To celebrate Valentine's Day, we have eleven hockey games to love. Also, Canada is showing its love for its sport by celebrating Hockey Day in Canada. We begin with a single game from Russia, as...
Atlant Mytishchi hosts Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Atte Engren draw the starts in goal. Mytishchi led off in the first period on an Artyom Chernov power play goal, powered by Maxim Potapov and Sergei Shmelyov. Minsk tied it on a Charles Linglet goal, via Matt Ellison and Paul Szczechura. Dinamo took the lead with a second period power play goal by Alexander Kulakov, assisted by Lukas Krajicek and Andrei Stepanov. Atlant tied it on a Chernov power play goal, guided in by Potapov and Shmelyov. Minsk regained the lead on an unassisted Linglet goal, his second of the game. Mytishchi tied it in the third period as Mikhail Tyulyapkin scored an unassisted goal. Atlant took the lead on an Andrei Taratukhin goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Chernov. The three stars were Chernov, Linglet, and Taratukhin, while Potapov and Shmelyov are given the honorable mentions.
In the NHL, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Robin Lehner are the unknown goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. Edmonton tied it on a Derek Roy goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Ryan Hamilton and Nail Yakupov. The Senators took the lead back on a Cody Ceci goal, his fourth of the season, via Erik Condra and Alex Chiasson. Ottawa chased Fasth on a Kyle Turris goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Mark Stone and Michalek. Richard Bachman came on in relief. The Oilers got one back on a Mark Fayne goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jeff Petry and Andrew Ference. The Senators shot back on a Michalek goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, guided in by Turris and Stone. Ottawa extended the lead on a Chiasson goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Condra and Karlsson. The Senators padded the lead in the third period on a Hoffman goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. Ottawa iced it at 7-2 on a David Legwand power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, with assists provided by Patrick Wiercioch and Ryan. The three stars were Michalek, Turris, and Chiasson, while Hoffman, Stone, Condra, Karlsson, and Ryan all get honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Chris Thorburn goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Dustin Byfuglien. Detroit tied it on a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period on a Darren Helm power play goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit added on with a Datsyuk goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Helm and Tatar. The Jets pulled back on a Blake Wheeler goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers provided by Tyler Myers and Bryan Little. Winnipeg tied it on a Drew Stafford goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Myers and Michael Frolik on the power play. The Jets took the lead on a power play goal by Andrew Ladd in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, with assists from Little and Byfuglien. The Red Wings tied it as Datsyuk scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, thanks to Brendan Smith and Danny DeKeyser. Winnipeg won with a lone tally by Stafford in the shootout. The three stars went to Stafford, Datsyuk, and Byfuglien, while Little, Myers, Helm, and Tatar get the honorable mentions.
Back into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price guard the cages. Toronto began in the first period on a Daniel Winnik goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Richard Panik and Roman Polak. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the game 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais, topping a Mike Santorelli tally. The three stars went to Price (28 for 29 in saves), Bernier (31 for 32 in saves), and Desharnais.
Back stateside, the New York Islanders welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Anton Forsberg and Jaroslav Halak are called on to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Anders Lee and John Tavares. The Islanders added on as Bailey scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, thanks to Tavares and Nick Leddy. Columbus got on the board with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Matt Calvert and Fedor Tyutin. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New York took the lead in the second period on a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Lubomir Visnovsky and Frans Nielsen. Columbus tied it again with a Nick Foligno goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Scott Hartnell and James Wisniewski. The Islanders regained the lead in the third period with a Nielsen goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Thomas Hickey and Mikhail Grabovski. New York extended the lead with a Tavares goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with helped provided by Lee and Brian Strait. The Islanders padded the lead on another Tavares goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, driven in by Bailey and Travis Hamonic. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Tavares, Bailey, and Nielsen, while Lee gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Mike Smith occupy the creases. New York got going in the second period on a Chris Kreider goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Derek Stepan and Kevin Klein. Arizona tied it on an Antoine Vermette goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Lucas Lessio. The Rangers took the lead back in the third period on a Rick Nash goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, passed from Klein and Derick Brassard. New York added on with a Kevin Hayes shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers extended the lead on a Marc Staal goal, his fourth of the season, via Stepan and Martin St. Louis. New York finished it at 5-1 with a Lee Stempniak goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Dan Girardi and Dominic Moore. The three stars went to Talbot (34 for 35 in saves), Klein, and Stepan.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville started in the first period on a Matt Cullen goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Craig Smith and Shea Weber. New Jersey tied it on a second period Steve Bernier power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Eric Gelinas and Scott Gomez. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Colin Wilson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Victor Bartley and Mike Ribeiro. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Smith goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Cullen and Mike Fisher. The three stars went to Rinne (21 for 22 in saves), Smith, and Cullen.
