Four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Winnipeg started in the first period on a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, made possible by Mathieu Perreault and Toby Enstrom. Toronto tied it with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his second of the year, coming off of Tyler Bozak and Dion Phaneuf on the power play. The Jets regained the lead as Mark Scheifele scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Enstrom and Perreault. The Maple Leafs tied it again in the second period on a Leo Komarov goal, his fifth of the year, via Roman Polak and James van Riemsdyk. Winnipeg took the lead back in the third period on an Alex Burmistrov goal, his second of the season, helped along by Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little. The Jets iced it on a shorthanded empty net goal by Little his sixth of the year, set up by Wheeler. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Perreault, Enstrom, and Little, while Wheeler gets an honorable mention.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Corey Crawford receive the starting nods. Chicago was first to score in the first period on a Marko Dano goal, via Ryan Hartman. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Colton Parayko and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blackhawks retook the lead on an Andrew Shaw penalty shot goal, coming after Joel Edmundson. Chicago added on with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Trevor Daley. The Blues got one back on a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the season, fueled by David Backes. The Blackhawks answered with a Brent Seabrook goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Patrick Kane and Teravainen. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored a power play goal, his eighth of season, powered by Seabrook and Shaw. St. Louis pulled back on a Steen goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Parayko and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues chipped closer on a Bouwmeester power play goal, with assists provided by Troy Brouwer and Scott Gomez. St. Louis tied it with a Backes goal, his third of the season, helped along by Alex Pietrangelo and Fabbri. The Blues won 6-5 in overtime on a Tarasenko goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Pietrangelo. The three stars were awarded to Tarasenko, Steen, and Shaw, while Backes, Bouwmeester, Fabbri, Seabrook, Teravainen, Kane, Parayko, and Pietrangelo get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Vancouver, with the Canucks bringing in Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Ryan Miller. Pittsburgh struck first on a David Perron goal, coming off of Brian Domoulin. The Penguins added on with a third period on a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended the lead with an Eric Fehr shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Rob Scuderi and Ben Lovejoy. Vancouver got on the board with a Daniel Sedin, his fourth of the season, via Matt Bartkowski and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks got closer on a Jannik Hansen goal, his third of the year, assisted by Jared McCann. The Penguins held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Fehr, Crosby, and Perron.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Florida got going in the second period on a Rocco Grimaldi goal, passed from Quinton Howden and Derek MacKenzie. Anaheim tied it on a Chris Stewart his second of the season, via Kevin Bieksa and Shawn Horcoff. The Panthers took the lead back on an Erik Gudbranson goal, guided in by Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Ducks retied it in the third period on a Corey Perry power play goal, powered by Ryan Kesler and Hampus Lindholm. The tie went to a shootout, where Brandon Pirri got overwhelmed by Jakob Silfverberg and Stewart. The final stood at 3-2, with Stewart, Perry, and Luongo (37 for 39 in saves) getting the three stars.
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