Three games tonight, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Mike Condon are the unproven goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fourth of the season, via Zemgus Girgensons and Cody Franson. Montreal tied it on a second period Dale Weise power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens took the lead with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Tomas Plekanec. The Sabres retied it in the third period on a Jamie McGinn goal, his eleventh of the season, coming on the power play from Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel. Buffalo took the lead with a Johan Larsson goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Jake McCabe and Franson. The Sabres iced it at 4-2 with a Brian Gionta empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Ryan O'Reilly and Evander Kane. The three stars were Larsson, Franson, and Lehner (33 for 35 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Tampa Bay got going in the second period on a J.T. Brown goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Braydon Coburn. Detroit tied it with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Tomas Tatar and Kyle Quincey. The Lightning took the lead with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay added on in the third period with a Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Ondrej Palat. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kucherov, Bishop (24 for 25 in saves), and Johnson.
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Karri Ramo are the weak goalies. Calgary started in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his seventh of the season, a power play goal powered by Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan. Carolina tied it on a Elias Lindholm goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask. The Flames took the lead with a Giordano power play goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Monahan and Hamilton. Calgary added on with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Monahan, who got a sock trick, and Jiri Hudler. The Flames extended the lead as Monahan scored his fifteenth of the season in the third period, with the help of Gaudreau and Hudler. This produced the 4-1 final, with the three stars being Monahan, Giordano, and Hamilton, while Gaudreau and Hudler get the honorable mentions.
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