Eight games on today, beginning with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Anders Lee. Minnesota tied it in the third period on a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Jason Pominville and Mikko Koivu. The tie went to a shootout, where Parise had the lone tally for a 2-1 Wild win. The three stars went to Parise, Dubnyk (37 for 38 in saves), and Halak (31 for 32 in saves).
Across town, the New York Rangers welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Talbot are in the creases. New York opened in the first period on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his thirteenth of the season, via J.T. Miller. Los Angeles tied it on a Robyn Regehr goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kyle Clifford. The Kings took the lead on a Marian Gaborik goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Los Angeles added on in the third period as Jeff Carter scored his twenty-sixth of the year, thanks to Dwight King. The Kings extended the lead on a Jake Muzzin goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Kopitar and Trevor Lewis. The Rangers got one back on a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Dan Boyle. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Carter, and Muzzin.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Marc-Andre Fleury are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period on a Blake Comeau goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Daniel Winnik and Nick Spaling. The Penguins added on with a Steve Downie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Spaling. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his third of the season, fueled by T.J. Oshie and Barret Jackman. The Blues tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his third of the year, via Ryan Reaves and Steve Ott. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with an Alexander Steen goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, passed from Zbynek Michalek and David Backes. The three stars went to Steen, Spaling, and Goc.
Over in Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Rickard Rakell and Kyle Palmieri on the power play. The Ducks added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Nate Thompson. Columbus got on the board with a power play goal by Scott Hartnell, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets tied it in the second period on a Johansen goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Cam Atkinson. Anaheim retook the lead on a Matt Beleskey goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Corey Perry and James Wisniewski. Columbus tied it again as Hartnell scored his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, via William Karlsson and Marko Dano. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Nick Foligno goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Jeremy Morin and Artem Anisimov. Columbus finished it at 5-3 on a Hartnell empty net goal, securing his hat trick on his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Atkinson and David Savard. The three stars went to Hartnell, Johansen, and Atkinson.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard are the veteran goalies. Arizona started in the first period with a John Moore goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Craig Cunningham and Joe Vitale. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Luke Glendening goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Quincey. Arizona took the lead back on a Mark Arcobello power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Lauri Korpikoski and Moore. The Red Wings tied it again with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Jakub Kindl and Henrik Zetterberg. Arizona pulled ahead on a David Moss goal, his second of the year, guided in by Klas Dahlbeck and Sam Gagner. Detroit tied it as Kindl scored his fifth of the season in the third period, thanks to Tomas Jurco and Tomas Tatar. The Coyotes regained the lead with a Moss power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Arcobello. The Red Wings evened it on a power play goal by Gustav Nyquist, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Abdelkader and Zetterberg. Arizona won 5-4 on an Arcobello goal in overtime, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, dished from Ekman-Larsson and Michael Stone. The three stars went to Arcobello, Moss, and Kindl, while Moore, Abdelkader, Zetterberg, and Ekman-Larsson get the honorable mentions.
Way south to a Battle of Florida, as the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay began in the first period on a Brenden Morrow goal, his third of the season, made possible by J.T. Brown. The Lightning added on with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Callahan. Florida got on the board in the second period on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Brad Boyes and Erik Gudbranson. The Panthers tied it on a Brandon Pirri goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Vincent Trocheck. Florida took the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr. Tampa Bay retied it in the third period as Nikita Kucherov scored his twenty-seventh of the year, with the help of Andrej Sustr and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning took the lead on a Callahan goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, helped along by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Callahan, Kucherov, and Johnson.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville struck first in the first period on a Mattias Ekholm goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Brendan Gallagher, his twenty-second of the year. The Canadiens took the lead on a David Desharnais goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from P.A. Parenteau and Max Pacioretty. The Predators retied it in the third period on a Ryan Ellis goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Mike Ribeiro and Colin Wilson. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime on a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Ribeiro and Roman Josi. The three stars went to Forsberg, Ribeiro, and Ellis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Eric O'Dell. The Jets added on in the second period on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Drew Stafford and Mark Stuart. Vancouver got on the board with a Chris Higgins goal, his tenth of the season, via Radim Vrbata and Nick Bonino. The Canucks tied it on a Yannick Weber power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler. Vancouver took the lead as Vrbata scored his twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks extended the lead on a Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Daniel Sedin. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 on an empty net goal by Vrbata, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, assisted by Higgins and Dan Hamhuis. The three stars went to Vrbata, Henrik Sedin, and Higgins, while Daniel Sedin gets an honorable mention.
