Four games tonight, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in Mike Condon in goal. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Paul Byron goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone helper by Tomas Plekanec. Boston tied it in the third period on a Loui Eriksson shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Zdeno Chara. The Bruins took the lead on a Landon Ferraro goal, his third of the season, via Ryan Spooner and Torey Krug. Boston added on with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Brad Marchand and Matt Beleskey. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars going to Rask (32 for 33 in saves), Ferraro, and Bergeron.
Out in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Anders Nilsson are in the blue paint. Edmonton got going in the second period on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Teddy Purcell and Taylor Hall. San Jose tied it on a Justin Braun goal in the third period, made possible by Patrick Marleau and Joel Ward. The Oilers retook the lead with a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jujhar Khaira and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Sharks tied it again with a Marleau goal, his eleventh of the season, via Tomas Hertl and Braun. San Jose took the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Joonas Donskoi and Brent Burns. Edmonton tied it again with an Iiro Pakarinen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a Hall goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone helper by Draisaitl. The three stars went to Hall, Eberle, and Draisaitl, while Marleau, Braun, and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Reto Berra get the starting nods. Colorado struck first in the first period on a Matt Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikhail Grigorenko. Pittsburgh tied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his third of the year, via Patric Hornqvist and Olli Maatta. The Avalanche retook the lead with an Erik Johnson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Carl Soderberg and Francois Beauchemin. The Penguins tied it in the third period on a Beau Bennett goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh took the lead on a Hornqvist goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Maatta and Nick Bonino. The Penguins added on with a Bennett goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, made possible by Brian Dumoulin. This held for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Bennett, Hornqvist, and Maatta.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ryan Miller guard the cages. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the third period on an Alexander Edler power play goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. New York tied it on a Dan Boyle penalty shot goal, coming after Christopher Tanev fell on the puck in the crease. The Canucks took the lead back on a Daniel Sedin goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Edler and Henrik Sedin. The three stars went to Daniel Sedin, Edler, and Miller (32 for 33 in saves), while Henrik Sedin gets an honorable mention.
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