Nine games on tonight, beginning in...
Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. New York struck first in the first period on an Eric Boulton goal, via Casey Cizikas and Nick Leddy. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Dalton Prout and Artem Anisimov. The Islanders regained the lead in the second period on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, assisted by Johnny Boychuk and Leddy. New York added on in the third period with a Ryan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Travis Hamonic and Tavares. The Blue Jackets pulled back on a Jack Johnson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell. Columbus tied it as Ryan Johansen scored his twenty-sixth of the campaign, thanks to Cam Atkinson and David Savard. In the shootout, the Blue Jackets got goals from Mark Letestu and Johansen for a 4-3 win. The three stars belonged to Johansen, Tavares, and Leddy.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in Petr Mrazek in goal. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Luke Glendening goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Danny DeKeyser and Stephen Weiss. The Red Wings added on in the third period with a Weiss power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Riley Sheahan and Marek Zidlicky. Boston got on the board with a Carl Soderberg power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith and Brett Connolly. The Bruins tied it on a Loui Eriksson goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Smith and Soderberg. Boston took the lead as Zach Trotman scored, with the help of Ryan Spooner and Connolly. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Soderberg, Weiss, and Connolly, while Smith gets an honorable mention.
Over in Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal got going in the second period on a Jeff Petry goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban. Washington tied it on a Joel Ward goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Marcus Johansson. The Capitals took the lead on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fifty-first of the season, powered by John Carlson and the goalie Holtby. The Canadiens tied it again with a Tom Gilbert goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by P.A. Parenteau and Galchenyuk. Montreal took the lead as Lars Eller potted his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Dale Weise and Subban. Washington tied it again with a third period power play goal by Ovechkin, his second of the game and fifty-second of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals edged ahead on a Ward power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, helped along by Carlson, who got a sock trick, and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Canadiens tied it again on a Subban power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, pushed through by Andrei Markov and Max Pacioretty. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Troy Brouwer sealed the 5-4 win for the Capitals. The three stars were awarded to Ovechkin, Ward, and Carlson, while Subban and Galchenyuk get the honorable mentions.
West to Ontario, where the Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Andrew Hammond are in the creases. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Mark Stone goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur. Tampa Bay tied it with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Anton Stralman and Valtteri Filppula. The Senators won 2-1 in overtime with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Stone and Turris. The three stars were given to Stone, Hammond (28 for 29 in saves), and Turris.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Florida began in the first period on a Willie Mitchell goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on in the second period on a Brandon Pirri goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Aaron Ekblad. Florida extended the lead as Jagr scored his sixteenth of the season, passed from Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers padded the lead on a Barkov goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Huberdeau and Erik Gudbranson. Florida kept going in the third period with a Trocheck goal, his sixth of the season, via Tomas Kopecky and Shawn Thornton. The Panthers continued with a Trocheck goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Hayes and Jussi Jokinen. Carolina avoided the shutout with a Chris Terry power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars being Trocheck, Jagr, and Barkov, while Huberdeau and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Jake Allen are set to start in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by T.J. Oshie. The Blues added on with a second period goal by Paul Stastny, his fifteenth of the year, coming on the power play from David Backes and Schwartz. Calgary got on the board with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirtieth of the season, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau. St. Louis answered in the third period on a Jori Lehtera goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Patrik Berglund. The Blues finished it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Berglund, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Lehtera and Stastny. The three stars went to Schwartz, Stastny, and Lehtera, while Berglund gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. New York opened in the first period on a Dominic Moore goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Carl Hagelin. The Rangers added on with a Rick Nash power play goal, his forty-first of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Jason Pominville goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Matt Dumba and Mikael Granlund. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dumba and Justin Fontaine. New York retook the lead on a J.T. Miller goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from McDonagh and Chris Kreider. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to McDonagh, Miller, and Dumba.
Back south the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Chicago started in the first period on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Marcus Kruger and Andrew Desjardins. Vancouver tied it on a Derek Dorsett goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period on a Jonathan Toews goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya. Chicago added on with a Kruger goal, his seventh of the year, an unassisted goal. This led to a 3-1 final, with the three stars given to Kruger, Crawford (35 for 36 in saves), and Toews.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Jonathan Quick have the green light to start in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period on a Dustin Brown goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Trevor Lewis and Jarret Stoll. The Kings added on with a Marian Gaborik goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Los Angeles extended the lead on Drew Doughty's sixth of the campaign, helped along by Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Teddy Purcell power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Anton Lander and Justin Schultz. The Kings answered with a Jordan Nolan goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles padded the lead as Carter scored his twenty-seventh of the campaign, a power play goal made possible by Gaborik and Doughty. Tyler Bunz relieved Scrivens for the third period. The Kings continued in the third period with a Robyn Regehr goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles kept going as Gaborik scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, thanks to Williams. The Kings struck again with a Carter goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by Dwight King and Tyler Toffoli. The Oilers got one back with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twenty-third of the year, dished from Taylor Hall and Oscar Klefbom. The final was 8-2, and the three stars were Gaborik, Carter, and Doughty, while Williams and Kopitar get the honorable mentions.
