The Boston Bruins hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Anton Khudobin are set to start in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Zdeno Chara goal, his second of the season, passed from David Backes and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with an Austin Czarnik goal, his fourth of the year, via Ryan Spooner and Riley Nash. Anaheim got on the board with an unassisted Andrew Cogliano goal, his eighth of the season. The Ducks tied it on a Kevin Bieksa goal, his second of the year, helped along by Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim took the lead with a Josh Manson goal in the second period, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell. Boston tied it again with a David Krejci power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Backes and Torey Krug. The Ducks regained the lead on a Rakell goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars being Rakell, Backes, and Bieksa.
Over to Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York opened in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Alan Quine and Jason Chimera. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Nikolay Kulemin. Chicago got on the board with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twelfth of the season, via Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks tied it on an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Patrick Kane and Panarin. Chicago took the lead with a Marian Hossa goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Ryan Hartman and Jonathan Toews. New York tied it on a Ryan Strome goal, his third of the year, coming off of Brock Nelson and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders retook the lead in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Travis Hamonic and John Tavares. The Blackhawks pulled even with another Panarin power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, powered by Seabrook and Keith. Chicago took the lead with a Richard Panik goal, his eighth of the campaign, courtesy of Dennis Rasmussen and Marcus Kruger in the third period. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars going to Panarin, Seabrook, and Keith.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings host the Los Angeles Kings. Jeff Zatkoff and Jimmy Howard are in the blue paint. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Derek Forbort goal, his second of the season, coming off of Dwight King and Tyler Toffoli. Detroit tied it on a Mike Green goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Luke Glendening. The Kings retook the lead in the second period on a Nic Dowd goal, his third of the season, passed from Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles added on in the third period with a Toffoli goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Tom Gilbert. The Kings iced it at 4-1 with another Toffoli goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, an empty net goal set up by Brown and Alec Martinez. The three stars went to Toffoli, Brown, and Zatkoff (17 for 18 in saves).
In Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Frederik Andersen are the overrated goalies. Toronto began in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by William Nylander and Jake Gardiner. Arizona tied it on a Jordan Martinook goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, via Radim Vrbata and Brendan Perlini. The Coyotes took the lead with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Tobias Rieder and Anthony DeAngelo. The Maple Leafs tied it again with a Mitchell Marner goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Roman Polak and Matt Hunwick. The tie went to a shootout, where Peter Holland won it 3-2 for the Coyotes. The three stars were Smith (44 for 46 in saves), Ekman-Larsson, and Holland.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Jake Allen guard the cages. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a shorthanded Adam Henrique goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Travis Zajac. The Devils added on with a Miles Wood goal, his second of the year, helped along by Henrique and Kyle Palmieri. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and Brad Hunt. The Blues tied it in the second period on a Jori Lehtera goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Robby Fabbri and Tarasenko. St. Louis took the lead with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Nail Yakupov scored his third of the year, thanks to Paul Stastny. St. Louis iced it at 5-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Patrik Berglund, his second of the campaign. The three stars went to Tarasenko, Pietrangelo, and Henrique.
Down to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Jonas Brodin power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Ellis goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Colin Wilson and Viktor Arvidsson. The Wild took the lead back with a Charlie Coyle goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Erik Haula. Minnesota added on with an Eric Staal goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Niederreiter. The Predators countered with a Mike Fisher power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by James Neal and Ryan Johansen. The Wild shot back with a Staal empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Coyle. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a Granlund empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone helper by Zach Parise. The three stars were Coyle, Staal, and Niederreiter, while Granlund gets an honorable mention.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg got going in the first period with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrik Laine and Mathieu Perreault. Florida tied it in the second period on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Nick Bjugstad and Jaromir Jagr. The Panthers took the lead on a Reilly Smith power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Seth Griffith and Keith Yandle. The Jets retied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Paul Postma and Brandon Tanev. Florida regained the lead with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his eighth of the year, via Aaron Ekblad and Smith on the power play. Winnipeg retied it again in the third period on a Bryan Little goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Blake Wheeler and Byfuglien. The tie went to a shootout, where Trocheck was cancelled out by Little and topped by Perreault for a 4-3 Jets win. The three stars were Little, Byfuglien, and Perreault, while Trocheck and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi are given the starting nods in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the third period with a shorthanded and unassisted Rick Nash goal, his twelfth of the season. The Rangers iced it at 2-0 with a Mats Zuccarello empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Michael Grabner and Kevin Hayes. The three stars were Lundqvist (27 save shutout), Nash, and Niemi (28 for 29 in saves).
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