The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New York Islanders. Jean-Francois Berube and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York opened in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Cal Clutterbuck and Nikolay Kulemin. Buffalo tied it in the second period on a Johan Larsson goal, his fifth of the year, via Rasmus Ristolainen and Jake McCabe. The Islanders took the lead back with an Alan Quine power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Shane Prince. The Sabres tied it with a Matt Moulson power play goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Evander Kane and Brian Gionta. Buffalo won 3-2 with a Ristolainen goal in overtime, his second of the campaign, helped along by Kyle Okposo. The three stars went to Ristolainen, Moulson, and Lehner (33 for 35 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Matt Murray are the goalies. Los Angeles won 1-0 in overtime on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson. The three stars were given to Budaj (39 save shutout), Toffoli, and Murray (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Cam Ward are given the starting nods in goal. Carolina started in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Derek Ryan and Victor Rask. Washington tied it in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Capitals took the lead with a Justin Williams goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen. The Hurricanes tied it on a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, via Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina took the lead in the third period with a Teravainen power play goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Aho and Jaccob Slavin. Washington retied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Dmitry Orlov and Niskanen. The tie went to a shootout, where Oshie and Kuznetsov tallied for a 4-3 Capitals win. The three stars were Oshie, Kuznetsov, and Niskanen, while Aho and Teravainen get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Carey Price tend the twines. San Jose led off in the first period with a David Schlemko power play goal, powered by Mikkel Boedker and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks added on with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. San Jose extended the lead as Timo Meier scored, thanks to Schlemko and Donskoi. The Sharks padded the lead in the second period on a Melker Karlsson goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Micheal Haley. Al Montoya replaced Price in goal. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Brian Flynn goal, his third of the season, via Tomas Plekanec and Zach Redmond. The Canadiens got closer with a Jeff Petry goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Michael McCarron and Daniel Carr. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Schlemko, Donskoi, and Meier.
Westward to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Chad Johnson play goal. Columbus began in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fifth of the season, via William Karlsson and David Savard. The Blue Jackets added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Alexander Wennberg and Zach Werenski. Calgary got one back with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Kris Versteeg and Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus replied in the second period with a Werenski power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Cam Atkinson and Wennberg. The Blue Jackets extended the lead on a shorthanded goal by Matt Calvert, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The final held from here at 4-1, with the three stars awarded to Werenski, Wennberg, and Bobrovsky (22 for 23 in saves).
South to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Calvin Pickard are the backups in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Fedor Tyutin goal, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene. Florida tied it on a Jason Demers goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Seth Griffith and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Reilly Smith goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Derek MacKenzie and Demers. Florida added on with a Michael Matheson goal, his third of the season, passed from Colton Sceviour and Mark Pysyk. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars given to Demers, Smith, and Reimer (30 for 31 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan Miller receive the starting nods. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Valtteri Filppula and Brian Boyle. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Brandon Sutter goal, his eighth of the year, via Markus Granlund and Loui Eriksson. The Canucks took the lead with a Luca Sbisa goal, guided in by Alexandre Burrows and Sven Baertschi. The Lightning retied it in the third period with a Cory Conacher power play goal, powered by Jonathan Drouin. Vancouver shot back with a Bo Horvat goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal assisted by Eriksson and Granlund. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Burrows empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Horvat. The three stars went to Horvat, Burrows, and Granlund, while Eriksson gets an honorable mention.
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