Six games tonight, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Eddie Lack receive the starting nods. Carolina got going in the second period on a Jordan Staal goal, his second of the season, assisted by Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey. Dallas tied it with an Ales Hemsky goal, his second of the year, via Colton Sceviour and Vernon Fiddler. The Stars took the lead on a Patrick Sharp goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, guided in by Tyler Seguin. Dallas added on with a Radek Faksa goal, coming off of Sceviour and Jordie Benn. The Stars iced it at 4-1 on a Jason Demers empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Faksa, Sceviour, and Lehtonen (30 for 31 in saves).
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Cory Schneider are the similarly-named goalies. New Jersey began in the first period on a Lee Stempniak goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Devils added on with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Travis Zajac. New Jersey extended the lead as Zajac scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Damon Severson and Stempniak. Scott Darling replaced Crawford for the second period. The Devils padded the lead in the second period on a Mike Cammalleri goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Severson and Palmieri. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Erik Gustafsson. The Blackhawks pulled closer in the third period as Tanner Kero scored, with the help of Artemi Panarin and Teuvo Teravainen. This made it 4-2, with the three stars being Zajac, Palmieri, and Stempniak, while Severson gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, where the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek faces a lesser foe in James Reimer in goal. Detroit led off in the first period on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Larkin and Justin Abdelkader. Toronto tied it on a Dion Phaneuf goal in the third period, made possible by Tyler Bozak and P.A. Parenteau. The Red Wings won 2-1 in overtime on a Jakub Kindl goal, his second of the year, assisted by Teemu Pulkkinen and Tomas Tatar. The three stars belonged to Kindl, Mrazek (32 for 33 in saves), and Zetterberg.
Westward to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff and Anders Nilsson are the backups in goal. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Oscar Klefbom goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Benoit Pouliot and Nail Yakupov. Pittsburgh tied it on a Daniel Sprong goal, his second of the year, fueled by Matt Cullen and Sergei Plotnikov. The Penguins took the lead in the third period on a Phil Kessel power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Zatkoff (27 for 28 in saves), Kessel, and Sprong.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Reto Berra receive the starting nods. Colorado opened in the first period on a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie. New York tied it with a Derek Stepan power play goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers took the lead on an Oscar Lindberg goal, his seventh of the campaign, passed from McDonagh and Kevin Hayes. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to McDonagh, Lindberg, and Lundqvist (29 for 30 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Frederik Andersen are in the creases. Anaheim started in the first period on a Cam Fowler goal, his second of the season, coming off of Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on in the second period as Patrick Maroon scored a power play goal powered by Perry and Getzlaf. Columbus got on the board with a Scott Hartnell goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and David Savard. Anaheim replied with a Josh Manson goal in the third period, fueled by Perry and Getzlaf, both of whom got sock tricks. The Blue Jackets chipped back in the third period on a Hartnell goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, helped along by Brandon Saad. The Ducks iced it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Clayton Stoner. The three stars went to Perry, Hartnell, and Getzlaf.
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