Twelve games in a busy day today. We begin with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cory Schneider are the young goalies. St. Louis got going in the second period on a Martin Havlat goal, fueled by Scott Gomez and Troy Brouwer. The Blues added on in the third period with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, via Dmitrij Jaskin and Alex Pietrangelo. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Allen (24 save shutout), Havlat, and Paajarvi.
Over in New York, the Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New York was first to score in the first period on a Jesper Fast goal, his third of the season, fueled by Emerson Etem and Keith Yandle. The Rangers added on with a Rick Nash goal, his second of the year, via Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi. New York extended the lead on a third period Ryan McDonagh goal, with a lone assist from Nash. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars given to Nash, Lundqvist (33 save shutout), and Fast.
West a bit to Philadelphia, with the Flyers bringing in the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Michal Neuvirth are the backups in goal. Colorado led off in the first period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Nick Holden and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche added on in the second period on a Matt Duchene goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. Colorado extended the lead as Duchene scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Holden and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche padded the lead with a third period power play goal by Cody McLeod, his third of the year, powered by Duchene and Soderberg. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Duchene, Berra (25 save shutout), and Holden, while Soderberg gets an honorable mention.
Continuing to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Sergei Bobrovsky draw the starts in goal. Columbus began in the first period on a Boone Jenner power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Scott Hartnell and Ryan Johansen. Vancouver tied it on a Jannik Hansen goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks took the lead on a Daniel Sedin goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone helper by Hansen. The Blue Jackets retied it with a Jack Johnson power play goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jenner and Johansen. Columbus pulled ahead in the third period on a shorthanded Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the season, set up by David Savard. Vancouver tied it on a Henrik Sedin goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Hansen and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks took the lead again on a Brandon Sutter goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Hansen, who got a sock trick, and Matt Bartkowski. Vancouver iced it at 5-3 on a Henrik Sedin empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Ben Hutton and Daniel Sedin. The three stars were handed to Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Hansen, while Jenner and Johansen get the honorable mentions.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Petr Mrazek protect the nets. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the third period on an unassisted goal by Andreas Athanasiou. This was it for the scoring, with the three stars going to Mrazek (38 save shutout), Athanasiou, and Holtby (26 for 27 in saves).
South to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Roberto Luongo are in the blue paint. Florida struck first in the first period on a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Brian Campbell. Calgary tied it on a David Jones goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Joe Colborne. The Panthers retook the lead on a Reilly Smith goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jokinen and Alex Petrovic. Florida added on in the second period on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames answered with a Jones goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, helped along by Matt Stajan and Deryk Engelland. Calgary tied it as Sean Monahan scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Jiri Hudler and T.J. Brodie. The Panthers regained the lead in the third period on an unassisted Jagr goal, his seventh of the campaign. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars handed to Jagr, Jones, and Jokinen.
Staying in the state, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the little-known goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period on a Jack Eichel goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Cody Franson on the power play. Tampa Bay tied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov. The Sabres took the lead back on a Franson goal, via Eichel and Tyler Ennis. Buffalo added on with a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, courtesy of David Legwand and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Rasmus Ristolainen empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by the goalie Johnosn. The three stars went to Eichel, Franson, and Johnson (30 for 31 in saves).
Westward to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Antti Niemi are the masked men. Toronto started in the first period on a Peter Holland goal, his second of the season, passed from Jake Gardiner and Tyler Bozak on the power play. Dallas tied it with a Patrick Sharp goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jason Demers and Johnny Oduya. The Stars took the lead on a Vernon Fiddler goal in the third period, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Demers. The Maple Leafs retied it on a P.A. Parenteau goal, his third of the year, coming off of Morgan Rielly and Shawn Matthias. Toronto took the lead on a Gardiner goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov. This made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Gardiner, Reimer (36 for 38 in saves), and Demers.
Backtracking to Nashville, with the Predators bringing in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Pekka Rinne have the green light to play goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period on a Milan Michalek power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson. The Senators added on with a Zack Smith goal, his third of the year, via Jared Cowen and Chris Neil. Nashville goal on the board with a Colton Sissons goal, with a lone assist by Ryan Ellis. Ottawa replied with a Smith goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, going in shorthanded and unassisted. The Predators answered in the second period on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by James Neal and Filip Forsberg. Nashville tied it with an unassisted Roman Josi goal, his fourth of the season. The Predators took the lead as Austin Watson scored his second of the year, thanks to Seth Jones and Gabriel Bourque. The Senators retied it on a Karlsson goal, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Ryan. Ottawa edged ahead on a Curtis Lazar power play goal, his second of the season, fueled by Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone. Nashville pulled even with a Mattias Ekholm goal in the third period, his second of the year, passed from Ellis and Watson. The Predators gained the lead with a Barret Jackman goal, guided in by Jones and Mike Ribeiro. Nashville won 7-5 with a Bourque goal, helped along by Watson and Ekholm. The three stars landed with Watson, Smith, and Ekholm, while Bourque, Karlsson, Ryan, Ellis, and Jones get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Devan Dubnyk are the inconsistent goalies. Minnesota was first to score in the first period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker. Winnipeg tied it on a Bryan Little goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd. The Wild took the lead back in the second period on a Thomas Vanek goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Christian Folin and Nate Prosser. Minnesota added on with an Erik Haula shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Jared Spurgeon and Charlie Coyle. The Wild extended the lead as Vanek scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Mikael Granlund. Pavelec was pulled for Michael Hutchinson. Minnesota padded the lead on a Chris Porter goal, made possible by Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. The Jets pulled back in the third period on a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Little and Ladd. Winnipeg chipped closer on a Little goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, helped along by Wheeler and Toby Enstrom. They got no closer, losing 5-3, with the three stars belonging to Vanek, Little, and Wheeler, while Ladd and Spurgeon get the honorable mentions.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles led off in the first period on a Dustin Brown goal, coming off of Drew Doughty and Tanner Pearson. Arizona tied it on a Martin Hanzal goal, going in unassisted. The Kings took the lead back in the second period on a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Jamie McBain and Alec Martinez. The Coyotes retied it with Hanzal's second of the game, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Tobias Rieder. Arizona took the lead in the third period on a Brad Richardson goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jordan Martinook and Shane Doan. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Hanzal, Richardson, and Smith (33 for 35 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Martin Jones are the middling goalies. New York began in the first period on a John Tavares goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Brock Nelson and Nick Leddy. The Islanders added on with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his third of the year, via Nikolay Kulemin and Steve Bernier. Alex Stalock relieved Jones at this time. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Joel Ward goal, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun. New York replied in the third period on a Johnny Boychuk goal, his third of the season, assisted by Calvin de Haan and Grabovski. The Sharks shot back on a Brent Burns goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Hertl and Ward. The Islanders capped it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Tavares, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, set up by Nelson and Travis Hamonic. The three stars went to Grabovski, Tavares, and Ward, while Hertl and Nelson get the honorable mentions.
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