Eleven games on tonight, beginning in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Anaheim got going in the second period on a Patrick Maroon goal, his ninth of the season, via Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. Boston tied it on a Ryan Spooner goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci on the power play. The Bruins took the lead in the third period on a Loui Eriksson power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Krejci. The Ducks retied it on a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-second of the year, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime on a Getzlaf goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Fowler and Simon Despres. The three stars went to Getzlaf, Fowler, and Krejci.
Up in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Matt Hackett receive the starting nods. Arizona began in the first period on a Jordan Szwarz goal, coming off of Kyle Chipchura and Craig Cunningham. Buffalo tied it on a Tyler Ennis goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Moulson and Johan Larsson. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Rasmus Ristolainen power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ennis and Brian Gionta. The Coyotes retied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Martin Erat and Mark Arcobello. Arizona took the lead with a David Moss goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Sam Gagner. Buffalo tied it again in the third period on an unassisted Gionta power play goal, his tenth of the season. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime on a Gagner goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal helped along by Ekman-Larsson and John Moore. The three stars went to Gagner, Ekman-Larsson, and Gionta, while Ennis gets an honorable mention.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Brandon Sutter goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Ben Lovejoy. Carolina tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his twentieth of the year, via Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Ryan Murphy goal, his third of the season, passed from Brad Malone and Victor Rask. Carolina added on in the second period with a Jay McClement goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Malone and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Alexander Semin scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Riley Nash and Eric Staal. Carolina padded the lead with a third period power play goal by Andrej Nestrasil, his seventh of the year, powered by Eric Staal and Elias Lindholm. The Penguins got one back with an Ian Cole goal, his fifth of the campaign, coming off of Craig Adams and Beau Bennett. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Staal, Malone, and Ward (27 for 29 in saves).
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jaroslav Halak tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period as Frans Nielsen scored his thirteenth of the season, via Nikolay Kulemin and Travis Hamonic. Los Angeles tied it as Nick Shore scored, thanks to Dustin Brown and Alec Martinez. The Kings took the lead on a shorthanded Tyler Toffoli goal in the third period, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin. The Islanders retied it on a Johnny Boychuk power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Strome and Josh Bailey. Los Angeles pulled ahead with an Anze Kopitar goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Andrej Sekera and Martinez. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Toffoli, and Martinez.
Over to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington struck first in the first period on a Karl Alzner goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Matt Niskanen and Marcus Johansson. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Eric Fehr goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Travis Zajac, his eleventh of the season, set up by Patrik Elias and Adam Larsson. The Devils tied it in the third period on a Steve Bernier goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Scott Gomez and Michael Cammalleri. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with a Niskanen goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Alzner and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The three stars were handed to Niskanen, Alzner, and Holtby (29 for 31 in saves).
West to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. San Jose led off in the first period on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Melker Karlsson. The Sharks added on with a Matthew Nieto goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Chris Tierney and Justin Braun. Detroit got on the board as Tomas Jurco scored his third of the season, thanks to Danny DeKeyser. The Red Wings tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with a lone assist from DeKeyser. San Jose regained the lead on a Tierney goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tommy Wingels and Mirco Mueller. The Sharks extended the lead as Logan Couture scored his twenty-fourth of the year in the third period, thanks to Patrick Marleau. Detroit got one back on a Stephen Weiss goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Teemu Pulkkinen and Brendan Smith. San Jose answered on a Marleau goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Brent Burns. The Red Wings chipped back on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Jonathan Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall. The Sharks finished it at 6-4 on an empty net goal by Marleau, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, set up by Tomas Hertl and Couture. The three stars were handed to Marleau, Couture, and Tierney, while DeKeyser gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Andrew Hammond are the unexpectedly good goalies. New York started in the first period on a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Derek Stepan. Ottawa tied it on a Curtis Lazar goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Erik Condra. The Rangers retook the lead on a Dan Boyle goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Rick Nash and Kreider. New York added on with a Kreider goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, guided in by Stepan and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers extended the lead on a Zuccarello goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Kevin Hayes and Keith Yandle. New York padded the lead on a Tanner Glass goal, his first of the year, dished from Hayes and Boyle. This produced the eventual final, 5-1, with the three stars going to Kreider, Zuccarello, and Boyle, while Stepan and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Nashville opened in the first period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Roman Josi. The Predators added on with a Paul Gaustad goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Taylor Beck. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Andrej Sustr and Mark Barberio. Nashville shot back in the second period on a Michael Santorelli goal, his twelfth of the year, via Calle Jarnkrok and Viktor Stalberg. Andrei Vasilevskiy replaced Bishop in goal. The Lightning got one back on a Brian Boyle goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by J.T. Brown and Jonathan Drouin. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars went to Santorelli, Gaustad, and Rinne (28 for 30 in saves).
