Six games today, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller faces former Canucks Roberto Luongo in goal. Vancouver led off in the first period on a Jannik Hansen goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Alex Biega and Jared McCann. Florida tied it on a Shawn Thornton goal, coming off of Connor Brickley and Rocco Grimaldi. The Canucks took the lead again on a Sven Baertschi goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Bo Horvat and Matt Bartkowski. The Panthers tied it as Jaromir Jagr scored his tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida took the lead on a Vincent Trocheck goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Vancouver tied it as Derek Dorsett scored his third of the year, thanks to Adam Cracknell. The Panthers took the lead back on an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Jagr and Huberdeau. The Canucks tied it again on a Daniel Sedin goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Hansen. In the shootout, Brandon Pirri and Barkov won it 5-4 for Florida over McCann's lone tally. The three stars went to Jagr, Hansen, and Barkov, while Huberdeau and McCann get the honorable mentions.
Up in Boston, the Bruins welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces a lesser foe in Jonas Gustavsson in goal. Boston began in the first period on a Loui Eriksson goal, his thirteenth of the season, via David Krejci and Colin Miller. New Jersey tied it on a second period goal by Andy Greene, his third of the year, passed from Lee Stempniak and Adam Larsson. The Bruins won 2-1 with a Ryan Spooner shootout goal. The three stars went to Gustavsson (29 for 30 in saves), Schneider (38 for 39 in saves), and Spooner.
Back in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Zack Smith shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Curtis Lazar. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Nesterov power play goal, powered by Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Niktia Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov. Tampa Bay added on in the second period on a Mike Angelidis goal, coming off of Mike Blunden and Jonathan Marchessault. The Senators got one back as Erik Karlsson scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Mike Hoffman. The Lightning shot back with a Killorn empty net goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay finished it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Stamkos, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Kucherov and Namestnikov. The three stars were Stamkos, Killorn, and Kucherov, while Namestnikov get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Chicago struck first in the first period on an Artem Anisimov goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Justin Braun. The Sharks took the lead on a Tommy Wingels goal, his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Vlasic and Donskoi. The Blackhawks retied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Duncan Keith and Bryan Bickell. San Jose regained the lead on a Joe Pavelski goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Joe Thornton and Paul Martin. Chicago tied it in the third period as Andrew Shaw scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Phillip Danault. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime on a Jonathan Toews goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Kane and Keith. The three stars went to Kane, Donskoi, and Keith, while Vlasic gets an honorable mention.
Up to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Calgary got going in the second period on a Dennis Wideman power play goal, powered by T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau. Detroit tied it on a Dylan Larkin goal, his twelfth of the season, via Brendan Smith and Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings took the lead on a Brad Richards goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Danny DeKeyser and Riley Sheahan. The Flames got one back in the third period on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano. The Red Wings iced it at 4-2 on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by DeKeyser. The three stars went to Nyquist, DeKeyser, and Richards.
Finally, we head east for the New York Rangers bringing in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. Washington drew first blood in the first period on a Justin Williams goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Taylor Chorney and John Carlson. New York tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Rick Nash and Keith Yandle. The Rangers took the lead with a Chris Kreider goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Marc Staal and Jesper Fast. New York added on with a Dan Boyle power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello. The Capitals pulled back on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, via Dmitry Orlov and Williams. Washington tied it as T.J. Oshie scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Nicklas Backstrom and Orlov. The Capitals took the lead back on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Johansson and Backstrom. Washington extended the lead on a Williams power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, helped along by Johansson and Backstrom, the latter getting a sock trick. Magnus Hellberg replaced Lundqvist in goal in the third period. The Capitals padded the lead with a shorthanded goal by Jason Chimera, his eighth of the season, set up by Tom Wilson. Washington wrapped it up at 7-3 on a Johansson goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Kuznetsov. The three stars went to Williams, Johansson, and Backstrom, while Kuznetsov and Orlov get the honorable mentions.
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