Ten games to fill the schedule tonight, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Cam Ward are in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Carlo Colaiacovo goal, passed from Mark Pysyk and Marcus Foligno. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Chris Terry goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Noah Hanifin and Riley Nash. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Jordan Staal. The Sabres retied it as Evander Kane scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart. Buffalo took the lead with a Johan Larsson goal, his seventh of the year, via Brian Gionta. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Larsson, Kane, and Colaiacovo.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Sergei Bobrovsky face their former teams in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Brayden Schenn and Nick Schultz. The Flyers added on with a Ryan White power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by Schenn and Sean Couturier. Columbus got on the board with a shorthanded Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, set up by Seth Jones and Brandon Saad. The Blue Jackets tied it with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, made possible by Scott Hartnell and Brandon Dubinsky. The tie went to a shootout, where Jenner scored to give Columbus a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Jenner, Atkinson, and Schenn.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mike Condon are in the blue paint. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Tomas Plekanec and Joel Hanley. Anaheim tied it with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Ryan Kesler and Andrew Cogliano. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf. The Canadiens retied it with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Greg Pateryn. Montreal took the lead with a Mike Brown goal, his second of the season, via Hanley. Anaheim tied it again on a Silfverberg goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens pulled ahead with a Lucas Lessio goal, with helpers from Brown and Darren Dietz. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Brown, Silfverberg, and Hanley.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Craig Anderson man the nets. Washington opened in the first period with a Mike Richards goal, his second of the season, via Tom Wilson. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-third of the year, powered by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead as Backstrom scored his nineteenth of the campaign, with the help of Jay Beagle and Jason Chimera. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Chris Wideman goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Mike Hoffman and Michael Kostka. The Senators got closer in the third period on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Hoffman. The Capitals iced it at 4-2 with a T.J. Oshie empty net goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Karl Alzner and Daniel Winnik. The three stars went to Backstrom, Hoffman, and Holtby (28 for 30 in saves).
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an Erik Condra goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Brian Boyle. The Lightning added on with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by J.T. Brown. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Petr Mrazek replaced Howard in goal. Detroit got on the board with a Justin Abdelkader power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings got closer with a Darren Helm goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Pavel Datsyuk and Anthony Mantha. The Lightning replied with a Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers from Tyler Johnson and Stamkos. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period as Palat scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Johnson and Hedman. The Lightning capped it at 6-2 with a Condra goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, fueled by Boyle. The three stars went to Condra, Kucherov, and Stamkos, while Palat, Johnson, Hedman, and Boyle get the honorable mentions.
Into Canada again, where the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Ondrej Pavelec are the mediocre goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Adam Lowry goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Halischuk and Chris Thorburn. The Jets iced it at 2-0 with an empty net goal by Mark Scheifele, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Blake Wheeler. The three stars went to Pavelec (28 save shutout), Markstrom (47 for 48 in saves), and Lowry.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Scott Darling are in the creases. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Colton Sceviour goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Stars added on with a Vernon Fiddler goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Sceviour and Brett Ritchie. Dallas extended the lead with a Patrick Eaves power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. The Stars padded the lead on another Fiddler goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Michael Leighton replaced Darling for the second period. Chicago got on the board with an Andrew Shaw goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Andrew Desjardins and Marian Hossa. Dallas replied with a Radek Faksa goal, his second of the year, assisted by Ales Hemsky and Stephen Johns. The Blackhawks shot back in the third period with a Richard Panik goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Teuvo Teravainen and Artemi Panarin. The Stars iced it at 6-2 with an empty net goal by Cody Eakin, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Benn. The three stars belonged to Fiddler, Sceviour, and Benn.
North to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Devan Dubnyk guard the cages. Minnesota drew first blood in the first period with an Erik Haula goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Marco Scandella. The Wild added on in the second period with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, coming off of Dwight King and Drew Doughty. This only made it 2-1, which stood as the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Dubnyk (38 for 39 in saves), Koivu, and Haula.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Mike Smith are the overrated goalies. Arizona cracked the scoresheet with an Alex Tanguay goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Anthony Duclair in the first period. Edmonton tied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Lauri Korpikoski and Connor McDavid. The Coyotes retook the lead in the second period with a Martin Hanzal goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Michael Stone on the power play. Arizona added on with a Tobias Rieder goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Brad Richardson. The Oilers got one back with a Mark Letestu power play goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Andrej Sekera and McDavid. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 with a Max Domi empty net goal in the third period, his eighteenth of the year, set up by Hanzal and Jiri Sekac. The three stars were handed to Hanzal, McDavid, and Smith (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Martin Jones protect the nets. St. Louis got going in the third period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Troy Brouwer and Jay Bouwmeester. This stood for a 1-0 final, with the three stars handed to Elliott (37 save shutout), Fabbri, and Jones (23 for 24 in saves).
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