Boston, as the Bruins host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Justin Schultz goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Sidney Crosby and Schultz. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Kevan Miller. The Bruins tied it on another Marchand goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from David Pastrnak and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a Riley Nash goal, his third of the season, via Torey Krug and Dominic Moore. The Bruins extended the lead in the third period as Bergeron scored a power power play goal, his eleventh of the year, thanks to Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner. Pittsburgh pulled back with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Chris Kunitz. The game ended at 4-3, with the three stars given to Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak, while Schultz gets an honorable mention.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Cam Ward are in the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Marian Gaborik goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Devin Setoguchi and Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Kyle Clifford, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Tanner Pearson and Alec Martinez. The three stars were Budaj (22 save shutout), Gaborik, and Lewis.
Back north to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Keith Kinkaid play goal. Washington opened in the first period with an unassisted Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-third of the season. The Capitals added on with a power play goal by Andre Burakovsky, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Stefan Noesen goal, his third of the season, helped along by Pavel Zacha and Jacob Josefson. Washington answered with a Lars Eller goal, his eighth of the year, via Dmitry Orlov and Burakovsky. The Capitals extended the lead on a power play goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, his eighth of the season, powered by Orlov and Ovechkin. The Devils got one back with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Michael Cammalleri and P.A. Parenteau. Washington iced it at 5-2 in the third period with a Kuznetsov empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Burakovsky, Ovechkin, and Kuznetsov, while Orlov gets an honorable mention.
In Brooklyn, the New York Islanders host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Thomas Greiss are set to start in goal. New York led off in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Calvin de Haan and Nick Leddy. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Andrew Shaw and Nathan Beaulieu. The Islanders retook the lead in the third period with another Ladd goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Leddy. New York added on with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Anders Lee and Tavares. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Ladd, Tavares, and Leddy.
Over to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis McElhinney and Michal Neuvirth are the backups in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Travis Konecny. Toronto tied it in the second period with a William Nylander goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a Roman Lyubimov goal, his fourth of the season, via Mark Streit and Radko Gudas. The three stars of the 2-1 game were Lyubimov, Neuvirth 27 for 28 in saves), and Simmonds.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott and Mike Condon are called on to start in goal. Calgary got going in the second period with a Micheal Ferland goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Johnny Gaudreau. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with a Tommy Wingels goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Fredrik Claesson. The Senators tied it with a Chris Wideman goal, his second of the year, via Mike Hoffman and Zack Smith. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Gaudreau goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Mikael Backlund. The three stars went to Gaudreau, Monahan, and Ferland.
South to Florida, where the Panthers host their cross-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and James Reimer protect the nets. Florida struck first in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Jussi Jokinen, his fifth of the season, set up by Vincent Trocheck and Keith Yandle. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn. The Panthers won 2-1 in overtime with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Yandle and Jokinen. The three stars belonged to Jokinen, Yandle, and Marchessault.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Pekka Rinne are in the blue paint. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Seth Jones and Nick Foligno. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, powered by Colin Wilson and Mike Fisher. The Predators took the lead with a Harry Zolnierczyk goal, passed from Colton Sissons and Cody McLeod. Nashville added on in the third period with a Craig Smith goal, his eighth of the season, via Mattias Ekholm and P.K. Subban. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Zach Werenski goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Brandon Dubinsky and Jones. The Predators replied with a Smith goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Ekholm and Fisher. Columbus countered with a Ryan Murray goal, assisted by Werenski and William Karlsson. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Smith, Fisher, and Ekholm, while Werenski and Jones get the honorable mentions.
Further north to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies. Minnesota got going in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Zach Parise and Jason Pominville. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Jori Lehtera. The Wild took the lead back with a Tyler Graovac goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Nino Niederreiter and Matt Dumba. Minnesota added on with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Niederreiter. The Wild extended the lead in the third period as Niederreiter scored his fifteenth of the season, passed from Eric Staal and Charlie Coyle. Minnesota padded the lead with a Granlund goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Jared Spurgeon and Jason Zucker. Jake Allen replaced Hutton at this time. This produced the 5-1 final, with the three stars being Niederreiter, Granlund, and Dubnyk (24 for 25 in saves).
South to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Scott Darling are tabbed to start tonight. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets added on with a Shawn Matthias goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jacob Trouba. Chicago got on the board with a Duncan Keith power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Brent Seabrook and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks tied it in the second period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago took the lead with a Tanner Kero goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Patrick Kane and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Winnipeg retied it in the third period with an Andrew Copp goal, his eighth of the year, via Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. The Jets extended the lead as Little scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Trouba and Laine. Winnipeg iced it at 5-3 with a Scheifele empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Copp and Blake Wheeler. The three stars belonged to Little, Laine, and Copp, while Scheifele and Trouba get the honorable mentions.
In Texas, the Dallas Stars welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Nilsson and Antti Niemi are between the pipes. Buffalo started in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on with a Matt Moulson power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Kane and Brian Gionta. Dallas got on the board with a Patrick Sharp goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Lauri Korpikoski. The Stars tied it with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Jason Spezza and Patrick Eaves. Dallas took the lead with a Sharp goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Devin Shore. The Stars extended the lead as Tyler Seguin scored his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Buffalo pulled back with an unassisted Kane goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season. This only made it 4-3, with the three stars given to Sharp, Kane, and Seguin.
West to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the experienced goalies. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan White and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on in the third period with an unassisted power play goal by Alex Burmistrov. Arizona iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Tobias Rieder, his eleventh of the year, set up by Radim Vrbata and Martin Hanzal. The three stars went to Smith (19 save shutout), Crouse, and Burmistrov.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Martin Jones tend the twines. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Mikkel Boedker and Patrick Marleau. Edmonton tied it on an Andrej Sekera goal, his sixth of the year, via Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a Sekera power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Drake Caggiula goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers extended the lead in the third period as McDavid scored his seventeenth of the campaign, thanks to Draisaitl, an empty net goal. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars given to Sekera, McDavid, and Draisaitl.
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