Only four games today with a third straight day of a postponed game. The Capitals and Penguins match gets the bump today, so we begin in...
Ottawa, as the Senators host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Craig Anderson are the veterans in goal. Ottawa got going in the second period with a Bobby Ryan goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Jared Cowen and Mike Hoffman. The Senators added on in the third period with a Hoffman goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Mika Zibanejad. Ottawa iced it at 3-0 with a shorthanded empty net goal from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hoffman, Anderson (35 save shutout), and Ryan.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Eddie Lack are the mediocre goalies. Carolina led off in the first period with a Victor Rask goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on with an Elias Lindholm penalty shot goal, his seventh of the year, which he received after Kris Russell tripped him. Carolina extended the lead as Kris Versteeg scored his ninth of the season in the second period, thanks to Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey. Jonas Hiller relieved Ramo. Calgary got on the board with a Jiri Hudler goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Mark Giordano and Joe Colborne. The Flames got closer with a Colborne goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Markus Granlund and T.J. Brodie in the third period. The Hurricanes fired back on Versteeg's second of the game and tenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jeff Skinner and Jordan Staal. Carolina padded the lead with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Jordan Staal and Andrej Nestrasil. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Versteeg, Colborne, and Jordan Staal.
West to Chicago, with the Blackhawks bringing in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Artemi Panarin goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Michal Rozsival. The Blackhawks added on with an Andrew Shaw power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Marian Hossa and Trevor van Riemsdyk. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Crawford (25 save shutout), Panarin, and Shaw.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings in a Battle of California. Jhonas Enroth and Martin Jones make the starts. San Jose drew first blood in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Tomas Hertl and Joe Thornton. Los Angeles tied it in the third period with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar. The Sharks took the lead back with a Logan Couture goal, his third of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Melker Karlsson. The Kings tied it on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Tanner Pearson and Dustin Brown. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Marian Gaborik goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Tyler Toffoli. The three stars went to Gaborik, Lecavalier, and Doughty.
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