The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot faces a lesser foe in Anders Nilsson in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with an Evander Kane power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jake McCabe and Matt Moulson. The Sabres added on with a Brian Gionta goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Marcus Foligno and Rasmus Ristolainen. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Drake Caggiula and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers tied it again on a Milan Lucic goal, his eighth of the year, via Connor McDavid and Caggiula. Edmonton took the lead on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by McDavid and Andrej Sekera in the third period. Buffalo retied it on a Kane goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Ristolainen. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with a Ristolainen power play goal, with helpers provided by O'Reilly and Jack Eichel. The three stars were given to Ristolainen, Kane, and O'Reilly, while Caggiula and McDavid get the honorable mentions.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Kyle Quincey and P.A. Parenteau. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Brandon Sutter and Troy Stecher. The Devils retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Hall and Damon Severson. New Jersey added on with a shorthanded goal by Ben Lovejoy, set up by Travis Zajac and Quincey. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Henrik Sedin goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Daniel Sedin and Luca Sbisa. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars handed to Hall, Quincey, and Daniel Sedin.
In Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in their cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak protect the nets. The Islanders began in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with a Jason Chimera goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Brock Nelson. The Rangers got on the board with a Jimmy Vesey goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Rick Nash. The Islanders shot back with an Andrew Ladd goal, his third of the season, guided in by Shane Prince. The Rangers replied on a Marc Staal goal, his third of the year, made possible by J.T. Miller and Chris Kreider. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 in the third period on a John Tavares power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. The three stars went to Ladd, Halak (36 for 38 in saves), and Tavares.
Over to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Steve Mason are the goalies. Florida started in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mark Pysyk and Reilly Smith. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Andrew MacDonald and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers took the lead in the second period on a Simmonds power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Panthers retied it on a Jussi Jokinen goal in the third period, his second of the year, helped along by Michael Matheson and Colton Sceviour. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Jakub Voracek goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Giroux. The three stars were Simmonds, Mason (42 for 44 in saves), and Giroux.
Along to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Jake Allen are in the creases. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Paul Byron goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Tomas Plekanec and Mark Barberio. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Plekanec goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Byron. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventh of the season, via Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. The Blues tied it on a Schwartz goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Stastny and Jay Bouwmeester. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with a Schwartz goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Alexander Steen. The three stars were Schwartz, Stastny, and Byron, while Plekanec gets an honorable mention.
Southeast to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Nashville led off in the first period with an unassisted Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eighth of the season. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his sixth of the year, via Rene Bourque. The Predators retook the lead with a James Neal goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Colin Wilson. The Avalanche tied it again in the second period on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon. Nashville took the lead again with a P.K. Subban goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Kevin Fiala and Mike Ribeiro. Colorado tied it as Duchene scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, thanks to Jarome Iginla and Tyson Barrie on the power play. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Roman Josi power play goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Ryan Johansen and Ribeiro. The game ended at 4-3, with the three stars going to Duchene, Ribeiro, and MacKinnon.
Up to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg began in the first period with an Andrew Copp goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ben Chiarot and Marko Dano. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Danny DeKeyser and Henrik Zetterberg. The Jets took the lead with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, assisted by Patrik Laine and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Laine goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Byfuglien. Detroit got one back with an Anthony Mantha goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings tied it as Thomas Vanek scored his fifth of the year, with the help of Zavier Ouellet and Gustav Nyquist. The tie went to a shootout, where Vanek and Zetterberg topped Laine for a 4-3 Red Wings win. The three stars were Vanek, Zetterberg, and Laine, while Byfuglien gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Scott Darling draw the starts in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Marian Hossa goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Ryan Hartman and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Chicago extended the lead as Dennis Rasmussen scored his second of the season, thanks to Richard Panik. The Blackhawks padded the lead on another Hossa goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Niklas Hjalmarsson. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Hossa, Darling (22 save shutout), and Anisimov.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas started in the first period with a Curtis McKenzie goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Chiasson and Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Monahan power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Gaudreau and Kris Versteeg. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Johnson (29 for 30 in saves).
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