Eleven games fill today's schedule, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Tuukka Rask draw the starts in goal. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Damon Severson and Jacob Josefson. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal, his third of the year, courtesy of John-Michael Liles and Colin Miller. The Bruins took the lead on a Patrice Bergeron goal, via Marchand and David Pastrnak. The game ended at 2-1, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Rask (28 for 29 in saves).
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Steve Mason are the goalies. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Chris Wagner goal, coming off of Jared Boll and Sami Vatanen. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his third of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers took the lead on a Matt Read goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and the goalie Mason. The Ducks tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Antoine Vermette. Anaheim took the lead in the third period with a Ryan Garbutt goal, fueled by Korbinian Holzer and Nick Sorensen. The game ended at 3-2, with the three stars going to Garbutt, Perry, and Wagner.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. San Jose got going in the second period on a Tomas Hertl goal, his second of the season, via Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau goal, his second of the year, made possible by Logan Couture. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins tied it with a Scott Wilson goal, coming off of Matt Cullen and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Hornqvist power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Malkin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Hornqvist, Malkin, and Wilson.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with an Alexei Emelin goal, guided in by Paul Byron and David Desharnais. The Canadiens added on with a second period goal by Torrey Mitchell, his second of the season, helped along by Nathan Beaulieu and Byron. Montreal extended the lead on a Shea Weber power play goal, powered by Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens padded the lead as Alex Galchenyuk scored, thanks to Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty. Arizona got on the board with a Jakub Chychrun goal, coming off of Jordan Martinook and Radim Vrbata. The Coyotes got closer with a Laurent Dauphin shorthanded goal, set up by Brad Richardson. Montreal shot back with an Artturi Lehkonen goal in the third period, his second of the year, made possible by Plekanec and Weber. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Weber, Plekanec, and Byron.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Colorado started in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Fedor Tyutin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Duchene goal, his second of the game, passed from Patrick Wiercioch and Mikhail Grigorenko. Colorado extended the lead in the third period as Andreas Martinsen scored, thanks to Joe Colborne and Wiercioch. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Carl Soderberg goal, his second of the season, via Duchene and Nikita Zadorov. This sealed a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Duchene, Varlamov (27 save shutout), and Wiercioch.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Roberto Luongo tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, helped along by Nate Schmidt. The Capitals added on with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, made possible by Matt Niskanen. Florida got on the board with a Michael Matheson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers tied it on a Jaromir Jagr power play goal in the second period, powered by Barkov and Jonathan Marchessault. Washington retook the lead in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his second of the year, assisted by Niskanen and Karl Alzner. The Capitals extended the lead on an unassisted Marcus Johansson goal. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Niskanen, Ovechkin, and Holtby (26 for 28 in saves).
Northwest to Minnesota, with the Wild hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jhonas Enroth and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Toronto cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Roman Polak goal, via Jake Gardiner and Leo Komarov. Minnesota tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Charlie Coyle and Matt Dumba. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by William Nylander and Nazem Kadri. The Wild retied it in the third period on a Zac Dalpe goal, coming off of Nino Niederreiter and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota took the lead with Staal's second of the game and third of the campaign, with helpers from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. This gave them a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Staal, Dalpe, and Dubnyk (31 for 33 in saves).
South again to Dallas, with the Stars welcoming the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Kari Lehtonen receive the starting nods in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Nic Dowd power play goal, powered by Tom Gilbert and Dustin Brown. Dallas tied it on a Radek Faksa goal, helped along by Jason Spezza. The Kings retook the lead with a Jeff Carter goal, guided in by Tanner Pearson and Alec Martinez in the second period. The Stars tied it again with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. Los Angeles regained the lead on a Pearson goal, his third of the year, fueled by Devin Setoguchi and Carter. Dallas tied it again in the third period with a Spezza goal, his second of the season, coming off of Seguin and Devin Shore. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Martinez goal, assisted by Tyler Toffoli. The three stars went to Martinez, Pearson, and Carter, while Spezza and Seguin get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Calgary Flames bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. Carolina was first to score in the first period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his second of the season, helped along by Noah Hanifin and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes added on with a Victor Rask power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jeff Skinner and Hanifin. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Stalberg scored, with the help of Klas Dahlbeck and Jaccob Slavin. Calgary got on the board with an unassisted Troy Brouwer goal, his third of the season. The Flames got closer in the third period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Hurricanes shot back with a Skinner power play goal, his second of the year, made possible by Elias Lindholm and Hanifin, the latter earning a sock trick. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Hanifin, Skinner, and Stalberg.
Also in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Talbot occupy the creases. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Nail Yakupov goal, his second of the season, via Joel Edmundson and Dmitrij Jaskin. Edmonton tied it on a Tyler Pitlick goal, his third of the year, helped along by Andrej Sekera and Mark Letestu. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a Milan Lucic goal, his second of the season, coming off of Connor McDavid and Jordan Eberle. Edmonton iced it at 3-1 with a McDavid empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Talbot (34 for 35 in saves), McDavid, and Lucic.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Jakob Markstrom are the goalies. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jannik Hansen goal, assisted by Brandon Sutter and Luca Sbisa. The Canucks added on in the third period with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Loui Eriksson and Sutter. Buffalo got on the board with a Nicholas Baptiste goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Sutter, Markstrom (26 for 27 in saves), and Sedin.
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