It's Super Saturday for the NHL, but the regular season finale is tomorrow with two make-up games. For today, all teams are playing. We begin with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Jonas Gustavsson are the backups in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Brad Marchand and Max Talbot. Ottawa tied it on a Chris Neil goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, via Nick Paul and Ryan Dzingel. The Senators took the lead with a Zack Smith goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Frederik Claesson. Ottawa added on with a Matt Puempel, his second of the year, courtesy of Philip Varone and Buddy Robinson. The Senators extended the lead as Mika Zibanejad scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Mike Hoffman. Ottawa padded the lead in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shorthanded empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Senators kept going with a shorthanded empty net goal by Smith, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign, set up by Pageau. The three stars went to Smith, Pageau, and Hammond (39 for 40 in saves).
Down in New York, the Rangers welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Antti Raanta are in the blue paint. New York started in the first period with a Dan Boyle goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by Chris Kreider. Detroit added on with a Riley Sheahan power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Pavel Datsyuk and Mike Green in the second period. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Dylan McIlrath and Oscar Lindberg. New York added on with a Lindberg goal, his thirteenth of the year, going into the empty net passed from Jesper Fast and Kevin Klein. The Red Wings got one back with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Brad Richards and Henrik Zetterberg. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars being Lindberg, Raanta (31 for 33 in saves), and Hayes.
Along to the Battle of Pennsylvania, with the Philadelphia Flyers bringing in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Pittsburgh opened with a Nick Bonino goal in the first period, his ninth of the season, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Phil Kessel. Jeff Zatkoff had to replaced an injured Murray in goal. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his thirty-first of the year, via Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with another Simmonds goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the season, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere and Mark Streit. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Simmonds, Mason (18 for 19 in saves), and Bonino.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Anaheim began in the first period with a Cam Fowler power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Chris Stewart and Corey Perry. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Kesler and Andrew Cogliano. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Ryan Garbutt scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Perry and Nick Ritchie. Colorado got on the board with a Nick Holden goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Erik Johnson. The Avalanche pulled closer with a Jarome Iginla goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Gabriel Landeskog. The Ducks answered with a Ryan Getzlaf power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Perry and Shea Theodore, the former earning a sock trick. Anaheim padded the lead with Silfverberg's second of the game and twentieth of the season, helped along by Kesler and Cogliano. Colorado got one back with a Zach Redmond power play goal, his second of the year, guided in by Mikhail Grigorenko and Andrew Agozzino. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Silfverberg, Perry, and Kesler, while Cogliano gets an honorable mention.
Back northeast, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Mike Condon. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Lars Eller and Alexei Emelin. Montreal extended the lead as Max Pacioretty scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov. The Canadiens padded the lead with a Galchenyuk power play goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, powered by Pacioretty and Markov. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Valtteri Filppula. The Lightning got closer with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Matthew Carle and Palat. Montreal capped it at 5-2 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the campaign, set up by Gallagher. The three stars went to Galchenyuk, Pacioretty, and Palat, while Markov and Gallagher get the honorable mentions.
South to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Cory Schneider man the nets. Toronto struck first in the first period with a P.A. Parenteau goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Brooks Laich and Andrew Campbell. New Jersey tied it on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Pavel Zacha. The Devils took the lead with a second period goal by Adam Henrique, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Adam Larsson and Patrik Elias. New Jersey added on with a Henrique goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Tuomo Ruutu. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Kyle Palmieri scored an empty net goal, his thirtieth of the season, set up by Elias and Zacha. New Jersey iced it at 5-1 with an Elias goal, his second of the year, coming off of Palmieri. The three stars belonged to Elias, Henrique, and Palmieri, while Zacha gets an honorable mention.
