Five games on for tonight, beginning in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Cory Schneider guard the cages. Detroit opened in the first period on a Dylan Larkin goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Richards and Riley Sheahan. This was it for the scoring, with the final at 1-0. The three stars went to Mrazek (22 save shutout), Larkin, and Schneider (20 for 21 in saves).
West to St. Louis, with the Blues welcoming the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Brian Elliott are the backups in goal. St. Louis started in the first period on a Troy Brouwer goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Alexander Steen and Paul Stastny. The Blues added on in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko. Ottawa got on the board with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson. The Senators tied it in the third period with a Ryan power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Turris. Ottawa won 3-2 with a Ryan overtime goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Mark Stone and Chris Wideman. The three stars were Ryan, Steen, and Hoffman.
Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cams Ward and Talbot man the nets. Edmonton won 1-0 in overtime with an Andrej Sekera goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle. The three stars were Talbot (29 save shutout), Sekera, and Ward (26 for 27 in saves).
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jhonas Enroth is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Matt Duchene and Blake Comeau. Los Angeles tied it with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. The Avalanche retook the lead on a Barrie goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Andreas Martinsen. Colorado added on in the third period with a Duchene power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche extended the lead on a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Barrie and Comeau. This made it a 4-1 final, with the three stars being Barrie, Duchene, and Comeau.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Jacob Markstrom are the unknown goalies. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Shane Doan goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Connor Murphy and Brad Richardson. Vancouver tied it on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes took the lead back as Laurent Dauphin scored, thanks to Tobias Rieder and Domingue. Arizona added on in the third period with a Doan power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, powered by Rieder and Antoine Vermette. The Canucks pulled back on a Daniel Sedin goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Henrik Sedin and Christopher Tanev. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Doan, Rieder and Domingue (35 for 37 in saves).
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