Four games tonight, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Dominic Moore. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Jussi Jokinen and Reilly Smith. New York shot back with a Rick Nash goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Kevin Klein. The Panthers pulled back with a Jiri Hudler power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Teddy Purcell and Dmitry Kulikov. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Tanner Glass, his fourth of the year, set up by Klein. The three stars were given to Nash, Zuccarello, and Klein.
Over in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Nick Cousins goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jakub Voracek. New York tied it with a Kyle Okposo goal, his twentieth of the year, via Nikolay Kulemin and Calvin de Haan. The Flyers took the lead again with a Brandon Manning goal, assisted by Andrew MacDonald and Mark Streit. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a Sam Gagner goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Sean Couturier and Michael Raffl. The Flyers iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Claude Giroux, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn. The three stars went to Mason (23 for 24 in saves), Manning, and Gagner.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Jonathan Bernier are the veteran goalies. Toronto began in the first period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by William Nylander. Calgary tied it with a shorthanded Matt Stajan goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Garnet Hathaway. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with a Zach Hyman goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Nylander and Jake Gardiner. The Flames tied it on a Joe Colborne goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Mark Giordano and Dougie Hamilton. Toronto took the lead back in the third period with a Nylander goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Gardiner and Hyman. The Maple Leafs added on with a Colin Greening empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Ben Smith and Brooks Laich. Toronto extended the lead as Josh Leivo scored his fifth of the campaign into an empty net, with the help of Connor Brown. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars being Nylander, Hyman, and Gardiner.
Finally, the Nashville Predators host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a James Neal goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Ryan Johansen. The Predators added on with a Mike Fisher power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Neal and Johansen. Nashville extended the lead as Filip Forsberg scored his thirtieth of the season, thanks to Craig Smith and Roman Josi. Jhonas Enroth relieved Quick for the third period. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tanner Pearson goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, via Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi. The Kings got on the board with an Alec Martinez goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Pearson and Anze Kopitar. The Predators answered with a Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Shea Weber and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville capped it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Josi, his twelfth of the campaign. The three stars went to Johansen, Neal, and Pearson, while Josi gets an honorable mention.
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