Thirteen games on a massive day for the NHL. We begin with three matinees, the first in...
Minnesota, as the Wild host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies. Minnesota started in the first period on a Chris Stewart goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild added on with a Thomas Vanek goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Justin Fontaine and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period on a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Jonas Brodin and Mikael Granlund. The Wild padded the lead on a Brodin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Fontaine and Charlie Coyle. Jake Allen replaced Elliott in goal. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues pulled closer with a Schwartz goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Tarasenko and Jay Bouwmeester. Minnesota shot back on a Fontaine goal, his ninth of the season, via Coyle and Suter. The Wild continued with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Jason Pominville. St. Louis chipped back with a Paul Stastny power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Alexander Steen and David Backes. The final was 6-3 for the Wild, with the three stars going to Fontaine, Brodin, and Tarasenko, while Schwartz, Coyle, and Suter get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Karri Ramo draw the starts. Calgary struck first in the first period on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus tied it on a Rene Bourque goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ryan Johansen. The Flames retook the lead in the second period on a Hudler goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Monahan. The Blue Jackets tied it in the third period on an unassisted Artem Anisimov goal, his sixth of the year. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime on a Bourque goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, helped along by Kevin Connauton and Fedor Tyutin. The three stars went to Bourque, Monahan, and Hudler.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Los Angeles got going in the second period on a Marian Gaborik goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming on the power play from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Vancouver tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Radim Vrbata and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks took the lead on a Vrbata power play goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Alexander Edler and Yannick Weber. Vancouver added on with an unassisted empty net goal by Daniel Sedin, his sixteenth of the year. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with a Bo Horvat shorthanded empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Vrbata, Lack (25 for 26 in saves), and Bonino.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes lead off the regularly scheduled games by hosting the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the reliable backups in goal. Carolina was first to score in the first period on an Elias Lindholm goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Victor Rask and Danny Biega. New York tied it in the second period on a J.T. Miller goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard. The Rangers took the lead with a Jesper Fast goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Kevin Hayes and Carl Hagelin. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period on a Ryan Murphy power play goal, his second of the year, powered by John-Michael Liles and Jordan Staal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Zuccarello won it for the Rangers by a 3-2 score. The three stars belonged to Zuccarello, Fast, and Miller.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal opened in the first period with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and P.A. Parenteau. The Canadiens iced it at 2-0 with an empty net goal by Brendan Gallagher in the third period, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Max Pacioretty and Plekanec. The three stars were awarded to Price (29 save shutout), Plekanec, and Niemi (27 for 28 in saves).
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Cory Schneider guard the cages. New York led off in the first period on a Ryan Strome goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nikolay Kulemin. The Islanders added on in the third period on a Travis Hamonic goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Strome and Brock Nelson. New York finished it at 3-0 on a Kyle Okposo empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by John Tavares and Hamonic. The three stars were handed to Halak (26 save shutout), Strome, and Hamonic.
Into Canada again, as the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs for a Battle of Ontario. James Reimer and Andrew Hammond are set to start in goal. Ottawa began in the first period on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Alex Chiasson and Marc Methot. The Senators added on with an Erik Karlsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mika Zibanejad and Matt Puempel. Toronto got on the board in the second period on a Joakim Lindstrom goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Dion Phaneuf and Sam Carrick. Ottawa shot back on a Curtis Lazar goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Methot. The Maple Leafs pulled back with a Leo Komarov goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Zach Sill. Toronto tied it on an unassisted goal by Tim Erixon, his second of the year. The Senators took the lead on a Kyle Turris power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Karlsson and Patrick Wiercioch. Ottawa wrapped it up at 5-3 on a Turris empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, set up by Mark Stone and the goalie Hammond. The three stars were Turris, Karlsson, and Methot.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida struck first in the first period on a Jimmy Hayes goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Dave Bolland and Jussi Jokinen. Boston tied it in the second period on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the year, a power play goal powered by Ryan Spooner and Dougie Hamilton. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Brandon Pirri scored to give the Panthers a 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Luongo (26 for 27 in saves), Rask (24 for 25 in saves), and Pirri.
