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Boston, as the Bruins host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Tuukka Rask are in goal. Boston struck first in the first period with a Loui Eriksson power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Ryan Spooner and Torey Krug. New York tied it on a second period goal by John Tavares, his twenty-sixth of the year, helped along by Kyle Okposo. The Bruins retook the lead on a David Pastrnak goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by David Krejci and Eriksson. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Pastrnak goal in the third period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, via Eriksson. The three stars were Pastrnak, Eriksson, and Rask (25 for 26 in saves).
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Chad Johnson are in the blue paint. Carolina got going in the second period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Jeff Skinner. Buffalo tied it with a Marcus Foligno goal, his ninth of the year, via Brian Gionta. The Sabres took the lead in the third period on a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Sam Reinhart and Evander Kane. The Hurricanes retied it as Victor Rask scored his sixteenth of the year on the power play, thanks to Riley Nash and Elias Lindholm. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime on an Eichel goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, made possible by Kane. The three stars belonged to Eichel, Kane, and Foligno.
Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Petr Mrazek tend the twines. New York was first to score in the first period with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello. Detroit tied it with a Darren Helm goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Luke Glendening and Danny DeKeyser in the third period. The Rangers took the lead back on a Kreider power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Zuccarello. The Red Wings tied it again with a Brad Richards power play goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with Helm's second of the game and tenth of the campaign, assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and DeKeyser. The three stars were Helm, Kreider, and DeKeyser, while Zuccarello gets an honorable mention.
At the usual times, the Montreal Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Mike Condon man the nets. Minnesota led off in the first period with an unassisted Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the season. Montreal tied it with a Mark Barberio goal, his second of the year, guided in by Sven Andrighetto and Max Pacioretty. The Wild took the lead back with a Mikael Granlund goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Thomas Vanek and Matt Dumba. Minnesota added on with a Granlund power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, powered by Vanek and Niederreiter. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with a third period Erik Haula empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Charlie Coyle. The three stars were Granlund, Niederreiter, and Vanek.
West to Ontario, as the Ottawa Senators welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Craig Anderson play goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Mike Hoffman and Marc Methot. The Senators added on in the second period with a Cody Ceci goal, his eighth of the year, via Mark Stone and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Ottawa extended the lead in the third period as Zack Smith scored his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Pageau and Stone. The Senators finished it at 4-0 with a Stone goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone helper by Pageau, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Stone, Pageau, and Anderson (29 save shutout).
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Roberto Luongo are the veterans in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Vincent Trocheck and Aaron Ekblad. Philadelphia tied it on a Nick Cousins goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Sam Gagner. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Ryan White power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Gagner and Matt Read. The Panthers tied it again on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Jaromir Jagr and Dmitry Kulikov. Philadelphia regained the lead in the third period with a Michael Raffl goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone helper from Evgeny Medvedev. Florida retied it on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, made possible by Nick Bjugstad and Jagr. The Panthers pulled ahead as Smith scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Jussi Jokinen and Jakub Kindl. The Flyers tied it again as Shayne Gostisbehere scored his fifteenth of the year, with the help of Sean Couturier and Raffl. The tie went to the shootout, where Bjugstad and Barkov scored to give the Panthers the 5-4 win. The three stars were awarded to Smith, Barkov, and Bjugstad, while Jagr, Raffl, and Gagner get the honorable mentions.
Returning to Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ondrej Pavelec are the experienced goalies. Colorado dented the scoreboard with an Erik Johnson goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Matt Duchene. The Avalanche added on with a Duchene goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, coming on the power play from Jarome Iginla and Blake Comeau. Winnipeg got on the board with a power play goal by Mark Scheifele, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets tied it on a Drew Stafford goal in the third period, his eighteenth of the year, via Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg took the lead with an Adam Lowry goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Scott Kosmachuk. This gave them a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Scheifele, Duchene, and Pavelec (35 for 37 in saves).
South again, as the Dallas Stars welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. St. Louis started in the first period with a Troy Brouwer goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Robby Fabbri and Paul Stastny. Dallas tied it on a Cody Eakin goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Jamie Benn and Kris Russell. The Blues took the lead back in the second period on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-third of the campaign, fueled by Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo. The Stars tied it again with a Jason Spezza goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Russell. St. Louis pulled ahead with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Stastny and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with a Shattenkirk goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, guided in by Schwartz and Tarasenko. Dallas chipped back in the third period with a Spezza goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Ales Hemsky and Alex Goligoski. The Stars tied it with a Benn power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, with assists from Seguin and Goligoski. St. Louis won 5-4 in overtime with a Pietrangelo goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Stastny, who got a sock trick, and Fabbri. The three stars belonged to Shattenkirk, Spezza, and Stastny, while Fabbri, Benn, Russell, Tarasenko, Pietrangelo, Seguin, Schwartz, and Goligoski all receive honorable mentions.
Northwest to Edmonton, with the Oilers bringing in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith returns from injury against Cam Talbot in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, his third of the season, assisted by Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes added on with a second period Antoine Vermette goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Shane Doan and Michael Stone. Arizona extended the lead on a power play goal by Alex Tanguay, his seventh of the season, powered by Stone and Vermette. The Coyotes padded the lead as Vermette scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the year in the third period, an unassisted goal. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Smith (44 save shutout), Vermette, and Stone.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ryan Miller are the overrated goalies. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Sven Baertschi goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Ben Hutton and Radim Vrbata. The Canucks added on with a Derek Dorsett goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Bo Horvat and Alexandre Burrows. Nashville got on the board with a Mike Fisher goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Roman Josi and Shea Weber in the second period. Vancouver replied with a Horvat goal, his eleventh of the season, via Yannick Weber and Burrows. The Predators shot back on a Colton Sissons goal, his third of the year, assisted by Josi and Austin Watson. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Daniel Sedin empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Henrik Sedin and Vrbata. The three stars went to Horvat, Josi, and Burrows, while Vrbata gets an honorable mention.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Jonathan Quick have the green light to play goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Tyler Kennedy goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Devante Smith-Pelly. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Anze Koptiar goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Milan Lucic and Alec Martinez. The Devils won 2-1 in overtime with a John Moore goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Joseph Blandisi. The three stars went to Moore, Kinkaid (22 for 23 in saves), and Kennedy.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Martin Jones are in the creases. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Brenden Dillon and Tomas Hertl. Washington tied it with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The Sharks took the lead back with a shorthanded Patrick Marleau goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Joel Ward and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Capitals tied it again on a Justin Williams goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky. San Jose regained the lead in the third period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, guided in by Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on with a Dillon goal, his second of the year, with assists from Chris Tierney and Roman Polak. San Jose finished it at 5-2 with a Burns empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, fueled by Pavelski and Nick Spaling. The three stars went to Pavelski, Thornton, and Dillon, while Burns gets an honorable mention.
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