Five games tonight, beginning at...
Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Columbus led off in the first period with a Gregory Campbell goal, his third of the season, passed from Jared Boll and Rene Bourque. Pittsburgh tied it on a Kris Letang power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. The Penguins took the lead on a second period goal by Chris Kunitz, his thirteenth of the season, via Patric Hornqvist and Sidney Crosby. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Murray and Campbell. Pittsburgh took the lead back with a Carl Hagelin goal, his eighth of the campaign helped along by Malkin and Kessel. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Malkin, Kessel, and Campbell.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Ben Bishop are in the creases. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Flyers added on with a Matt Read power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Andrew MacDonald and Sean Couturier in the second period. Philadelphia extended the lead as Brayden Schenn scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Wayne Simmonds and Brandon Manning. Tampa Bay got on the board with a third period goal by Brian Boyle, his tenth of the year, via Ondrej Palat and Anton Stralman. The final held from here at 3-1, with the three stars handed to Mason (18 for 19 in saves), Read, and Schenn.
Into St. Louis, where the Blues host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Jake Allen are the young goalies. Anaheim got going with a Ryan Getzlaf goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, a power play goal from Ryan Kesler and Rickard Rakell. St. Louis tied it on a Paul Stastny goal, his seventh of the year, via Carl Gunnarsson and Robby Fabbri. The Blues took the lead in the third period with a Jori Lehtera goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis added on with a Patrik Berglund goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Ducks got one back with an unassisted Rakell goal, his eighteenth of the season. The Blues shot back with Tarasenko's thirty-first of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis iced it at 5-2 with a Tarasenko unassisted empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the campaign. The three stars belonged to Tarasenko, Rakell, and Berglund.
To the south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Kari Lehtonen make the starts in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, fueled by Jamie Benn on the power play. The Stars added on in the second period with an Antoine Roussel goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Alex Goligoski and Ales Hemsky. Dallas extended the lead as Tyler Seguin scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Spezza. The Stars padded the lead with a Benn power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Patrick Eaves and Seguin. Scott Darling replaced Crawford. Chicago got on the board with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Erik Gustafsson. Dallas replied in the third period with a Hemsky empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Johnny Oduya. The Blackhawks fired back on a Fleischmann goal, his twelfth of the campaign, courtesy of Dale Weise and Niklas Hjalmarsson. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Seguin, Benn, and Spezza, while Fleischmann gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Joni Ortio are the unknown goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period on a shorthanded Mikael Backlund goal, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Michael Frolik. Arizona tied it on a Boyd Gordon shorthanded goal, his second of the year, made possible by Jordan Martinook. The Coyotes took the lead in the third period on an Antoine Vermette goal, his twelfth of the season, a power play goal via Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan. Arizona added on with a Brad Richardson goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Doan and Max Domi. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with a Richardson empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, set up by Vermette. The three stars were Richardson, Vermette, and Doan.
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