Eight games, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey was first to score in the first period on an Adam Larsson goal, his second of the season, fueled by Reid Boucher and Sergey Kalinin. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead back in the second period with a Lee Stempniak goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Michael Cammalleri and Adam Henrique. New Jersey added on with a Boucher goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tyler Kennedy and Damon Severson. The Flames pulled back on a Kris Russell power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. The Devils won 4-2 with an Andy Greene empty net goal in the third period, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Stempniak and Larsson. The three stars went to Boucher, Larsson, and Stempniak, while Gaudreau gets an honorable mention.
Over to New York, where the Rangers welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. Vancouver struck first in the first period on a Sven Baertschi goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Bo Horvat. New York tied it in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Rick Nash and Chris Kreider. The Canucks took the lead back on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Emerson Etem and Linden Vey. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Keith Yandle and Nash. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a J.T. Miller goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Ryan McDonagh and Stepan. The three stars went to Stepan, Nash, and Miller (46 for 49 in saves).
West to Philadelphia, with the Flyers hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Steve Mason are the average goalies. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Matt Read power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Evgeny Medvedev and Sean Couturier. Toronto tied it on a Roman Polak goal, via Brad Boyes and Peter Holland. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period on a Joffrey Lupul goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Dion Phaneuf and Nazem Kadri. The Flyers tied it in the third period as Shayne Gostisbehere scored his eighth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. Toronto won it 3-2 with a late goal by Matt Hunwick, assisted by P.A. Parenteau and Tyler Bozak. The three stars were Hunwick, Lupul, and Polak.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky are the reliable goalies. Columbus began in the first period with a Kerby Rychel goal, coming off of William Karlsson and Rene Bourque. Washington tied it on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals gained the lead on a Jason Chimera goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Marcus Johansson. Washington added on in the second period with an Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen. The Capitals extended the lead on a Backstrom power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, powered by Kunzetsov and Niskanen. The Blue Jackets shot back with a Boone Jenner power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers provided by Alexander Wennberg and Seth Jones. Washington shot back as Andre Burakovsky scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Kuznetsov, who got a sock trick, and Justin Williams. Columbus countered on a Ryan Murray goal, his fourth of the season, via Rychel and Jones. The Capitals finished it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Johansson, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Kuznetsov and Williams. The three stars went to Kuznetsov, Backstrom, and Ovechkin, while Rychel, Johansson, Niskanen, Williams, and Jones get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Mike Condon are in the blue paint. Boston opened in the first period on an unassisted Max Talbot goal, his second of the season. Montreal tied it on a Mark Barberio goal in the second period, guided in by P.K. Subban and David Desharnais. The Bruins regained the lead on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighteenth of the year, via David Pastrnak and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston added on with a Pastrnak goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, fueled by Zac Rinaldo and Joe Morrow. The Bruins extended the lead as Brad Marchand scored an empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Loui Eriksson. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Rask (38 for 39 in saves), and Bergeron.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are given the starting nods in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Nikita Nesterov goal, his third of the season, helped along by Alex Killorn and Andrej Sustr. Edmonton tied it on a Zack Kassian goal, coming off of Iiro Pakarinen. The Lightning retook the lead on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Killorn. The Oilers tied it again with a Mark Letestu shorthanded goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Darnell Nurse. Tampa Bay took the lead back in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourth of the season, via Vladislav Namestnikov and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning added on with a Namestnikov goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Palat and Stamkos. Edmonton pulled back in the third period on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Taylor Hall and Kassian. The Oilers tied it with an unassisted Pakarinen goal, his fourth of the season. Tampa Bay regained the lead as Brian Boyle scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, thanks to Braydon Coburn and J.T. Brown. The Lightning iced it at 6-4 with a Killorn empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Kucherov. The three stars belonged to Killorn, Palat, and Namestnikov, while Kassian, Pakarinen, Kucherov, and Stamkos get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period on an Artem Anisimov goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Artemi Panarin and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Richard Panik goal, his second of the year, coming off of Dennis Rasmussen in the second period. Nashville got on the board with a Ryan Ellis goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Miikka Salomaki and Mattias Ekholm. Chicago shot back on a Kane goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Panarin and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks wrapped it up at 4-1 in the third period on an Andrew Desjardins goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars went to Crawford (38 for 39 in saves), Kane, and Panarin.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Dallas drew first blood in the first period on an Ales Hemsky goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Mattias Janmark and Antoine Roussel. Los Angeles tied it with a Vincent Lecavalier power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jamie McBain and Jeff Carter. The Kings took the lead with a Drew Doughty goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli. The Stars retied it on a Cody Eakin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Patrick Sharp and Valeri Nichushkin. Los Angeles won 3-2 with a Milan Lucic goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. The three stars went to Kopitar, Lucic, and Doughty.
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