Eleven games on tonight, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces a lesser foe in Linus Ullmark in goal. New Jersey got going in the second period on a Lee Stempniak goal, his eighth of the season, via Mike Cammalleri and Adam Henrique. The Devils added on with a Jiri Tlusty goal in the third period, his second of the year, with a lone assist from Kyle Palmieri. This stood for a 2-0 final, with the three stars being Schneider (25 save shutout), Stempniak, and Tlusty.
Over in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jaroslav Halak guard the cages. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Reilly Smith goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Dylan Olsen and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers added on with an unassisted Aleksander Barkov goal, his seventh of the year. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Marek Zidlicky and Mikhail Grabovski. Florida got it back on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Brandon Pirri and Barkov. The Panthers extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Jokinen and Smith. Florida padded the lead on a shorthanded and empty net Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Barkov. The final was 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Barkov, Luongo (33 for 34 in saves), and Smith, while Jokinen receives an honorable mention.
Staying in New York, the Rangers bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York led off in the first period as Mats Zuccarello scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Keith Yandle and Rick Nash. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Teddy Purcell. The Rangers took the lead on a Dylan McIlrath goal, coming off of Yandle and Dominic Moore. The Oilers tied it again on a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. New York regained the lead on a Nash power play goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Zuccarello and Derick Brassard. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Jesper Fast empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Moore and Viktor Stalberg. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Nash, and Yandle, while Moore gets an honorable mention.
West a bit to Philadelphia, with the Flyers hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Michal Neuvirth man the creases. Carolina was first to score in the first period on a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Jaccob Slavin. Philadelphia tied it on a second period Jakub Voracek goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Radko Gudas and Sean Couturier. The Hurricanes retook the lead on another Skinner goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, passed from Jordan Staal and Brett Pesce. The Flyers tied it on a Brayden Schenn goal, his seventh of the year, via Michael Raffl and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia took the lead as Couturier scored his fourth of the season, helped along by Voracek and Matt Read. Carolina tied it in the third period on a Skinner goal, completing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the year, with helpers by Di Giuseppe and Justin Faulk. The Flyers won 4-3 on a Gostisbehere goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Voracek. The three stars went to Skinner, Voracek, and Gostisbehere, while Di Giuseppe and Couturier receive the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Dustin Tokarski are the inexperienced goalies. San Jose struck first in the first period on a Patrick Marleau goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Joel Ward and Justin Braun. The Sharks added on with a Joe Pavelski goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Braun. San Jose extended the lead as Dainius Zubrus scored, thanks to Pavelski and Joe Thornton. Mike Condon relieved Tokarski in goal. Montreal got on the board with a Dale Weise goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by P.K. Subban and Nathan Beaulieu. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelski, Jones (26 for 27 in saves), and Braun.
Over in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonathan Bernier are in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Vladislav Namestnikov. Toronto tied it on a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by James van Riemsdyk and P.A. Parenteau. The Maple Leafs gained the lead on a Van Riemsdyk goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Bozak and Parenteau. Toronto added on with a second period goal by Morgan Rielly, his fourth of the year, with a lone helper by Leo Komarov. The Lightning got one back with an Anton Stralman goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Kucherov. Tampa Bay tied it in the third period on a Mike Blunden goal, coming off of Yanni Gourde and Andrej Sustr. The Lightning took the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Alex Killorn and Sustr. The Maple Leafs retied it on a Daniel Winnik goal, his third of the season, made possible by Roman Polak and Nick Spaling. Tampa Bay won 5-4 in overtime on a Namestnikov goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Namestnikov, Kucherov, and van Riemsdyk, while Bozak, Parenteau, and Sustr get the honorable mentions.
Back south, the Nashville Predators host the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Nashville opened in the first period on a Cody Hodgson penalty shot goal, his third of the season, coming after T.J. Brodie hooked him. Calgary tied it with a second period goal by Brodie goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Sam Bennett and Kris Russell. The Flames won 2-1 in overtime on a Russell goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Johnny Gaudreau and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars belonged to Russell, Ramo (21 for 22 in saves), and Brodie.
Into Canada again, as the Winnipeg Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Connor Hellebuyck are the young studs in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period on a Mark Scheifele goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Tyler Myers and Mathieu Perreault. St. Louis tied it on a second period goal by Troy Brouwer, his sixth of the year, via David Backes. The Jets took the lead again with a Chris Thorburn goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Blake Wheeler and Tyler Myers. Winnipeg added on with a Drew Stafford goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Perreault and Scheifele. The Blues pulled back on an Alexander Steen power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis tied it in the third period as Tarasenko scored his nineteenth goal of the year on the power play, with the help of Steen and Shattenkirk. The Blues took the lead on a Paul Stastny goal, his third of the season, made possible by Tarasenko and Steen. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Tarasenko, Steen, and Scheifele, while Perreault and Shattenkirk get the honorable mentions.
Stateside to Minnesota, with the Wild bringing in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Darcy Kuemper occupy the creases. Minnesota drew first blood with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Zach Parise and Jason Pominville. The Wild added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Vanek and Mikko Koivu. Minnesota extended the lead as Parise scored his tenth of the season, a power play goal fueled by Koivu and Vanek. Vancouver got on the board with a Jannik Hansen goal, his ninth of the year, via Henrik Sedin. The Wild answered as Koivu scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Vanek, who got a sock trick, and Nate Prosser. Minnesota padded the lead on a Ryan Suter power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Parise and Koivu. The Wild continued with a Marco Scandella goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Matt Dumba and Nino Niederreiter. The Canucks got one back in the third period on a Daniel Sedin goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Henrik Sedin. The three stars of the 6-2 game were Vanek, Koivu, and Parise, while Henrik Sedin gets an honorable mention.
In Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Colorado led off in the first period on a Matt Duchene goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Zach Redmond goal, via Blake Comeau and Francois Beauchemin. Colorado iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Landeskog, his eighth of the year, set up by MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. The three stars were handed to Varlamov (29 save shutout), Landeskog, and MacKinnon.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Kari Lehtonen are given the starting nods. Dallas began in the first period on a Johnny Oduya goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it on a Scott Hartnell power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Nick Foligno in the second period. The Stars took the lead back on an Alex Goligoski goal, his third of the season, via Ales Hemsky and Valeri Nichushkin. Dallas added on with a Tyler Seguin goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by John Klingberg and the goalie Lehtonen. The Stars extended the lead as Seguin scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin. Curtis McElhinney relieved Korpisalo to start the third period. Dallas padded the lead in the third period on a Mattias Janmark goal, his seventh of the year, an unassisted goal. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Seguin, Lehtonen (34 for 35 in saves), and Goligoski.
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