Eleven games today, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston got going in the second period with a Ryan Spooner goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Frank Vatrano and Loui Eriksson. Florida tied it on a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Vincent Trocheck and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers took the lead with a Trocheck shorthanded goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, set up by Alex Petrovic. Florida added on with a Jokinen goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Dmitry Kulikov and Steven Kampfer. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Jonathan Huberdeau empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov. The three stars were Trocheck, Luongo (34 for 35 in saves), and Jokinen.
To the west, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the New Jersey Devils. Scott Wedgewood is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Travis Zajac and Reid Boucher. The Devils added on with a Palmieri power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Boucher. New Jersey extended the lead as Adam Henrique scored his twenty-seventh of the campaign in the third period, thanks to Severson and Devante Smith-Pelly. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Palmieri, Wedgewood (39 save shutout), and Boucher, while Severson gets an honorable mention.
Along to Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Matt Calvert goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Dalton Prout and Brandon Dubinsky. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Victor Rask goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Noah Hanifin and Jeff Skinner. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Chris Terry goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Jaccob Slavin. Carolina added on with an Elias Lindholm goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Staal. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, helped along by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Brandon Saad. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Lindholm, Terry, and Rask.
Into Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Montreal Canadiens. Ben Scrivens and Petr Mrazek make the starts. Detroit began in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Brendan Smith and Mike Green. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Luke Glendening goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Andreas Athanasiou and Darren Helm. Detroit extended the lead as Sheahan scored his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, with the help of Smith and Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings padded the lead with an Anthony Mantha goal, passed from Brad Richards and Green on the power play. Montreal got on the board with an unassisted Tomas Plekanec goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season. The Canadiens got closer with a Paul Byron goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Darren Dietz and Joel Hanley. Montreal chipped closer with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, helped along by Alex Galchenyuk and Hanley. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Sheahan, Smith, and Green, while Hanley gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen faces a lesser foe in Garret Sparks in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Jamie McGinn goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Brandon Pirri and Corey Perry. Toronto tied it on a Tyler Bozak goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Milan Michalek and Connor Brown. Toronto added on with a Bozak power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, helped along by Kadri and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Frank Corrado scored, thanks to Brooks Laich and Ben Smith. The Ducks shot back with a McGinn power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with helpers provided by Pirri and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim chipped closer with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Shawn Horcoff and Josh Manson. The Ducks tied it in the third period with a shorthanded and unassisted Ryan Garbutt goal, his sixth of the season. Anaheim pulled ahead on a Pirri goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Horcoff and Hampus Lindholm. Toronto retied it with a Brown power play goal, fueled by Michalek and Kadri. The Maple Leads won 6-5 in overtime with a Kadri goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, dished from Zach Hyman and Rielly. The three stars were awarded to Kadri, Bozak, and Brown, while McGinn, Pirri, Horcoff, Rielly, and Michalek get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Pekka Rinne are the veteran goalies. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Sven Baertschi. The Canucks added on with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a James Neal goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, passed from Colin Wilson. The Predators tied it on a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirty-first of the year, coming off of Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis. The tie went to a shootout, where tallies by Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith topped Jared McCann to give the Predators a 3-2 win. The three stars were handed to Smith, Forsberg, and Neal.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ondrej Pavelec are between the pipes. Los Angeles drew first blood in the second period with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Matt Halischuk and Jacob Trouba. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg added on with a Paul Postma goal, his second of the year, with assists by Scheifele and Wheeler. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Drew Stafford, his twentieth of the campaign. The three stars were handed to Pavelec (33 for 34 in saves), Wheeler, and Scheifele.
Down in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Calgary Flames. Niklas Backstrom faces his old team and Devan Dubnyk in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Mike Reilly and Mikko Koivu. The Wild added on with another Parise goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Koivu. Calgary got on the board with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. Minnesota shot back as Parise completed his hat trick on a power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, made possible by Ryan Suter and Koivu, with the latter getting a sock trick. The Flames answered in the second period with a Jakub Nakladal goal, his second of the season, via Matt Stajan and Tyler Wotherspoon. The Wild responded with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Coyle and Parise. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Spurgeon scored his second of the game and tenth of the season on the power play, an unassisted goal. The Wild iced it at 6-2 with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Jason Pominville and Erik Haula. The three stars went to Parise, Koivu, and Spurgeon, while Coyle gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to Denver, with the Colorado Avalanche bringing in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Semyon Varlamov are the steady goalies. Colorado cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nick Holden goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Mikhail Grigorenko and Mikkel Boedker. Philadelphia tied it on a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrew MacDonald. The Avalanche retook the lead in the third period with a John Mitchell goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Andreas Martinsen and Francois Beauchemin. The Flyers tied it again with a Radko Gudas goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. Philadelphia gained the lead on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Ryan White empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Bellemare and Gudas. The three stars were given to Mason (32 for 34 in saves), Gudas, and Bellemare.
Further south, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Louis Domingue are called on to start in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Tobias Rieder goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Connor Murphy and Brad Richardson. Dallas tied it on an Ales Hemsky goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Antoine Roussel. The Coyotes took the lead back in the second period with a Martin Hanzal goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Michael Stone. Arizona added on with another Hanzal goal in the third period, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Klas Dahlbeck and Max Domi. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Domingue (38 for 39 in saves), Hanzal, and Rieder.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and James Reimer protect the nets. San Jose began in the first period with a Tommy Wingels goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Roman Polak and Nick Spaling. The Sharks added on with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Adam Clendening and Mark Letestu. The Oilers tied it with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton took the lead with a Clendening goal, coming off of Patrick Maroon and Darnell Nurse. San Jose retied it with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Thornton and Brent Burns. The Oilers pulled ahead with a Maroon goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Connor McDavid and Nail Yakupov. Edmonton extended the lead as Jordan Eberle scored his twenty-fourth of the season, thanks to Maroon and Andrej Sekera. The Oilers iced it at 6-3 with a Hall empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Sekera and Leon Draisaitl. The three stars went to Maroon, Hall, and Clendening, while Sekera and Thornton get the honorable mentions.
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