Seven games on for today, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Washington Capitals as the first of three matinees. Braden Holtby and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Justin Williams and Nicklas Backstrom. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Jonathan Toews power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrew Ladd. Chicago added on in the third period with a Dennis Rasmussen goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Richard Panik and Brandon Mashinter. The Capitals got one back with an unassisted Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars given to Rasmussen, Toews, and Crawford (28 for 30 in saves).
To the east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward make the starts in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Ty Rattie goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Ron Hainsey and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Hainsey goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Skinner and Brad Malone. The Blues tied it in the second period on a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitrij Jaskin. St. Louis took the lead with a shorthanded Brodziak goal, his third of the season, set up by Upshall. The Blues added on with a Robby Fabbri goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Colton Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead as Pietrangelo scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Patrik Berglund and Fabbri. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Brodziak, Pietrangelo, and Fabbri, while Upshlal, Skinner, and Hainsey get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Roberto Luongo had to replace an injured Montoya just after this goal. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Aleksander Barkov. The Wild took the lead with an unassisted Erik Haula goal, his eighth of the season, coming in the third period. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with a Jason Pominville empty net goal on the power play, his tenth of the year, set up by Haula. The three stars went to Haula, Luongo (21 for 22 in saves in relief), and Dubnyk (17 for 18 in saves).
East again to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a Kevan Miller goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Joonas Kemppainen and Landon Ferraro. Tampa Bay tied it with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan. The Lightning took the lead with a Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist from Killorn. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Callahan power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Stralman. The Lightning extended the lead on a Stamkos penalty shot goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming after Brad Marchand hooked him. The final stood from here at 4-1, with the three stars going to Callahan, Killorn, and Stamkos, while Bishop (32 for 33 in saves) and Stralman get the honorable mentions.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ryan Miller are in the blue paint. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Ben Hutton. San Jose tied it in the third period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks took the lead with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Justin Braun and Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Pavelski. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Braun empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Logan Couture. The three stars went to Pavelski, Vlasic, and Braun.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and John Gibson are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and Ryan Getzlaf. Los Angeles tied it on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Tanner Pearson goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks tied it on another Perry power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Cam Fowler. Anaheim took the lead with a Perry goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Vatanen. The Ducks added on with a David Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Perry. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Perry, Vatanen, and Gibson (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak faces a lesser foe in Cam Talbot in goal. New York dented the scoreboard with a Casey Cizikas goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck. Edmonton tied it on a third period goal by Anton Lander, guided in by Jordan Oesterle and Brandon Davidson. The Oilers took the lead with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Taylor Hall and Zack Kassian. Edmonton added on with a Davidson goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Connor McDavid. The three stars of the 3-1 belonged to Talbot (36 for 37 in saves), Davidson, and Draisaitl.
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