Six games on for tonight, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Anton Forsberg is mismatched with Cam Ward in goal. Carolina was first to score in the first period with a Jordan Staal power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jaccob Slavin and Kris Versteeg. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. The Hurricanes retook the lead on an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Noah Hanifin and Versteeg. Carolina added on in the third period as Chris Terry scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Jeff Skinner and Riley Nash. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Lindholm empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The three stars went to Lindholm, Versteeg, and Ward (35 for 36 in saves).
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Boston Bruins. Jonas Gustavsson and Cory Schneider get the starting nods goal. Boston struck first in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Jimmy Hayes and Colin Miller. The Bruins added on with a Ryan Spooner goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, helped along by Dennis Seidenberg. New Jersey got on the board with a Bobby Farnham goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Stephen Gionta and Adam Larsson. Boston replied with a Hayes power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Zdeno Chara and Matt Beleskey. The Bruins finished it at 4-1 with a Miller goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Seidenberg and Spooner in the third period. The three stars went to Spooner, Hayes, and Miller, while Seidenberg gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Corey Crawford are in the creases. Chicago led off in the first period with a Niklas Hjalmarsson goal, his second of the season, fueled by Erik Gustafsson and Jonathan Toews. Buffalo tied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Jamie McGinn. The Blackhawks took the lead back on a Phillip Danault goal, assisted by Duncan Keith and Hjalmarsson. Chicago iced it at 3-1 with a Toews empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Keith. The three stars went to Hjalmarsson, Toews, and Keith.
Northwest to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Edmonton began in the first period on a Justin Schultz goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist from Jordan Eberle. The Oilers added on with a Benoit Pouliot power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Andrej Sekera. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson. The Lightning tied it as Hedman scored his third of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay gained the lead as Steven Stamkos scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Hedman and Vladislav Namestnikov. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Hedman, Stamkos, and Kucherov.
South to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Nashville opened in the first period on a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Mattias Ekholm and Mike Ribeiro. Colorado tied it on a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Carl Soderberg and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche took the lead as Cody McLeod scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jack Skille. The Predators tied it in the second period on a Ryan Ellis goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Ekholm and Colin Wilson. Colorado regained the lead with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Soderberg and Blake Comeau. Nashville tied it again as Filip Forsberg scored his eleventh of the year, with the help of Roman Josi and Johansen. The Avalanche regained the lead again in the third period on a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Nick Holden and Comeau. Colorado iced it at 5-3 on a Skille empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Holden. The three stars belonged to Skille, Johansen, and Comeau, while Soderberg, Holden, and Ekholm get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and John Gibson are the young goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Ryan Kesler goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Jakob Silfverberg and Carl Hagelin. St. Louis tied it on a Ryan Reaves goal in the second period, his second of the year, made possible by Patrik Berglund and Carl Gunnarsson. The Blues took the lead on a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighth of the season, via Joel Edmundson. An injured Allen was replaced by Brian Elliott at this time. St. Louis added on with a Robby Fabbri goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo. The Ducks pulled back on a Corey Perry goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Ryan Getzlaf and Josh Manson. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Kesler power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, powered by Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm. In the shootout, Silfverberg and Getzlaf scored, topping Alexander Steen as the Ducks won 4-3. The three stars were Kesler, Silfverberg, and Getzlaf.
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