Northward to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Devan Dubnyk are the inconsistent goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period on a Thomas Vanek goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mikael Granlund and Justin Fontaine. The Wild added on with another Vanek goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, passed from Fontaine and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Jordan Schroeder scored his second of the season, with the help of Marco Scandella and Jared Spurgeon. Carolina got on the board with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his third of the year, via Jay McClement and Justin Faulk. The Wild shot back in the second period with a Nate Prosser goal, his second of the season, made possible by Vanek and Granlund. The Hurricanes got one back with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jordan Staal and Michal Jordan. Carolina pulled closer on an Elias Lindholm goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Faulk and McClement. Minnesota shot back in the third period on an Erik Haula goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Brodziak and Stephane Veilleux. The Wild made it 6-3 with a Zach Parise empty net goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. This was a final, with the three stars going to Vanek, Fontaine, and Granlund, while Spurgeon, Faulk, and McClement get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Jhonas Enroth and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. Colorado began in the first period on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Nick Holden. The Avalanche added on in the second period with an Alex Tanguay goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Dennis Everberg and Nate Guenin. Colorado extended the lead in the third period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Brad Stuart and Matt Duchene. Dallas got on the board with a Jason Spezza shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Jamie Benn and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Avalanche ended it at 4-1 with an Everberg goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Tanguay and John Mitchell. The three stars went to Tanguay, Varlamov (24 for 25 in saves), and Everberg.
Up in Calgary, the Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces a lesser foe in Karri Ramo in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period on a Ronalds Kenins goal, his third of the season, guided in by Jannik Hansen and Bo Horvat. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Jiri Hudler. The Flames gained the lead on another Monahan goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, passed from Hudler and Deryk Engelland. The Canucks tied it on a Linden Vey goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Chris Higgins. Calgary took the lead on a third period Lance Bouma goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of David Jones and Dennis Wideman. The final stood at 3-2, and the three stars went to Monahan, Hudler, and Bouma.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Dwight King goal, his tenth of the season, via Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter. The Kings added on in the third period on a Trevor Lewis goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Los Angeles shot back on a Jarret Stoll goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Quick (27 for 28 in saves), Lewis, and Stoll.
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Atlant Mytishchi hosts Dinamo Minsk. Danny Taylor and Atte Engren draw the starts in goal. Mytishchi led off in the first period on an Artyom Chernov power play goal, powered by Maxim Potapov and Sergei Shmelyov. Minsk tied it on a Charles Linglet goal, via Matt Ellison and Paul Szczechura. Dinamo took the lead with a second period power play goal by Alexander Kulakov, assisted by Lukas Krajicek and Andrei Stepanov. Atlant tied it on a Chernov power play goal, guided in by Potapov and Shmelyov. Minsk regained the lead on an unassisted Linglet goal, his second of the game. Mytishchi tied it in the third period as Mikhail Tyulyapkin scored an unassisted goal. Atlant took the lead on an Andrei Taratukhin goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Leshchenko and Chernov. The three stars were Chernov, Linglet, and Taratukhin, while Potapov and Shmelyov are given the honorable mentions.
In the NHL, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Robin Lehner are the unknown goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. Edmonton tied it on a Derek Roy goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Ryan Hamilton and Nail Yakupov. The Senators took the lead back on a Cody Ceci goal, his fourth of the season, via Erik Condra and Alex Chiasson. Ottawa chased Fasth on a Kyle Turris goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Mark Stone and Michalek. Richard Bachman came on in relief. The Oilers got one back on a Mark Fayne goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jeff Petry and Andrew Ference. The Senators shot back on a Michalek goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, guided in by Turris and Stone. Ottawa extended the lead on a Chiasson goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Condra and Karlsson. The Senators padded the lead in the third period on a Hoffman goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. Ottawa iced it at 7-2 on a David Legwand power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, with assists provided by Patrick Wiercioch and Ryan. The three stars were Michalek, Turris, and Chiasson, while Hoffman, Stone, Condra, Karlsson, and Ryan all get honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Chris Thorburn goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Dustin Byfuglien. Detroit tied it on a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period on a Darren Helm power play goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit added on with a Datsyuk goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Helm and Tatar. The Jets pulled back on a Blake Wheeler goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers provided by Tyler Myers and Bryan Little. Winnipeg tied it on a Drew Stafford goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Myers and Michael Frolik on the power play. The Jets took the lead on a power play goal by Andrew Ladd in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, with assists from Little and Byfuglien. The Red Wings tied it as Datsyuk scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, thanks to Brendan Smith and Danny DeKeyser. Winnipeg won with a lone tally by Stafford in the shootout. The three stars went to Stafford, Datsyuk, and Byfuglien, while Little, Myers, Helm, and Tatar get the honorable mentions.
