Five games for today's slate, beginning with three matinees. The first is...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Robin Lehner are in the blue paint. Buffalo opened with a Jack Eichel goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on with an Evander Kane goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Sam Reinhart and Josh Gorges. Calvin Pickard replaced Varlamov in goal. Buffalo extended the lead as Reinhart scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan O'Reilly and Jake McCabe. Colorado got on the board with an Erik Johnson goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Mikhail Grigorenko and Jarome Iginla. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Marcus Foligno empty net goal in the third period, his seventh of the campaign, set up by O'Reilly. The three stars went to Reinhart, Lehner (34 for 35 in saves), and O'Reilly.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jhonas Enroth and Keith Kinkaid are the backups in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a David Schlemko power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Travis Zajac. This held for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Kinkaid (28 save shutout), Schlemko, and Enroth (17 for 18 in saves).
West to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Petr Mrazek guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Brett Connolly. Detroit tied it with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his eleventh of the year, via Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser. The Bruins took the lead back on an unassisted Zach Trotman goal, his second of the season. Boston added on with a Loui Eriksson goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of David Krejci and Jimmy Hayes. The Red Wings got one back with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Abdelkader and Brad Richards. Detroit tied it on a Darren Helm goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Xavier Ouellet and Alexey Marchenko. The Red Wings gained the lead with a Datsyuk power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Richards and Zetterberg. Detroit extended the lead as Helm scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, thanks to Marchenko and Kyle Quincey. Jonas Gustavsson took over for Rask at this point. The Bruins got one back with a Dennis Seidenberg goal, passed from Ryan Spooner. Boston tied it in the third period with a Joonas Kemppainen shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Marchand and Krejci. The Red Wings took the lead back with a Zetterberg goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with helpers from DeKeyser and Datsyuk. This held for a 6-5 win, with the three stars going to Zetterberg, Datsyuk, and Helm, while Marchand, Abdelkader, Krejci, Richards, DeKeyser, and Marchenko get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Ben Bishop man the nets. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Paul Stastny. The Blues added on with a Patrik Berglund goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Elliott (37 for 38 in saves), Berglund, and Fabbri.
Finally, the New York Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Henrik Lundqvist are between the pipes. New York started in the first period with a Derick Brassard goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Keith Yandle and Dan Girardi. The Rangers added on in the third period with a Derek Stepan goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Mats Zuccarello and Girardi. New York extended the lead with Stepan's second of the game and twelfth of the season, a power play goal powered by Zuccarello and Brassard. Philadelphia got on the board with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Stepan, Brassard, and Lundqvist (21 for 22 in saves), while Girardi and Zuccarello get the honorable mentions.
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