Nine games today, beginning in...
Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Ward are in the blue paint. Carolina got going in the second period on a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by John-Michael Liles and Alexander Semin. Anaheim tied it on a Francois Beauchemin goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Matt Beleskey and Corey Perry. The Ducks took the lead on an unassisted goal by Beleskey, his twenty-first of the campaign. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Beleskey, Gibson (35 for 36 in saves), and Beauchemin.
Up to New York, where the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Jaroslav Halak are the reliable goalies. New York struck first in the first period on an Anders Lee goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Colin McDonald and Matt Martin. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Richard Panik goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Korbinian Holzer and Leo Komarov. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Trevor Smith goal, his second of the year, fueled by Panik and Tyler Bozak. New York retook the lead on Lee's second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic. This produced the eventual 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Lee, Panik, and Cizikas.
North to Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Dustin Tokarski are the unknown goalies. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Christian Thomas goal, with a lone assist by Jacob De La Rose. The Canadiens added on in the second period as Alex Galchenyuk scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. Edmonton got on the board with a Matt Hendricks goal, his seventh of the year, via Jeff Petry and Andrew Ference. The Oilers tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jordan Eberle. Montreal retook the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Subban and Andrei Markov. Edmonton tied it again with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, made possible by Oscar Klefbom and Teddy Purcell. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime on an Anton Lander goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Klefbom and Nail Yakupov. The three stars belonged to Nugent-Hopkins, Klefboma, nd Subban.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thomas Greiss and Robin Lehner are the backup-level goalies. Pittsburgh opened in the first period on a Kris Letang goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Beau Bennett and Brandon Sutter. The Penguins added on with a Sidney Crosby goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Rob Scuderi. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Evgeni Malkin scored his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Blake Comeau and Letang. Ottawa got on the board in the third period on a power play goal by Mika Zibanejad, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Bobby Ryan and Cody Ceci. The Senators pulled closer on a Mike Hoffman goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Ryan and Erik Karlsson. The Penguins shot back on a Crosby goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Chris Kunitz. Ottawa answered on a Mark Stone goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Turris and Karlsson. The Senators tied it as Turris scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Eric Gryba and Mark Borowiecki. In the shootout, Pittsburgh won with a lone tally by David Perron for a 5-4 final. The three stars went to Crosby, Letang, and Turris, while Ryan and Karlsson receive the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ben Bishop are set to start in goal. St. Louis started in the first period on a T.J. Oshie goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Alexander Steen. The Blues added on with a Dmitrij Jaskin power play goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Steen. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Tyler Johnson power play goal in the second period, his twentieth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. St. Louis shot back on a Steen goal, his nineteenth of the year, via David Backes. The Blues extended the lead as Backes potted his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis padded the lead on a Paul Stastny goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Patrik Berglund and Ian Cole. The Lightning pulled back with a Brett Connolly goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay got closer on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, helped along by Alex Killorn and Stralman in the third period. The Blues iced it at 6-3 on an empty net goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Steen, Backes, and Oshie, while Stralman gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville led off in the first period on a Shea Weber goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg on the power play. Winnipeg tied it on a power play goal by Michael Frolik, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele. The Predators retook the lead on a power play goal by Forsberg in the second period, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Josi and Weber. Nashville wrapped it up at 3-1 in the third period on a James Neal goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Mike Fisher and Weber. The three stars were awarded to Weber, Forsberg, and Rinne (32 for 33 in saves), and Josi.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Jason Pominville goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. The Wild added on in the second period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-second of the year, a power play goal powered by Thomas Vanek and Koivu. Florida got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Jimmy Hayes. This was as close as it got, with the final at 2-1, and the three stars went to Dubnyk (26 for 27 in saves), Parise, and Koivu.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Semyon Varlamov are in the inconsistent goalies. New York began in the first period on a Dan Boyle goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Kevin Hayes and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Hayes goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon. New York responded with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Rick Nash and Derick Brassard. The Avalanche pulled back on a Jarome Iginla goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone helper by Max Talbot in the third period. Colorado tied it with a Jan Hejda goal, made possible by Iginla and Matt Duchene. The Rangers regained the lead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Hayes and Kevin Klein. New York extended the lead with a Nash goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, with a lone assist from J.T. Miller. The Rangers finished it at 6-3 on a McDonagh power play goal into an empty net, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hayes, Nash, and McDonagh, while Iginla gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles opened in the first period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Jeff Carter. Calgary tied it in the second period as David Jones scored his tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by T.J. Brodie and Dennis Wideman. The Flames took the lead with a Mason Raymond goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Matt Stajan and Wideman. The Kings retied it on a Toffoli goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Jake Muzzin and Carter. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period on a Dwight King goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Carter, who got a sock trick, and Toffoli. The Kings added on with a Jordan Nolan goal, his third of the year, assisted by Drew Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead as Toffoli finished his hat trick on his eighteenth of the season, thanks to King and Brayden McNabb. Calgary got one back with Raymond's second of the game and eleventh of the year, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars of the 5-3 game were Toffoli, Carter, and Raymond, while King and Wideman get the honorable mentions.
