Another light day of hockey, with one KHL and five NHL games. First up...
Jokerit Helsinki hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Henrik Karlsson are in goal. Helsinki struck first in the first period on a Juhamatti Aaltonen power play goal, powered by Jere Sallinen. Jokerit added on in the second period with a Jani Rita goal, with a lone assist by Sallinen. Zagreb got on the board with a Patrick Bjorkstrand power play goal, via Edwin Hedberg. Helsinki replied in the third period on a Sallinen goal, guided in by Eetu Poysti and Atte Ohtamaa. Jokerit iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Topi Jaakola, set up by Petteri Wirtanen. The three stars were Sallinen, Karlsson (28 for 29 in saves), and Rita.
In the NHL, the Boston Bruins welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Jonas Gustavsson are the backups in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period on a Jordan Eberle goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Eric Gryba and Brandon Davidson. The Oilers added on with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Eberle and Nikita Nikitin. Boston got on the board with a Matt Beleskey goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins tied it on a third period goal by Brad Marchand, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Landon Ferraro and Patrice Bergeron. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with an Andrej Sekera goal, his third of the campaign, fueled by Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars belonged to Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, and Talbot (47 for 49 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Washington was first to score in the first period on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Karl Alzner and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with a John Carlson goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Jason Chimera and Jay Beagle. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Ben Lovejoy and Phil Kessel. Washington answered with a third period goal by Oshie, his ninth of the year, via Backstrom. The Capitals iced it at 4-1 with an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, powered by Backstrom. Oshie, Holtby (44 for 45 in saves), and Backstrom were awarded the three stars.
West again to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop faces a lesser foe in Joonas Korpisalo in goal. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard with a Jonathan Marchessault goal in the second period, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Matt Calvert and Nick Foligno. The Lightning took the lead back with a third period goal by Brian Boyle, his eighth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Alex Killorn. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Bishop (25 for 26 in saves), Boyle, and Marchessault.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Detroit got going with a Brad Richards goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm. Buffalo tied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Sam Reinhart. The Sabres took the lead on a Johan Larsson goal, via Mike Weber. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Johnson (32 for 33 in saves), Reinhart, and O'Reilly.
The day ends with the Ottawa Senators bringing in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Craig Anderson are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period on a Jamie McBain goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jeff Carter and Milan Lucic. Ottawa tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Mika Zibanejad. The Senators took the lead on a Kyle Turris goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. Ottawa added on with a Karlsson goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Zibanejad. The Senators extended the lead as Hoffman scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Curtis Lazar. The Kings got one back on a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Alec Martinez and the goalie Quick. Los Angeles pulled closer in the third period on a Jake Muzzin goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Lucic and Anze Kopitar. The Senators iced it at 5-3 on a Zibanejad goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Bobby Ryan and Hoffman. The three stars were Hoffman, Zibanejad, and Karlsson, while Lucic gets an honorable mention.
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