Los Angeles, as the Kings host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Peter Budaj are set to start in goal. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Andrei Markov and Alexander Radulov. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead on a Nick Shore goal, helped along by Kyle Clifford and Jordan Nolan. The Canadiens retied it on another Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, coming on the power play from Radulov and David Desharnais. Los Angeles retook the lead on a Doughty power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Carter and Kopitar. Montreal pulled even with a Radulov power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. The Kings pulled ahead again on a Trevor Lewis goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Kopitar, who earned a sock trick, and Derek Forbort. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Desharnais and Greg Pateryn. The tie went to a shootout, where Brian Flynn, Radulov, and Paul Byron gave Montreal the 5-4 win over Carter and Kopitar. The three stars were Radulov, Pacioretty, and Kopitar, while Carter, Doughty, and Desharnais get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Cam Ward draw the starts in goal. Carolina won 1-0 in overtime with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, via Viktor Stalberg and Ron Hainsey. The three stars went to Ward (30 save shutout), Di Giuseppe, and Bishop (29 for 30 in saves).
Up in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Jaroslav Halak are the reliable goalies. New York led off in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. Detroit tied it on a Mike Green goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Frans Nielsen. The Red Wings took the lead with another Green goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek. The Islanders retied it with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted in the third period. Detroit regained the lead on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Ericsson and Tomas Tatar. New York tied it again with a Josh Bailey goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by John Tavares and Dennis Seidenberg. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the campaign, guided in by Tatar and Zetterberg. The three stars were Green, Zetterberg, and Tatar.
Down to Nashville, where the Predators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, coming off of Mattias Ekholm and Austin Watson. The Flyers retook the lead on a Simmonds power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Predators tied it again with a Colin Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mike Fisher and Craig Smith. Philadelphia pulled ahead on a Michael Raffl goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Andrew MacDonald. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris VandeVelde empty net goal in the third period, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Michael Del Zotto. The three stars were Simmonds, Raffl, and Mason (30 for 32 in saves).
Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Scott Darling are in the blue paint. Winnipeg got going in the second period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler. Chicago tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Patrick Kane in the third period. The Jets regained the lead with an Andrew Copp goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Marko Dano and Paul Postma. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Copp, Hellebuyck (25 for 26 in saves), and Little.
Into Canada, with the Calgary Flames bringing in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Calgary started in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett and Alex Chiasson. Anaheim tied it in the second period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his tenth of the year, via Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano. The Flames took the lead with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Kris Versteeg. Calgary added on with a Chiasson goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Bennett and Gaudreau. The Flames extended the lead as Matt Stajan scored his third of the season, thanks to Dennis Wideman and Garnet Hathaway. Calgary padded the lead on a Bennett power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Mikael Backlund and Chiasson. The Flames continued with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Stajan and Hathaway. Calgary kept going in the third period with a Monahan goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Versteeg and Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames struck again as Mark Giordano scored his second of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Brouwer and Stajan. The Ducks got one back with a Kesler power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim got closer with an unassisted Logan Shaw. The final stood at 8-3, with the three stars being Chiasson, Stajan, and Bennett, while Kesler, Brouwer, Gaudreau, Monahan, Versteeg, and Hathaway get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jonas Gustavsson receive the starts in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Patrick Maroon goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Mark Fayne and Zack Kassian. Minnesota tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Eric Staal. The Wild won 2-1 in overtime with a Mikko Koivu goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Coyle and Matt Dumba. The three stars were Coyle, Dubnyk (28 for 29 in saves), and Koivu.
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