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New Jersey, as the Devils host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period on an Adam Larsson goal, his third of the season, coming off of Patrik Elias and Andy Greene. The Devils added on with an Eric Gelinas power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Scott Gomez and Steve Bernier. Nashville got one back in the second period with a Mike Fisher goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Craig Smith and Victor Bartley. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 in the third period on a Michael Cammalleri empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Mark Fraser and Stephen Gionta. The three stars went to Schneider (33 for 34 in saves), Gelinas, and Larsson.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Calgary led off in the first period on a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Mason Raymond and Jiri Hudler. The Flames added on in the second period as Mikael Backlund scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Lance Bouma and Emile Poirier. Philadelphia tied it in the third period on a Sean Couturier goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan White. The Flyers tied it on a Mark Streit goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime on a Hudler goal, his twentieth of the campaign, assisted by T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars belonged to Hudler, Ramo (35 for 37 in saves), and Monahan.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Washington started in the first period on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-second of the season, guided in by Brooks Orpik and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Eric Fehr goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Tim Gleason and Jason Chimera. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a David Savard goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Scott Hartnell and Fedor Tyutin. Washington shot back on a Tom Wilson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Chimera and Jay Beagle. The Blue Jackets pulled back on a Hartnell goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Jack Johnson and Alexander Wennberg. The Capitals replied in the third period on an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and forty-third of the year, powered by Backstrom and John Carlson. Columbus chipped back on a Hartnell power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen. Washington finished it at 5-3 with a Marcus Johansson empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Joel Ward. The three stars were awarded to Ovechkin, Hartnell, and Backstrom, while Chimera gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Lindback faces his former team and Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period on a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Alex Killorn and Andrej Suster. The Lightning added on in the second period as Ryan Callahan scored a power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Tyler Johnson and Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a power play goal by Victor Hedman, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat. This was all they needed for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Vasilevskiy (28 save shutout), Stamkos, and Callahan.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. In goalie news, Luongo was hurt in the first period, forcing Al Montoya to the crease. Montoya was shaken up in the third period, and Luongo finished off the game. Florida struck first in the first period on a Brandon Pirri goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck. Toronto tied it on a second period power play goal by Tyler Bozak, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Panthers retook the lead on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau on the power play. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period as Nazem Kadri scored his sixteenth of the year, with the help of Jake Gardiner and Richard Panik. Toronto took the lead on a Peter Holland goal, his tenth of the campaign, made possible by David Booth. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Bernier (40 for 42 in saves), Hayes, and Luongo (19 for 19 in saves in 28:04 TOI).
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies no one expected to be good at the start of the season, but they are playing well enough to warrant the start in this game. Minnesota got going in the second period on a Matt Dumba goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Mikael Granlund. The Wild added on with another Dumba goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via Chris Stewart and Granlund. Ottawa got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators tied it with a Ryan goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Mikko Koivu was matched by Ryan, followed by Jason Pominville exchanging goals with Kyle Turris, and then Charlie Coyle's winner for the Wild, making the final 3-2. The three stars went to Dumba, Ryan, and Hammond (36 for 38 in saves).
South again to Dallas, where the Stars host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. New York was first to score in the first period on a Josh Bailey goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson. Dallas tied it on a Brett Ritchie goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jyrki Jokipakka and Cody Eakin. The Stars took the lead with a Vernon Fiddler goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Ryan Garbutt and Antoine Roussel. The Islanders retied it on an unassisted goal by Anders Lee, his twenty-first of the year. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime on an Eakin goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The three stars went to Eakin, Lehtonen (35 for 37 in saves), and Fiddler.
West a little to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Mike Smith are the masked men. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Ryan Kesler shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on in the second period on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Simon Despres and Nate Thompson. Arizona got on the board with a Tobias Rieder goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Sam Gagner and Mark Arcobello. Anaheim shot back in the third period as Silfverberg scored his tenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Cam Fowler. The Ducks iced it at 4-1 with Cogliano's shorthanded empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Silfverberg and Francois Beauchemin. The three stars went to Silfverberg, Cogliano, and Andersen (29 for 30 in saves).
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces former backup Ben Scrivens in goal. Los Angeles opened in the first period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis. The Kings added on with a Lewis goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Kopitar and Marian Gaborik. Los Angeles extended the lead on a second period shorthanded goal by Jeff Carter, his twenty-first of the season, set up by Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty. Edmonton got on the board with a Luke Gazdic goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jordan Oesterle and Boyd Gordon. The Kings replied with a Kyle Clifford goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nick Shore and Jordan Nolan. Los Angeles padded the lead in the third period on a Kopitar goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Lewis and Doughty. The Oilers chipped back with a power play goal by Teddy Purcell, his ninth of the campaign, powered by Justin Schultz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars of the 5-2 game went to Kopitar, Lewis, and Doughty.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jakob Markstrom are between the pipes. San Jose started in the first period on a Chris Tierney goal, his second of the season, coming off of Barclay Goodrow. The Sharks added on with a Melker Karlsson goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin. San Jose chased Markstrom with a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Matthew Nieto and Patrick Marleau. Eddie Lack came on in relief. Vancouver got on the board in the second period on a Henrik Sedin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata. The Canucks pulled closer on another Henrik Sedin goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, guided in by Daniel Sedin and Chris Higgins. The Sharks shot back with a Nieto goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Marleau. San Jose extended the lead in the third period on a Nieto empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, set up by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks wrapped it up at 6-2 on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic empty net goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Thornton. The three stars went to Nieto, Henrik Sedin, and Marleau, while Daniel Sedin and Thornton get the honorable mentions.
