Five games on for today, beginning with the...
Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Cam Ward are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Brett Connolly. The Bruins added on with a Matt Beleskey goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Torey Krug. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Noah Hanifin power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Riley Nash and Elias Lindholm. Boston answered with a Beleskey goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, assisted by Ryan Spooner. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his thirty-second of the campaign, set up by Bergeron and Adam McQuaid. The three stars went to Rask (39 for 40 in saves), Beleskey, and Bergeron.
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Cory Schneider tend the twines. Tampa Bay began in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan. The Lightning added on in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Stamkos scored his twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Anton Stralman and Callahan. The Lightning padded the lead in the third period on a Matthew Carle goal, his second of the year, assisted by Palat and Andrej Sustr. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Stamkos, Palat, and Bishop (21 save shutout), while Callahan gets an honorable mention.
Along to DC, where the Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville. Washington tied it on a Brooks Orpik goal in the second period, his third of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The Wild retook the lead on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Suter and Pominville. The Capitals tied it again in the third period on an Ovechkin power play goal, his fortieth of the year, with helpers from Matt Niskanen and Backstrom. Washington pulled ahead with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Holtby (30 for 32 in saves), while Suter and Pominville get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Frederik Andersen are the goalies. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his ninth of the season, coming on the power play from David Perron and Cam Fowler. Edmonton tied it with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twentieth of the year, via Benoit Pouliot and the goalie Talbot. The Ducks won 2-1 in overtime with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by Sami Vatanen and Getzlaf. The three stars went to Andersen (17 for 18 in saves), Getzlaf, and Rakell.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Martin Jones are in the blue paint. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Matt Nieto. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Johan Larsson goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta. The Sabres took the lead in the third period with a Zach Bogosian goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Zemgus Girgensons and Sam Reinhart. Buffalo iced it at 3-1 with an Evander Kane empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Bogosian. The three stars were Bogosian, Johnson (24 for 25 in saves), and Larsson.
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