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Boston, as the Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings. Backups Jonas Gustavsson and Niklas Svedberg make the starts. Boston began in the first period on a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit tied it on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Kyle Quincey. The Bruins took the lead on a power play goal by David Pastrnak, his eighth of the season, powered by Milan Lucic and Reilly Smith. Boston added on with a Daniel Paille shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Bruins extended the lead as Paille scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, via Max Talbot and Gregory Campbell. Jimmy Howard relieved Gustavsson. The Red Wings got one back in the third period on a Luke Glendening goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Pavel Datsyuk. Boston answered with Loui Eriksson's sixteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Patrice Bergeron and Ryan Spooner. Detroit shot back on a Marke Zidlicky power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Tomas Tatar and Datsyuk. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Paille, Datsyuk, and Marchand.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Richard Bachman is mismatched with Cam Ward in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Eberle. The Oilers added on in the second period on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Matt Hendricks and Nugent-Hopkins on the power play. Edmonton extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored a power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, powered by Eberle. Carolina got on the board with an Alexander Semin goal, his fourth of the year, via Riley Nash and Michal Jordan. The Hurricanes pulled closer with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Ron Hainsey and Eric Staal. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Staal and Lindholm. The Hurricanes took the lead as Andrej Nestrasil scored a power play goal, his fifth of the season, with the help of Lindholm and Victor Rask. Carolina padded their lead on a Skinner power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Murphy and John-Michael Liles. The Hurricanes got another as Lindholm scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, helped along by Rask and Staal, the latter getting a sock trick. The Oilers pulled back on a Nugent-Hopkins goal, earning his hat trick with his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Carolina finished it at 7-4 with a Lindholm empty net goal, securing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Staal and Justin Faulk. The three stars were Lindholm, Nugent-Hopkins, and Staal, while Eberle, Skinner, and Rask get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Keith Kinkaid are in the blue paint. New Jersey led off in the first period on an Adam Henrique goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Scott Gomez and Steve Bernier. Philadelphia tied it on a Ryan White goal, his third of the year, via Luke Schenn. The Devils retook the lead in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Jacob Josefson, his fourth of the season, set up by Stephen Gionta and Andy Greene. New Jersey added on with an Eric Gelinas power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Gomez and Bernier. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Henrique scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Bernier, who got a sock trick. The Flyers shot back with a Michael Raffl shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by White and the goalie Mason. New Jersey answered with a Gionta goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Patrik Elias and Greene. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars being Henrique, Bernier, and Gionta, while White, Gomez, and Greene get the honorable mentions.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period with a Cody McLeod goal, his sixth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond. The Avalanche added on in the second period as Redmond scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Gabrial Landeskog and Jan Hejda. Colorado extended the lead with a Landeskog power play goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Iginla. Minnesota got on the board with a Chris Stewart goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Jonas Brodin. The Wild pulled closer on a Thomas Vanek goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Nino Niederreiter and Brodin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Landeskog, Iginla, and Redmond, while Brodin gets an honorable mention.
Back to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Craig Anderson draw the starts in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period on an Alex Chiasson goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone helper by David Legwand. The Senators added on with a Milan Michalek goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Mark Stone and Eric Gryba. Ottawa extended the lead in the second period on a Mark Borowiecki goal, made possible by Erik Condra. The Senators padded the lead on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Mika Zibanejad and Cody Ceci. Jonas Hiller relieved Ramo in goal. Calgary got on the board with a Joe Colborne goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, assisted by Matt Stajan. The Flames pulled closer on a Kris Russell power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan. Calgary chipped back on a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Mason Raymond and Deryk Engelland. The Flames tied it with a Russell goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau and Hudler. In the shootout, Gaudreau and Hudler were topped by Kyle Turris, Michalek, and Erik Karlsson. The final was 5-4 for Ottawa, with the three stars being Michalek, Russell, and Hudler.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Corey Crawford are between the pipes. New York scored the only goal in overtime on a Derick Brassard goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The final was 1-0, with the three stars awarded to Talbot (29 save shutout), Brassard, and Crawford (35 for 36 in saves).
