New Jersey, where the Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Cory Schneider protect the nets. New Jersey opened in the first period with a P.A. Parenteau power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Michael Cammalleri and Damon Severson. The Devils added on with a Miles Wood goal, his fourth of the year, via Adam Henrique. Anthony Stolarz replaced Mason in goal. New Jersey extended the lead as Henrique scored in the second period, his eighth of the season, thanks to Taylor Hall and Parenteau. The Devils padded the lead on a third period Kyle Palmieri power play goal, assisted by Andy Greene and John Moore. This made it 4-0, with the three stars going to Parenteau, Henrique, and Schneider (16 save shutout).
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Carolina started in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Jaccob Slavin and Noah Hanifin. The Hurricanes added on with a Justin Faulk goal, his sixth of the year, via Lee Stempniak. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Marcus Foligno. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with a Sebastian Aho empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Victor Rask and Brett Pesce. The three stars were Faulk, Skinner, and Ward (22 for 23 in saves).
West to Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Ian Cole and Conor Sheary. Columbus tied it on a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Nick Foligno and Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Sam Gagner and Josh Anderson. Columbus added on with a Scott Hartnell goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Hartnell scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, via Gagner and Jack Johnson. Columbus padded the lead with a Brandon Saad goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Wennberg. The Blue Jackets kept going with a Boone Jenner goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Brandon Dubinsky and Seth Jones. Marc-Andre Fleury replaced Murray in goal. Columbus iced it at 7-1 with a Hartnell goal to complete his hat trick with his eighth of the year, passed from Dubinsky and Saad. The three stars belonged to Hartnell, Saad, and Wennberg, while Dubinsky and Gagner get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal got going in the second period with a Max Pacioretty shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Phillip Danault and Shea Weber. Minnesota tied it on an unassisted Jordan Schroeder goal. The Canadiens took the lead with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Brian Flynn and Tomas Plekanec. The Wild retied it on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his second of the season, via Jason Zucker and Mikael Granlund. Minnesota took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Eric Staal goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Granlund and Ryan Suter. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Zucker empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Staal, Zucker, and Schroeder.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mike Condon draw the starts in goal. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Kyle Turris. Anaheim tied it on a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Corey Perry and Antoine Vermette. The Senators won 2-1 in overtime with a Mike Hoffman goal, his tenth of the campaign, coming on the power play from Dion Phaneuf. The three stars went to Hoffman, Condon (24 for 25 in saves), and Dzingel.
Down to Florida, where the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. St. Louis began in the first period with a David Perron goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blues added on with a Wade Megan goal, guided in by Ryan Reaves and Joel Edmundson. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Brian Boyle power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. The Lightning tied it with a Michael Bournival goal, passed from Jason Garrison and J.T. Brown. Tampa Bay took the lead in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eleventh of the season, via Anton Stralman and Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Drouin scored, his ninth of the year, thanks to Valtteri Filppula and Stralman. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-2 with a Drouin empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Hedman, who got a sock trick, and Filppula. The three stars were Drouin, Hedman, and Stralman, while Filppula got an honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and James Reimer are set to start in goal. Boston drew first blood in the second period with a Frank Vatrano goal, fueled by Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Krug and Ryan Spooner. Florida got on the board in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Michael Matheson. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a David Backes empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Brad Marchand. The three stars were handed to Bergeron, Krug, and Rask (29 for 30 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Pekka Rinne are in the blue paint. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Nick Shore goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Kings added on with a third period Nic Dowd goal, his fourth of the year, via Trevor Lewis and Tanner Pearson. Los Angeles extended the lead as Jeff Carter scored his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kings padded the lead on a Devin Setoguchi goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Shore, Budaj (28 save shutout), and Dowd.
Over in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Semyon Varlamov are the masked men. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Nikita Zaitsev. The Maple Leafs added on with a Connor Brown power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by William Nylander and Jake Gardiner. Toronto extended the lead as Nazem Kadri scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Roman Polak and James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a van Riemsdyk goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto kept going with a Frederik Gauthier goal, assisted by Mitchell Marner and Gardiner. Calvin Pickard replaced Varlamov in goal. The Maple Leafs capped it at 6-0 in the third period with another Kadri power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Marner and Zaitsev. The three stars of the 6-0 game were Kadri, Andersen (38 save shutout), and van Riemsdyk, while Gardiner, Zaitsev, and Marner get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Ryan Miller are the masked men. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Markus Granlund goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Loui Eriksson. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Patrik Laine goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets took the lead in the third period with an Ehlers goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Ehlers goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Nic Petan and Toby Enstrom on the power play. The Jets extended the lead as Bryan Little scored his fifth of the campaign, thanks to Mathieu Perreault and Blake Wheeler. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Ehlers, Hutchinson (22 for 23 in saves), and Little.
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