The New York Islanders hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Nilsson and Thomas Greiss are the lesser-known goalies. New York led off in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Travis Hamonic and Shane Prince. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Ryan Strome goal, his fifth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Dennis Seidenberg. New York extended the lead as John Tavares scored his tenth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Strome and Josh Bailey. The Islanders padded the lead as Andrew Ladd scored his fifth of the season in the third period, thanks to Jason Chimera and Hamonic. New York kept going with a Calvin de Haan goal, his second of the year, helped along by Alan Quine and Seidenberg. Buffalo got on the board with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Zach Bogosian and Sam Reinhart. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Strome, Hamonic, and Seidenberg.
Across town, the New York Rangers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Henrik Lundqvist are set to start in goal. New York began in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan. Minnesota tied it on a Mikael Granlund goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jason Zucker and Mikko Koivu. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Koivu goal, his ninth of the season, via Zucker. Minnesota added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Charlie Coyle and Eric Staal. The Rangers pulled one back with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his second of the season, helped along by Stepan and Kreider. The Wild chased Lundqvist with a Marco Scandella goal, assisted by Coyle and Koivu. Minnesota extended the lead as Zucker scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Granlund. The Wild padded the lead with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Coyle, who got a sock trick, and Staal. New York answered with a Stepan goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Zuccarello and Kevin Klein. The Rangers got closer in the third period with a Kreider goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, guided in by Zuccarello, who got a sock trick, and McDonagh. Minnesota finished it at 7-4 with a Coyle empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Niederreiter. The three stars went to Koivu, Zucker, and Coyle, while Granlund, Niederreiter, Staal, Kreider, Stepan, Zuccarello, and McDonagh receive the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Justin Schultz and Phil Kessel. The Penguins added on in the second period with an Eric Fehr goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey got on the board with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his sixth of the season, via John Moore and Taylor Hall. Pittsburgh answered with a Chad Ruhwedel goal, passed from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Malkin. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Fehr, Ruhwedel, and Malkin.
Back east, the Washington Capitals host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington started in the first period with a John Carlson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Karl Alzner and Tom Wilson. The Capitals added on with a Carlson goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Alex Ovechkin scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals padded the lead on a third period Johansson goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Backstrom. Kristers Gudlevskis replaced Vasilevskiy. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars given to Carlson, Johansson, and Holtby (23 save shutout), while Backstrom gets an honorable mention.
In Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Nick Foligno and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Brandon Saad goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Foligno and Alexander Wennberg. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Petry goal, his eighth of the campaign, assisted by Chris Terry and Mark Barberio. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Foligno, Bobrovsky (36 for 37 in saves), and Saad.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes bring in the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Cam Ward are in the blue paint. Boston was first to score in the first period with a Ryan Spooner goal, his fifth of the season, via Torey Krug and David Krejci. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Spooner and Krug. Carolina got on the board with a Jordan Staal shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes tied it on a Justin Faulk goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, fueled by Elias Lindholm and Staal. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his ninth of the campaign, helped along by Lindholm and Faulk. The three stars were Staal, Faulk, and Lindholm, while Spooner and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Further south, the Florida Panthers host the Detroit Red Wings. Jared Coreau and Roberto Luongo are given the starting nods in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jason Demers and Jussi Jokinen. Detroit tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, guided in by Henrik Zetterberg. The Panthers retook the lead with a Demers goal, his sixth of the season, via Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr. Florida added on with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Michael Matheson and Paul Thompson. The Red Wings pulled back with a Drew Miller goal in the third period, his third of the season, helped along by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Detroit tied it again with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Gustav Nyquist and Thomas Vanek. In the shootout, Vanek and Nielsen topped Barkov for a 4-3 Red Wings. The three stars were Nielsen, Vanek, and Demers, while Barkov gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Corey Crawford in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Duncan Keith. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Tyson Barrie and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche won 2-1 in overtime with a MacKinnon goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Barrie. The three stars were MacKinnon, Barrie, and Pickard (37 for 38 in saves).
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jeff Zatkoff and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Tanner Pearson. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Spezza and John Klingberg. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a Radek Faksa goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Brett Ritchie and Curtis McKenzie. The Kings retied it on another Carter goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, helped along by Devin Setoguchi and Derek Forbort. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime with an Esa Lindell goal, his third of the campaign, assisted by Jamie Benn and Lauri Korpikoski. The three stars went to Carter, Lindell, and Faksa.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Brian Elliott are the backups in goal. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Nikita Tryamkin goal, assisted by Jack Skille and Brendan Gaunce. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Mark Giordano power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Mikael Backlund and Dougie Hamilton. The Flames took the lead on a shorthanded Giordano goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Michael Frolik and Matt Stajan. Calgary added on with a Backlund goal, his seventh of the season, coming off Hamilton and Frolik. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Matthew Tkachuk empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Backlund and T.J. Brodie. The three stars were awarded to Giordano, Backlund, and Hamilton, while Frolik gets an honorable mention.
South to Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Mike Smith are the goalies. Toronto began in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Leo Komarov power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Jake Gardiner and Brown. Arizona got on the board with a Shane Doan goal, his fourth of the season, via Connor Murphy and Peter Holland. Toronto replied in the third period with a Komarov goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as William Nylander scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Morgan Rielly and Frederik Gauthier. This produced the 4-1 final, with the three stars being Komarov, Brown, and Andersen (30 for 31 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Martin Jones tend the twines. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. Edmonton tied it with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Andrej Sekera in the third period. The Sharks retook the lead on a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Logan Couture and Pavelski. The Oilers retied it on a Patrick Maroon goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of McDavid and Eric Gryba. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime with a Labanc goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, helped along by Couture and Burns. The three stars were handed to Labanc, Pavelski, and McDavid, while Couture and Burns get the honorable mentions.
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