Nine games on tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen faces a lesser foe in Niklas Svedberg in goal. Dallas struck first on a Vernon Fiddler shorthanded and unassisted goal, his seventh of the season. Boston tied it with a David Krejci goal, his seventh of the year, passed from David Pastrnak and Milan Lucic. The Stars retook the lead on a Jamie Benn goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Alex Goligoski and John Klingberg. Dallas added on with another Jamie Benn goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, via Patrick Eaves and Jordie Benn. Tuukka Rask relieved Svedberg in the second period. The Bruins pulled back with a Patrice Bergeron second period goal, his fifteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Brad Marchand. Boston tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Chris Kelly and Torey Krug. The Stars regained the lead on a Trevor Daley shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Dallas iced it at 5-3 in the third period on an Erik Cole empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jason Demers and Jason Spezza. The three stars were handed to Jamie Benn, Daley, and Fiddler.
Over to Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Jhonas Enroth are the inexperienced goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Kyle Turris and Mark Stone. Buffalo tied it in the third period on a Tyler Myers power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Matt Moulson and Chris Stewart. The Senators took the lead back with a Milan Michalek goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Patrick Wiercioch and Mike Hoffman. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Lehner (35 for 36 in saves), Michalek, and Karlsson.
Back at the coast, the New York Islanders bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Ryan Hamilton power play goal, powered by Nail Yakupov and Iiro Pakarinen. New York tied it on a Colin McDonald goal, his second of the season, guided in by Matt Martin and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead in the second period as Josh Bailey scored his ninth of the year, thanks to Thomas Hickey and Anders Lee. The Oilers retied it on an Anton Lander power play goal, his second of the season, via Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. New York took the lead in the third period on a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of McDonald and Hickey. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to McDonald, Cizikas, and Hickey.
Into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Carey Price receive the starting nods. Philadelphia began in the first period on a Matt Read goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Wayne Simmonds. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime on a David Desharnais goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Andrei Markov. The three stars were Price (23 for 24 in saves), Desharnais, and Plekanec.
West to Ontario, where the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and James Reimer occupy the creases. New York led off in the first period on a Dan Boyle goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his ninth of the year, via Nash and Brassard. Toronto got on the board with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Cody Franson and Tyler Bozak. New York replied in the second period on a Kevin Hayes goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Marc Staal and Kevin Klein. The Maple Leafs replied with a Stephane Robidas goal, made possible by Leo Komarov. The Rangers shot back on a shorthanded goal by Dominic Moore, his fifth of the season, set up by Carl Hagelin and Staal. Toronto pulled back on a Rielly goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers provided by Daniel Winnik and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Winnik goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York regained the lead as Zuccarello scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, with the help of Nash, who got a sock trick, and Moore. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars handed to Zuccarello, Rielly, and Nash, while Brassard, Staal, Winnik, and Moore get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Ilya Bryzgalov and Roberto Luongo are the veteran goalies. Florida started in the first period on a Dmitry Kulikov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Brian Campbell and Dave Bolland. The Panthers added on with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Jimmy Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida extended the lead in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Huberdeau and Campbell. John Gibson replaced Bryzgalov in goal. Anaheim got on the board with a power play goal by Kyle Palmieri, his eleventh of the year, via Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler. The Panthers replied on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Brad Boyes and Huberdeau, the latter getting a sock trick. Florida padded the lead as Bolland scored his third of the year, thanks to Tomas Fleischmann and Erik Gudbranson. The Ducks got one back on a Tim Jackman goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. The Panthers wrapped it up at 6-2 in the third period on a power play goal by Hayes, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Steven Kampfer and Gudbranson. The three stars were Huberdeau, Hayes, and Bolland, while Campbell and Gudbranson get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jake Allen are between the pipes. Arizona struck first in the first period on a Sam Gagner goal, his tenth of the season, via Martin Erat and Michael Stone. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by T.J. Oshie and David Backes. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his seventh of the campaign, coming off of Carl Gunnarsson. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Allen (25 for 26 in saves), Jaskin, and Steen.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. Nashville got going in the second period on a Seth Jones goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg and Anton Volchenkov. The Predators added on with a Taylor Beck goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Paul Gaustad and Eric Nystrom. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period as Brett Connolly scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Valtteri Filppula. The Lightning tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime on a James Neal goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, via Roman Josi and Matt Cullen. The three stars went to Neal, Beck, and Jones.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Michael Hutchinson are the surprising goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Toby Enstrom goal, his third of the season, fueled by Mathieu Perreault. Minnesota tied it on an unassisted goal by Jason Pominville, his eleventh of the year. The Jets won 2-1 with a Dustin Byfuglien goal in overtime, his fourteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hutchinson (29 for 30 in saves), Byfuglien, and Dubnyk (32 for 34 in saves).