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New Jersey, as the Devils host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period on an Adam Larsson goal, his third of the season, coming off of Patrik Elias and Andy Greene. The Devils added on with an Eric Gelinas power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Scott Gomez and Steve Bernier. Nashville got one back in the second period with a Mike Fisher goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Craig Smith and Victor Bartley. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 in the third period on a Michael Cammalleri empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Mark Fraser and Stephen Gionta. The three stars went to Schneider (33 for 34 in saves), Gelinas, and Larsson.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Calgary led off in the first period on a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Mason Raymond and Jiri Hudler. The Flames added on in the second period as Mikael Backlund scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Lance Bouma and Emile Poirier. Philadelphia tied it in the third period on a Sean Couturier goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan White. The Flyers tied it on a Mark Streit goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime on a Hudler goal, his twentieth of the campaign, assisted by T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau. The three stars belonged to Hudler, Ramo (35 for 37 in saves), and Monahan.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Washington started in the first period on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-second of the season, guided in by Brooks Orpik and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Eric Fehr goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Tim Gleason and Jason Chimera. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a David Savard goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Scott Hartnell and Fedor Tyutin. Washington shot back on a Tom Wilson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Chimera and Jay Beagle. The Blue Jackets pulled back on a Hartnell goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Jack Johnson and Alexander Wennberg. The Capitals replied in the third period on an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and forty-third of the year, powered by Backstrom and John Carlson. Columbus chipped back on a Hartnell power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen. Washington finished it at 5-3 with a Marcus Johansson empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Joel Ward. The three stars were awarded to Ovechkin, Hartnell, and Backstrom, while Chimera gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Lindback faces his former team and Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period on a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Alex Killorn and Andrej Suster. The Lightning added on in the second period as Ryan Callahan scored a power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Tyler Johnson and Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a power play goal by Victor Hedman, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat. This was all they needed for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Vasilevskiy (28 save shutout), Stamkos, and Callahan.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. In goalie news, Luongo was hurt in the first period, forcing Al Montoya to the crease. Montoya was shaken up in the third period, and Luongo finished off the game. Florida struck first in the first period on a Brandon Pirri goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck. Toronto tied it on a second period power play goal by Tyler Bozak, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Panthers retook the lead on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau on the power play. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period as Nazem Kadri scored his sixteenth of the year, with the help of Jake Gardiner and Richard Panik. Toronto took the lead on a Peter Holland goal, his tenth of the campaign, made possible by David Booth. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Bernier (40 for 42 in saves), Hayes, and Luongo (19 for 19 in saves in 28:04 TOI).
Northwest to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies no one expected to be good at the start of the season, but they are playing well enough to warrant the start in this game. Minnesota got going in the second period on a Matt Dumba goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Mikael Granlund. The Wild added on with another Dumba goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via Chris Stewart and Granlund. Ottawa got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators tied it with a Ryan goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Mikko Koivu was matched by Ryan, followed by Jason Pominville exchanging goals with Kyle Turris, and then Charlie Coyle's winner for the Wild, making the final 3-2. The three stars went to Dumba, Ryan, and Hammond (36 for 38 in saves).
South again to Dallas, where the Stars host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. New York was first to score in the first period on a Josh Bailey goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson. Dallas tied it on a Brett Ritchie goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jyrki Jokipakka and Cody Eakin. The Stars took the lead with a Vernon Fiddler goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Ryan Garbutt and Antoine Roussel. The Islanders retied it on an unassisted goal by Anders Lee, his twenty-first of the year. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime on an Eakin goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The three stars went to Eakin, Lehtonen (35 for 37 in saves), and Fiddler.
West a little to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Mike Smith are the masked men. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Ryan Kesler shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on in the second period on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Simon Despres and Nate Thompson. Arizona got on the board with a Tobias Rieder goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Sam Gagner and Mark Arcobello. Anaheim shot back in the third period as Silfverberg scored his tenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Cam Fowler. The Ducks iced it at 4-1 with Cogliano's shorthanded empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, with helpers provided by Silfverberg and Francois Beauchemin. The three stars went to Silfverberg, Cogliano, and Andersen (29 for 30 in saves).
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces former backup Ben Scrivens in goal. Los Angeles opened in the first period on a Matt Greene goal, his third of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis. The Kings added on with a Lewis goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Kopitar and Marian Gaborik. Los Angeles extended the lead on a second period shorthanded goal by Jeff Carter, his twenty-first of the season, set up by Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty. Edmonton got on the board with a Luke Gazdic goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jordan Oesterle and Boyd Gordon. The Kings replied with a Kyle Clifford goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nick Shore and Jordan Nolan. Los Angeles padded the lead in the third period on a Kopitar goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Lewis and Doughty. The Oilers chipped back with a power play goal by Teddy Purcell, his ninth of the campaign, powered by Justin Schultz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars of the 5-2 game went to Kopitar, Lewis, and Doughty.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jakob Markstrom are between the pipes. San Jose started in the first period on a Chris Tierney goal, his second of the season, coming off of Barclay Goodrow. The Sharks added on with a Melker Karlsson goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin. San Jose chased Markstrom with a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Matthew Nieto and Patrick Marleau. Eddie Lack came on in relief. Vancouver got on the board in the second period on a Henrik Sedin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata. The Canucks pulled closer on another Henrik Sedin goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, guided in by Daniel Sedin and Chris Higgins. The Sharks shot back with a Nieto goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Marleau. San Jose extended the lead in the third period on a Nieto empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, set up by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks wrapped it up at 6-2 on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic empty net goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Thornton. The three stars went to Nieto, Henrik Sedin, and Marleau, while Daniel Sedin and Thornton get the honorable mentions.
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