Returning to Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Florida got going in the second period on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Alex Petrovic. The Panthers added on with a Steven Kampfer goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Barkov. Florida extended the lead as Brandon Pirri scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Vincent Trocheck and Brian Campbell. James Reimer relieved Bernier. Toronto got on the board in the third period on a Sam Carrick goal, via Morgan Rielly and Joakim Lindstrom. The Panthers finished it on a Pirri empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 4-1 and the three stars went to Pirri, Luongo (24 for 25 in saves), and Barkov.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski and Ondrej Pavelec are called on to start in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Jim Slater and Adam Pardy. The Jets added on in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Tyler Myers. Montreal got on the board with an Andrei Markov goal, his ninth of the season, passed from David Desharnais. Winnipeg answered with a Slater goal, his third of the year, coming off of Lee Stempniak and Jiri Tlusty. The Jets extended the lead as Blake Wheeler netter his twenty-fourth of the season, with the help of Scheifele and Drew Stafford. The Canadiens got one back in the third period on an unassisted goal by Brendan Gallagher, his twenty-third of the year. Winnipeg shot back on an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pavelec (39 for 41 in saves), Slater, and Scheifele.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra is mismatched with Eddie Lack in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with an Alex Tanguay goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Zach Redmond and Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead with a Landeskog power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Tanguay and O'Reilly. Vancouver got on the board in the third period on a Yannick Weber power play goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 on an empty net goal by John Mitchell, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Matt Duchene on the power play. The three stars went to Tanguay, Landeskog, and O'Reilly.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Anaheim got going in the second period on a Patrick Maroon goal, his ninth of the season, via Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen. Boston tied it on a Ryan Spooner goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci on the power play. The Bruins took the lead in the third period on a Loui Eriksson power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Krejci. The Ducks retied it on a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-second of the year, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime on a Getzlaf goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Fowler and Simon Despres. The three stars went to Getzlaf, Fowler, and Krejci.
Up in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Matt Hackett receive the starting nods. Arizona began in the first period on a Jordan Szwarz goal, coming off of Kyle Chipchura and Craig Cunningham. Buffalo tied it on a Tyler Ennis goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Moulson and Johan Larsson. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Rasmus Ristolainen power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ennis and Brian Gionta. The Coyotes retied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Martin Erat and Mark Arcobello. Arizona took the lead with a David Moss goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Sam Gagner. Buffalo tied it again in the third period on an unassisted Gionta power play goal, his tenth of the season. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime on a Gagner goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal helped along by Ekman-Larsson and John Moore. The three stars went to Gagner, Ekman-Larsson, and Gionta, while Ennis gets an honorable mention.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Brandon Sutter goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Ben Lovejoy. Carolina tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his twentieth of the year, via Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Ryan Murphy goal, his third of the season, passed from Brad Malone and Victor Rask. Carolina added on in the second period with a Jay McClement goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Malone and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Alexander Semin scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Riley Nash and Eric Staal. Carolina padded the lead with a third period power play goal by Andrej Nestrasil, his seventh of the year, powered by Eric Staal and Elias Lindholm. The Penguins got one back with an Ian Cole goal, his fifth of the campaign, coming off of Craig Adams and Beau Bennett. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Staal, Malone, and Ward (27 for 29 in saves).
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jaroslav Halak tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period as Frans Nielsen scored his thirteenth of the season, via Nikolay Kulemin and Travis Hamonic. Los Angeles tied it as Nick Shore scored, thanks to Dustin Brown and Alec Martinez. The Kings took the lead on a shorthanded Tyler Toffoli goal in the third period, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin. The Islanders retied it on a Johnny Boychuk power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Strome and Josh Bailey. Los Angeles pulled ahead with an Anze Kopitar goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Andrej Sekera and Martinez. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Toffoli, and Martinez.
