Four games today, beginning in...
New York, with the Rangers hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Henrik Lundqvist guard the cages. Boston got going in the second period with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his tenth of the season, via Ryan Spooner and Zdeno Chara. New York tied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh in the third period. The Rangers took the lead with a Jesper Fast goal, his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Keith Yandle and Kevin Klein. This produced the 2-1 final, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (32 for 33 in saves), Fast, and Brassard.
Out in Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Karri Ramo draw the starts in goal. San Jose opened in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Joe Pavelski. The Sharks added on with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Brenden Dillon and Chris Tierney. Calgary got on the board with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Micheal Ferland and Johnny Gaudreau. San Jose answered with an unassisted Logan Couture goal in the second period. The Flames got one back with a Dennis Wideman power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. Calgary tied it on a Sam Bennett power play goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Mikael Backlund and T.J. Brodie. The Sharks retook the lead on a Brent Burns power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Patrick Marleau and Thornton. San Jose extended the lead as Joel Ward scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Burns. The Flames got one back on a Ferland power play goal, his second of the year, dished from Backlund and Dougie Hamilton. The three stars went to Burns, Ferland, and Thornton, while Gaudreau and Backlund get the honorable mentions.
Over to Vancouver, with the Canucks bringing in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jacob Markstrom face their former teams. Florida led off in the first period on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith. The Panthers added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata. The Canucks tied it in the third period as Jake Virtanen scored his second of the year, thanks to Sven Baertschi and Bo Horvat. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, powered by Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler. The three stars were Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Virtanen.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Quick are the reliable goalies. Los Angeles began in the first period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twentieth of the season, via Anze Kopitar and Milan Lucic. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Darren Helm and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings gained the lead with an Alexey Marchenko goal, made possible by Helm and Datsyuk. The Kings tied it in the second period on a Kopitar power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jake Muzzin and Lucic. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Drew Doughty and Kopitar. The Kings iced it at 4-2 with a Dwight King empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Kopitar and Doughty. The three stars went to Kopitar, Lucic, and Helm, while Datsyuk and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
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