Eight games on for tonight, beginning in...
Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Eddie Lack receive the starts in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Jordan Staal power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Elias Lindholm and Riley Nash. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Nash power play goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Noah Hanifin and Lindholm. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Jacob Trouba and Tyler Myers. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Nash, Lindholm, and Lack (20 for 21 in saves).
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Cory Schneider are the reliable goalies. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Tyler Kennedy power play goal, powered by John Moore and Reid Boucher. Philadelphia tied it on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Schenn power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Wayne Simmonds and Giroux. The Devils tied it in the third period with a Jordin Tootoo goal, his fourth of the season, via Seth Helgeson. Philadelphia regained the lead with a Simmonds power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Schenn and Giroux, the latter getting a sock trick. The Flyers added on with a Nick Cousins goal, his second of the season, helped along by R.J. Umberger and Ryan White. Philadelphia extended the lead as Jakub Voracek scored his ninth of the year, thanks to Umberger. New Jersey countered with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by David Schlemko. The Flyers answered with a White empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The game ended 6-3 after this final flurry, with the three stars being Schenn, Giroux, and Simmonds, while Umberger gets an honorable mention.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts. Los Angeles started in the first period with an Anze Kopitar shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. Washington tied it in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Dmitry Orlov and Brooks Orpik. The Capitals took the lead in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Justin Williams and Burakovsky. Washington iced it at 3-1 with a Jason Chimera empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner. The three stars went to Burakovsky, Grubauer (39 for 40 in saves), and Kuznetsov.
West to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets bringing in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Joonas Korpisalo are the Finnish goalies. Columbus was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his sixth of the season, coming on a penalty shot resulting in a hooking call on Zdeno Chara. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Loui Eriksson goal, his twentieth of the campaign, assisted by Torey Krug and David Krejci. The three stars were Eriksson, Rask (28 for 29 in saves), and Chara.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Craig Anderson are the solid goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Matt Moulson goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jack Eichel and Zemgus Girgensons. Ottawa tied it with a Ryan Dzingel goal, courtesy of Patrick Wiercioch and Chris Wideman. The Senators won 2-1 in the shootout, with tallies by Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan. The three stars went to Anderson (38 for 39 in saves), Dzingel, and Lehner (25 for 26 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Ryan Callahan goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Alex Killorn and Andrej Sustr. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Joel Ward goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Matt Nieto. The Sharks took the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. The Lightning tied it with a Cedric Paquette goal, his third of the year, via J.T. Brown. San Jose took the lead in the third period with a Nieto goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Patrick Marleau and Ward. The Sharks added on with a Melker Karlsson goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist from Thornton. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Nieto, Ward, and Thornton.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his second of the season, via Colton Parayko and Carl Gunnarsson. Dallas tied it with a Mattias Janmark goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Valeri Nichushkin and Alex Goligoski. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime with a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by Paul Stastny and Alexander Steen. The three stars belonged to Shattenkirk, Schwartz, and Elliott (21 for 22 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Cam Talbot play in the blue paint. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a David Perron power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen. Edmonton tied it on a second period goal by Leon Draisaitl, his fifteenth of the year, coming on the power play from Lauri Korpikoski and Justin Schultz. The Ducks took the lead on a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Ryan Kesler. The Oilers tied it again with a Taylor Hall goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Jordan Eberle and Connor McDavid. Anaheim took the lead in the third period with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Rickard Rakell. The Ducks added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Andrew Cogliano, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got one back with a Benoit Pouliot power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Mark Letestu and Andrej Sekera. Anaheim iced it at 5-3 with a Corey Perry empty net goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by the goalie Andersen. The three stars went to Lindholm, Cogliano, and Silfverberg.
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