Over to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington struck first in the first period on a Karl Alzner goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Matt Niskanen and Marcus Johansson. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Eric Fehr goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Travis Zajac, his eleventh of the season, set up by Patrik Elias and Adam Larsson. The Devils tied it in the third period on a Steve Bernier goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Scott Gomez and Michael Cammalleri. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with a Niskanen goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Alzner and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The three stars were handed to Niskanen, Alzner, and Holtby (29 for 31 in saves).
West to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. San Jose led off in the first period on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Melker Karlsson. The Sharks added on with a Matthew Nieto goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Chris Tierney and Justin Braun. Detroit got on the board as Tomas Jurco scored his third of the season, thanks to Danny DeKeyser. The Red Wings tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with a lone assist from DeKeyser. San Jose regained the lead on a Tierney goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tommy Wingels and Mirco Mueller. The Sharks extended the lead as Logan Couture scored his twenty-fourth of the year in the third period, thanks to Patrick Marleau. Detroit got one back on a Stephen Weiss goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Teemu Pulkkinen and Brendan Smith. San Jose answered on a Marleau goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Brent Burns. The Red Wings chipped back on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Jonathan Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall. The Sharks finished it at 6-4 on an empty net goal by Marleau, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, set up by Tomas Hertl and Couture. The three stars were handed to Marleau, Couture, and Tierney, while DeKeyser gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators host the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Andrew Hammond are the unexpectedly good goalies. New York started in the first period on a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Derek Stepan. Ottawa tied it on a Curtis Lazar goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Erik Condra. The Rangers retook the lead on a Dan Boyle goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Rick Nash and Kreider. New York added on with a Kreider goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, guided in by Stepan and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers extended the lead on a Zuccarello goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Kevin Hayes and Keith Yandle. New York padded the lead on a Tanner Glass goal, his first of the year, dished from Hayes and Boyle. This produced the eventual final, 5-1, with the three stars going to Kreider, Zuccarello, and Boyle, while Stepan and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Nashville opened in the first period on a Mike Ribeiro goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Roman Josi. The Predators added on with a Paul Gaustad goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Taylor Beck. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Andrej Sustr and Mark Barberio. Nashville shot back in the second period on a Michael Santorelli goal, his twelfth of the year, via Calle Jarnkrok and Viktor Stalberg. Andrei Vasilevskiy replaced Bishop in goal. The Lightning got one back on a Brian Boyle goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by J.T. Brown and Jonathan Drouin. This was as close as it got, with the final being 3-2, and the three stars went to Santorelli, Gaustad, and Rinne (28 for 30 in saves).
Returning to Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Florida got going in the second period on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Alex Petrovic. The Panthers added on with a Steven Kampfer goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Barkov. Florida extended the lead as Brandon Pirri scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Vincent Trocheck and Brian Campbell. James Reimer relieved Bernier. Toronto got on the board in the third period on a Sam Carrick goal, via Morgan Rielly and Joakim Lindstrom. The Panthers finished it on a Pirri empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 4-1 and the three stars went to Pirri, Luongo (24 for 25 in saves), and Barkov.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski and Ondrej Pavelec are called on to start in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Jim Slater and Adam Pardy. The Jets added on in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Tyler Myers. Montreal got on the board with an Andrei Markov goal, his ninth of the season, passed from David Desharnais. Winnipeg answered with a Slater goal, his third of the year, coming off of Lee Stempniak and Jiri Tlusty. The Jets extended the lead as Blake Wheeler netter his twenty-fourth of the season, with the help of Scheifele and Drew Stafford. The Canadiens got one back in the third period on an unassisted goal by Brendan Gallagher, his twenty-third of the year. Winnipeg shot back on an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pavelec (39 for 41 in saves), Slater, and Scheifele.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra is mismatched with Eddie Lack in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with an Alex Tanguay goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Zach Redmond and Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado extended the lead with a Landeskog power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Tanguay and O'Reilly. Vancouver got on the board in the third period on a Yannick Weber power play goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 on an empty net goal by John Mitchell, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Matt Duchene on the power play. The three stars went to Tanguay, Landeskog, and O'Reilly.
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