Ten games on today, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth and Roberto Luongo are set to start in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period on a Cody Hodgson goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Zach Bogosian and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Sabres added on with an Andrej Meszaros goal, his third of the year, guided in by Johan Larsson and Hodgson. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Pirri power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers tied it on another Pirri power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Campbell and Brad Boyes. Florida took the lead with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Jokinen and Boyes. Buffalo retied it in the third period on a Torrey Mitchell goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Matt Moulson and Nikita Zadorov. The Panthers retook the lead on a Scottie Upshall goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Derek MacKenzie and Shawn Thornton. Florida finished it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by MacKenzie, his fourth of the year, set up by Boyes and Jokinen, both of whom got sock tricks. The three stars belonged to Pirri, Jokinen, and Boyes, while MacKenzie, Hodgson, and Campbell get the honorable mentions.
Up in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Detroit started in the first period on a Brendan Smith goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller. The Red Wings added on in the second period on a Miller goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Tomas Jurco. Nashville got on the board with a Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Craig Smith and Roman Josi. The Predators tied it on a Mike Fisher goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Cody Franson and Cullen. Nashville took the lead as Shea Weber scored his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Mike Ribeiro and Josi. Detroit retied it on a third period goal by Alexey Marchenko, via Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings took the lead as Tomas Tatar scored his twenty-fifth of the year, a power play goal helped along by Pavel Datsyuk and Kronwall. This gave them a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Miller, Kronwall, and Cullen, while Josi gets an honorable mention.
Northeast to Long Island, where the New York Islanders bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Chad Johnson occupy the creases. New York struck first in the first period on a Michael Grabner goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk. Carolina tied it on a Jay McClement goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Chris Terry and Brad Malone. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period on a Justin Faulk power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Victor Rask. Carolina added on with another McClement goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Andrej Nestrasil and Nathan Gerbe. The Islanders replied with a Nikolay Kulemin goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Travis Hamonic. The Hurricanes shot back on a Malone goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Nestrasil and John-Michael Liles. Carolina extended the lead on a Michal Jordan power play goal, his second of the season, with helpers provided by Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner. New York answered with a John Tavares goal in the third period, his thirtieth of the year, via Anders Lee and Nick Leddy. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to McClement, Malone, and Nestrasil.
Back west, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces a lesser foe in Curtis McElhinney in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with an Andy Greene goal, his second of the season, made possible by Patrik Elias. The Devils added on in the third period with a Travis Zajac goal, his tenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Stephen Gionta and Michael Cammalleri. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars going to Schneider (33 save shutout), Greene, and Zajac.
East again to Boston, as the Bruins welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Tuukka Rask are between the pipes. Boston was first to score in the first period on a Milan Lucic goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Bergeron scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Marchand and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins padded the lead on a Chara power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Smith and Lucic. Louis Domingue relieved Smith. Arizona got on the board in the third period on a Martin Erat goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Shane Doan and Keith Yandle. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Chara, while Lucic and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal began in the first period with a Manny Malhotra goal, via Dale Weise. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. Montreal extended the lead in the third period as David Desharnais scored his tenth of the year, passed from Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens iced it at 4-0 on a Desharnais empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Pacioretty and Gallagher. The three stars went to Price (30 save shutout), Desharnais, and Gallagher, while Pacioretty gets the honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Steve Mason get the starting nods. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Matt Read goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. New York tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Carl Hagelin. The Rangers took the lead on a John Moore goal in the second period, with assists provided by Tanner Glass and Dominic Moore. The Flyers tied it as Michael Raffl scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Braydon Coburn and Vincent Lecavalier. Philadelphia took the lead in the third period on a Michael Del Zotto shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Couturier. The Flyers finished it at 4-2 on an empty net goal by Wayne Simmonds, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Raffl. The three stars went to Raffl, Couturier, and Del Zotto.
Way west to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ben Scrivens draw the starts. St. Louis started in the first period on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his tenth of the season, via Paul Stastny and Patrik Berglund. Edmonton tied it in the second period as Justin Schultz scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blues retook the lead in the third period on a Stastny goal, his twelfth of the campaign, assisted by Ian Cole. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Stastny, Elliott (21 for 22 in saves), and Jaskin.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Semyon Varlamov are the goalies. Minnesota struck first in the first period on an Erik Haula goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak. Colorado tied it on a Max Talbot goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Nick Holden in the second period. The Wild retook the lead as Fontaine scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Haula and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Jason Pominville goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Mikael Granlund. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Dubnyk (33 for 34 in saves), Fontaine, and Haula.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Antti Niemi are in the blue paint. San Jose was first to score in the first period on a Tommy Wingels goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Matt Irwin and Matthew Nieto. Ottawa tied it in the second period on an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman. The Sharks retook the lead on a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. The Senators tied it again in the third period as Mark Stone scored his fifteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Turris. Ottawa took the lead on a Hoffman goal, his twenty-second of the season, a power play goal helped along by Mika Zibanejad and Karlsson. The Senators finished it at 4-2 on a Hoffman empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Stone. The three stars went to Hoffman, Karlsson, and Stone, while Turris gets an honorable mention.
