Eleven games on for today, beginning in...
New York, as the Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. New York began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a lone assist by Nick Leddy. Washington tied it in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, coming off of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Williams. The Capitals took the lead with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Travis Hamonic. Washington won 3-2 with a Williams power play goal in overtime, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by John Carlson and Matt Niskanen. The three stars were Ovechkin, Williams, and Nielsen.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Ben Lovejoy goal, his third of the season, passed from Patric Hornqvist and Matt Cullen. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Jurco goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Gustav Nyquist and Andreas Athanasiou. The Penguins took the lead with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Hornqvist and Trevor Daley. The Red Wings retied it in the second period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Luke Glendening and Kyle Quincey. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Phil Kessel goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. The Penguins added on with a Scott Wilson goal, helped along by Conor Sheary and Derrick Pouliot. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Kessel scored his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Olli Maatta and Kunitz. Detroit got one back with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk. The Penguins finished it at 6-3 with a Crosby empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Kris Letang. The three stars went to Kessel, Cullen, and Crosby, while Hornqvist and Kunitz get the honorable mentions.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Craig Anderson draw the starts in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period with an Alex Chiasson goal, his fourth of the season, via Curtis Lazar and Nick Paul. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Staal goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Joakim Nordstrom and John-Michael Liles. The Senators took the lead back with a Zack Smith goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Chris Neil and Erik Karlsson. The Hurricanes tied it on a Riley Nash power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask. Ottawa took the lead back with a Cody Ceci goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone helper of Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Senators iced it at 4-2 with a Mark Stone goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, an empty net goal set up by Karlsson and Anderson. The three stars belonged to Karlsson, Anderson (30 for 32 in saves), and Ceci.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the mediocre goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by J.T. Brown. The Lightning added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Steven Stamkos scored his twenty-third of the season, with the help of Ryan Callahan and Andrej Sustr. Winnipeg got on the board with a Tyler Myers goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, via Anthony Peluso and Adam Lowry. The Lightning replied with a Killorn goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, helped along by Callahan. The Jets got one back with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg pulled closer on a shorthanded goal from Andrew Ladd, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Joel Armia. The Jets tied it on a Ladd goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, coming off of Scheifele. Winnipeg gained the lead with a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. Tampa Bay retied it on an unassisted Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-fourth of the year. In the shootout, Callahan and Ladd exchanged goals, and then Stamkos won it for the Lightning, with a 6-5 final. The three stars went to Ladd, Stamkos, and Killorn, while Callahan and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta and Jonathan Bernier are the backups in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Martin Marincin and Viktor Loov. New York tied it on a Derick Brassard power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and J.T. Miller in the second period. The Rangers took the lead with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Derek Stepan and Miller. The Maple Leafs retied it with a Colin Greening goal in the third period, assisted by Brad Boyes and Mark Arcobello. New York retook the lead with a Stepan goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Zuccarello and Miller, the latter getting a sock trick. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Brassard empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Zuccarello. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Miller, and Stepan, while Brassard gets an honorable mention.
South again to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Al Montoya are given the starting nods. Florida dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Vincent Trocheck and Reilly Smith. San Jose tied it on a Logan Couture goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. In the shootout, Joonas Donskoi and Pavelski gave the Sharks a 2-1 win over a lone tally by Nick Bjugstad. The three stars were handed to Pavelski, Jones (19 for 20 in saves), and Montoya (17 for 18 in saves).
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Brian Elliott man the creases. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Jori Lehtera and Colton Parayko. Los Angeles tied it in the third period on a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Elliott (34 for 35 in saves), Schwartz, and Fabbri.
Back over in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators added on with a Forsberg goal, his twentieth of the year, via Mattias Ekholm and Ribeiro. This was it for the scoring, with the three stars given to Forsberg, Rinne (29 save shutout), and Ribeiro.
Northwest to Edmonton, with the Oilers bringing in the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Cam Talbot are in the blue paint. Minnesota began in the first period with a Jason Pominville power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Thomas Vanek. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Benoit Pouliot and Jordan Eberle. The Wild took the lead with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. The Oilers tied it again with an unassisted Nail Yakupov goal, his fifth of the year. Minnesota took the lead again in the second period with a Vanek goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Koivu and Mike Reilly. The Wild added on with a Granlund goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Dumba and Reilly. Minnesota finished it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Charlie Coyle, his eighteenth of the campaign. The three stars went to Vanek, Dumba, and Granlund, while Koivu and Reilly get the honorable mentions.
Far to the south, the Arizona Coyotes host the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Louis Domingue receive the starts in goal. Dallas got started in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Patrick Sharp and Jamie Benn. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Max Domi goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Anthony Duclair and Martin Hanzal. The Stars retook the lead with a Benn power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Jason Spezza and Seguin. The Coyotes tied it again with a Michael Stone goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Domi and Duclair. Arizona took the lead with a Domi goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, made possible by Duclair, who got a sock trick. The Coyotes extended the lead in the second period as Hanzal scored his tenth of the year on the power play, with the help of Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Dallas responded with an Ales Hemsky goal, his eighth of the season, via Johnny Oduya and Spezza. Arizona answered with a Tyler Gaudet goal, helped along by Kyle Chipchura and Klas Dahlbeck. The Coyotes finished it at 6-3 with an Antoine Vermette empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Mikkel Boedker and Zbynek Michalek. The three stars went to Domi, Duclair, and Hanzal, while Seguin, Benn, and Spezza get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Ryan Miller are the American goalies. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Sami Vatanen and Mike Santorelli. The Ducks added on with a Vatanen power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted Getzlaf goal, his seventh of the season. The Ducks padded the lead as Josh Manson scored his third of the year, thanks to Rakell. Vancouver got on the board with a Jannik Hansen goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Daniel Sedin. The Canucks pulled closer with a Ben Hutton power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with a Kevin Bieksa empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Ryan Kesler. The three stars went to Rakell, Getzlaf, and Vatanen, while Daniel Sedin gets an honorable mention.
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