Twelve games on for the North Americans today, making it 26 hockey games to cover all day. I am too busy with this, is what I'm trying to say. Still, the games go on, with the first from...
Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Tuukka Rask are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period on a Zdeno Chara goal, his second of the season, made possible by Matt Beleskey and Brett Connolly. The Bruins added on with a Ryan Spooner goal, his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Patrice Bergeron. Colorado got on the board with a Carl Soderberg goal, his second of the season, fueled by Blake Comeau and Jarome Iginla. The Avalanche tied it on a Francois Beauchemin goal, his second of the year, helped along by Erik Johnson and Matt Duchene. Colorado took the lead in the third period on a Duchene goal, his seventh of the campaign, via Mikhail Grigorenko. This made it a 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Duchene, Beauchemin, and Soderberg.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Cam Ward are the inconsistent goalies. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes added on with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, guided in by Jay McClement and Joakim Nordstrom. Minnesota got on the board with a Jason Zucker goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild tied it as Thomas Vanek scored his seventh of the season in the second period, thanks to Mikael Granlund and Jason Pominville. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime on a Zucker goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Suter and Mikko Koivu. The three stars were awarded to Zucker, Dubnyk (37 for 39 in saves), and Suter.
Back north, the New York Rangers bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. New York began in the first period on a Derick Brassard goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with a Zuccarello goal, his eighth of the year, via Brassard and Nash. New York extended the lead as Kevin Hayes scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Viktor Stalberg and Oscar Lindberg. Allen was pulled for Brian Elliott at this time. St. Louis got on the board with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, helped along by Colton Parayko and Kyle Brodziak. The Blues pulled closer with an unassisted Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the second period, his eighth of the year. The Rangers answered with a J.T. Miller goal, his third of the season, fueled by Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi. St. Louis shot back with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Robby Fabbri and Scott Gomez. New York countered in the third period on a Ryan McDonagh power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Stepan and Zuccarello. The Rangers finished it at 6-3 on a Girardi empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Miller and Chris Kreider. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Brassard, and Stepan, while Nash, Miller, and Girardi receive the honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Steve Mason are in the blue paint. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Scott Laughton goal, his third of the season, passed from Chris VandeVelde. Washington tied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Flyers retook the lead on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit. The Capitals retied it on a Jason Chimera power play goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Kuznetsov and Justin Williams. Washington took the lead as Williams scored his third of the season, coming off of Jay Beagle and Chimera. The Capitals added on with a Chimera goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, assisted by Matt Niskanen and Tom Wilson on the power play. Washington made it 5-2 with a third period goal by Nicklas Backstrom, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Marcus Johansson and Wilson. The three stars went to Chimera, Williams, and Kuznetsov, while Wilson gets an honorable mention.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces a lesser foe in Andrew Hammond in goal. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on a Sven Baertschi goal, his second of the season, coming off of Radim Vrbata and Bo Horvat. Ottawa tied it on a Bobby Ryan power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators took the lead in the second period on a Karlsson goal, his second of the season, guided in by Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman. Ottawa added on in the third period on a Chris Wideman power play goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper by Hoffman. The Canucks got one back on an Alexander Edler power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Henrik Sedin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Karlsson, Hoffman, and Hammond (33 for 35 in saves).
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Ben Bishop draw the starts in goal. Tampa Bay got going in the second period on a Brian Boyle goal, his third of the season, made possible by Braydon Coburn. Calgary tied it on a power play goal by Sam Bennett, his fourth of the year, powered by Mikael Backlund and Dennis Wideman. The Lightning regained the lead in the third period on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay added on with a Johnson goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist from Nikita Kucherov. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Johnson, Bishop (30 for 31 in saves), and Stamkos.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers host the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Buffalo started in the first period on a Brian Gionta goal, passed from Matt Moulson and Rasmus Ristolainen. Florida tied it on a second period Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, powered by Nick Bjugstad and Jaromir Jagr. The Sabres took the lead back on a Cody Franson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Carlo Colaiacovo and David Legwand. Buffalo added on in the third period on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Ennis and Ristolainen. The Panthers shot back with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Aaron Ekblad and Jussi Jokinen. This produced a 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Ristolainen, Reinhart, and Ullmark (36 for 38 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Pekka Rinne are the experienced goalies. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by James Neal and Filip Forsberg. Toronto tied it on a Tyler Bozak goal, his second of the year, via Shawn Matthias and P.A. Parenteau. The tie went to a shootout, where Peter Holland won it for the Maple Leafs by a 2-1 score. The three stars went to Reimer (21 for 22 in saves), Rinne (22 for 23 in saves), and Holland.
Further along, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Corey Crawford are the similarly named goalies. Chicago led off in the first period on a Patrick Kane power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Jonathan Toews and Teuvo Teravainen. New Jersey tied it in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by John Moore. The Devils took the lead on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone helper from Sergey Kalinin. The Blackhawks retied it in the third period as Artemi Panarin scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Erik Gustafsson and Kane. New Jersey won 3-2 with a Kalinin power play goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Palmieri and David Schlemko. The three stars were handed to Kalinin, Palmieri, and Kane.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Kari Lehtonen are the mediocre goalies. Dallas started in the first period on a John Klingberg power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Patrick Sharp. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his eighth of the year, via Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd. The Jets took the lead with a Jacob Trouba goal, assisted by Chris Thorburn and Adam Lowry. The Stars retied it on a Colton Sceviour goal, passed from Johnny Oduya and Ales Hemsky. Dallas took the lead in the second period with a Hemsky goal, his third of the campaign, fueled by Jordie Benn and Vernon Fiddler. Winnipeg tied it again with a third period goal by Tyler Myers, with assists provided by Nikolaj Ehlers and Ben Chiarot. The Stars took the lead on a Jamie Benn power play goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Seguin and Klingberg. Dallas added on with an empty net goal from Antoine Roussel, his third of the year, made possible by Oduya and the goalie Lehtonen. The Stars iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Fiddler, his third of the campaign, set up by Hemsky and Sceviour. The three stars were named as Klingberg, Hemsky, and Fiddler, while Seguin, Sceviour, and Oduya get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Edmonton began in the first period on a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Leon Draisaitl and Andrej Sekera. Arizona tied it with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Brad Richardson. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a Shane Doan power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Max Domi and Tobias Rieder. Arizona added on with a Stefan Elliott goal, passed from John Scott and Kyle Chipchura. The Coyotes made it 4-1 in the third period as Domi scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Richardson and Michael Stone. This was a final, with the three stars being Domi, Richardson, and Smith (27 for 28 in saves).
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Jhonas Enroth occupy the creases. New York opened in the first period on a Brock Nelson goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by John Tavares and Kyle Okposo. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Christian Ehrhoff and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead in the second period on a Milan Lucic goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 2-1. The three stars were Enroth (31 for 32 in saves), Lucic, and Doughty.
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