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Battle of New York, as the Islanders host their cross-town rivals, the Rangers. Cam Talbot is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak in goal. The Islanders opened in the first period on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eleventh of the year, via Travis Hamonic and Mikhail Grabovski. The Rangers got on the board with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Dan Girardi and Lee Stempniak. The Islanders shot back in the second period as Johnny Boychuk scored his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers pulled back on a Chris Kreider goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Derek Stepan and Dan Boyle. The Rangers tied it with a McDonagh goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, assisted by J.T. Miller. The Islanders pulled ahead on a Ryan Strome goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Brock Nelson and Hamonic. The Islanders extended the lead with a Strome goal in the third period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Nielsen. The Rangers got one back on a Stepan goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Kreider and Kevin Klein. The Rangers tied it again on a Martin St. Louis goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Stepan and Marc Staal. The Rangers took the lead with a Klein goal, his ninth of the campaign, driven in by St. Louis and Derick Brassard. This held up for a 6-5 win, with the three stars given to McDonagh, Strome, and Klein, while St. Louis, Stepan, Nielsen, Hamonic, and Kreider get the honorable mentions.
West to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Tomas Plekanec goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Dale Weise and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens iced it at 2-0 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The three stars were awarded to Plekanec, Price (25 save shutout), and Pacioretty.
Into Ontario, where the Ottawa Senators host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Robin Lehner are set to start in goal. Carolina started in the first period with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe. Ottawa tied it on an Erik Condra goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Shane Prince. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period as Jeff Skinner scored his thirteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Riley Nash and Andrej Sekera. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Mika Zibanejad and Karlsson. Carolina gained the lead on a Gerbe goal, his sixth of the season, via Nestrasil and Michal Jordan. Ottawa got an equalizer on a Cody Ceci goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. The Hurricanes again grabbed the lead with a Jay McClement goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brad Malone and Patrick Dwyer. Andrew Hammond relieved Lehner in goal. Carolina added on in the third period with a Jordan power play goal, guided in by Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes wrapped it up at 6-3 on a Chris Terry power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Ron Hainsey and Nestrasil. The three stars belonged to Nestrasil, Jordan, and Gerbe, while Karlsson and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Michael Hutchinson receive the starting nods. Winnipeg led off in the first period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Toby Enstrom and Blake Wheeler. Edmonton tied it on a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Derek Roy and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead with an Anton Lander power play goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz. The Jets tied it in the second period on a Little goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Ben Chiarot. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jeff Petry and Eberle. Winnipeg tied it on a Tyler Myers goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Enstrom and Chris Thorburn. The Oilers regained the lead with Yakupov's second of the game and eighth of the season, a power play goal with helpers provided by Benoit Pouliot and Iiro Pakarinen. The Jets tied it again as Andrew Ladd scored his twentieth of the year, with the help of Wheeler and Little. Winnipeg won 5-4 in the shootout on a lone tally by Wheeler, which injured Fasth and brought Richard Bachman in for the rest of the shootout. The three stars were Little, Wheeler, and Yakupov, while Enstrom and Eberle get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Karri Ramo are the Finnish goalies. Boston struck first in the first period on a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on with a Zdeno Chara goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and David Pastrnak. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Torey Krug scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Reilly Smith and Kevan Miller. Jonas Hiller relieved Ramo in goal. Calgary got on the board with a David Jones goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano. The Flames pulled closer in the third period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Paul Byron. Calgary tied it on another Hudler power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, powered by Giordano and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames won 4-3 with a T.J. Brodie goal in overtime, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Giordano, who got a sock trick. The three stars were awarded to Hudler, Giordano, and Hiller (16 for 16 in saves in relief).
South to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike McKenna and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Colorado was first to score in the first period on a Cody McLeod goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Paul Carey and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Lucas Lessio and Kyle Chipchura. Colorado shot back on a power play goal by Nick Holden, his fifth of the year, powered by Redmond and Duchene. The Avalanche extended the lead as Tyson Barrie scored his seventh of the season in the second period, with the help of Iginla and Max Talbot. Colorado padded the lead on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Nathan MacKinnon. Varlamov had a slow night, so Reto Berra took the crease for the Avalanche in the third period. The Coyotes got one back in the third period on a Mark Arcobello goal, his tenth of the season, via Michael Stone and Jordan Martinook. This was as close as it got, with the final being 5-2. The three stars went to Duchene, Iginla, and Redmond.
Back in Canada, the Vancouver Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Eddie Lack are between the pipes. Minnesota began in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Jordan Schroeder and Jonas Brodin. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Henrik Sedin goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Daniel Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Bo Horvat goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Jannik Hansen and Luca Sbisa. Vancouver added on with an Alex Biega goal, via Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins. The Wild pulled back on a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, passed from Schroeder. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Niederreiter, Henrik Sedin, and Schroeder.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonathan Quick occupy the creases. Tampa Bay got going in the first period on a Nikita Nesterov goal, passed from Ondrej Palat. Los Angeles tied it in the second period as Anze Kopitar scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Trevor Lewis and Brayden McNabb. The Kings took the lead in the third period on a Jordan Nolan goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Dwight King and Nick Shore. Los Angeles added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Drew Doughty and King. The Lightning got one back with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to to Carter, King, and Nesterov.
