Ten games line the schedule tonight, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Cory Schneider are in the creases. Colorado got going in the second period on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Erik Johnson and the goalie Berra. The Avalanche added on with a Tyson Barrie goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jack Skille. New Jersey got on the board with a third period goal by Kyle Palmieri, his ninth of the season, helped along by Travis Zajac. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Berra (27 for 28 in saves), Barrie, and Duchene.
Northwest to Detroit, with the Red Wings welcoming the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Petr Mrazek receive the starting nods. Detroit led off in the first period on a Tomas Tatar goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Mike Green and Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings added on with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his sixth of the year, via Jonathan Ericsson and Danny DeKeyser. Buffalo got on the board with an Evander Kane goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan O'Reilly and Rasmus Ristolainen. Detroit answered in the second period on a Drew Miller goal, courtesy of Abdelkader and Luke Glendening. The Sabres replied with a Zemgus Girgensons power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Ristolainen and Matt Moulson. Buffalo tied it on Kane's second of the game and fourth of the season, a power play goal helped along by Brian Gionta and Ristolainen, the latter getting a sock trick. The Sabres took the lead as Zach Bogosian scored, thanks to Girgensons and Ristolainen. The Red Wings retied it on an Abdelkader power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with assists provided by Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall. In the shootout, Detroit's Brad Richards scored the only goal for a 5-4 Red Wings win. The three stars went to Ristolainen, Abdelkader, and Kane, while Nyquist and Girgensons get the honorable mentions.
Into Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mike Condon are the streaky goalies. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Paul Byron goal, his third of the season, made possible by Christian Thomas and Nathan Beaulieu. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno goal, his second of the year, coming off of Ryan Johansen. The Canadiens took the lead on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Dale Weise and P.K. Subban. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Condon (22 for 23 in saves), and Byron.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn. Ottawa tied it on a Zack Smith goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper by Cody Ceci. The Flyers regained the lead with a second period goal by Evgeny Medvedev, passed from Sean Couturier and Michael Del Zotto. The Senators tied it again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris. Philadelphia gained the lead again on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Couturier and Brandon Manning. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 in the third period on a Couturier empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Simmonds. The three stars were handed to Couturier, Simmonds, and Medvedev.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period on a Jason Pominville goal, his second of the season, guided in by Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane power play goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Duncan Keith. The Wild retook the lead in the third period on a Ryan Suter goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Granlund and Zach Parise. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars being Dubnyk (30 for 31 in saves), Granlund, and Crawford (34 for 36 in saves).
Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jake Allen guard the cages. Florida dented the scoreboard with a second period goal by Brandon Pirri, his fifth of the season, made possible by Aleksander Barkov and Willie Mitchell. The Panthers added on with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis got on the board with a David Backes goal, his sixth of the season, via Robby Fabbri and Colton Parayko. Florida replied with another unassisted MacKenzie goal, his second of the season and third of the year. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars awarded to MacKenzie, Luongo (29 for 30 in saves), and Pirri.
East to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Arizona opened in the first period on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Max Domi and Mikkel Boedker. Nashville tied it with a second period Calle Jarnkrok power play goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Kyle Chipchura goal, his third of the season, passed from Boyd Gordon and Zbynek Michalek. The Predators tied it again in the third period as Mike Ribeiro scored his third of the year, with the help of Cody Hodgson. Nashville gained the lead on a Forsberg goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Weber. The Predators added on with a Forsberg goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, assisted by Ribeiro and Weber. Nashville iced it at 5-2 with a James Neal empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted.
Out in Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Karri Ramo are the Finnish goalies. Dallas started in the first period on a Jason Spezza goal, his tenth of the season, via Jordie Benn. The Stars added on with a Cody Eakin goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Jyrki Jokipakka and Valeri Nichushkin. Dallas extended the lead as Mattias Janmark scored his fourth of the season in the second period, with the help of Johnny Oduya and Jason Demers. Calgary got on the board with a Mikael Backlund goal in the third period, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames pulled closer with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary tied it with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his third of the year, helped along by Monahan and Dennis Wideman. The tie went to a shootout, where Joe Colborne, Gaudreau, and Monahan topped Patrick Sharp to give the Flames a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Hamilton.
Down to Los Angeles, where the Kings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Henrik Sedin and Yannick Weber. Los Angeles tied it with a third period Drew Doughty power play goal, his third of the year, assisted by Nick Shore and Marian Gaborik. The Kings won 2-1 with an Anze Kopitar goal in overtime, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Jeff Carter. The three stars were Quick (15 for 16 in saves), Kopitar, and Doughty.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones are the solid goalies. Pittsburgh got started in the first period on a Phil Kessel goal, his eighth of the season, via Evgeni Malkin and David Perron. The Penguins added on with a second period Matt Cullen goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brian Domoulin and Eric Fehr. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Malkin scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Chris Kunitz. San Jose got on the board with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward. The Penguins answered with a Perron power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Kunitz and Beau Bennett. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-1 with a Kessel empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Malkin and Ian Cole. The three stars went to Malkin, Kessel, and Fleury (33 for 34 in saves), while Perron and Kunitz get the honorable mentions.
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