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Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. New York struck first in the first period on an Eric Boulton goal, via Casey Cizikas and Nick Leddy. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Dalton Prout and Artem Anisimov. The Islanders regained the lead in the second period on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, assisted by Johnny Boychuk and Leddy. New York added on in the third period with a Ryan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Travis Hamonic and Tavares. The Blue Jackets pulled back on a Jack Johnson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell. Columbus tied it as Ryan Johansen scored his twenty-sixth of the campaign, thanks to Cam Atkinson and David Savard. In the shootout, the Blue Jackets got goals from Mark Letestu and Johansen for a 4-3 win. The three stars belonged to Johansen, Tavares, and Leddy.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in Petr Mrazek in goal. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Luke Glendening goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Danny DeKeyser and Stephen Weiss. The Red Wings added on in the third period with a Weiss power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Riley Sheahan and Marek Zidlicky. Boston got on the board with a Carl Soderberg power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith and Brett Connolly. The Bruins tied it on a Loui Eriksson goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Smith and Soderberg. Boston took the lead as Zach Trotman scored, with the help of Ryan Spooner and Connolly. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Soderberg, Weiss, and Connolly, while Smith gets an honorable mention.
Over in Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal got going in the second period on a Jeff Petry goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban. Washington tied it on a Joel Ward goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Marcus Johansson. The Capitals took the lead on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fifty-first of the season, powered by John Carlson and the goalie Holtby. The Canadiens tied it again with a Tom Gilbert goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by P.A. Parenteau and Galchenyuk. Montreal took the lead as Lars Eller potted his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Dale Weise and Subban. Washington tied it again with a third period power play goal by Ovechkin, his second of the game and fifty-second of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals edged ahead on a Ward power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, helped along by Carlson, who got a sock trick, and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Canadiens tied it again on a Subban power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, pushed through by Andrei Markov and Max Pacioretty. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Troy Brouwer sealed the 5-4 win for the Capitals. The three stars were awarded to Ovechkin, Ward, and Carlson, while Subban and Galchenyuk get the honorable mentions.
West to Ontario, where the Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Andrew Hammond are in the creases. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Mark Stone goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur. Tampa Bay tied it with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Anton Stralman and Valtteri Filppula. The Senators won 2-1 in overtime with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Stone and Turris. The three stars were given to Stone, Hammond (28 for 29 in saves), and Turris.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Khudobin is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Florida began in the first period on a Willie Mitchell goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on in the second period on a Brandon Pirri goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Jaromir Jagr and Aaron Ekblad. Florida extended the lead as Jagr scored his sixteenth of the season, passed from Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers padded the lead on a Barkov goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Huberdeau and Erik Gudbranson. Florida kept going in the third period with a Trocheck goal, his sixth of the season, via Tomas Kopecky and Shawn Thornton. The Panthers continued with a Trocheck goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Hayes and Jussi Jokinen. Carolina avoided the shutout with a Chris Terry power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars being Trocheck, Jagr, and Barkov, while Huberdeau and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Jake Allen are set to start in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by T.J. Oshie. The Blues added on with a second period goal by Paul Stastny, his fifteenth of the year, coming on the power play from David Backes and Schwartz. Calgary got on the board with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirtieth of the season, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau. St. Louis answered in the third period on a Jori Lehtera goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Patrik Berglund. The Blues finished it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Berglund, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Lehtera and Stastny. The three stars went to Schwartz, Stastny, and Lehtera, while Berglund gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. New York opened in the first period on a Dominic Moore goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Carl Hagelin. The Rangers added on with a Rick Nash power play goal, his forty-first of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Jason Pominville goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Matt Dumba and Mikael Granlund. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dumba and Justin Fontaine. New York retook the lead on a J.T. Miller goal, his tenth of the campaign, passed from McDonagh and Chris Kreider. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to McDonagh, Miller, and Dumba.
Back south the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Chicago started in the first period on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Marcus Kruger and Andrew Desjardins. Vancouver tied it on a Derek Dorsett goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period on a Jonathan Toews goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya. Chicago added on with a Kruger goal, his seventh of the year, an unassisted goal. This led to a 3-1 final, with the three stars given to Kruger, Crawford (35 for 36 in saves), and Toews.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Ben Scrivens and Jonathan Quick have the green light to start in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period on a Dustin Brown goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Trevor Lewis and Jarret Stoll. The Kings added on with a Marian Gaborik goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Los Angeles extended the lead on Drew Doughty's sixth of the campaign, helped along by Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Teddy Purcell power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Anton Lander and Justin Schultz. The Kings answered with a Jordan Nolan goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles padded the lead as Carter scored his twenty-seventh of the campaign, a power play goal made possible by Gaborik and Doughty. Tyler Bunz relieved Scrivens for the third period. The Kings continued in the third period with a Robyn Regehr goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles kept going as Gaborik scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, thanks to Williams. The Kings struck again with a Carter goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by Dwight King and Tyler Toffoli. The Oilers got one back with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twenty-third of the year, dished from Taylor Hall and Oscar Klefbom. The final was 8-2, and the three stars were Gaborik, Carter, and Doughty, while Williams and Kopitar get the honorable mentions.
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