Seven games on for today's schedule, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Steve Mason are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Slater Koekkoek and Tyler Johnson. Philadelphia tied it in the second period on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Michael Raffl and Sean Couturier. The Flyers took the lead with another Gostisbehere goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, a power play goal made possible by Claude Giroux and Mark Streit. Philadelphia added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Giroux and Wayne Simmonds. The Lightning got one back with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Johnson and Nikita Kucherov. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Simmonds empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Schenn. The three stars went to Gostisbehere, Schenn, and Giroux, while Simmonds and Johnson get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Garret Sparks are the unknown goalies. Toronto opened with a Leo Komarov goal in the first period, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Nikita Soshnikov and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a Brad Boyes power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Connor Carrick and Jake Gardiner. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Mark Pysyk goal, via Evander Kane and Sam Reinhart. Toronto answered with a Zach Hyman goal, courtesy of Michael Grabner and Ben Smith. The Sabres pulled back in the third period on a Jack Eichel goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Matt Moulson and Cal O'Reilly. Buffalo tied it on a Kane goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Reinhart. The Sabres won 4-3 in the shootout with a lone tally by Reinhart. The three stars belonged to Reinhart, Kane, and Eichel.
Way south to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and Lee Stempniak. The Bruins added on with a David Pastrnak goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Matt Beleskey and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston extended the lead as Brett Connolly scored his ninth of the campaign, thanks to Noel Acciari. Florida got on the board with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twentieth of the season, via Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Bruins replied with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, coming off of Stempniak and Marchand. Al Montoya replaced Luongo for the second period. The Panthers pulled back on a Jiri Hudler goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Huberdeau and Erik Gudbranson. Florida edged closer with a Jussi Jokinen power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers tied it in the third period on a Hudler goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, made possible by Alex Petrovic and Nick Bjugstad. Boston won it 5-4 in overtime with a Stempniak goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, fueled by Ryan Spooner and John-Michael Liles. The three stars were Stempniak, Bergeron, and Hudler, while Marchand and Huberdeau get the honorable mentions.
Northwest quite a ways to Calgary, where the Flames host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Joni Ortio are in the blue paint. San Jose struck first in the first period with an unassisted Brent Burns goal, his twenty-fourth of the season. Calgary tied it in the third period with a Joe Colborne power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Mark Giordano. The Sharks won 2-1 in overtime with a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, helped along by Burns and Joe Thornton. The three stars were awarded to Burns, Jones (47 for 48 in saves), and Pavelski.
Over in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period with a Shawn Matthias goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Francois Beauchemin and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Blake Comeau and Mikhail Grigorenko. Colorado extended the lead as Grigorenko scored his fifth of the season in the third period, thanks to Duchene and Jarome Iginla. Arizona got on the board with a Boyd Gordon goal, fueled by Sergei Plotnikov and Kevin Connauton. This only made it 3-1, with the three stars given to Duchene, Grigorenko, and Varlamov (37 for 38 in saves).
In California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and John Gibson are the solid young goalies. Anaheim was first to score in the first period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by David Perron and Simon Despres. Washington tied it in the third period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Williams. In the shootout, T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom put the Capitals at a 2-1 win over a lone tally by the Ducks' Corey Perry. The three stars went to Holtby (27 for 28 in saves), Gibson (31 for 32 in saves), and Burakovsky.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Jonathan Quick are the American goalies. Vancouver got going in the second period on a Dan Hamhuis goal, his second of the season, helped along by Linden Vey and Daniel Sedin. Los Angeles tied it with a Drew Doughty goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Rob Scuderi and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Kopitar power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Los Angeles added on in the third period with a Jeff Carter goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Kopitar. The Kings extended the lead as Vincent Lecavalier scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Alec Martinez. Los Angeles padded the lead with a Carter empty net goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, set up by Milan Lucic. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Doughty, and Carter.
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