas struck first in the first period on a Vernon Fiddler power play goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Erik Cole and Trevor Daley. The Stars added on as Colton Sceviour scored his fourth of the year in the second period, thanks to Tyler Seguin. Dallas extended the lead on a Fiddler goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, made possible by Brett Ritchie and Jamie Oleksiak. The Stars padded the lead with a Seguin goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from John Klingberg and Jordie Benn. Niklas Backstrom replaced Kuemper in goal. Dallas kept going with a shorthanded goal by Cole, his seventh of the season, set up by Jamie Benn. Minnesota got on the board with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. The Stars responded with an Antoine Roussel goal, his ninth of the season, via Ryan Garbutt and Oleksiak. Dallas capped it off with a Ritchie goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Travis Moen and Oleksiak, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Fiddler, Oleksiak, and Seguin, while Cole and Ritchie get the honorable mentions.
Out to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Arizona was first to score in the first period on a Tobias Rieder goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Lauri Korpikoski and Kyle Chipchura. Columbus tied it on a Fedor Tyutin goal in the second period, passed from Jack Skille and Sean Collins. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a James Wisniewski goal, his third of the year, coming on the power play from Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. The Coyotes retied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle. Arizona took the lead with a Sam Gagner goal, his sixth of the year, a power play goal fueled by Hanzal and Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on with a Hanzal goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Gagner and Martin Erat. Arizona extended the lead in the third period on a Chipchura goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Rieder. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Gagner power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, with helpers from Yandle and Hanzal, the latter getting a sock trick. Columbus got one back on an unassisted Ryan Johansen goal, his eleventh of the year. This produced the 6-3 final, with the three stars awarded to Hanzal, Gagner, and Ekman-Larrson, while Rieder, Chipchura, and Yandle receive honorable mentions.
North to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexander Edler power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks added on with a Radim Vrbata power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser. Vancouver replied with a Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Daniel Sedin and Edler. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with another Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, coming off of Daniel Sedin, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Miller (29 for 30 in saves), Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin, while Edler gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Antti Niemi are the veteran goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. San Jose tied it on a Melker Karlsson goal, his second of the year, made possible by Barclay Goodrow and Matt Tennyson. The Sharks took the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Tomas Hertl and Brent Burns. The Blues tied it on a Steen goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Paul Stastny and Oshie. St. Louis took the lead with an Oshie goal in the second period, his second of the game and ninth of the season, courtesy of Steen and Carl Gunnarsson. The Blues added on with a Shattenkrik goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period on a Schwartz power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Steen, who got a sock trick, and Shattenkirk. The Blues padded the lead with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Alex Stalock relieved Niemi. St. Louis kept going as Oshie finished his hat trick with a power play goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers coming from Shattenkirk, who got a sock trick, and Stastny. The final was 7-2, with the three stars being Oshie, Steen, and Shattenkirk, while Stastny and Schwartz get the honorable mentions.
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