Eight games on an unusually busy Sunday. We begin in...
St. Louis, as the Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Brian Elliott are the solid goalies. Chicago led off in the first period on a Marcus Kruger goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Daniel Carcillo. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the second period, his twenty-eighth of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Bryan Bickell goal, his tenth of the season, via David Rundblad and Patrick Kane. The Blues tied it again as David Backes scored his eighteenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. Chicago reclaimed the lead with a Marian Hossa power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Brandon Saad and Bickell. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 on a Hossa empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, set up by Saad. The three stars went to Hossa, Bickell, and Saad.
East to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mark Streit goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Michael Del Zotto and Claude Giroux. Mason was removed with an injury in the ensuing TV timeout, and Ray Emery relieved him. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-third of the year, a power play goal powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. The Flyers reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Sean Couturier and Matt Read. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with a Jakub Voracek empty net power play goal, set up by Brayden Schenn and Giroux. The three stars were given to Giroux, Simmonds, and Streit.
Down to Florida, where the Panthers host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Roberto Luongo are set to start in goal. Florida got going in the second period on a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Dave Bolland. The Panthers added on with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Jimmy Hayes. Nashville got on the board with a third period power play goal by Seth Jones, his fifth of the season, powered by Mike Ribeiro. The Predators tied it on an unassisted Filip Forsberg power play goal, his eighteenth of the year. In the shootout, goals were exchanged between Matt Cullen of Nashville and Brad Boyes of Florida as well as the Predators' Craig Smith and the Panthers' Nick Bjugstad before Forsberg won it 3-2 for Nashville. The three stars went to Forsberg, Jones, and Ekblad.
Back north, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Michal Neuvirth are between the pipes. New York began in the first period on a Colin McDonald goal, fueled by Casey Cizikas. The Islanders added on in the second period on an Anders Lee power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Travis Hamonic and John Tavares. New York extended the lead with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Hamonic and Frans Nielsen. Buffalo got on the board with a Marcus Foligno goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Nikita Zadorov and Brian Flynn. The Sabres pulled closer with the ninth of the year by Drew Stafford, with a lone helper by Foligno. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Hamonic, Foligno, and Grabovski.
Staying in the state, the New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Cam Talbot are in the creases. Dallas struck first in the second period on a Jason Spezza power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. New York tied it on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kevin Hayes and Kevin Klein. The Stars took the lead with an Erik Cole goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Spezza and Ales Hemsky. The Rangers tied it again in the third period as Chris Kreider scored his twelfth of the year, via Mats Zuccarello on the power play. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime on a Hemsky goal, his ninth of the campaign, made possible by Jyrki Jokipakka and Spezza. The three stars went to Hemsky, Spezza, and Cole.
Back south again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Ben Bishop are the talented goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period on a Brian Boyle goal, his eleventh of the season, via Victor Hedman and Brett Connolly. The Lightning added on with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Nikita Kucherov scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Tyler Johnson and Filppula. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey. The Lightning answered on a Boyle goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, fueled by Connolly and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period with a Callahan goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Stamkos and Filppula. The Ducks got one back with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Getzlaf and the goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who had earlier replaced an injured Andersen. Anaheim pulled closer with an Eric Brewer goal, his first of the year, helped along by Nate Thompson and Andrew Cogliano. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Boyle, Filppula, and Callahan, while Stamkos, Connolly, and Getzlaf get the honorable mentions.
Way to the northwest, the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ondrej Pavelec are the inconsistent goalies. Colorado started in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his sixth of the season, via Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla. Winnipeg tied it on a second period Mathieu Perreault goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead on a Byfuglien power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Ben Chiarot goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jim Slater and Chris Thorburn. The Jets extended the lead as Little scored a power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Perreault and Byfuglien. The Avalanche got one back in the third period on a Matt Duchene goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Iginla and Nate Guenin. Winnipeg answered on a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Perreault and Scheifele. Colorado edged closer with a Tanguay goal, his fourteenth of the year, driven in by Duchene and Cody McLeod. This produced the 5-3 final, with the three stars given to Perreault, Byfuglien, and Little, while Scheifele, Duchene, Tanguay, and Iginla get the honorable mentions.
Finally, we end with the Boston Bruins bringing in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Montreal was first to score in the second period on a Dale Weise goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais. The Canadiens added on with a Pacioretty goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Weise. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Milan Lucic and Dougie Hamilton. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an Andrei Markov goal, his seventh of the year, going unassisted into the empty net. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Price (34 for 35 in saves), and Weise.