Back into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price guard the cages. Toronto began in the first period on a Daniel Winnik goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Richard Panik and Roman Polak. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the game 2-1 in the shootout with goals by Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais, topping a Mike Santorelli tally. The three stars went to Price (28 for 29 in saves), Bernier (31 for 32 in saves), and Desharnais.
Back stateside, the New York Islanders welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Anton Forsberg and Jaroslav Halak are called on to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Anders Lee and John Tavares. The Islanders added on as Bailey scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, thanks to Tavares and Nick Leddy. Columbus got on the board with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Matt Calvert and Fedor Tyutin. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New York took the lead in the second period on a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Lubomir Visnovsky and Frans Nielsen. Columbus tied it again with a Nick Foligno goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Scott Hartnell and James Wisniewski. The Islanders regained the lead in the third period with a Nielsen goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Thomas Hickey and Mikhail Grabovski. New York extended the lead with a Tavares goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with helped provided by Lee and Brian Strait. The Islanders padded the lead on another Tavares goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, driven in by Bailey and Travis Hamonic. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Tavares, Bailey, and Nielsen, while Lee gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Mike Smith occupy the creases. New York got going in the second period on a Chris Kreider goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Derek Stepan and Kevin Klein. Arizona tied it on an Antoine Vermette goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Lucas Lessio. The Rangers took the lead back in the third period on a Rick Nash goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, passed from Klein and Derick Brassard. New York added on with a Kevin Hayes shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers extended the lead on a Marc Staal goal, his fourth of the season, via Stepan and Martin St. Louis. New York finished it at 5-1 with a Lee Stempniak goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Dan Girardi and Dominic Moore. The three stars went to Talbot (34 for 35 in saves), Klein, and Stepan.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville started in the first period on a Matt Cullen goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Craig Smith and Shea Weber. New Jersey tied it on a second period Steve Bernier power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Eric Gelinas and Scott Gomez. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Colin Wilson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Victor Bartley and Mike Ribeiro. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Smith goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Cullen and Mike Fisher. The three stars went to Rinne (21 for 22 in saves), Smith, and Cullen.
Northward to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin and Devan Dubnyk are the inconsistent goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period on a Thomas Vanek goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mikael Granlund and Justin Fontaine. The Wild added on with another Vanek goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, passed from Fontaine and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Jordan Schroeder scored his second of the season, with the help of Marco Scandella and Jared Spurgeon. Carolina got on the board with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his third of the year, via Jay McClement and Justin Faulk. The Wild shot back in the second period with a Nate Prosser goal, his second of the season, made possible by Vanek and Granlund. The Hurricanes got one back with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jordan Staal and Michal Jordan. Carolina pulled closer on an Elias Lindholm goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Faulk and McClement. Minnesota shot back in the third period on an Erik Haula goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Brodziak and Stephane Veilleux. The Wild made it 6-3 with a Zach Parise empty net goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. This was a final, with the three stars going to Vanek, Fontaine, and Granlund, while Spurgeon, Faulk, and McClement get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Jhonas Enroth and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. Colorado began in the first period on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Nick Holden. The Avalanche added on in the second period with an Alex Tanguay goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Dennis Everberg and Nate Guenin. Colorado extended the lead in the third period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Brad Stuart and Matt Duchene. Dallas got on the board with a Jason Spezza shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Jamie Benn and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Avalanche ended it at 4-1 with an Everberg goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Tanguay and John Mitchell. The three stars went to Tanguay, Varlamov (24 for 25 in saves), and Everberg.
Up in Calgary, the Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces a lesser foe in Karri Ramo in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period on a Ronalds Kenins goal, his third of the season, guided in by Jannik Hansen and Bo Horvat. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Jiri Hudler. The Flames gained the lead on another Monahan goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, passed from Hudler and Deryk Engelland. The Canucks tied it on a Linden Vey goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Chris Higgins. Calgary took the lead on a third period Lance Bouma goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of David Jones and Dennis Wideman. The final stood at 3-2, and the three stars went to Monahan, Hudler, and Bouma.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Dwight King goal, his tenth of the season, via Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter. The Kings added on in the third period on a Trevor Lewis goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Los Angeles shot back on a Jarret Stoll goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Quick (27 for 28 in saves), Lewis, and Stoll.
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