Further south, the Florida Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Roberto Luongo draw the starts in goal. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Teddy Purcell goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Jiri Hudler and Rocco Grimaldi. The Panthers added on with a Jussi Jokinen goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Nick Bjugstad and Dmitry Kulikov. Florida extended the lead as Aaron Ekblad scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Hudler and Purcell. The Panthers padded the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal in the second period, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov. Carolina got on the board with an Elias Lindholm goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes pulled closer with a Staal goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year, a power play goal powered by Noah Hanifin and Lindholm. Florida iced it at 5-2 with a Reilly Smith empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, set up by Jokinen. The three stars went to Purcell, Jokinen, and Hudler, while Staal and Lindholm get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Chicago cracked the sccoresheet in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his forty-fifth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Dennis Rasmussen. The Blackhawks added on with a Panarin power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Kane and Brent Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Panarin scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Scott Hartnell goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Saad. The Blue Jackets got closer with an unassisted Matt Calvert goal, his eleventh of the season. Columbus tied it on a Saad goal, his thirty-first of the year, helped along by Wennberg and Hartnell. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Wennberg goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Hartnell and Ryan Murray. The Blackhawks tied it with Kane's second of the game and forty-sixth of the year, made possible by Marcus Kruger and Seabrook. Columbus won 5-4 in overtime with a Harnell power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, with assists provided by Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones. The three stars belonged to Hartnell, Wennberg, and Saad, while Kane, Panarin, and Seabrook get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Minnesota, with the Wild bringing in the Calgary Flames. Niklas Backstrom faces his former team and Devan Dubnyk in goal. Darcy Kuemper replaced Dubnyk halfway through the game. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Zac Dalpe goal, made possible by Ryan Carter and Christian Folin. Calgary tied it in the third period with a Brandon Bollig goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Drew Shore and Turner Elson. The Flames took the lead with a Patrick Sieloff goal, set up by Mikael Backlund and Micheal Ferland. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Backstrom (35 for 36 in saves), Sieloff, and Bollig.
Back east, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Christopher Gibson are the unknown goalies. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Scott Mayfield goal, assisted by Casey Cizikas and Steve Bernier. Buffalo tied it on a Matt Moulson goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart. The Sabres took the lead with an Evan Rodrigues goal, via Ryan O'Reilly and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Islanders retied it in the second period with an Alan Quine shorthanded goal, set up by Bracken Kearns. Buffalo took the lead with a Brian Gionta goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Hudson Fasching and Josh Gorges. New York tied it as John Tavares scored his thirty-third of the season, fueled by Calvin de Haan. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with a Gionta goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with helpers from Mark Pysyk and Rodrigues. The three stars were named as Gionta, Rodrigues, and Quine.
Into Texas, where the Dallas Stars welcome the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Antti Niemi are in the creases. Nashville led off in the first period with a Ryan Ellis goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators added on with a Calle Jarnkrok power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Filip Forsberg and James Neal in the second period. Dallas got on the board with a Jason Spezza goal, his thirty-first of the season, guided in by Valeri Nichushkin and Johnny Oduya. The Stars tied it on a Spezza power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, via Jamie Benn and Patrick Sharp. Dallas took the lead as Spezza completed his natural hat trick in the third period on his thirty-third of the campaign, assisted by John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski. This made it a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Spezza, Niemi (28 for 30 in saves), and Ellis.
Backtracking to St. Louis, with the Blues bringing in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Brian Elliott tend the twines. St. Louis began in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fortieth of the season, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Paul Stastny. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-eighth of the year, coming off of John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead with Ovechkin's second of the game and forty-ninth of the season, helped along by Backstrom. Washington added on in the second period with a Carlson goal, his eighth of the year, via Tom Wilson and Brooks Orpik. The Capitals extended the lead as Jason Chimera scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. Washington padded the lead with Ovechkin completing his hat trick on his fiftieth of the year, with helpers from Backstrom, who got a sock trick, and T.J. Oshie. This produced a 5-1 final, with the three stars awarded to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Carlson.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Jonathan Quick are the veteran goalies. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his thirty-first of the season, helped along by Jeff Carter and Dustin Brown. The Kings added on with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Milan Lucic and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Andy Andreoff scored his eighth of the season, an unassisted goal. Winnipeg got on the board with an Andrew Copp goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Nic Petan and Joel Armia. The Jets got closer with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg tied it with a Wheeler goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Ehlers. The Jets won 4-3 in the shootout with a Scheifele goal. The three stars belonged to Wheeler, Scheifele, and Ehlers.
Crossing into Canada, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Jacob Markstrom are the younger goalies. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Derek Dorsett goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Bartkowski. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Darnell Nurse goal, his third of the year, via Nail Yakupov and Lauri Korpikoski. The Canucks retook the lead in the third period with an Emerson Etem goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Dorsett. The Oilers tied it again on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Taylor Hall and Iiro Pakarinen. Vancouver took the lead with a Jannik Hansen goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Bartkowski and Alex Biega. Edmonton tied it as Patrick Maroon scored his twelfth of the year on the power play, powered by Yakupov and Mark Letestu. In the shootout, Nugent-Hopkins matched Alexandre Burrows, as did Jake Virtanen of the Canucks for Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers, and then Etem won it 4-3 for Vancouver. The three stars went to Etem, Dorsett, and Bartkowski, while Nugent-Hopkins and Yakupov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Martin Jones are between the pipes. San Jose got going in the third period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Pavelski, Jones (20 save shutout), and Smith (31 for 32 in saves).
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