The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Steve Mason are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia led off in the first period with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his second of the season, passed from Jakub Voracek and Ivan Provorov. Nashville tied it in the third period on a Filip Forsberg goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Matt Irwin and Mattias Ekholm. The tie went to a shootout, where Ryan Ellis had the only goal for the Predators to win the game 2-1. The three stars were Rinne (31 for 32 in saves), Forsberg, and Mason (30 for 31 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson faces former teammate Frederik Andersen in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Nikita Zaitsev and Zach Hyman. Anaheim tied it with a Ryan Getzlaf power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler. The Ducks took the lead in the third period on a Nick Ritchie goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Ondrej Kase. The Maple Leafs tied it with a Nazem Kadri goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Matt Hunwick. Anaheim regained the lead on a Fowler goal, his ninth of the season, coming on the power play from Ryan Kesler. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Fowler, Ritchie, and Getzlaf.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Carter Hutton draw the starts in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Kyle Brodziak goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkrik. Edmonton tied it on a Tyler Pitlick goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Leon Draisaitl. The Blues retook the lead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Robby Fabbri and Colton Parayko. The Oilers tied it again in the third period with a Patrick Maroon goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Brandon Davidson and Draisaitl. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Connor McDavid and Andrej Sekera. The three stars were Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins, and Maroon.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott and Mike Smith are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his third of the season, via Josh Jooris. Calgary tied it on a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Matthew Tkachuk in the second period. The Flames took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Johnny Gaudreau and Kris Versteeg. The Coyotes tied it with a Ryan White goal, his second of the year, coming off of Dvorak. Calgary regained the lead with a Versteeg power play goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Brouwer. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a T.J. Brodie empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Tkachuk. The three stars were Versteeg, Brouwer, and Dvorak, while Tkachuk gets an honorable mention.
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