Today sees just four total hockey games, the last day before the KHL break. We begin with the only KHL game from...
Minsk, as Dinamo hosts Dinamo Riga. Joacim Eriksson and Kevin Lalande draw the starts in goal. Minsk led off in the first period on a Ryan Vesce goal, passed from Alexei Kalyuzhny and Matt Ellison. Minsk added on in the second period on a Paul Szczechura goal, courtesy of Andrei Stepanov. This made it 2-0, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Lalande (19 save shutout), Vesce, and Szczechura.
In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and James Reimer are in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a Brad Boyes goal, fueled by Byron Froese and Morgan Rielly. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Patrick Sharp. The Maple Leafs took the lead back in the second period with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his fourth of the year, via Rielly and Daniel Winnik. Toronto added on with a Lupul power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Boyes. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-1 in the third period with an empty net goal by Rielly, his third of the year, set up by Lupul and Tyler Bozak. The three stars were Lupul, Rielly, and Kadri.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago started in the first period on a Jonathan Toews goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Ryan Garbutt and Artemi Panarin. Los Angeles tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, made possible by Kyle Clifford and Jake Muzzin. The Kings took the lead on an Anze Kopitar goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Muzzin and Trevor Lewis. The Blackhawks tied it again in the third period with a Patrick Kane goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Brent Seabrook and Viktor Svedberg. Chicago took the lead on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his third of the year, passed from Kane and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks finished it at 4-2 with an Anisimov goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Toews. The three stars belonged to Kane, Toews, and Anisimov, while Muzzin gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers in the day's last game. Steve Mason and Ryan Miller are the veteran goalies. Vancouver opened in the first period on a Jannik Hansen goal, his second of the season, coming off of Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jakub Voracek and Nick Schultz in the second period. The Canucks retook the lead on Horvat's second of the season, via Christopher Tanev. Vancouver added on in the third period on a Jake Virtanen goal, made possible by Ben Hutton and the goalie Miller. The Canucks extended the lead as Matt Bartkowski scored his second of the year in an empty net, thanks to Radim Vrbata and Henrik Sedin. The final stood at 4-1, and the three stars were Horvat, Miller (27 for 28 in saves), and Virtanen.
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