Northward again, with the Winnipeg Jets bringing in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Ondrej Pavelec are occupying the creases. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Mark Stuart goal, his second of the season, via Mark Scheifele and Drew Stafford. The Jets added on with a second period Scheifele goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Blake Wheeler and Stafford. Winnipeg iced it at 3-0 on an Adam Lowry shorthanded empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pavelec (28 save shutout), Scheifele, and Stafford.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Kari Lehtonen are the talented goalies. Dallas led off in the first period on a Patrick Eaves goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. Dallas extended the lead in the third period on a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Goligoski and Ales Hemsky. The Stars finished it at 4-0 on a Spezza goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Eaves. The three stars were given to Lehtonen (33 save shutout), Eaves, and Spezza, while Goligoski gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Matt Hackett is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Taylor Beck goal, his seventh of the season, a power play goal from Shea Weber and Matt Cullen. The Predators added on in the third period as Craig Smith scored his twenty-third of the year, thanks to Ryan Ellis and Cullen. Nashville extended the lead on a Mike Fisher goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, courtesy of Viktor Stalberg and Ellis. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Rinne (22 save shutout), Cullen, and Ellis.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Arizona started in the first period on a Tobias Rieder goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by David Moss. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period on a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on with a Daniel Winnik goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh finished it at 3-1 with a Crosby empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Fleury (30 for 31 in saves), Crosby, and Winnik.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Ben Scrivens are the mediocre goalies. Edmonton began in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Eberle. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead on a Giroux goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, a power play goal from Voracek and Wayne Simmonds. Philadelphia added on with a Ryan White goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Zac Rinaldo. The Oilers got one back as Teddy Purcell scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Derek Roy. Edmonton tied it on a Matt Hendricks goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Boyd Gordon and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead in the second period on an Eberle goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Benoit Pouliot and Nugent-Hopkins. The Flyers tied it in the third period on a Michael Raffl goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Voracek, who got a sock trick, and Mark Streit. Edmonton won with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, making it 5-4 in overtime with the help of Nikita Nikitin and Taylor Hall. The three stars were Nugent-Hopkins, Giroux, and Eberle, while Voracek, gets an honorable mention.
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Minnesota, as the Wild host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies. Minnesota started in the first period on a Chris Stewart goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild added on with a Thomas Vanek goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Justin Fontaine and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period on a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Jonas Brodin and Mikael Granlund. The Wild padded the lead on a Brodin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Fontaine and Charlie Coyle. Jake Allen replaced Elliott in goal. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues pulled closer with a Schwartz goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Tarasenko and Jay Bouwmeester. Minnesota shot back on a Fontaine goal, his ninth of the season, via Coyle and Suter. The Wild continued with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Jason Pominville. St. Louis chipped back with a Paul Stastny power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Alexander Steen and David Backes. The final was 6-3 for the Wild, with the three stars going to Fontaine, Brodin, and Tarasenko, while Schwartz, Coyle, and Suter get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Karri Ramo draw the starts. Calgary struck first in the first period on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus tied it on a Rene Bourque goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ryan Johansen. The Flames retook the lead in the second period on a Hudler goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Monahan. The Blue Jackets tied it in the third period on an unassisted Artem Anisimov goal, his sixth of the year. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime on a Bourque goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, helped along by Kevin Connauton and Fedor Tyutin. The three stars went to Bourque, Monahan, and Hudler.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Los Angeles got going in the second period on a Marian Gaborik goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming on the power play from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Vancouver tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Radim Vrbata and Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks took the lead on a Vrbata power play goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Alexander Edler and Yannick Weber. Vancouver added on with an unassisted empty net goal by Daniel Sedin, his sixteenth of the year. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with a Bo Horvat shorthanded empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Vrbata, Lack (25 for 26 in saves), and Bonino.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes lead off the regularly scheduled games by hosting the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the reliable backups in goal. Carolina was first to score in the first period on an Elias Lindholm goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Victor Rask and Danny Biega. New York tied it in the second period on a J.T. Miller goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard. The Rangers took the lead with a Jesper Fast goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Kevin Hayes and Carl Hagelin. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period on a Ryan Murphy power play goal, his second of the year, powered by John-Michael Liles and Jordan Staal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Zuccarello won it for the Rangers by a 3-2 score. The three stars belonged to Zuccarello, Fast, and Miller.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal opened in the first period with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and P.A. Parenteau. The Canadiens iced it at 2-0 with an empty net goal by Brendan Gallagher in the third period, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Max Pacioretty and Plekanec. The three stars were awarded to Price (29 save shutout), Plekanec, and Niemi (27 for 28 in saves).
