Eight games on the busiest day of the weekdays for this particular week. We begin with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta and Robin Lehner are called on to start in goal. New York began in the first period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Keith Yandle. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Zuccarello goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Derek Stepan. New York extended the lead as Jesper Fast scored his tenth of the campaign, thanks to Brassard and Kevin Klein. Chad Johnson replaced Lehner in goal. Buffalo got on the board with a Sam Reinhart goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Jack Eichel and the goalie Johnson. The Sabres pulled closer with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Brian Gionta and Zach Bogosian. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a J.T. Miller empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Zuccarello. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Brassard, and Raanta (34 for 36 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Cam Ward are the overrated goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Scott Gomez. The Senators added on with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his third of the year, passed from Bobby Ryan. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Ryan Murphy. The Hurricanes tied it on a Jay McClement shorthanded goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa retook the lead with a shorthanded goal by Zack Smith, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Curtis Lazar. Carolina retied it on a Skinner goal in the last second of the game, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign, helped along by Victor Rask and Murphy. In the shootout, Mika Zibanejad scored for the Senators, but got beat by Riley Nash and Jaccob Slavin of the Hurricanes, as they won 4-3. The three stars went to Skinner, Muephy, and McClement.
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jaroslav Halak protect the nets. New York led off in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Frans Nielsen. Pittsburgh tied it on a Kris Letang goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Sidney Crosby. The Islanders took the lead in the third period with an Anders Lee power play goal, his twelfth of the campaign, powered by Leddy and Nielsen. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Halak (31 for 32 in saves before removal for injury), Leddy, and Nielsen.
West to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets bringing in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Joonas Korpisalo are in the creases. Columbus got going in the second period with a David Savard power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Seth Jones. Detroit tied it on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Gustav Nyquist and Mike Green. The Blue Jackets took the lead back with a David Clarkson goal, his second of the season, passed from Matt Calvert and William Karlsson. Columbus added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson in the third period. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Atkinson scored his twenty-second of the season, a power play goal with helpers from Jones and Wennberg. The Red Wings answered with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Green and Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit got closer with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Green, who got a sock trick. Columbus finished it at 5-3 with an Atkinson empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Jenner and Dubinsky. The three stars went to Atkinson, Jenner, and Green, while Dubinsky, Wennberg, and Jones receive the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Ben Scrivens are between the pipes. Dallas opened in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Jason Demers and Ales Hemsky. Montreal tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk. The Stars took the lead back in the second period with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Kris Russell and Jamie Benn. The Canadiens tied it again on a Galchenyuk goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Sven Andrighetto and Pacioretty. Montreal took the lead with a Phillip Danault goal, his second of the season, assisted by Greg Pateryn and Lucas Lessio. Dallas tied it again with a Hemsky goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Eakin. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime on a Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, guided in by Markov and Andrighetto. The three stars were awarded to Galchenyuk, Pacioretty, and Hemsky, while Eakin, Markov, and Andrighetto are given the honorable mentions.
Back to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Boston Bruins. Jonas Gustavsson is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Boston won 1-0 in overtime on a Brad Marchand goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug. The three stars were Gustavsson (42 save shutout), Marchand, and Bishop (32 for 33 in saves).
Far to the northwest, the Winnipeg Jets host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ondrej Pavelec are the veteran goalies. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Drew Stafford goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien. Nashville tied it on a Craig Smith goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Ellis. The Predators took the lead with a Colton Sissons goal, his second of the campaign, via Colin Wilson and Shea Weber. Nashville added on in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Wilson and Sissons. The Jets pulled back with a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Marko Dano and Alex Burmistrov. The Predators replied with Smith's second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro. This resulted in a 4-2 final, with the three stars handed to Smith, Sissons, and Wilson.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Cam Talbot are the goalies. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Matt Nieto and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks added on with a Couture power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski. San Jose extended the lead as Pavelski scored his thirty-first of the campaign in the second period, coming off of Paul Martin and Joe Thornton. This stood for an eventual 3-0 final, with the three stars going to Reimer (31 save shutout), Couture, and Pavelski.
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