Only five games today, with the single KHL game being...
Slovan Bratislava hosting Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Barry Brust make the starts. Bratislava got going in the second period with an Andrej Stastny goal, assisted by Rok Ticar and Michal Sersen. Slovan added on with a Lukas Kaspar goal, passed from Marek Viedensky and Vaclav Nedorost. Riga got on the board in the third period with a Miks Indrasis power play goal, powered by Guntis Galvins and Gunars Skvorcovs. Dinamo tied it with a Vitalijs Pavlovs goal, guided in by Galvins and Aleksandrs Jerofejevs. Bratislava won 3-2 in overtime with a Ticar goal, made possible by Kaspar and the goalie Brust. The three stars went to Ticar, Kaspar, and Galvins. The KHL is off until next Tuesday, with their regular season almost completed now.
In the NHL, the New York Rangers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kevin Klein goal, his fourth of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Marc Staal. The Rangers added on with a J.T. Miller goal in the third period, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Derick Brassard and Jesper Fast. New Jersey got on the board with a Travis Zajac shorthanded goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Adam Henrique. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (27 for 28 in saves), Miller, and Klein.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on with a Conor Sheary goal, his third of the year, coming off of Letang and Trevor Daley. Anaheim got on the board with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh replied with a Carl Hagelin goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Phil Kessel and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins extended the lead as Crosby scored an unassisted goal, his twenty-third of the season. The Ducks got one back with a Patrick Maroon goal, his third of the year, fueled by Corey Perry and Getzlaf. Pittsburgh fired back with a third period goal by Crosby, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, with a lone helper by Kunitz. The Penguins padded the lead on an Olli Maatta goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. This produced the 6-2 final, with the three stars awarded to Crosby, Kunitz, and Getzlaf, while Letang gets an honorable mention.
Out in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya is mismatched with Petr Mrazek in goal. Detroit drew first blood in the third period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Jakub Kindl and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings added on with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Brad Richards and Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit extended the lead as Datsyuk scored his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, helped along by Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Datsyuk, Mrazek (23 save shutout), and Zetterberg.
Finally, the Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson receive the starting nods in goal. Ottawa began in the first period on a Zack Smith goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Mark Stone. The Senators added on with an unassisted Shane Prince goal, his third of the year. Tampa Bay got on the board with a J.T. Brown goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Braydon Coburn and Ryan Callahan. Ottawa replied in the second period with a Stone power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators extended the lead as Stone scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to Cody Ceci and Pageau. Ottawa padded the lead in the third period with a Pageau empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This made it 5-1, with the three stars being Stone, Pageau, and Anderson (31 for 32 in saves).
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