Seven games for the day, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski and Petr Mrazek are the young goalies. Detroit got going with a Darren Helm goal in the second period, his second of the season, fueled by Luke Glendening and Joakim Andersson. Montreal tied it on a Sven Andrighetto goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Charles Hudon and Andrei Markov. The Canadiens took the lead on a Tomas Fleischmann goal in the third period, his eighth of the season, assisted by David Desharnais and Daniel Carr. The Red Wings tied it on a Justin Abdelkader power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. Detroit took the lead on a Helm goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, set up by Pavel Datsyuk. The final was 3-2, with the three stars given to Helm, Abdelkader, and Fleischmann.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ben Bishop are the underrated goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on in the third period on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his third of the year, guided in by J.T. Brown and Ryan Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kucherov scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, an unassisted goal. Ottawa got on the board with a Cody Ceci goal, his third of the year, via Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Brown empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Callahan. The three stars went to Kucherov, Brown, and Bishop (30 for 31 in saves), while Callahan gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Al Montoya are the backups in goal. The start of the game was delayed due to the absence of paramedics at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Once things got going, Florida led off with a Jaromir Jagr goal in the first period, his ninth of the season, assisted by Dmitry Kulikov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers added on with a Brandon Pirri power play goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, powered by Brian Campbell and Vincent Trocheck. Florida extended the lead on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Huberdeau and Willie Mitchell. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Logan Shaw goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Jussi Jokinen. The three stars were handed to Huberdeau, Montoya (19 for 20 in saves), and Pirri.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Brian Elliott are the solid backups. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Dmitrij Jaskin. Philadelphia tied it on a Michael Raffl goal, his third of the year, via Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux. The Flyers took the lead on a Matt Read goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Michael Del Zotto and Wayne Simmonds. Philadelphia added on with a Giroux goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Schenn and Nick Schultz. The Blues got one back in the third period on a David Backes power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Flyers finished it at 4-2 with a Ryan White empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Giroux. The three stars went to Giroux, Schenn, and Neuvirth (35 for 37 in saves).
Over to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville started in the first period on a James Neal goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Shea Weber and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators added on with a Craig Smith goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Viktor Arvidsson. Nashville extended the lead as Filip Forsberg scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal powered by Roman Josi and Calle Jarnkrok. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Duncan Keith. The Predators replied on a Neal goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville finished it at 5-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Eric Nystrom, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Neal, Rinne (35 for 36 in saves), and Smith.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Connor Hellebuyck are the little-known goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period on a Mark Scheifele goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Drew Stafford and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, via Dustin Byfuglien and Anthony Peluso. Winnipeg extended the lead on a Byfuglien power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Perreault and Bryan Little. Columbus got on the board with a Boone Jenner goal, his twelfth of the campaign, guided in by David Savard and Ryan Johansen. The Blue Jackets got closer in the second period on a Scott Hartnell power play goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Alexander Wennberg and Johansen. The Jets shot back in the third period on a Stafford goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Byfuglien and Perreault, the latter getting a sock trick. Winnipeg padded the lead on a Perreault goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Scheifele and Stafford. Columbus got one back with a Cam Atkinson goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Wennberg. The Blue Jackets pulled closer with another Atkinson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Wennberg, who got a sock trick, and Ryan Murray. The Jets iced it at 6-4 on a Blake Wheeler goal, his tenth of the campaign, an empty net goal set up by Little. The three stars went to Perreault, Byfuglien, and Stafford, while Atkinson, Wennberg, Scheifele, Little, and Johansen get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Jonas Hiller are the goalies. Calgary drew first blood in the second period on a Sean Monahan goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Dennis Wideman and Brandon Bollig. The Flames added on with a Markus Granlund goal, his third of the year, via Dougie Hamilton and Joe Colborne. Buffalo got on the board with a Rasmus Ristolainen power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart and Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres tied it on another Ristolainen power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by O'Reilly. Calgary regained the lead on a Monahan goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. Buffalo tied it again as Ristolainen completed his hat trick on his seventh of the year, assisted by Matt Moulson and Zach Bogosian. The Flames took the lead on a Gaudreau goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Monahan and T.J. Brodie. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Ristolainen, Monahan, and Gaudreau, while O'Reilly gets an honorable mention.
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