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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Chad Johnson are the mediocre goalies. Buffalo began in the first period with a Johan Larsson goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Brian Gionta and Marcus Foligno. The Sabres added on with a Cal O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Jack Eichel and Ryan O'Reilly. Buffalo extended the lead in the second period as Cal O'Reilly scored his second of the game and third of the season, passed from David Legwand and Josh Gorges. Toronto got on the board with a Brooks Laich goal, his second of the year, via Tobias Lindberg and Frank Corrado. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Larsson empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, set up by Jake McCabe and Zach Bogosian. The three stars went to Cal O'Reilly, Johnson (25 for 26 in saves), and Larsson.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward are the veterans in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Patrick Brown goal, assisted by Jeff Skinner and Ron Hainsey. New York tied it on a Mats Zuccarello goal in the second period, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Derek Stepan and Dan Boyle. The Rangers took the lead with a Rick Nash goal, his fifteenth of the year, via J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh. The Hurricanes tied it with a Justin Faulk goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Sergey Tolchinsky and Ryan Murphy. New York shot back with a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Stepan and Keith Yandle. Carolina tied it on a Skinner goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Murphy and Brown. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Victor Rask power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Skinner, Brown, and Murphy, while Stepan gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the New York Islanders bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Thomas Greiss are in the blue paint. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Boone Jenner. New York tied it on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Ryan Strome and Josh Bailey. The Islanders took the lead with a Thomas Hickey goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen. New York added on with another Tavares goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, coming off of Nikolay Kulemin and Brian Strait. The Blue Jackets got one back with a second period Brandon Saad power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Alexander Wennberg and David Savard. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Jenner goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone helper by Cam Atkinson. The Islanders took the lead back with an Anders Lee power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Johnny Boychuk and Nielsen. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Tavares, Jenner, and Nielsen.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Justin Schultz and Nick Bonino. Nashville tied it with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by James Neal and Filip Forsberg. The Penguins retook the lead with another Kessel goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Trevor Daley and Oskar Sundqvist. Pittsburgh added on with a Kris Letang power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby. The Predators got one back with a Neal power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, fueled by Mattias Ekholm and Johansen. The Penguins replied with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Daley and Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with a Bonino goal in the third period, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Ian Cole. The three stars went to Kessel, Letang, and Bonino, while Neal, Johansen, and Daley get the honorable mentions.
To the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and Ben Bishop draw the starts in goal. Montreal was first to score in the first period with a David Desharnais goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Sven Andrighetto and Alexei Emelin. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his tenth of the year, via Greg Pateryn and Emelin. Montreal iced it at 3-0 with a Phillip Danault empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Mitchell in the third period. The three stars were Mitchell, Condon (26 save shutout), and Emelin.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Al Montoya are the backups in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Mike Sislo power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Devante Smith-Pelly and Adam Henrique. Florida tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Shawn Thornton and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers took the lead in the third period with a Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Brian Campbell. Florida added on with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Jagr. The Devils got one back with a Blake Pietila goal, going in unassisted. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Huberdeau, Jagr, and Montoya (23 for 25 in saves).
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Devan Dubnyk are the average goalies. Ottawa got going in the second period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Bobby Ryan and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Marco Scandella and Matt Dumba. The Senators took the lead back with a Pageau goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Ryan and Karlsson. The Wild tied it again in the third period with an Erik Haula goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Jason Pominville. Ottawa regained the lead on a Cody Ceci goal, his ninth of the campaign, made possible by Pageau. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Pageau, Karlsson, and Ryan.
To the south, the Dallas Stars welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. Arizona opened in the first period with a Martin Hanzal goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Max Domi and Anthony Duclair. Dallas tied it on a Patrick Eaves goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Colton Sceviour and John Klingberg. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Radek Faksa goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Ales Hemsky and Antoine Roussel. Dallas added on with a Jamie Benn goal, his fortieth of the year, helped along by Hemsky. The Stars finished it at 4-1 in the third period with a Patrick Sharp power play goal into the empty net, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Klingberg and Benn. The three stars were given to Niemi (31 for 32 in saves), Benn, and Hemsky, while Klingberg gets the honorable mention.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on with another Carter goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, coming off of Milan Lucic and Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles made it 3-0 with an Andy Andreoff goal, his sixth of the campaign, via Carter and Kopitar. The three stars went to Carter, Quick (21 save shutout), and Kopitar.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Martin Jones occupy the creases. Vancouver started in the first period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, courtesy of Jannik Hansen and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks added on with a Bo Horvat goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Sharks tied it with a Logan Couture goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Joonas Donskoi and Burns. Vancouver retook the lead with a Hansen goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Markus Granlund, his sixth of the year, set up by Alexandre Burrows. The three stars belonged to Hansen, Burns, and Horvat.
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