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Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the New Jersey Devils. Scott Wedgewood and Cam Ward are in the creases. Carolina opened in the first period with a Ron Hainsey goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on with a Victor Rask power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Rask scored his second of the game and twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Jeff Skinner. New Jersey got on the board with a Bobby Farnham goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Devils pulled closer with a Travis Zajac goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Blake Pietila and Kyla Palmieri. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars being Rask, Ward (23 for 25 in saves), and Hainsey.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York started in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Kevin Hayes and Jesper Fast. Pittsburgh tied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Derrick Pouliot and Trevor Daley. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with Staal's second of the game and thirteenth of the season, made possible by Fast and Hayes. The Penguins tied it again with a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Carl Hagelin. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirty-second of the campaign, dished from Kris Letang and Kessel. The three stars went to Kessel, Staal, and Fast, while Hayes gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Ryan Miller are between the pipes. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Christian Ehrhoff. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Linden Vey and Emerson Etem. The Blackhawks retook the lead in the third period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by van Riemsdyk and Patrick Kane. The Canucks tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Etem. Chicago pulled ahead as Andrew Ladd scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Ladd, van Riemsdyk, and Etem.
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