Twelve games grace the schedule today as it is Hockey Day in Canada. Four of these games are matinees. The first is in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Cory Schneider tend the twines. Washington got going in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Justin Williams and Evgeny Kuznetsov. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Joseph Blandisi goal, his third of the year, a power play goal powered by Travis Zajac and Jacob Josefson. The Devils took the lead with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Blandisi and Lee Stempniak. The Capitals tied it again with a Paul Carey goal, fueled by Matt Niskanen and Brooks Laich. The tie went to a shootout, where T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin topped Reid Boucher to give the Capitals a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Blandisi, Carey, and Ovechkin.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Steve Mason make the starts in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. New York tied it on a Chris Kreider goal, his eleventh of the year, via Dan Girardi and Mats Zuccarello in the third period. The Flyers took the lead back on a Ryan White goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Gostisbehere and Chris VandeVelde. The Rangers tied it again with a Keith Yandle goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jesper Fast and Dan Boyle. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello and Derek Stepan had the only tallies for a 3-2 Rangers win. The three stars belonged to Zuccarello, Gostisbehere, and Lundqvist (26 for 28 in saves).
West to Detroit, with the Red Wings bringing in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Petr Mrazek protect the nets. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tomas Jurco goal, his third of the season, fueled by Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings added on with a Kyle Quincey goal, his second of the year, coming off of Dylan Larkin and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Mike Green scored his fourth of the season on the power play, powered by Brad Richards and Datsyuk. The Red Wings padded the lead with a Tomas Tatar goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Andreas Athanasiou and Nyquist. Jean-Francois Berube took over for Halak. In the intermission, the ice resurfacing machine gouged the ice, causing a delay. Detroit kept going after the delay with a third period goal by Larkin, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Richards and Tatar. New York got on the board as John Tavares scored his eighteenth of the year, a power play goal with assists provided by Kyle Okposo and Nick Leddy. The three stars of the 5-1 game went to Larkin, Tatar, and Datsyuk, while Richards and Nyquist get the honorable mentions.
The last of the matinees has the Montreal Canadiens hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot faces former Oiler Ben Scrivens in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens added on with a Lars Eller goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Tomas Fleischmann. Montreal extended the lead in the second period as Plekanec scored his tenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Canadiens padded the lead as Subban scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Plekanec and Gallagher. Anders Nilsson played the third period in relief of Talbot. Edmonton got on the board with a shorthanded goal by Benoit Pouliot, his twelfth of the season, set up by Teddy Purcell and Brandon Davidson in the third period. Montreal shot back with a Tom Gilbert goal, helped along by Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Plekanec, Subban, and Gallagher.
At the usual time, the Boston Bruins welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Boston struck first in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak and David Krejci. Buffalo tied it in the second period on a Sam Reinhart goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Jamie McGinn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Brad Marchand penalty shot goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, coming after Rasmus Ristolainen got called for hooking. The three stars went to Marchand, Rask (37 for 38 in saves), and Lehner (36 for 38 in saves).
Into Ottawa, where the Senators bring in Ontario rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Craig Anderson are the inconsistent goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Zack Smith goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Marc Methot and Mark Stone. The Senators added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eleventh of the year, via Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa chased Reimer on a Bobby Ryan goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Chris Wideman and the goalie Anderson. Jonathan Bernier replaced Reimer in goal. The Senators extended the lead in the second period as Curtis Lazar scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Karlsson and Ryan Dzingel. Ottawa padded the lead with a Stone goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Karlsson, who got a sock trick, and Smith in the third period. The Senators kept going with a Lazar goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with helpers from Alex Chiasson and Karlsson. Toronto got on the board with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Daniel Winnik and Dion Phaneuf. This made it a 6-1 game, the final, with the three stars given to Lazar, Karlsson, and Stone, while Smith gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Zatkoff is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Florida drew first blood in the second period with a Jussi Jokinen power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Brian Campbell. The Panthers added on in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Jokinen. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Kris Letang goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist from Sidney Crosby. The Penguins tied it on a Crosby goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Letang and Trevor Daley. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with Letang's second of the game and ninth of the campaign, coming off of Crosby and Daley on the power play. The three stars went to Letang, Crosby, and Jokinen, while Daley gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford faces former Blackhawk Antti Niemi in goal. Chicago was first to score in the first period on a Brent Seabrook power play goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Duncan Keith and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks added on with a Trevor van Riemsdyk goal, his third of the year, coming off of Artemi Panarin and Anisimov. Dallas got on the board with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, helped along by Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves. Chicago replied on a Marian Hossa shorthanded goal, his tenth of the season, set up by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Kari Lehtonen replaced Niemi at the start of the second period. The Blackhawks extended the lead as Anisimov scored his eighteenth of the year, a shorthanded goal with a lone assist from Hjalmarsson. Chicago padded the lead with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-second of the campaign, fueled by Anisimov, who got a sock trick, and Panarin. The 5-1 score eventually went final, with the three stars going to Anisimov, Hjalmarsson, and Crawford (36 for 37 in saves), while Panarin gets an honorable mention.
Up in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Brian Elliott are the reliable goalies. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Paul Stastny and Alexander Steen. The Blues added on with a Jori Lehtera goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Robby Fabbri and Troy Brouwer on the power play. St. Louis extended the lead as Stastny scored an unassisted goal, his sixth of the season. Minnesota got on the board with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle. The Blues padded the lead with a Brouwer power play goal in the third period, assisted by Fabbri and Lehtera. This made it a 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Lehtera, Brouwer, and Stastny, while Elliott (38 for 39 in saves) and Fabbri get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Nashville Predators host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Nashville started in the first period with a James Neal goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Barret Jackman. The Predators added on with a Calle Jarnkrok goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Johansen. San Jose got on the board with a Joe Thornton power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture. Nashville answered with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg. The Predators extended the lead as Forsberg scored a shorthanded goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Shea Weber. Nashville padded the lead as Arvidsson scored his second of the game and fifth of the year, with the help of Forsberg and Ribeiro. The Sharks got one back with a Couture power play goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Thornton and Dylan DeMelo. The Predators iced it at 6-2 with an unassisted Weber empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year. The three stars belonged to Arvidsson, Forsberg, and Weber, while Thornton, Couture, Ribeiro, and Johansen get the honorable mentions.
West again to Colorado, with the Avalanche welcoming the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Semyon Varlamov draw the starts. Colorado cracked the scoresheet first with a Mikhail Grigorenko power play goal in the first period, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Francois Beauchemin. Winnipeg tied it on an unassisted Andrew Ladd goal, his thirteenth of the year. The Jets took the lead with a Drew Stafford goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg added on with a Stafford goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Jacob Trouba and Mathieu Perreault on the power play. The Avalanche pulled back on a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, fueled by Andrew Bodnarchuk and Nathan MacKinnon. The Jets made it 4-2 with a Perreault goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Stafford. The three stars were Stafford, Perreault, and Hutchinson (32 for 34 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Ryan Miller are the rhyming goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Michael Frolik goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jiri Hudler and Sam Bennett. Calgary extended the lead as Backlund scored an unassisted empty net goal, his sixth of the season. Vancouver got on the board with an Emerson Etem goal, via Linden Vey and Alexandre Burrows. The Flames capped it at 4-1 with a Bennett empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Frolik and Brodie. The three stars belonged to Frolik, Bennett, and Hiller (34 for 35 in saves), while Backlund and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
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