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The Boston Bruins hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen faces a lesser foe in Niklas Svedberg in goal. Dallas struck first on a Vernon Fiddler shorthanded and unassisted goal, his seventh of the season. Boston tied it with a David Krejci goal, his seventh of the year, passed from David Pastrnak and Milan Lucic. The Stars retook the lead on a Jamie Benn goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Alex Goligoski and John Klingberg. Dallas added on with another Jamie Benn goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, via Patrick Eaves and Jordie Benn. Tuukka Rask relieved Svedberg in the second period. The Bruins pulled back with a Patrice Bergeron second period goal, his fifteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Brad Marchand. Boston tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Chris Kelly and Torey Krug. The Stars regained the lead on a Trevor Daley shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Dallas iced it at 5-3 in the third period on an Erik Cole empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jason Demers and Jason Spezza. The three stars were handed to Jamie Benn, Daley, and Fiddler.
Over to Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Jhonas Enroth are the inexperienced goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Kyle Turris and Mark Stone. Buffalo tied it in the third period on a Tyler Myers power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Matt Moulson and Chris Stewart. The Senators took the lead back with a Milan Michalek goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Patrick Wiercioch and Mike Hoffman. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Lehner (35 for 36 in saves), Michalek, and Karlsson.
Back at the coast, the New York Islanders bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Ryan Hamilton power play goal, powered by Nail Yakupov and Iiro Pakarinen. New York tied it on a Colin McDonald goal, his second of the season, guided in by Matt Martin and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders took the lead in the second period as Josh Bailey scored his ninth of the year, thanks to Thomas Hickey and Anders Lee. The Oilers retied it on an Anton Lander power play goal, his second of the season, via Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. New York took the lead in the third period on a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of McDonald and Hickey. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to McDonald, Cizikas, and Hickey.
Into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Carey Price receive the starting nods. Philadelphia began in the first period on a Matt Read goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Wayne Simmonds. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime on a David Desharnais goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Andrei Markov. The three stars were Price (23 for 24 in saves), Desharnais, and Plekanec.
West to Ontario, where the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and James Reimer occupy the creases. New York led off in the first period on a Dan Boyle goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his ninth of the year, via Nash and Brassard. Toronto got on the board with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Cody Franson and Tyler Bozak. New York replied in the second period on a Kevin Hayes goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Marc Staal and Kevin Klein. The Maple Leafs replied with a Stephane Robidas goal, made possible by Leo Komarov. The Rangers shot back on a shorthanded goal by Dominic Moore, his fifth of the season, set up by Carl Hagelin and Staal. Toronto pulled back on a Rielly goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers provided by Daniel Winnik and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Winnik goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York regained the lead as Zuccarello scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, with the help of Nash, who got a sock trick, and Moore. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars handed to Zuccarello, Rielly, and Nash, while Brassard, Staal, Winnik, and Moore get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Ilya Bryzgalov and Roberto Luongo are the veteran goalies. Florida started in the first period on a Dmitry Kulikov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Brian Campbell and Dave Bolland. The Panthers added on with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Jimmy Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida extended the lead in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Huberdeau and Campbell. John Gibson replaced Bryzgalov in goal. Anaheim got on the board with a power play goal by Kyle Palmieri, his eleventh of the year, via Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler. The Panthers replied on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Brad Boyes and Huberdeau, the latter getting a sock trick. Florida padded the lead as Bolland scored his third of the year, thanks to Tomas Fleischmann and Erik Gudbranson. The Ducks got one back on a Tim Jackman goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. The Panthers wrapped it up at 6-2 in the third period on a power play goal by Hayes, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Steven Kampfer and Gudbranson. The three stars were Huberdeau, Hayes, and Bolland, while Campbell and Gudbranson get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jake Allen are between the pipes. Arizona struck first in the first period on a Sam Gagner goal, his tenth of the season, via Martin Erat and Michael Stone. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by T.J. Oshie and David Backes. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his seventh of the campaign, coming off of Carl Gunnarsson. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Allen (25 for 26 in saves), Jaskin, and Steen.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. Nashville got going in the second period on a Seth Jones goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg and Anton Volchenkov. The Predators added on with a Taylor Beck goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Paul Gaustad and Eric Nystrom. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period as Brett Connolly scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Valtteri Filppula. The Lightning tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime on a James Neal goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, via Roman Josi and Matt Cullen. The three stars went to Neal, Beck, and Jones.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Michael Hutchinson are the surprising goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Toby Enstrom goal, his third of the season, fueled by Mathieu Perreault. Minnesota tied it on an unassisted goal by Jason Pominville, his eleventh of the year. The Jets won 2-1 with a Dustin Byfuglien goal in overtime, his fourteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hutchinson (29 for 30 in saves), Byfuglien, and Dubnyk (32 for 34 in saves).
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