Five games on for tonight, beginning in...
Montreal, as the Canadiens host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Mike Condon man the nets. Montreal was first to score in the first period with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his sixth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Paul Byron. New Jersey got on the board with an Adam Henrique goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Andy Greene and Lee Stempniak. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Condon (19 for 20 in saves), Mitchell, and Pacioretty.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Scott Darling draw the starts in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period on an Artemi Panarin goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Artem Anisimov and Patrick Kane. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. The Blackhawks took the lead back on an unassisted Panarin goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season. Chicago iced it at 3-1 on a Teuvo Teravainen empty net goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Panarin, Darling (17 for 18 in saves), and Fleury (34 for 36 in saves).
West to Colorado, with the Avalanche hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Semyon Varlamov protect the nets. Colorado led off in the first period on a Matt Duchene goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Alex Pietrangelo and Jori Lehtera. The Blues took the lead on a David Backes power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tarasenko and Paul Stastny. St. Louis added on with an unassisted Patrik Berglund goal in the second period. The Avalanche got one back on a Mikhail Grigorenko goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Andreas Martinsen. Colorado tied it in the third period on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Tyson Barrie and Nick Holden. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by John Mitchell and Francois Beauchemin. The three stars were Tarasenko, Landeskog, and MacKinnon.
Northwest to Vancouver, with the Canucks bringing in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack faces his former team and Jacob Markstrom in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a shorthanded John-Michael Liles goal, his second of the season, set up by Jordan Staal. Vancouver tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Adam Cracknell and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks took the lead on a Bo Horvat goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, assisted by Matt Bartkowski and Alex Biega. The Hurricanes retied it as Staal scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Noah Hanifin. Vancouver regained the lead on a Horvat power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, powered by Baertschi and Linden Vey. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Horvat, Baertschi, and Staal.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and John Gibson are in the creases. Toronto began in the first period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his tenth of the season, via Matt Hunwick and Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs added on with another Parenteau goal in the second period, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, assisted by James van Riemsdyk and Bozak. Toronto extended the lead as Nazem Kadri scored his eighth of the season, guided in by Leo Komarov and Roman Polak. Frederik Andersen replaced an injured Gibson early in the third period. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Brad Boyes goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Dion Phaneuf and Shawn Matthias. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars handed to Parenteau, Bernier (39 save shutout), and Bozak.
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