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Cory Schneider guard the cages. New York led off in the first period on a Ryan Strome goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nikolay Kulemin. The Islanders added on in the third period on a Travis Hamonic goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Strome and Brock Nelson. New York finished it at 3-0 on a Kyle Okposo empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by John Tavares and Hamonic. The three stars were handed to Halak (26 save shutout), Strome, and Hamonic.
Into Canada again, as the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs for a Battle of Ontario. James Reimer and Andrew Hammond are set to start in goal. Ottawa began in the first period on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Alex Chiasson and Marc Methot. The Senators added on with an Erik Karlsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mika Zibanejad and Matt Puempel. Toronto got on the board in the second period on a Joakim Lindstrom goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Dion Phaneuf and Sam Carrick. Ottawa shot back on a Curtis Lazar goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Methot. The Maple Leafs pulled back with a Leo Komarov goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Zach Sill. Toronto tied it on an unassisted goal by Tim Erixon, his second of the year. The Senators took the lead on a Kyle Turris power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Karlsson and Patrick Wiercioch. Ottawa wrapped it up at 5-3 on a Turris empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, set up by Mark Stone and the goalie Hammond. The three stars were Turris, Karlsson, and Methot.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida struck first in the first period on a Jimmy Hayes goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Dave Bolland and Jussi Jokinen. Boston tied it in the second period on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the year, a power play goal powered by Ryan Spooner and Dougie Hamilton. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Brandon Pirri scored to give the Panthers a 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Luongo (26 for 27 in saves), Rask (24 for 25 in saves), and Pirri.
Northward again, with the Winnipeg Jets bringing in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Ondrej Pavelec are occupying the creases. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Mark Stuart goal, his second of the season, via Mark Scheifele and Drew Stafford. The Jets added on with a second period Scheifele goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Blake Wheeler and Stafford. Winnipeg iced it at 3-0 on an Adam Lowry shorthanded empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pavelec (28 save shutout), Scheifele, and Stafford.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Kari Lehtonen are the talented goalies. Dallas led off in the first period on a Patrick Eaves goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. Dallas extended the lead in the third period on a Shawn Horcoff power play goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Goligoski and Ales Hemsky. The Stars finished it at 4-0 on a Spezza goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Eaves. The three stars were given to Lehtonen (33 save shutout), Eaves, and Spezza, while Goligoski gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Matt Hackett is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Taylor Beck goal, his seventh of the season, a power play goal from Shea Weber and Matt Cullen. The Predators added on in the third period as Craig Smith scored his twenty-third of the year, thanks to Ryan Ellis and Cullen. Nashville extended the lead on a Mike Fisher goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, courtesy of Viktor Stalberg and Ellis. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Rinne (22 save shutout), Cullen, and Ellis.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Arizona started in the first period on a Tobias Rieder goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by David Moss. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period on a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on with a Daniel Winnik goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh finished it at 3-1 with a Crosby empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Fleury (30 for 31 in saves), Crosby, and Winnik.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ray Emery and Ben Scrivens are the mediocre goalies. Edmonton began in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Eberle. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead on a Giroux goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, a power play goal from Voracek and Wayne Simmonds. Philadelphia added on with a Ryan White goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Zac Rinaldo. The Oilers got one back as Teddy Purcell scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Derek Roy. Edmonton tied it on a Matt Hendricks goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Boyd Gordon and Andrew Ference. The Oilers took the lead in the second period on an Eberle goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Benoit Pouliot and Nugent-Hopkins. The Flyers tied it in the third period on a Michael Raffl goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Voracek, who got a sock trick, and Mark Streit. Edmonton won with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, making it 5-4 in overtime with the help of Nikita Nikitin and Taylor Hall. The three stars were Nugent-Hopkins, Giroux, and Eberle, while Voracek, gets an honorable mention.
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