Five games on tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Boston started in the first period with a David Backes power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and David Krejci. St. Louis tied it with a Jori Lehtera goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Colton Parayko and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Bruins retook the lead with a shorthanded Dominic Moore goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Riley Nash. The Blues tied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, helped along by Patrik Berglund and Parayko. St. Louis pulled ahead with a Paul Stastny goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Nail Yakupov. The Blues iced it at 4-2 in the third period with a Lehtera empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, assisted by David Perron and Berglund. The three stars went to Lehtera, Parayko, and Berglund.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Frederik Andersen are in the blue paint. Toronto led off in the first period with a Jake Gardiner goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Nazem Kadri. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Derek Ryan and Lee Stempniak. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period on a Viktor Stalberg shorthanded goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Elias Lindholm. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Stalberg, Ward (25 for 26 in saves), and Skinner.
Along to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal got going in the second period on a Shea Weber power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Andrei Markov. Ottawa tied it on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson. The Canadiens retook the lead with an Alexander Radulov goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Alex Galchenyuk and Markov. The Senators retied it with a Derick Brassard goal, his third of the year, helped along by Hoffman and Stone. Montreal gained the lead again in the third period on a Galchenyuk power play goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Markov, who got a sock trick, and Weber. Ottawa again tied it on a Stone goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Hoffman and Brassard. The Senators took the lead with a Karlsson goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Zack Smith. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars belonging to Hoffman, Stone, and Markov, while Weber, Galchenyuk, Brassard, and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
South to Florida, where the Panthers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Philadelphia opened with an unassisted Wayne Simmonds goal, his tenth of the season. The Flyers added on with a Dale Weise power play goal in the second period, powered by Travis Konecny and Brayden Schenn. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Nick Cousins scored his third of the year on the power play, with the help of Simmonds and Schenn. Florida got on the board with a Reilly Smith goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Jonathan Marchessault and Keith Yandle. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Mason (38 for 39 in saves), Simmonds, and Schenn.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Jonathan Bernier are the backups in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Cam Fowler power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf. New York tied it on an Adam Pelech goal, via Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey. The Islanders took the lead with a Bailey power play goal, his third of the year, coming off of John Tavares and Nick Leddy. The Ducks tied it in the third period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his seventh of the campaign, guided in by Corey Perry and Fowler. The tie went to a shootout, where Rakell, Fowler, Ondrej Kase, and Shea Theodore got topped by Tavares, Ryan Strome, Nikolay Kulemin, Thomas Hickey, and Leddy for a 3-2 Islanders win. The three stars were Leddy, Bailey, and Fowler, while Tavares and Rakell earn honorable mentions.
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