Eight games on tonight, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Eddie Lack are the backups in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period on a Mike Cammalleri goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Kennedy. The Devils added on with an Adam Henrique power play goal in the second period, his twelfth of the year, powered by Lee Stempniak and John Moore. New Jersey extended the lead as Stephen Gionta scored, thanks to Brian O'Neill and Kennedy. Carolina got on the board with a Brad Malone goal, his second of the season, made possible by Jay McClement. The Devils replied with a Jacob Josefson goal, via Cammalleri. New Jersey padded the lead with a Cammalleri goal in the third period, his ninth of the year and second of the game, coming off of Patrik Elias and Moore. The three stars of the 5-1 game went to Cammalleri, Kennedy, and Moore.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov faces a lesser foe in Antti Raanta in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Chris Wagner goal, his third of the season, made possible by Jack Skille and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Gabriel Landeskog and Carl Soderberg. New York got on the board with a third period Oscar Lindberg goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Duchene, Varlamov (24 for 25 in saves), and Wagner.
Over to Detroit, with the Red Wings hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard are the underrated goalies. Detroit led off in the first period on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings added on with a Niklas Kronwall goal, his second of the year, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit extended the lead as Gustav Nyquist scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Darren Helm and Mike Green. Anders Lindback replaced Smith for the second period. Arizona got on the board with a Jordan Martinook goal, his third of the year, passed from Steve Downie and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Red Wings replied on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Jonathan Ericsson and Datsyuk. Detroit finished it at 5-1 with a Helm goal in the third period, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Helm, Howard (26 for 27 in saves), and Datsyuk.
Into Montreal, with the Canadiens bringing in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Mike Condon draw the starts. Washington started in the first period on a Tom Wilson goal, his second of the season, guided in by Brooks Laich. Montreal tied it on a second period goal by Lars Eller, his seventh of the year, via Alex Galchenyuk and Tomas Plekanec. The Capitals retook the lead on a T.J. Oshie goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Matt Niskanen. The Canadiens tied it again with a Brian Flynn shorthanded goal in the third period, his third of the year, set up by Paul Byron and Jeff Petry. Washington took the lead again with Oshie's second of the game and eighth of the campaign, coming off of Karl Alzner and Alex Ovechkin. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Oshie, Holtby (33 for 35 in saves), and Flynn.
Along to Ottawa, with the Senators hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Craig Anderson are the goalies. Ottawa began in the first period on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan. The Senators added on with a Ryan power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Hoffman. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Duncan Keith and Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks tied it on a Panarin goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Kane and Artem Anisimov. Ottawa regained the lead on a Mark Stone goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Karlsson and Ryan on the power play. Chicago retied it on an Anisimov goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Kane and Panarin. The Senators won 4-3 with a Hoffman goal in overtime, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Karlsson, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Hoffman, Kane, and Karlsson, while Panarin, Ryan, and Anisimov get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Florida struck first in the first period on a Quinton Howden goal, his third of the season, assisted by Connor Brickley and Willie Mitchell. The Panthers added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal in the second period, his second of the year, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Steven Kampfer. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Craig Smith and Colin Wilson. The scored held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Luongo (32 for 33 in saves), Huberdeau, and Howden.
North to Minnesota, with the Wild hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Devan Dubnyk are the reliable goalies. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Matt Dumba power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jared Spurgeon and Charlie Coyle. The final was 1-0, with the three stars being Dubnyk (28 save shutout), Dumba, and Reimer (27 for 28 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Vancouver was first to score in the first period on an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Dallas tied it on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his third of the year, via Patrik Nemeth. The Stars took the lead in the second period on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, assisted by Nichushkin and Alex Goligoski. The Canucks retied it in the third period with a Jannik Hansen goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Henrik Sedin. Dallas took the lead again with a Patrick Sharp goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Goligoski. The Stars won 4-2 on an unassisted empty net goal by Jason Spezza, his eleventh of the campaign. The three stars were Nichushkin, Henrik Sedin, and Goligoski.
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