Eleven games fill out tonight's schedule, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Malcolm Subban in goal. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his third of the season, coming off of Nino Niederreiter and Eric Staal. The Wild added on with a Chris Stewart goal, his second of the year, via Joel Eriksson Ek and Jason Zucker. Minnesota extended the lead as Ryan Suter scored a power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Matt Dumba and Mikael Granlund. The Wild padded the lead with a Zucker goal, made possible by Suter and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota iced it at 5-0 with a Jason Pominville goal in the third period, his second of the year, helped along by Eriksson Ek and Zucker, the former getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Zucker, Eriksson Ek, and Dubnyk (27 save shutout), while Suter gets an honorable mention.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Justin Peters is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his third of the season, coming off of Alex Goligoski and Jamie McGinn. New Jersey tied it on a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the year, via Pavel Zacha. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Hall power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Zacha and Damon Severson. New Jersey added on with an Adam Henrique goal, assisted by Reid Boucher and Devante Smith-Pelly. The Coyotes got one back with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal in the third period, his third of the year, courtesy of Michael Stone and Max Domi. Arizona tied it on an Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Martin Hanzal and Stone. The Devils retook the lead with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Hall and Severson. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Zajac empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, set up by Ben Lovejoy. The three stars went to Hall, Ekman-Larsson, and Zajac, while Stone, Severson, and Zacha get the honorable mentions.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins bring in the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Marc-Andre Fleury are the solid goalies. Florida opened in the first period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, powered by Michael Matheson and Colton Sceviour. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Mark Pysyk goal, via Shane Harper and Jonathan Marchessault. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Sidney Crosby goal, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel on the power play. The Penguins tied it in the third period on a Carl Hagelin goal, with a lone helper by Nick Bonino. Pittsburgh took the lead with an Eric Fehr goal, made possible by Tom Kuhnhackl and Matt Cullen. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Fehr, Hagelin, and Crosby.
In Detroit, the Red Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Andreas Athanasiou and Darren Helm. The Red Wings added on with a Dylan Larkin goal, fueled by Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit extended the lead as Larkin scored his second of the game, thanks to Gustav Nyquist and Alexey Marchenko. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Staal goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes pulled back with a Victor Rask goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Andrej Nestrasil and Noah Hanifin. The Red Wings replied with an Athanasiou goal, his second of the year, passed from Luke Glendening and Steve Ott. The final held from here at 4-2, with the three stars awarded to Larkin, Athanasiou, and Vanek.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Nilsson and Michal Neuvirth are the backups in goal. Buffalo dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Tyler Ellis goal, assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Cody Franson. The Sabres added on with a Matt Moulson power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Ryan O'Reilly. Buffalo extended the lead as Moulson scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Rasmus Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo on the power play. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Travis Konecny power play goal, with helpers from Ivan Provorov and Mark Streit. The Flyers got closer with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, helped along by Claude Giroux and Streit. Philadelphia tied it with a Streit power play goal, his second of the campaign, via Schenn and Wayne Simmonds. The tie went to a shootout, where Giroux and Jakub Voracek tallied to give the Flyers a 4-3 win. The three stars belonged to Streit, Moulson, and Schenn.
In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Frederik Andersen are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Andrej Sustr. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Braydon Coburn and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Stamkos scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, with the help of Sustr and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the second period on a Victor Hedman goal, assisted by Stamkos and Kucherov. Toronto got on the board with a William Nylander power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Nazem Kadri and Auston Matthews. Tampa Bay replied with a Kucherov goal in the third period, via Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Maple Leafs countered with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his third of the season, guided in by Nikita Zaitsev and Morgan Rielly. Toronto edged closer on a Matthews goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Nylander. The Lightning countered with a Namestnikov power play goal, his second of the season, fueled by Anton Stralman and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay finished it at 7-3 with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Kucherov. The three stars went to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Namestnikov, while Matthews, Nylander, and Sustr get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Calgary Flames. Carter Hutton and Brian Elliott draw the starts. Calgary began in the first period with a Dennis Wideman power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Troy Brouwer and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with a Deryk Engelland goal, passed from Kris Versteeg and Sam Bennett. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Bennett scored his second of the year, thanks to Dougie Hamilton and Matthew Tkachuk. St. Louis shot back with a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Vladimit Tarasenko and Colton Parayko in the third period. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Gaudreau empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Matt Stajan and Micheal Ferland. The three stars were Bennett, Elliott (23 for 24 in saves), and Gaudreau.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Brett Ritchie goal, his second of the season, assisted by Curtis McKenzie and Devin Shore. The Stars added on in the second period with a Patrick Eaves power play goal, powered by Shore and Justin Dowling. Winnipeg got one back on an unassisted Joel Armia goal. Dallas shot back with a Tyler Seguin goal in the third period, his third of the year, guided in by Lauri Korpikoski and Johnny Oduya. The Jets answered with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Adam Lowry and Patrik Laine. The game ended at 3-2, with the three stars being Shore, Seguin, and Niemi (28 for 30 in saves).
Out to San Jose, where the Sharks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones receive the starting nods. San Jose started in the first period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Patrick Marleau and Joonas Donskoi. Bernier left the game injured, replaced by John Gibson at the start of the second period. Anaheim tied it with a Chris Wagner goal, his second of the year, guided in by Clayton Stoner and Antoine Vermette. The Sharks won 2-1 in overtime with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, assisted by Pavelski. The three stars went to Pavelski, Vlasic, and Jones (19 for 20 in saves).
North to Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ryan Miller are the veteran goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Derick Brassard and Marc Methot. The Senators added on in the third period with another Dzingel goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, coming off of Bobby Ryan and Chris Wideman. Ottawa extended the lead as Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored an empty net goal, set up by Mark Stone. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Dzingel, Anderson (22 save shutout), and Pageau.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Peter Budaj occupy the creases. Columbus got going in the second period with a Brandon Saad goal, via Nick Foligno and David Savard. Los Angeles tied it with an Anze Kopitar goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tom Gilbert and Tyler Toffoli. The Blue Jackets took the lead again with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Sam Gagner and Alexander Wennberg. The Kings tied it in the third period with a Drew Doughty goal, his second of the season, passed from Nick Shore and Dustin Brown. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, coming off of Tanner Pearson and Toffoli. The three stars were Toffoli, Martinez, and Doughty.
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