A big thirteen games tonight for the NHL, beginning with...
The biggest game of the night, as the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Tuukka Rask are the veterans in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fourteenth of the season, via John-Michael Liles and Colin Miller. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, fueled by Torey Krug and Patrice Bergeron. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Krug scored his fourth of the season on the power play, powered by Loui Eriksson and David Krejci. Detroit got on the board with an Alexey Marchenko goal, his second of the year, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist. The Bruins shot back in the third period with a Lee Stempniak goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Krug and Marchand. Boston padded the lead with an Eriksson goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Krejci and Ryan Spooner. Petr Mrazek took over for Howard at this point. The Red Wings got one back with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Marchenko and Kyle Quincey. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Krug, and Eriksson, while Marchenko and Krejci get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie Lindgren is mismatched with Cam Ward in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Riley Nash goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask. Montreal tied it on a Darren Dietz goal, made possible by Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. The Hurricanes took the lead back with a Noah Hanifin goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jordan Staal and Joakim Nordstrom. The Canadiens tied it again with a Pacioretty goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone helper by Andrei Markov. Montreal took the lead with a Daniel Carr goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens iced it at 4-2 with a third period goal by Lars Eller, his thirteenth of the campaign, assisted by Dietz and Plekanec. The three stars went to Dietz, Pacioretty, and Plekanec.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Keith Kinkaid are the alliterative goalies. Tampa Bay began in the first period with an Erik Condra goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Andrej Sustr and Brian Boyle. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Sergey Kalinin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by John Moore and Stephen Gionta. The Lightning took the lead back with a Cedric Paquette goal, his sixth of the campaign, via Valtteri Filppula and Matthew Carle. Tampa Bay added on with a Jonathan Drouin goal in the third period, his third of the season, made possible by Vladislav Namestnikov. The Devils pulled back with a Kalinin goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Bobby Farnham and Gionta. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Filppula empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Nikita Kucherov and Carle. The three stars were Kalinin, Filppula, and Carle, while Gionta received an honorable mention.
Over to New York, as the Rangers host cross-town rivals in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Henrik Lundqvist are between the pipes. The Islanders got going with a Shane Prince goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Marek Zidlicky and Steve Bernier. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his eighth of the year, via Prince and Brock Nelson. The Islanders extended the lead as Frans Nielsen scored his twentieth of the season on the power play, powered by John Tavares and Kyle Okposo. Antti Raanta replaced Lundqvist for the third period. The Rangers got on the board in the third period with a Kevin Klein goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Derek Stepan and Keith Yandle. The Islanders capped it at 4-1 with a Tavares empty net goal, his thirty-second of the campaign, set up by Okposo. The three stars went to Greiss (36 for 37 in saves), Prince, and Tavares, while Okposo gets an honorable mention.
West to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Steve Mason draw the starts. Toronto started in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Martin Marincin and Colin Greening. The Maple Leafs added on with a Greening goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Nylander and Tobias Lindberg. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sam Gagner and Sean Couturier. Toronto shot back with an unassisted Michael Grabner goal, his ninth of the year. The Flyers shot back with an Andrew MacDonald goal, helped along by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Chris VandeVelde. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his thirtieth of the season, assisted by Mark Streit and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime on a Jake Gardiner power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by P.A. Parenteau and Nylander. The three stars went to Nylander, Greening, and Gardiner.
Into DC, where the Capitals bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Matt Cullen goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Tom Kuhnhackl. The Penguins added on with a shorthanded goal by Cullen in the second period, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Conor Sheary scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Oskar Sundqvist and Tom Sestito. Washington got on the board with a Marcus Johansson goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from John Carlson and Andre Burakovsky. The Capitals chipped closer in the third period with a Johansson goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington tied it on a Burakovsky goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Justin Williams. The Penguins won 4-3 with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirty-sixth of the campaign, via Kris Letang. The three stars were awarded to Cullen, Johansson, and Burakovsky, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
Up in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson protect the nets. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Chris Wideman and Erik Karlsson. The Senators added on in the second period with a Buddy Robinson goal, via Cody Ceci and Chris Neil. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Alex Petrovic. Ottawa iced it at 3-1 with a Ceci goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Ceci, Anderson (33 for 34 in saves), and Robinson.
