Five games on tonight, with the first in...
New York, as the Islanders host the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Jaroslav Halak receive the starting nods. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Matt Puempel goal, his second of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators added on with a Kyle Turris goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. New York got on the board in the third period on a Tyler Kennedy goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Lubomir Visnovsky and Nikolay Kulemin. The final stood at 2-1 from here, with the three stars going to Hammond (34 for 35 in saves), Turris, and Puempel.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Braden Holtby draw the starts. Dallas started in the first period on a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Ales Hemsky and Jason Demers. Washington tied it on a Curtis Glencross goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Troy Brouwer. The Stars retook the lead on a Colton Sceviour goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Vernon Fiddler and Patrik Nemeth. Dallas added on with a power play goal by Tyler Seguin in the third period, his thirty-second of the year, assisted by Jamie Benn and Alex Goligoski. The Stars extended the lead on a Fiddler power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Hemsky. Justin Peters relieved Holtby. The Capitals got one back in the third period on a Kuznetsov goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Andre Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin. The final was 4-2, with the three stars going to Fiddler, Kuznetsov, and Hemsky.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Columbus opened in the first period on a Marko Dano goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz. The Oilers tied it on a Derek Roy power play goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Oscar Klefbom and the goalie Scrivens. Columbus retook the lead on an Artem Anisimov goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Foligno and Corey Tropp. Edmonton tied it again with an Andrew Ference goal, his third of the year, via Schultz and Benoit Pouliot. The Oilers pulled ahead in the third period on a Nail Yakupov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins. The Blue Jackets got an equalizer on a Scott Hartnell goal, his twentieth of the year, dished from Dano and Wennberg. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Wennberg won it with a lone tally. The 5-4 game saw the three stars go to Wennberg, Dano, and Foligno, while Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, and Schultz get the honorable mentions.
Way northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Jonas Hiller are the masked men. Calgary led off in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with a Drew Shore goal, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Mason Raymond. Toronto got on the board with a Richard Panik power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner. Calgary shot back on a Mikael Backlund shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Monahan, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Brodie and Deryk Engelland. Calgary padded the lead on another Monahan goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, via Hudler and Gaudreau. The Maple Leafs got one back on a David Booth goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Leo Komarov and Eric Brewer. The Flames answered with a Hudler power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with helpers from Dennis Wideman and Gaudreau. Toronto pulled back in the third period on Booth's second of the game and sixth of the year, driven in by Gardiner and Dion Phaneuf. The final stood at 6-3 for Calgary, with the three stars belonging to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Hudler, while Booth, Gardiner, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Minnesota Wild host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Anaheim began in the first period on a Francois Beauchemin goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Thomas Vanek and Mikko Koivu. The Ducks retook the lead on a Silfverberg goal, his eleventh of the campaign, passed from Simon Despres and Kesler. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Silfverberg, Gibson (32 for 33 in saves), and Kesler.
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New York, as the Islanders host the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Jaroslav Halak receive the starting nods. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Matt Puempel goal, his second of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators added on with a Kyle Turris goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. New York got on the board in the third period on a Tyler Kennedy goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Lubomir Visnovsky and Nikolay Kulemin. The final stood at 2-1 from here, with the three stars going to Hammond (34 for 35 in saves), Turris, and Puempel.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Braden Holtby draw the starts. Dallas started in the first period on a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Ales Hemsky and Jason Demers. Washington tied it on a Curtis Glencross goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Troy Brouwer. The Stars retook the lead on a Colton Sceviour goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Vernon Fiddler and Patrik Nemeth. Dallas added on with a power play goal by Tyler Seguin in the third period, his thirty-second of the year, assisted by Jamie Benn and Alex Goligoski. The Stars extended the lead on a Fiddler power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Hemsky. Justin Peters relieved Holtby. The Capitals got one back in the third period on a Kuznetsov goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Andre Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin. The final was 4-2, with the three stars going to Fiddler, Kuznetsov, and Hemsky.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Columbus opened in the first period on a Marko Dano goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz. The Oilers tied it on a Derek Roy power play goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Oscar Klefbom and the goalie Scrivens. Columbus retook the lead on an Artem Anisimov goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Foligno and Corey Tropp. Edmonton tied it again with an Andrew Ference goal, his third of the year, via Schultz and Benoit Pouliot. The Oilers pulled ahead in the third period on a Nail Yakupov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins. The Blue Jackets got an equalizer on a Scott Hartnell goal, his twentieth of the year, dished from Dano and Wennberg. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Wennberg won it with a lone tally. The 5-4 game saw the three stars go to Wennberg, Dano, and Foligno, while Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, and Schultz get the honorable mentions.
Way northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Jonas Hiller are the masked men. Calgary led off in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with a Drew Shore goal, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Mason Raymond. Toronto got on the board with a Richard Panik power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner. Calgary shot back on a Mikael Backlund shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Monahan, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Brodie and Deryk Engelland. Calgary padded the lead on another Monahan goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, via Hudler and Gaudreau. The Maple Leafs got one back on a David Booth goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Leo Komarov and Eric Brewer. The Flames answered with a Hudler power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with helpers from Dennis Wideman and Gaudreau. Toronto pulled back in the third period on Booth's second of the game and sixth of the year, driven in by Gardiner and Dion Phaneuf. The final stood at 6-3 for Calgary, with the three stars belonging to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Hudler, while Booth, Gardiner, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Minnesota Wild host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Anaheim began in the first period on a Francois Beauchemin goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Thomas Vanek and Mikko Koivu. The Ducks retook the lead on a Silfverberg goal, his eleventh of the campaign, passed from Simon Despres and Kesler. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Silfverberg, Gibson (32 for 33 in saves), and Kesler.
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