Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Steve Mason are the veteran goalies. Dallas opened in the first period with a Devin Shore goal, his third of the season, coming off of Curtis McKenzie and Adam Cracknell. Philadelphia tied it on a Brayden Schenn goal, his fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Stars retook the lead in the third period on another Shore goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, helped along by Antoine Roussel and Dan Hamhuis. The Flyers tied it again with another Schenn power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, assisted by Voracek and Mark Streit. Philadelphia pulled ahead as Schenn completed his hat trick on his seventh of the year, another power play goal made possible by Wayne Simmonds and Voracek, the latter earning a sock trick. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Voracek empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Claude Giroux. The three stars belonged to Schenn, Voracek, and Shore.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Peter Budaj are the backups in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Budaj. The Kings added on with an Alec Martinez power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers provided by Tanner Pearson and Kevin Gravel. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifth of the season, via Tom Pyatt and Kyle Turris. Los Angeles replied with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Derek Forbort and Dustin Brown. The Kings iced it at 4-1 with a Marian Gaborik power play goal in the third period, with a lone assist from Lewis. The three stars went to Lewis, Martinez, and Budaj (19 for 20 in saves).
Back east, the Boston Bruins bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twelfth of the season, via William Nylander. The Maple Leafs added on with a Zach Hyman goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Jake Gardiner and Matt Hunwick. Boston got on the board with a Brad Marchand goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of David Backes. Toronto replied in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Tyler Bozak and Hunwick. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Connor Brown, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Morgan Rielly. The three stars were Hyman, Hunwick, and Andersen (32 for 33 in saves).
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Brian Flynn goal, courtesy of Daniel Carr and Sven Andrighetto. The Canadiens added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Tomas Plekanec. Montreal extended the lead as Artturi Lehkonen scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Phillip Danault and Andrew Shaw. Semyon Varlamov replaced Pickard in goal. The Canadiens padded the lead with another Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, via Andrei Markov and Plekanec. Montreal kept going with a Paul Byron goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Brendan Gallagher and Jeff Petry. The Canadiens continued on a Flynn goal, his second of the game, made possible by Andrighetto and Zach Redmond. Colorado got on the board with a Blake Comeau goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nikita Zadorov and Nathan MacKinnon. Montreal struck again in the second period on an Alexander Radulov, his sixth of the year, fueled by Pacioretty and Plekanec, the latter earning a sock trick. The Canadiens got another one with a Pacioretty goal to complete his hat trick on his tenth of the season, helped along by Radulov and Plekanec. Montreal continued with a Petry power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Markov and Shaw. The Canadiens finished it at 10-1 in the third period with a Pacioretty goal, his fourth of the game and twelfth of the campaign, dished from Torrey Mitchell and Redmond. The three stars were awarded to Pacioretty, Plekanec, and Flynn, while Radulov, Petry, Shaw, Redmond, Markov, and Andrighetto get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the young goalies. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang. Tampa Bay tied it on a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Anton Stralman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning took the lead on a Valtteri Filppula goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Nikita Nesterov in the second period. Tampa Bay added on with another Drouin goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Jason Garrison and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Penguins got one back with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Phil Kessel and Letang. Pittsburgh tied it with another Crosby goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, with assists from Kessel and Letang, the latter earning a sock trick, in the third period. The Penguins took the lead on a Malkin power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, with helpers from Trevor Daley and Kessel, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it a 4-3 win for them, with the three stars going to Malkin, Crosby, and Kessel, while Letang gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom faces his former team, as does his counterpart, Roberto Luongo. Florida began in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Seth Griffith. The Panthers added on with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his third of the year, via Paul Thompson and Colton Sceviour in the second period. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Aaron Ekblad scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jaromir Jagr and Barkov. Vancouver got on the board with a Jack Skille goal, his third of the year, assisted by Michael Chaput. The Canucks got closer with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Troy Stecher and Henrik Sedin. The Panthers iced it at 4-2 with a Vincent Trocheck empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by MacKenzie and Mark Pysyk. The three stars went to MacKenzie, Barkov, and Luongo (37 for 39 in saves).
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. New York struck first in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it with a Jack Johnson power play goal, powered by Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Atkinson goal in the second period his tenth of the year, via Johnson and David Savard. The Islanders retied it with a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Anders Lee and Travis Hamonic. Columbus retook the lead with an unassisted Josh Anderson goal in the third period, his eighth of the year. The Blue Jackets added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Markus Nutivaara. Columbus extended the lead as Lukas Sedlak scored his second of the year, thanks to Seth Jones and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets finished it at 6-2 with a Jones goal, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by William Karlsson and Scott Hartnell. The three stars belonged to Atkinson, Johnson, and Jones.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Mike Smith are the experienced goalies. Arizona cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Alex Goligoski goal, via Lawson Crouse and Jordan Martinook. The Coyotes added on with a Laurent Dauphin goal, his second of the season, made possible by Tyler Gaudet and Ryan White. Nashville got one back with a Roman Josi goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen. Arizona replied with a Brendan Perlini goal, assisted by Shane Doan and Jakub Chychrun in the second period. Arizona extended the lead in the third period as Martin Hanzal scored his sixth of the campaign, thanks to Radim Vrbata and Goligoski. This produced the 4-1 final, with the three stars going to Smith (44 for 45 in saves), Goligoski, and Perlini.
Up in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Chad Johnson are in the blue paint. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Johnny Gaudreau and Dennis Wideman. Calgary extended the lead as Hamilton scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Tkachuk and Backlund. The Flames padded the lead on a Backlund power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Tkachuk, who earned a sock trick, and Hamilton. Connor Hellebuyck replaced Hutchinson for the third period. Calgary continued in the third period as Lance Bouma scored, with the help of Garnet Hathaway and Matt Stajan. Winnipeg got on the board with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Bryan Little. The Flames replied with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. The Jets countered with a Jacob Trouba goal, helped along by Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. The game ended at 6-2, with the three stars awarded to Hamilton, Backlund, and Tkachuk, while Gaudreau gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Aaron Dell receive the starting nods in goal. San Jose drew first blood in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Joe Thornton and Justin Braun. Carolina tied it on a Lee Stempniak power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Jaccob Slavin. The Sharks took the lead back with a Paul Martin goal, via Mikkel Boedker and Melker Karlsson. The Hurricanes retied it in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Andrej Nestrasil, his second of the season, set up by Victor Rask. San Jose regained the lead on a Logan Couture goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Brent Burns and Joel Ward. The Sharks extended the lead as Kevin Labanc scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Dylan DeMelo and Thornton. Carolina got one back in the third period with a Derek Ryan power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers provided by Jeff Skinner and Rask. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Thornton, Rask, and Labanc.
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