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Pekka Rinne play goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with an Antoine Vermette goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Zbynek Michalek and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Shane Doan goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Brad Richardson and Ekman-Larsson. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Craig Smith and Filip Forsberg. The Predators tied it as Forsberg scored his thirty-third of the year, thanks to Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime with a Josi goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, guided in by James Neal and Johansen. The three stars went to Josi, Forsberg, and Johansen, while Ekman-Larsson gets the honorable mention.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Scott Darling are the goalies. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Patrick Kane and Trevor van Riemsdyk. St. Louis tied it with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the third period, his thirty-eighth of the year, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Alexander Steen. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and thirty-ninth of the campaign, made possible by Alex Pietrangelo and Paul Stastny.
South to Dallas, with the Stars hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Kari Lehtonen in goal. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, assisted by Valeri Nichushkin. The Stars added on in the second period with a Colton Sceviour power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Patrick Sharp and John Klingberg. Dallas extended the lead as Jordie Benn scored a power play goal, his third of the year, with the help of Ales Hemsky and Radek Faksa. Colorado got on the board with a Francois Beauchemin goal in the third period, his eighth of the season, via Gabriel Landeskog and John Mitchell. The Stars shot back with an Antoine Roussel empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Hemsky and Faksa. The Avalanche answered with a Shawn Matthias goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with helpers from Jarome Iginla and Mitchell. The three stars belonged to Hemsky, Faksa, and Mitchell.
Crossing into Canada again, the Calgary Flames welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Joni Ortio are the uninspiring goalies. Calgary led off in the first period with a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Jakub Nakladal and T.J. Brodie. Vancouver tied it on a Nikita Tryamkin goal, passed from Henrik Sedin and Ben Hutton. The Canucks took the lead with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Christopher Tanev and Dan Hamhuis. The Flames tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his twelfth of the campaign, assisted by Micheal Ferland and Jyrki Jokipakka. Calgary took the lead back with a second period Backlund goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, fueled by Matt Stajan and Joe Colborne. Vancouver tied it again with an Emerson Etem goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Hutton and Horvat. The Flames edged ahead with a Colborne power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by Hamilton and Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary added on with Backlund's shorthanded goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-first of the season, set up by Stajan and Mark Giordano. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Deryk Engelland scored his third of the year, thanks to Stajan and Colborne, the former getting a sock trick. Calgary made it 7-3 with a Sam Bennett goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Josh Jooris. The three stars were awarded to Backlund, Stajan, and Colborne, while Hamilton, Hutton, and Horvat get the honorable mentions.
Down in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jonathan Quick are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Ryan Kesler goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Jakob Silfverberg. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Milan Lucic goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Tanner Pearson and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead on a Kris Versteeg goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Brayden McNabb and Kyle Clifford. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Versteeg, Lucic, and Quick (19 for 20 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Martin Jones have the green light to play goal. San Jose began in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Sharks took the lead back with a Thornton power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture. San Jose added on with a Paul Martin power play goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Joel Ward. The Jets pulled back with an Andrew Copp goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Byfuglien and Nic Petan. Winnipeg tied it on a Wheeler goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, made possible by Scheifele and Byfuglien, the latter getting a sock trick. The Sharks regained the lead in the third period with a Marleau goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Melker Karlsson and Nick Spaling. The Jets evened the score with a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Nikolaj Ehlers and Petan. Winnipeg won 5-4 with a late Byfuglien goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Drew Stafford and Marko Dano. The three stars went to Byfuglien, Scheifele, and Wheeler, while Thornton, Marleau, and Petan get the honorable mentions.
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