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New York, where the Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Antti Raanta are in the blue paint. Philadelphia got going on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Matt Read and Michael Del Zotto. The Flyers added on with a Sean Couturier goal, his second of the year coming in the third period from Simmonds and Scott Laughton. Philadelphia capped it at 3-0 with a Simmonds empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the campaign going in unassisted. The three stars were Simmonds, Mason (24 save shutout), and Couturier.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Mike Condon make the starts. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Nathan Beaulieu and Lars Eller. The Canadiens added on with a Galchenyuk goal in the third period, his second of the game and seventh of the year, coming off of Max Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec on the power play. New Jersey got on the board with a Patrik Elias goal, guided in by Adam Larsson and Travis Zajac. The Devils tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his eighth of the season, via John Moore and Adam Henrique. New Jersey won 3-2 with a Moore goal in overtime, his second of the year, courtesy of Henrique. The three stars went to Moore, Galchenyuk, and Henrique.
Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Jeff Zatkoff are the backups in goal. Edmonton was first to score on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell. The Oilers added on with a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Andrej Sekera and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins tied it on another Malkin power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. The tie went to a shootout, where Matt Hendricks and Jordan Eberle scored to give the Oilers a 3-2 win. The three stars were handed to Malkin, Korpikoski, and Draisaitl.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Ben Bishop are in the creases. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on an Alex Killorn goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman. The Lightning added on with Stralman's second of the year in the second period, courtesy of Stamkos and Valtteri Filppula. New York got on the board with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Brock Nelson and Ryan Strome. The Islanders tied it with an unassisted Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fifth of the year. New York took the lead in the third period on a John Tavares power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Frans Nielsen and Nick Leddy. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Stralman, Tavares, and Stamkos.
Way to the north, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jonathan Bernier protect the nets. Washington led off in the first period with a Jason Chimera goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto tied it on a Peter Holland goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Dion Phaneuf. The Capitals took the lead on a Tom Wilson goal in the second period, helped along by Matt Niskanen and Michael Latta. The Maple Leafs retied it on a Leo Komarov power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Phaneuf and James van Riemsdyk. Washington retook the lead on a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Justin Williams power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Chimera and Nicklas Backstrom. This was it for the scoring, with the final at 4-2 and the three stars handed to Chimera, Phaneuf, and Johansson.
Southwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jake Allen guard the cages. Columbus began in the first period on a Ryan Johansen goal, his sixth of the season, passed from David Savard. St. Louis tied it in the second period as Vladimir Tarasenko scored a power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Alexander Steen. The Blues took the lead in the third period on a Scottie Upshall goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by David Backes. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Steen, his ninth of the year, set up by Tarasenko. The three stars were awarded to Tarasenko, Steen, and Allen (23 for 24 in saves).
Over in Nashville, the Predators host the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville opened in the first period on a Mike Fisher power play goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by James Neal. Buffalo tied it in the second period as Jamie McGinn scored his fourth of the year on the power play, thanks to Ryan O'Reilly and Cody Franson. The Sabres took the lead on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Matt Moulson and David Legwand. Buffalo added on with a Reinhart goal in the third period, his second of the game and sixth of the year, assisted by Jake McCabe and Evander Kane. The Sabres finished it at 4-1 with an O'Reilly empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Kane. The three stars went to Reinhart, Johnson (28 for 29 in saves), and O'Reilly, while Kane gets an honorable mention.
North to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Darcy Kuemper are between the pipes. Minnesota started with a Thomas Vanek goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Jonas Brodin and Charlie Coyle. The Wild added on with a Coyle goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Vanek and Justin Fontaine. Minnesota extended the lead as Jason Pominville scored, thanks to Mikael Granlund. Dallas got on the board in the third period on an Alex Goligoski goal, his second of the season, passed from Jordie Benn and Valeri Nichushkin. The Stars pulled closer on a Jamie Benn shorthanded goal, his eighteenth of the year, set up by Cody Eakin. Dallas tied it on a John Klingberg goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Eakin and Tyler Seguin. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Seguin goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Jamie Benn and Klingberg. The three stars went to Seguin, Klingberg, and Jamie Benn, while Vanek, Coyle, and Eakin get the honorable mentions.
Out in Denver, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Semyon Varlamov are the reliable goalies. Colorado led off in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Avalanche added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Matt Duchene and Francois Beauchemin. Colorado extended the lead as Carl Soderberg scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Duchene and Landeskog in the second period. Winnipeg got on the board with an Andrew Ladd goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jacob Trouba and Adam Lowry. The Jets got closer with a Blake Wheeler shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Alex Burmistrov. The Avalanche answered in the third period on a Chris Wagner goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jack Skille and Andreas Martinsen. Winnipeg pulled back with a Trouba goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Dustin Byfuglien and Mathieu Perreault. Colorado capped it at 5-3 with a Duchene power play empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were Duchene, Landeskog, and Trouba, while
Into California, where the San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Martin Jones are called on to start. San Jose struck first in the first period on a Tommy Wingels goal, his second of the season, fueled by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with a Hertl goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Brenden Dillon. San Jose extended the lead in the second period on a Joel Ward power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks padded the lead with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Pavelski and Brent Burns. Calgary got on the board in the third period on a Markus Granlund goal, via T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. San Jose answered with a Vlasic goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Wingels and Matt Nieto. The Flames got closer with a Micheal Ferland goal, coming off of David Jones. This produced the 5-2 final, with the three stars going to Hertl, Wingels, and Vlasic, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.
Back southeast to Arizona, with the Coyotes welcoming the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Anders Lindback occupy the creases. Arizona began in the first period on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his seventh of the season, via Michael Stone. Ottawa tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris. The Coyotes retook the lead in the second period with a Boedker goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of Antoine Vermette and Michael Stone. Arizona added on with a Dustin Jeffrey goal, fueled by Tobias Rieder. The Senators got one back on a Hoffman power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. The Coyotes shot back with Boedker sealing a hat trick on his ninth of the season, guided in by Max Domi and Vermette. Ottawa answered with a Mark Stone goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Karlsson and Marc Methot. This made it a 4-3 final, with the three stars awarded to Boedker, Mark Stone, and Hoffman, while Karlsson, Michael Stone, and Vermette get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Jonathan Quick are all padded up in goal. Chicago was first to score with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Niklas Hjalmarsson goal, helped along by Keith and Kane. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Carter goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Milan Lucic and Christian Ehrhoff. The Kings tied it on a Marian Gaborik goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime on a Gaborik goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, guided in by Kopitar. The three stars were Gaborik, Kane, and Kopitar, while Keith gets an honorable mention.
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