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Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Boston started in the first period on a David Krejci goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Loui Eriksson and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Jimmy Hayes goal in the second period, his third of the year, assisted by Matt Beleskey and Ryan Spooner. Boston extended the lead as Joe Morrow scored, thanks to Beleskey. The Bruins padded the lead on a third period goal by Brett Connolly, his third of the season, made possible by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Boston kept going with a Marchand power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Colin Miller and Hayes. The Bruins finished it at 6-0 with a Krejci goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, set up by Hayes and Eriksson. The three stars went to Hayes, Krejci, and Rask (24 save shutout), while Eriksson, Beleskey, and Marchand receive honorable mentions.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cory Schneider are the talented goalies. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Boone Jenner goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by David Clarkson and Gregory Campbell. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Brandon Dubinsky and Scott Hartnell. Columbus extended the lead with an unassisted goal by Hartnell, his third of the season. New Jersey got on the board with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jiri Tlusty and Travis Zajac. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars being Hartnell, Bobrovsky (23 for 24 in saves), and Atkinson.
West a little to Philadelphia, with the Flyers bringing in the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Steve Mason are in the creases. Buffalo opened in the first period on a Tyler Ennis goal, his third of the season, made possible by Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres added on with a Jamie McGinn power play goal, powered by Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta. Philadelphia got on the board with a Chris VandeVelde goal, passed from Ryan White and Luke Schenn. The Flyers tied it in the third period on a Brayden Schenn goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Scott Laughton and Luke Schenn. Buffalo retook the lead on a Jake McCabe goal, his second of the season, via Cody Franson and Larsson. Philadelphia tied it again as Brayden Schenn scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the help of Claude Giroux and Mark Streit. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime on a Zemgus Girgensons goal, helped along by Carlo Colaiacovo. The three stars were handed to Brayden Schenn, Larsson, and Luke Schenn.
Northwest to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. Carolina got going in the second period on a Victor Rask goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit tied it with a Jakub Kindl goal, courtesy of Tomas Jurco. The Hurricanes took the lead back on an unassisted Ron Hainsey goal in the third period. Carolina added on with an Eric Staal empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Riley Nash and Justin Faulk. The final stayed at 3-1, with the three stars being Ward (25 for 26 in saves), Hainsey, and Rask.
South to Florida, with the Panthers welcoming the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Roberto Luongo are between the pipes. Florida led off in the first period on a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Brian Campbell and the goalie Luongo. The Panthers added on with Trocheck's second power play goal of the game and fourth of the year in the third period, assisted by Dmitry Kulikov and Brian Campbell. Florida extended the lead as Reilly Smith scored a power play goal, his fourth of the season, thanks to Jussi Jokinen and Trocheck. The Panthers padded the lead on a shorthanded Campbell goal, set up by Smith and Derek MacKenzie. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Nikita Zadorov. The final was 4-1, with the three stars given to Trocheck, Luongo (31 for 32 in saves), and Campbell, while Smith gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Jake Allen are the young goalies. St. Louis began in the first period on a Scott Gomez goal, via Colton Parayko and Troy Brouwer. The Blues added on with a Brouwer empty net goal in the third period, his third of the campaign, set up by Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars of the 2-0 game went to Allen (26 save shutout), Brouwer, and Gomez.
Northward to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ondrej Pavelec protect the nets. Winnipeg drew first blood in the second period on an unassisted Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his fourth of the season. Los Angeles tied it on a Jake Muzzin goal, courtesy of Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. The Kings took the lead in the third period on a Milan Lucic goal, his second of the year, passed from Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter. Los Angeles added on with a Toffoli empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Marian Gaborik. The Kings iced it at 4-1 with a Trevor Lewis empty net goal, with a lone assist by Carter. The three stars were awarded to Quick (24 for 25 in saves), Toffoli, and Carter.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Devan Dubnyk are the inconsistent goalies. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Ryan Suter goal, with a lone assist by Jason Zucker. The Wild added on with a Marco Scandella power play goal, powered by Thomas Vanek. Edmonton got on the board with a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nail Yakupov and Connor McDavid. The Oilers tied it on a second period Iiro Pakirinen goal, with a lone helper from Hall. Edmonton gained the lead in the third period on a Darnell Nurse goal, made possible by Oscar Klefbom and Benoit Pouliot. Minnesota tied it again with Suter's second of the game, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter. The Wild took the lead with a Charlie Coyle goal, his third of the year, guided in by Vanek and Justin Fontaine. The final remained at 4-3, and the three stars went to Suter, Hall, and Vanek.
South again with the Dallas Stars bringing in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Antti Niemi guard the cages. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Mike Santorelli goal, his second of the season, coming on the power play from Cam Fowler and Jiri Sekac. The Ducks added on with a Shawn Horcoff goal, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim extended the lead as Carl Hagelin scored, thanks to Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler. Dallas got on the board with a Patrick Sharp power play goal in the second period, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. The Stars pulled closer with a Cody Eakin shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Benn. Dallas tied it on a John Klingberg goal, his second of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Benn. The Stars gained the lead on a third period goal by Antoine Roussel, helped along by Vernon Fiddler and Jamie Oleksiak. This produced the 4-3 final, with the three stars given to Benn, Roussel, and Klingberg.
Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ryan Miller are the Olympian goalies. Vancouver got started with a first period goal from Jared McCann, his third of the season, fueled by Brandon Prust and Derek Dorsett. The Canucks added on with a Luca Sbisa goal, via Sven Baertschi. Vancouver extended the lead on McCann's second of the game and fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Prust. Montreal got on the board with a Torrey Mitchell third period goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alexei Emelin and Devante Smith-Pelly. The Canucks replied with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Daniel Sedin. Vancouver padded the lead with a Dorsett goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jake Virtanen and Brandon Sutter. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars going to McCann, Dorsett, and Prust.
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