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings. Backups Jonas Gustavsson and Niklas Svedberg make the starts. Boston began in the first period on a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit tied it on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Kyle Quincey. The Bruins took the lead on a power play goal by David Pastrnak, his eighth of the season, powered by Milan Lucic and Reilly Smith. Boston added on with a Daniel Paille shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Bruins extended the lead as Paille scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, via Max Talbot and Gregory Campbell. Jimmy Howard relieved Gustavsson. The Red Wings got one back in the third period on a Luke Glendening goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Pavel Datsyuk. Boston answered with Loui Eriksson's sixteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Patrice Bergeron and Ryan Spooner. Detroit shot back on a Marke Zidlicky power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Tomas Tatar and Datsyuk. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Paille, Datsyuk, and Marchand.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Richard Bachman is mismatched with Cam Ward in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Eberle. The Oilers added on in the second period on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Matt Hendricks and Nugent-Hopkins on the power play. Edmonton extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored a power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, powered by Eberle. Carolina got on the board with an Alexander Semin goal, his fourth of the year, via Riley Nash and Michal Jordan. The Hurricanes pulled closer with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Ron Hainsey and Eric Staal. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Staal and Lindholm. The Hurricanes took the lead as Andrej Nestrasil scored a power play goal, his fifth of the season, with the help of Lindholm and Victor Rask. Carolina padded their lead on a Skinner power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Murphy and John-Michael Liles. The Hurricanes got another as Lindholm scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, helped along by Rask and Staal, the latter getting a sock trick. The Oilers pulled back on a Nugent-Hopkins goal, earning his hat trick with his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Carolina finished it at 7-4 with a Lindholm empty net goal, securing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Staal and Justin Faulk. The three stars were Lindholm, Nugent-Hopkins, and Staal, while Eberle, Skinner, and Rask get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Keith Kinkaid are in the blue paint. New Jersey led off in the first period on an Adam Henrique goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Scott Gomez and Steve Bernier. Philadelphia tied it on a Ryan White goal, his third of the year, via Luke Schenn. The Devils retook the lead in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Jacob Josefson, his fourth of the season, set up by Stephen Gionta and Andy Greene. New Jersey added on with an Eric Gelinas power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Gomez and Bernier. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Henrique scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Bernier, who got a sock trick. The Flyers shot back with a Michael Raffl shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by White and the goalie Mason. New Jersey answered with a Gionta goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Patrik Elias and Greene. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars being Henrique, Bernier, and Gionta, while White, Gomez, and Greene get the honorable mentions.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period with a Cody McLeod goal, his sixth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond. The Avalanche added on in the second period as Redmond scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Gabrial Landeskog and Jan Hejda. Colorado extended the lead with a Landeskog power play goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Iginla. Minnesota got on the board with a Chris Stewart goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Jonas Brodin. The Wild pulled closer on a Thomas Vanek goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Nino Niederreiter and Brodin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Landeskog, Iginla, and Redmond, while Brodin gets an honorable mention.
Back to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Craig Anderson draw the starts in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period on an Alex Chiasson goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone helper by David Legwand. The Senators added on with a Milan Michalek goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Mark Stone and Eric Gryba. Ottawa extended the lead in the second period on a Mark Borowiecki goal, made possible by Erik Condra. The Senators padded the lead on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Mika Zibanejad and Cody Ceci. Jonas Hiller relieved Ramo in goal. Calgary got on the board with a Joe Colborne goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, assisted by Matt Stajan. The Flames pulled closer on a Kris Russell power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan. Calgary chipped back on a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Mason Raymond and Deryk Engelland. The Flames tied it with a Russell goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau and Hudler. In the shootout, Gaudreau and Hudler were topped by Kyle Turris, Michalek, and Erik Karlsson. The final was 5-4 for Ottawa, with the three stars being Michalek, Russell, and Hudler.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Corey Crawford are between the pipes. New York scored the only goal in overtime on a Derick Brassard goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The final was 1-0, with the three stars awarded to Talbot (29 save shutout), Brassard, and Crawford (35 for 36 in saves).
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