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Battle of New York, as the Islanders host their cross-town rivals, the Rangers. Cam Talbot is mismatched with Jaroslav Halak in goal. The Islanders opened in the first period on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eleventh of the year, via Travis Hamonic and Mikhail Grabovski. The Rangers got on the board with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Dan Girardi and Lee Stempniak. The Islanders shot back in the second period as Johnny Boychuk scored his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers pulled back on a Chris Kreider goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Derek Stepan and Dan Boyle. The Rangers tied it with a McDonagh goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, assisted by J.T. Miller. The Islanders pulled ahead on a Ryan Strome goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Brock Nelson and Hamonic. The Islanders extended the lead with a Strome goal in the third period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Nielsen. The Rangers got one back on a Stepan goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Kreider and Kevin Klein. The Rangers tied it again on a Martin St. Louis goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Stepan and Marc Staal. The Rangers took the lead with a Klein goal, his ninth of the campaign, driven in by St. Louis and Derick Brassard. This held up for a 6-5 win, with the three stars given to McDonagh, Strome, and Klein, while St. Louis, Stepan, Nielsen, Hamonic, and Kreider get the honorable mentions.
West to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Tomas Plekanec goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Dale Weise and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens iced it at 2-0 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The three stars were awarded to Plekanec, Price (25 save shutout), and Pacioretty.
Into Ontario, where the Ottawa Senators host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Robin Lehner are set to start in goal. Carolina started in the first period with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nathan Gerbe. Ottawa tied it on an Erik Condra goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Shane Prince. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period as Jeff Skinner scored his thirteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Riley Nash and Andrej Sekera. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Mika Zibanejad and Karlsson. Carolina gained the lead on a Gerbe goal, his sixth of the season, via Nestrasil and Michal Jordan. Ottawa got an equalizer on a Cody Ceci goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. The Hurricanes again grabbed the lead with a Jay McClement goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brad Malone and Patrick Dwyer. Andrew Hammond relieved Lehner in goal. Carolina added on in the third period with a Jordan power play goal, guided in by Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes wrapped it up at 6-3 on a Chris Terry power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Ron Hainsey and Nestrasil. The three stars belonged to Nestrasil, Jordan, and Gerbe, while Karlsson and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Michael Hutchinson receive the starting nods. Winnipeg led off in the first period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Toby Enstrom and Blake Wheeler. Edmonton tied it on a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Derek Roy and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead with an Anton Lander power play goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz. The Jets tied it in the second period on a Little goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Ben Chiarot. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jeff Petry and Eberle. Winnipeg tied it on a Tyler Myers goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Enstrom and Chris Thorburn. The Oilers regained the lead with Yakupov's second of the game and eighth of the season, a power play goal with helpers provided by Benoit Pouliot and Iiro Pakarinen. The Jets tied it again as Andrew Ladd scored his twentieth of the year, with the help of Wheeler and Little. Winnipeg won 5-4 in the shootout on a lone tally by Wheeler, which injured Fasth and brought Richard Bachman in for the rest of the shootout. The three stars were Little, Wheeler, and Yakupov, while Enstrom and Eberle get the honorable mentions.
Continuing to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Karri Ramo are the Finnish goalies. Boston struck first in the first period on a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on with a Zdeno Chara goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and David Pastrnak. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Torey Krug scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Reilly Smith and Kevan Miller. Jonas Hiller relieved Ramo in goal. Calgary got on the board with a David Jones goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano. The Flames pulled closer in the third period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Paul Byron. Calgary tied it on another Hudler power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, powered by Giordano and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames won 4-3 with a T.J. Brodie goal in overtime, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Giordano, who got a sock trick. The three stars were awarded to Hudler, Giordano, and Hiller (16 for 16 in saves in relief).
South to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike McKenna and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Colorado was first to score in the first period on a Cody McLeod goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Paul Carey and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Lucas Lessio and Kyle Chipchura. Colorado shot back on a power play goal by Nick Holden, his fifth of the year, powered by Redmond and Duchene. The Avalanche extended the lead as Tyson Barrie scored his seventh of the season in the second period, with the help of Iginla and Max Talbot. Colorado padded the lead on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Nathan MacKinnon. Varlamov had a slow night, so Reto Berra took the crease for the Avalanche in the third period. The Coyotes got one back in the third period on a Mark Arcobello goal, his tenth of the season, via Michael Stone and Jordan Martinook. This was as close as it got, with the final being 5-2. The three stars went to Duchene, Iginla, and Redmond.
Back in Canada, the Vancouver Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Eddie Lack are between the pipes. Minnesota began in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Jordan Schroeder and Jonas Brodin. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Henrik Sedin goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Daniel Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Bo Horvat goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Jannik Hansen and Luca Sbisa. Vancouver added on with an Alex Biega goal, via Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins. The Wild pulled back on a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, passed from Schroeder. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Niederreiter, Henrik Sedin, and Schroeder.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonathan Quick occupy the creases. Tampa Bay got going in the first period on a Nikita Nesterov goal, passed from Ondrej Palat. Los Angeles tied it in the second period as Anze Kopitar scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Trevor Lewis and Brayden McNabb. The Kings took the lead in the third period on a Jordan Nolan goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Dwight King and Nick Shore. Los Angeles added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Drew Doughty and King. The Lightning got one back with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to to Carter, King, and Nesterov.
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