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The Florida Panthers hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Michal Neuvirth and Roberto Luongo are set to start in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period on a Cody Hodgson goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Zach Bogosian and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Sabres added on with an Andrej Meszaros goal, his third of the year, guided in by Johan Larsson and Hodgson. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Pirri power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers tied it on another Pirri power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Campbell and Brad Boyes. Florida took the lead with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Jokinen and Boyes. Buffalo retied it in the third period on a Torrey Mitchell goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Matt Moulson and Nikita Zadorov. The Panthers retook the lead on a Scottie Upshall goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Derek MacKenzie and Shawn Thornton. Florida finished it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by MacKenzie, his fourth of the year, set up by Boyes and Jokinen, both of whom got sock tricks. The three stars belonged to Pirri, Jokinen, and Boyes, while MacKenzie, Hodgson, and Campbell get the honorable mentions.
Up in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Detroit started in the first period on a Brendan Smith goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller. The Red Wings added on in the second period on a Miller goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Tomas Jurco. Nashville got on the board with a Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Craig Smith and Roman Josi. The Predators tied it on a Mike Fisher goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Cody Franson and Cullen. Nashville took the lead as Shea Weber scored his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Mike Ribeiro and Josi. Detroit retied it on a third period goal by Alexey Marchenko, via Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings took the lead as Tomas Tatar scored his twenty-fifth of the year, a power play goal helped along by Pavel Datsyuk and Kronwall. This gave them a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Miller, Kronwall, and Cullen, while Josi gets an honorable mention.
Northeast to Long Island, where the New York Islanders bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Chad Johnson occupy the creases. New York struck first in the first period on a Michael Grabner goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk. Carolina tied it on a Jay McClement goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Chris Terry and Brad Malone. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period on a Justin Faulk power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Victor Rask. Carolina added on with another McClement goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Andrej Nestrasil and Nathan Gerbe. The Islanders replied with a Nikolay Kulemin goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Travis Hamonic. The Hurricanes shot back on a Malone goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Nestrasil and John-Michael Liles. Carolina extended the lead on a Michal Jordan power play goal, his second of the season, with helpers provided by Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner. New York answered with a John Tavares goal in the third period, his thirtieth of the year, via Anders Lee and Nick Leddy. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to McClement, Malone, and Nestrasil.
Back west, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces a lesser foe in Curtis McElhinney in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with an Andy Greene goal, his second of the season, made possible by Patrik Elias. The Devils added on in the third period with a Travis Zajac goal, his tenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Stephen Gionta and Michael Cammalleri. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars going to Schneider (33 save shutout), Greene, and Zajac.
East again to Boston, as the Bruins welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Tuukka Rask are between the pipes. Boston was first to score in the first period on a Milan Lucic goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Bergeron scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Marchand and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins padded the lead on a Chara power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Smith and Lucic. Louis Domingue relieved Smith. Arizona got on the board in the third period on a Martin Erat goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Shane Doan and Keith Yandle. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Chara, while Lucic and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal began in the first period with a Manny Malhotra goal, via Dale Weise. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. Montreal extended the lead in the third period as David Desharnais scored his tenth of the year, passed from Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens iced it at 4-0 on a Desharnais empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Pacioretty and Gallagher. The three stars went to Price (30 save shutout), Desharnais, and Gallagher, while Pacioretty gets the honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Steve Mason get the starting nods. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Matt Read goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. New York tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Carl Hagelin. The Rangers took the lead on a John Moore goal in the second period, with assists provided by Tanner Glass and Dominic Moore. The Flyers tied it as Michael Raffl scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Braydon Coburn and Vincent Lecavalier. Philadelphia took the lead in the third period on a Michael Del Zotto shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Couturier. The Flyers finished it at 4-2 on an empty net goal by Wayne Simmonds, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Raffl. The three stars went to Raffl, Couturier, and Del Zotto.
Way west to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ben Scrivens draw the starts. St. Louis started in the first period on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his tenth of the season, via Paul Stastny and Patrik Berglund. Edmonton tied it in the second period as Justin Schultz scored his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blues retook the lead in the third period on a Stastny goal, his twelfth of the campaign, assisted by Ian Cole. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Stastny, Elliott (21 for 22 in saves), and Jaskin.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Semyon Varlamov are the goalies. Minnesota struck first in the first period on an Erik Haula goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak. Colorado tied it on a Max Talbot goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Nick Holden in the second period. The Wild retook the lead as Fontaine scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Haula and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Jason Pominville goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Mikael Granlund. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Dubnyk (33 for 34 in saves), Fontaine, and Haula.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Antti Niemi are in the blue paint. San Jose was first to score in the first period on a Tommy Wingels goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Matt Irwin and Matthew Nieto. Ottawa tied it in the second period on an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman. The Sharks retook the lead on a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. The Senators tied it again in the third period as Mark Stone scored his fifteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Turris. Ottawa took the lead on a Hoffman goal, his twenty-second of the season, a power play goal helped along by Mika Zibanejad and Karlsson. The Senators finished it at 4-2 on a Hoffman empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Stone. The three stars went to Hoffman, Karlsson, and Stone, while Turris gets an honorable mention.
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