Seven games again tonight, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Cory Schneider guard the cages. Detroit got going in the second period on a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Brad Richards and Mike Green. New Jersey got on the board with a Damon Severson goal in the third period, coming off of Jordin Tootoo and Stephen Gionta. The Devils tied it on a Sergey Kalinin power play goal, his third of the season, assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Tootoo. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with a Palmieri goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Lee Stempniak. The three stars went to Palmieri, Kalinin, and Tootoo.
West to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Los Angeles led off in the first period on a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Alec Martinez and Jake Muzzin. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period on an Eric Fehr shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Matt Cullen and Brian Dumoulin. The Kings took the lead on a third period Muzzin goal, his third of the season, via Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Penguins tied it on an Evgeni Malkin goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Chris Kunitz and David Perron. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Perron was topped by Kopitar and Marian Gaborik as the Kings won 3-2. The three stars went to Muzzin, Kopitar, and Perron.
Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Chicago was first to score in the first period on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw. The Blackhawks added on with a Patrick Kane power play goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and David Rundblad. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Crawford (25 save shutout), Kane, and Toews.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Antti Niemi draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Dallas tied it on a Mattias Janmark goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Jason Spezza and Johnny Oduya. The Stars took the lead on an Antoine Roussel goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Cody Eakin and Jason Demers. Dallas iced it at 3-1 in the third period on a Jamie Benn empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Tyler Seguin. The three stars were handed to Niemi (19 for 20 in saves), Roussel, and Janmark.
Out to Arizona, with the Coyotes bringing in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Anders Lindback are the backups in goal. Minnesota drew first blood in the second period on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Zach Parise and Jason Pominville. Arizona tied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his tenth of the year, via Tobias Rieder. The Coyotes won 2-1 in overtime on a Boedker power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Antoine Vermette and Michael Stone. The three stars belonged to Boedker, Lindback (27 for 28 in saves), and Spurgeon.
North to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Anders Nilsson are the Scandinavian goalies. Edmonton struck first in the first period on a Lauri Korpikoski power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Iiro Pakarinen and Mark Letestu. New York tied it on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Chris Kreider and Dylan McIlrath. The Oilers took the lead back on Korpikoski's second of the game and fifth of the campaign, made possible by Matt Hendricks and Justin Schultz. Edmonton added on with a Teddy Purcell, his sixth of the season, passed from Taylor Hall and Leon Draisaitl. The Rangers got one back in the second period on a Kreider goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Zuccarello and the goalie Lundqvist. New York tied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his tenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Rick Nash and Marc Staal. The Oilers retook the lead in the third period on a Hall goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Purcell and Draisaitl. Edmonton extended the lead as Darnell Nurse scored his second of the year, thanks to Hall and Draisaitl, the latter getting a sock trick. Antti Raanta replaced Lundqvist at this time. The Rangers edged back on a Brassard goal, his eleventh of the campaign and second of the game, guided in by Nash and Keith Yandle. New York tied it as Nash scored a power play goal, his ninth of the season, with helpers from Dan Boyle and Ryan McDonagh. The Oilers took the lead back on Hall's second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with the help of Draisaitl and Purcell. Edmonton finished it at 7-5 on a Korpikoski empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hall, Korpikoski, and Draisaitl, while Purcell, Brassard, Nash, Kreider, and Zuccarello get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and John Gibson are the young goalies. Carolina began in the first period on a Jeff Skinner goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Ron Hainsey. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Skinner goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, coming off of Victor Rask and Phillip Di Giuseppe. Carolina extended the lead as Elias Lindholm scored his fourth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Eric Staal and Justin Faulk. Frederik Andersen replaced Gibson in goal for the third period. Anaheim got on the board with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his third of the season, passed from Sami Vatanen and Rickard Rakell. The Hurricanes shot back on a Jordan Staal goal, his sixth of the year, via Andrej Nestrasil and Faulk. Carolina iced it at 5-1 with a Skinner empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Brett Pesce and the goalie Lack. The three stars were handed to Skinner, Faulk, and Lack (31 for 32 in saves).
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