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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Garret Sparks are the little known goalies. New York began in the first period with an unassisted John Tavares goal, his twenty-fifth of the season. Toronto tied it on a Zach Hyman goal, his second of the year, via Colin Greening and Martin Marincin. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri. The Islanders tied it again on a Nick Leddy goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. New York took the lead with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Johnny Boychuk and Leddy in the third period. Toronto tied it on a William Nylander power play goal, his second of the year, passed from Kadri and Jake Gardiner. In the shootout, Nikita Soshnikov scored to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Kadri, Leddy, and Soshnikov.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jake Allen tend the twines. Chicago got going in the second period with an Andrew Ladd power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Michal Rozsival. St. Louis tied it on a David Backes power play goal in the third period, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming on the power play from Paul Stastny and Robby Fabbri. The Blackhawks tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. In the shootout, Patrik Berglund, Brouwer, and Shattenkirk tallied for the Blues, giving them a 3-2 win over Panarin, Artem Anisimov, and the Blackhawks. The three stars went to Brouwer, Shattenkirk, and Panarin.
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Joni Ortio are the backups in goal. Calgary led off in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, passed from Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with Gaudreau's second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Monahan and Dougie Hamilton. Nashville got on the board with a third period Anthony Bitetto goal, fueled by Mike Fisher and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators tied it on a Fisher goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Arvidsson and James Neal. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Mikael Backlund goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Gaudreau and Giordano. The three stars went to Gaudreau, Monahan, and Giordano, while Fisher and Arvidsson get the honorable mentions.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Semyon Varlamov are the reliable goalies. Colorado opened in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Erik Johnson and Mikkel Boedker. The Avalanche added on with an Andreas Martinsen goal, his third of the year, via Matt Duchene and Francois Beauchemin. Colorado extended the lead in the third period as Shawn Matthias scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Carl Soderberg and Nick Holden. This held up for an eventual 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Varlamov (37 save shutout), MacKinnon, and Martinsen.
Into Canada again, with the Vancouver Canucks welcoming the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Tobias Rieder power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Alex Tanguay and Michael Stone. The Coyotes added on with a Kevin Connauton goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Anthony Duclair and Tanguay. Vancouver got on the board with a Radim Vrbata goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Yannick Weber. The Canucks tied it with a Luca Sbisa goal, his second of the year, assisted by Ben Hutton and Sven Baertschi. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Markus Granlund goal, his fifth of the campaign, via Jake Virtanen. The three stars went to Tanguay, Granlund, and Sbisa.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jonathan Quick guard the cages. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Vincent Lecavalier power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Tanner Pearson and Alec Martinez. The Kings added on with a Jake Muzzin goal, his eighth of the year, via Pearson and Tyler Toffoli. Los Angeles extended the lead as Milan Lucic scored his sixteenth of the season, with the help of Jeff Carter and Brayden McNabb. Washington got on the board in the third period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Marcus Johansson and Matt Niskanen. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Alex Ovechkin and Oshie. Washington tied it with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Justin Williams and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Kings survived to win in overtime with a Carter goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Lucic and Drew Doughty. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Carter, Lucic, and Oshie, while Pearson gets an honorable mention.
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