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The New York Islanders hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Anders Lee. Minnesota tied it in the third period on a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Jason Pominville and Mikko Koivu. The tie went to a shootout, where Parise had the lone tally for a 2-1 Wild win. The three stars went to Parise, Dubnyk (37 for 38 in saves), and Halak (31 for 32 in saves).
Across town, the New York Rangers welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Talbot are in the creases. New York opened in the first period on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his thirteenth of the season, via J.T. Miller. Los Angeles tied it on a Robyn Regehr goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kyle Clifford. The Kings took the lead on a Marian Gaborik goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Los Angeles added on in the third period as Jeff Carter scored his twenty-sixth of the year, thanks to Dwight King. The Kings extended the lead on a Jake Muzzin goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Kopitar and Trevor Lewis. The Rangers got one back on a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Dan Boyle. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Carter, and Muzzin.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Marc-Andre Fleury are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period on a Blake Comeau goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Daniel Winnik and Nick Spaling. The Penguins added on with a Steve Downie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Spaling. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his third of the season, fueled by T.J. Oshie and Barret Jackman. The Blues tied it on a Marcel Goc goal, his third of the year, via Ryan Reaves and Steve Ott. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with an Alexander Steen goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, passed from Zbynek Michalek and David Backes. The three stars went to Steen, Spaling, and Goc.
Over in Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Rickard Rakell and Kyle Palmieri on the power play. The Ducks added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Nate Thompson. Columbus got on the board with a power play goal by Scott Hartnell, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets tied it in the second period on a Johansen goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Cam Atkinson. Anaheim retook the lead on a Matt Beleskey goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Corey Perry and James Wisniewski. Columbus tied it again as Hartnell scored his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, via William Karlsson and Marko Dano. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Nick Foligno goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Jeremy Morin and Artem Anisimov. Columbus finished it at 5-3 on a Hartnell empty net goal, securing his hat trick on his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Atkinson and David Savard. The three stars went to Hartnell, Johansen, and Atkinson.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard are the veteran goalies. Arizona started in the first period with a John Moore goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Craig Cunningham and Joe Vitale. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Luke Glendening goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Quincey. Arizona took the lead back on a Mark Arcobello power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Lauri Korpikoski and Moore. The Red Wings tied it again with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Jakub Kindl and Henrik Zetterberg. Arizona pulled ahead on a David Moss goal, his second of the year, guided in by Klas Dahlbeck and Sam Gagner. Detroit tied it as Kindl scored his fifth of the season in the third period, thanks to Tomas Jurco and Tomas Tatar. The Coyotes regained the lead with a Moss power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Arcobello. The Red Wings evened it on a power play goal by Gustav Nyquist, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Abdelkader and Zetterberg. Arizona won 5-4 on an Arcobello goal in overtime, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, dished from Ekman-Larsson and Michael Stone. The three stars went to Arcobello, Moss, and Kindl, while Moore, Abdelkader, Zetterberg, and Ekman-Larsson get the honorable mentions.
Way south to a Battle of Florida, as the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay began in the first period on a Brenden Morrow goal, his third of the season, made possible by J.T. Brown. The Lightning added on with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Callahan. Florida got on the board in the second period on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Brad Boyes and Erik Gudbranson. The Panthers tied it on a Brandon Pirri goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Vincent Trocheck. Florida took the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr. Tampa Bay retied it in the third period as Nikita Kucherov scored his twenty-seventh of the year, with the help of Andrej Sustr and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning took the lead on a Callahan goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, helped along by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Callahan, Kucherov, and Johnson.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville struck first in the first period on a Mattias Ekholm goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it in the second period on an unassisted goal by Brendan Gallagher, his twenty-second of the year. The Canadiens took the lead on a David Desharnais goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from P.A. Parenteau and Max Pacioretty. The Predators retied it in the third period on a Ryan Ellis goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Mike Ribeiro and Colin Wilson. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime on a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Ribeiro and Roman Josi. The three stars went to Forsberg, Ribeiro, and Ellis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Eddie Lack are the young goalies. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period on a Jiri Tlusty goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Eric O'Dell. The Jets added on in the second period on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Drew Stafford and Mark Stuart. Vancouver got on the board with a Chris Higgins goal, his tenth of the season, via Radim Vrbata and Nick Bonino. The Canucks tied it on a Yannick Weber power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler. Vancouver took the lead as Vrbata scored his twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks extended the lead on a Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Daniel Sedin. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 on an empty net goal by Vrbata, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, assisted by Higgins and Dan Hamhuis. The three stars went to Vrbata, Henrik Sedin, and Higgins, while Daniel Sedin gets an honorable mention.
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