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St. Louis, as the Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Brian Elliott are the solid goalies. Chicago led off in the first period on a Marcus Kruger goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Daniel Carcillo. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the second period, his twenty-eighth of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Bryan Bickell goal, his tenth of the season, via David Rundblad and Patrick Kane. The Blues tied it again as David Backes scored his eighteenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo. Chicago reclaimed the lead with a Marian Hossa power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Brandon Saad and Bickell. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 on a Hossa empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, set up by Saad. The three stars went to Hossa, Bickell, and Saad.
East to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mark Streit goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Michael Del Zotto and Claude Giroux. Mason was removed with an injury in the ensuing TV timeout, and Ray Emery relieved him. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-third of the year, a power play goal powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. The Flyers reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Sean Couturier and Matt Read. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with a Jakub Voracek empty net power play goal, set up by Brayden Schenn and Giroux. The three stars were given to Giroux, Simmonds, and Streit.
Down to Florida, where the Panthers host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Roberto Luongo are set to start in goal. Florida got going in the second period on a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Dave Bolland. The Panthers added on with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Jimmy Hayes. Nashville got on the board with a third period power play goal by Seth Jones, his fifth of the season, powered by Mike Ribeiro. The Predators tied it on an unassisted Filip Forsberg power play goal, his eighteenth of the year. In the shootout, goals were exchanged between Matt Cullen of Nashville and Brad Boyes of Florida as well as the Predators' Craig Smith and the Panthers' Nick Bjugstad before Forsberg won it 3-2 for Nashville. The three stars went to Forsberg, Jones, and Ekblad.
Back north, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Michal Neuvirth are between the pipes. New York began in the first period on a Colin McDonald goal, fueled by Casey Cizikas. The Islanders added on in the second period on an Anders Lee power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Travis Hamonic and John Tavares. New York extended the lead with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Hamonic and Frans Nielsen. Buffalo got on the board with a Marcus Foligno goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Nikita Zadorov and Brian Flynn. The Sabres pulled closer with the ninth of the year by Drew Stafford, with a lone helper by Foligno. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Hamonic, Foligno, and Grabovski.
Staying in the state, the New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Cam Talbot are in the creases. Dallas struck first in the second period on a Jason Spezza power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. New York tied it on a Carl Hagelin goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kevin Hayes and Kevin Klein. The Stars took the lead with an Erik Cole goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Spezza and Ales Hemsky. The Rangers tied it again in the third period as Chris Kreider scored his twelfth of the year, via Mats Zuccarello on the power play. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime on a Hemsky goal, his ninth of the campaign, made possible by Jyrki Jokipakka and Spezza. The three stars went to Hemsky, Spezza, and Cole.
Back south again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Ben Bishop are the talented goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period on a Brian Boyle goal, his eleventh of the season, via Victor Hedman and Brett Connolly. The Lightning added on with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Nikita Kucherov scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Tyler Johnson and Filppula. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey. The Lightning answered on a Boyle goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, fueled by Connolly and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period with a Callahan goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Stamkos and Filppula. The Ducks got one back with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Getzlaf and the goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who had earlier replaced an injured Andersen. Anaheim pulled closer with an Eric Brewer goal, his first of the year, helped along by Nate Thompson and Andrew Cogliano. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Boyle, Filppula, and Callahan, while Stamkos, Connolly, and Getzlaf get the honorable mentions.
Way to the northwest, the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ondrej Pavelec are the inconsistent goalies. Colorado started in the first period on a Tyson Barrie goal, his sixth of the season, via Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla. Winnipeg tied it on a second period Mathieu Perreault goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead on a Byfuglien power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Ben Chiarot goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jim Slater and Chris Thorburn. The Jets extended the lead as Little scored a power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Perreault and Byfuglien. The Avalanche got one back in the third period on a Matt Duchene goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Iginla and Nate Guenin. Winnipeg answered on a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Perreault and Scheifele. Colorado edged closer with a Tanguay goal, his fourteenth of the year, driven in by Duchene and Cody McLeod. This produced the 5-3 final, with the three stars given to Perreault, Byfuglien, and Little, while Scheifele, Duchene, Tanguay, and Iginla get the honorable mentions.
Finally, we end with the Boston Bruins bringing in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Montreal was first to score in the second period on a Dale Weise goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais. The Canadiens added on with a Pacioretty goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Weise. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Milan Lucic and Dougie Hamilton. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an Andrei Markov goal, his seventh of the year, going unassisted into the empty net. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Price (34 for 35 in saves), and Weise.
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