Hope you've enjoyed your hockey so far this season. For die-hard fans, this is a long weekend ahead. Tomorrow (Thursday) through Monday features just the All-Star Game festivities. My KHL coverage will have to fill the void, except they're off tomorrow too. With that, we begin in...
Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Andrei Vasilevskiy get the starting nods. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Anton Stralman and Valtteri Filppula. This was the only goal, giving the Lightning a 1-0 win. The three stars were Vasilevskiy (30 save shutout), Stamkos, and Bernier (28 for 29 in saves).
Up in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth faces a former team and Braden Holtby in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers added on with an unassisted Ryan White goal, his fifth of the year. Washington got on the board with an Andre Burakovsky goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, passed from Nate Schmidt. The Capitals tied it on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Karl Alzner. Philadelphia took the lead back on a Jakub Voracek goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Claude Giroux. Washington tied it with Burakovsky's second of the game and seventh of the year in the third period, helped along by Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime on a Voracek goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, set up by Gostisbehere and Giroux. The three stars went to Voracek, Burakovsky, and Gostisbehere, while Giroux gets an honorable mention.
Out in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Karri Ramo are the middling goalies. Nashville began in the first period with a Mike Ribeiro goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Craig Smith and Mattias Ekholm. The Predators added on with a Shea Weber power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. Calgary got on the board with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Hutton (26 for 27 in saves), Weber, and Ribeiro.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings hosts the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Jonathan Quick in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Drew Doughty shorthanded goal, his tenth of the season, set up by Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. The Kings added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fifth of the year, via Vincent Lecavalier and Dwight King. Colorado got on the board with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from John Mitchell. The Avalanche tied it on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Blake Comeau and Carl Soderberg. Los Angeles retook the lead on King's fourth of the season, assisted by Jordan Nolan and Jeff Carter. Colorado tied it again in the third period with a Landeskog power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and Duchene. The Avalanche pulled ahead on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, fueled by Mikhail Grigorenko and Soderberg. This stood for a 4-3 final, with the three stars being Landeskog, Duchene, and King, while Soderberg gets an honorable mention.
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