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Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Ward are in the blue paint. Carolina got going in the second period on a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by John-Michael Liles and Alexander Semin. Anaheim tied it on a Francois Beauchemin goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Matt Beleskey and Corey Perry. The Ducks took the lead on an unassisted goal by Beleskey, his twenty-first of the campaign. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Beleskey, Gibson (35 for 36 in saves), and Beauchemin.
Up to New York, where the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Jaroslav Halak are the reliable goalies. New York struck first in the first period on an Anders Lee goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Colin McDonald and Matt Martin. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Richard Panik goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Korbinian Holzer and Leo Komarov. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Trevor Smith goal, his second of the year, fueled by Panik and Tyler Bozak. New York retook the lead on Lee's second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic. This produced the eventual 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Lee, Panik, and Cizikas.
North to Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Dustin Tokarski are the unknown goalies. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Christian Thomas goal, with a lone assist by Jacob De La Rose. The Canadiens added on in the second period as Alex Galchenyuk scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. Edmonton got on the board with a Matt Hendricks goal, his seventh of the year, via Jeff Petry and Andrew Ference. The Oilers tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jordan Eberle. Montreal retook the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Subban and Andrei Markov. Edmonton tied it again with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, made possible by Oscar Klefbom and Teddy Purcell. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime on an Anton Lander goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Klefbom and Nail Yakupov. The three stars belonged to Nugent-Hopkins, Klefboma, nd Subban.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thomas Greiss and Robin Lehner are the backup-level goalies. Pittsburgh opened in the first period on a Kris Letang goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Beau Bennett and Brandon Sutter. The Penguins added on with a Sidney Crosby goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Rob Scuderi. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Evgeni Malkin scored his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Blake Comeau and Letang. Ottawa got on the board in the third period on a power play goal by Mika Zibanejad, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Bobby Ryan and Cody Ceci. The Senators pulled closer on a Mike Hoffman goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Ryan and Erik Karlsson. The Penguins shot back on a Crosby goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Chris Kunitz. Ottawa answered on a Mark Stone goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Turris and Karlsson. The Senators tied it as Turris scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Eric Gryba and Mark Borowiecki. In the shootout, Pittsburgh won with a lone tally by David Perron for a 5-4 final. The three stars went to Crosby, Letang, and Turris, while Ryan and Karlsson receive the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ben Bishop are set to start in goal. St. Louis started in the first period on a T.J. Oshie goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Alexander Steen. The Blues added on with a Dmitrij Jaskin power play goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Steen. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Tyler Johnson power play goal in the second period, his twentieth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. St. Louis shot back on a Steen goal, his nineteenth of the year, via David Backes. The Blues extended the lead as Backes potted his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis padded the lead on a Paul Stastny goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Patrik Berglund and Ian Cole. The Lightning pulled back with a Brett Connolly goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay got closer on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, helped along by Alex Killorn and Stralman in the third period. The Blues iced it at 6-3 on an empty net goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Steen, Backes, and Oshie, while Stralman gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville led off in the first period on a Shea Weber goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg on the power play. Winnipeg tied it on a power play goal by Michael Frolik, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele. The Predators retook the lead on a power play goal by Forsberg in the second period, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Josi and Weber. Nashville wrapped it up at 3-1 in the third period on a James Neal goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Mike Fisher and Weber. The three stars were awarded to Weber, Forsberg, and Rinne (32 for 33 in saves), and Josi.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Jason Pominville goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. The Wild added on in the second period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-second of the year, a power play goal powered by Thomas Vanek and Koivu. Florida got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Jimmy Hayes. This was as close as it got, with the final at 2-1, and the three stars went to Dubnyk (26 for 27 in saves), Parise, and Koivu.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Semyon Varlamov are in the inconsistent goalies. New York began in the first period on a Dan Boyle goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Kevin Hayes and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Hayes goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon. New York responded with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Rick Nash and Derick Brassard. The Avalanche pulled back on a Jarome Iginla goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone helper by Max Talbot in the third period. Colorado tied it with a Jan Hejda goal, made possible by Iginla and Matt Duchene. The Rangers regained the lead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Hayes and Kevin Klein. New York extended the lead with a Nash goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, with a lone assist from J.T. Miller. The Rangers finished it at 6-3 on a McDonagh power play goal into an empty net, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hayes, Nash, and McDonagh, while Iginla gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles opened in the first period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Jeff Carter. Calgary tied it in the second period as David Jones scored his tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by T.J. Brodie and Dennis Wideman. The Flames took the lead with a Mason Raymond goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Matt Stajan and Wideman. The Kings retied it on a Toffoli goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Jake Muzzin and Carter. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period on a Dwight King goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Carter, who got a sock trick, and Toffoli. The Kings added on with a Jordan Nolan goal, his third of the year, assisted by Drew Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead as Toffoli finished his hat trick on his eighteenth of the season, thanks to King and Brayden McNabb. Calgary got one back with Raymond's second of the game and eleventh of the year, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars of the 5-3 game were Toffoli, Carter, and Raymond, while King and Wideman get the honorable mentions.
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