Nine games fill the schedule tonight. We begin with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Petr Mrazek guard the cages. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Frans Nielsen and Luke Glendening. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Tomas Plekanec and Greg Pateryn. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Alexander Radulov and Shea Weber. The three stars went to Price (32 for 33 in saves), Galchenyuk, and Gallagher.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Carolina led off in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Jeff Skinner. Ottawa tied it on a Dion Phaneuf goal, his second of the year, via Ryan Dzingel in the second period. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Kyle Turris goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars went to Anderson (32 for 33 in saves), Turris, and Phaneuf.
Down in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Matt Murray are the alliterative goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Michael Cammalleri goal, his sixth of the season, via Kyle Palmieri. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin and Trevor Daley. The Penguins took the lead on a Tom Kuhnhackl goal, passed from Malkin and Steve Oleksy. The Devils retied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Vernon Fiddler goal. New Jersey regained the lead with a Cammalleri power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, powered by Pavel Zacha and John Moore. Pittsburgh tied it in the third period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Bryan Rust and Malkin, the latter earning a sock trick. The Penguins won 4-3 in the shootout on a lone tally from Kris Letang. The three stars were Malkin, Cammalleri, and Murray (46 for 49 in saves).
Back in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Frederik Andersen are in the blue paint. Toronto started in the first period with a Matt Martin goal, his second of the season, made possible by Mitchell Marner and Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Nikita Soshnikov and Marner. Toronto extended the lead in the third period as Auston Matthews scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Matt Hunwick and Zach Hyman. Washington got on the board with an unassisted Nicklas Backstrom goal, his sixth of the year. The Maple Leafs shot back on a Nazem Kadri goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Leo Komarov and Morgan Rielly. The Capitals replied with a Marcus Johansson goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Matthews, Marner, and Backstrom.
Way south to Florida, where the Panthers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Roberto Luongo man the nets. Florida began in the first period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his third of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Shawn Thornton. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Brandon Saad goal, his sixth of the year, via Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky. The tie went to a shootout, where the Panthers won 2-1 on Barkov's lone tally. The three stars went to Barkov, Luongo (36 for 37 in saves), and Jagr.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jake Allen tend the twines. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Mikko Koivu goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jason Zucker. St. Louis tied it on a Paul Stastny goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, courtesy of David Perron. The Wild took the lead back with an Erik Haula goal, his third of the campaign, made possible by Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter. The Blues retied it in the third period on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Perron and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis took the lead with a Schwartz power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, powered by Colton Parayko and Pietrangelo. Minnesota tied it as Charlie Coyle scored his eighth of the campaign, thanks to Eric Staal and Koivu. The tie went to a shootout, where Perron's lone tally won it 4-3 for the Blues. The three stars went to Schwartz, Perron, and Koivu, while Pietrangelo received an honorable mention.
West to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Calvin Pickard are the backups in goal. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with a Loui Eriksson power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Markus Granlund and Ben Hutton. Colorado tied it in the second period on a Mikhail Grigorenko goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Matt Duchene and Carl Soderberg. The Canucks retook the lead with an Alexandre Burrows goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, coming off of Bo Horvat. The Avalanche retied it with a Jarome Iginla goal, his third of the year, helped along by Fedor Tyutin and Blake Comeau. Vancouver won 3-2 in the shootout with a Granlund goal. The three stars were Granlund, Burrows, and Eriksson.
Southwest to Los Angeles, as the Kings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Peter Budaj received the starting nods in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Duncan Keith and Artemi Panarin. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Alec Martinez goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin. The Kings won 2-1 in overtime with a Carter goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty. The three stars were awarded to Carter, Budaj (18 for 19 in saves), and Martinez.
Finally, in San Jose, the Sharks bring in Californian rivals in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones are between the pipes. San Jose led off in the first period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski. Anaheim tied it on a Ryan Garbutt goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Ducks took the lead with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Sharks retied it in the second period with a Dylan DeMelo goal, via Kevin Labanc and David Schlemko. Anaheim retook the lead on a Getzlaf power play goal, his second of the year, assisted by Ryan Kesler and Perry. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Getzlaf, Perry, and Rakell.
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