Ten games on today, including a pair of matinees. We begin with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Michal Neuvirth are in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a power play goal by Joseph Blandisi, his fourth of the season, powered by Travis Zajac and Jacob Josefson. Philadelphia tied it in the third period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Claude Giroux. The Devils won 2-1 in overtime with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by John Moore and Kyle Palmieri. The three stars went to Schneider (31 for 32 in saves), Henrique, and Blandisi.
The other matinee has the Minnesota Wild welcoming the Boston Bruins. Jonas Gustavsson and Darcy Kuemper are the backups in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, set up by David Krejci. Minnesota tied it in the second period on an unassisted Thomas Vanek goal, his fifteenth of the year. The Bruins retook the lead with a Krejci goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by David Pastrnak. Boston added on in the third period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Spooner and Jimmy Hayes. The Bruins extended the lead as Zdeno Chara scored an empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, thanks to Zach Trotman. The Wild got one back with a Mike Reilly goal, passed from Mikael Granlund and Jason Zucker. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Krejci, Reilly, and Gustavsson (31 for 33 in saves).
At the usual time, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Ward receive the starting nods. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Riley Nash goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Jay McClement. The Hurricanes added on with a Noah Hanifin goal in the second period, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jordan Staal. Carolina extended the lead as Kris Versteeg scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Phillip Di Giuseppe and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes padded the lead on an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Joakim Nordstrom and Staal. New York got on the board with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Kyle Okposo. The Islanders pulled closer with a Nick Leddy power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Tavares and Frans Nielsen. Carolina shot back with a Victor Rask power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner. The Hurricanes kept going with a Rask goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Di Giuseppe. New York got one back in the third period with a Matt Martin goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Casey Cizikas and Johnny Boychuk. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Rask, Tavares, and Di Giuseppe, while Staal gets an honorable mention.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Ryan Miller make the starts. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Jannik Hansen and Henrik Sedin. Toronto tied it on a Mark Arcobello goal, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs took the lead with another Arcobello goal, his second of the game, fueled by Jake Gardiner and P.A. Parenteau. Toronto added on with a third period goal from Brendan Leipsic, passed from Rich Clune and Gardiner. The Canucks got one back with a Sven Baertschi goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Radim Vrbata. The Maple Leafs shot back on an empty net goal by Brad Boyes, his sixth of the season, set up by Daniel Winnik. Toronto iced it at 5-2 with a Leo Komarov goal, his eighteenth of the year, going into the empty net unassisted. The three stars went to Arcobello, Gardiner, and Leipsic.
Southeast to Florida, the Panthers welcome the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Nashville opened in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by James Neal and Anthony Bitetto. The Predators added on with a Miikka Salomaki goal, his third of the year, fueled by Austin Watson. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Neal scored his twenty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Ryan Johansen and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators padded the lead in the third period on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Roman Josi and Ribeiro. Nashville kept going with a shorthanded Jarnkrok goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, set up by Josi. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Jarnkrok, Neal, and Hutton (22 save shutout), while Josi and Ribeiro get the honorable mentions.
Back up in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Columbus started in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets added on with an Atkinson goal, his nineteenth of the year, made possible by Brandon Dubinsky and Jones in the second period. Ottawa got on the board with a Bobby Ryan goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad on the power play. Columbus replied with a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Scott Hartnell and Alexander Wennberg. The Senators shot back with a Cody Ceci goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Dion Phaneuf and Zibanejad. The Blue Jackets iced it at 4-2 with a Jenner empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Atkinson, Jenner, and Jones, while Zibanejad gets the honorable mention.
South again to Dallas, with the Stars hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Kari Lehtonen are the reliable goalies. Dallas dented the scoreboard with a second period Mattias Janmark goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Ales Hemsky. The Stars added on with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Eaves and Patrik Nemeth. Dallas extended the lead as Tyler Seguin scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to Nemeth. The Stars padded the lead with a Seguin power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, powered by John Klingberg and Patrick Sharp. Philipp Grubauer relieved Holtby for the second period. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin third period power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals got another one with a Justin Williams goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Nate Schmidt and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington edged closer with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Kuznetsov and Evgeny Orlov. The comeback fell short, with the Stars winning 4-3. The three stars belonged to Seguin, Nemeth, and Kuznetsov.
North to Chicago, with the Blackhawks welcoming the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Corey Crawford man the nets. Chicago drew first blood in the second period with a Brent Seabrook power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. Frederik Andersen took over for an injured Gibson in the third period. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventh of the year, via Ryan Kesler and Cam Fowler. The Ducks took the lead with a David Perron goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Mike Santorelli. The Blackhawks tied it with another Seabrook goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, guided in by Andrew Desjardins and Andrew Shaw. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Getzlaf power play goal, his sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Fowler and Sami Vatanen. The three stars were Getzlaf, Seabrook, and Fowler.
Northwest to Edmonton, with the Oilers bringing in the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Laurent Brossoit receive the starting nods in goal. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet with a Blake Wheeler goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Bryan Little. Edmonton tied it with a shorthanded Matt Hendricks goal in the third period, his third of the year, set up by Mark Fayne. The tie went to a shootout, where Wheeler and Andrew Ladd topped Jordan Eberle for a 2-1 Jets win. The three stars went to Wheeler, Pavelec (21 for 22 in saves), and Brossoit (32 for 33 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Martin Jones are the young goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Matt Tennyson goal, his second of the season, via Logan Couture and Melker Karlsson. The Sharks added on with a Chris Tierney goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Brent Burns and Karlsson. Arizona got on the board with a Martin Hanzal goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, made possible by Tobias Rieder. San Jose replied with a Tomas Hertl goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Burns and Paul Martin. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Joonas Donskoi power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Thornton into the empty net. The three stars went to Jones (22 for 23 in saves), Karlsson, and Burns.
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