The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. New Jersey got going in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Michael Cammalleri and Damon Severson. The Devils added on in the third period with a Cammalleri goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Henrique and Kyle Palmieri. Carolina got on the board with a Sebastian Aho goal, his eighth of the season, via Ron Hainsey and Teuvo Teravainen. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 with a Palmieri empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Cammalleri, Henrique, and Schneider (29 for 30 in saves), while Palmieri gets an honorable mention.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by William Carrier and Brian Gionta. The Sabres added on with an Evander Kane goal, his ninth of the year, via Sam Reinhart and Kyle Okposo. Buffalo extended the lead as Justin Bailey scored an unassisted goal in the second period. New York got on the board with a Nick Holden goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by J.T. Miller and Oscar Lindberg. The Sabres replied in the third period with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Reinhart and Matt Moulson. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Reinhart, Nilsson (23 for 24 in saves), and Bailey.
Backtracking to DC, where the Washington Capitals bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Washington began in the first period with a Justin Williams power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Toronto tied it on a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by James van Riemsdyk and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs took the lead on a Connor Brown goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews. The Capitals tied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Williams. Toronto took the lead back with a Frederik Gauthier goal, his second of the season, coming off of Connor Carrick. The Maple Leafs added on with a second period goal by Leo Komarov, his seventh of the year, coming on the power play from Matthews and William Nylander. Washington pulled back on a Kuznetsov goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, passed from Marcus Johansson and Williams. The Capitals tied it on an Orlov goal, his second of the year, guided in by Matt Niskanen and Lars Eller. Toronto retook the lead with a Marner goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers from vam Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak. Washington tied it again with a John Carlson goal, his fourth of the year, dished from Johansson and Kuznetsov. The Capitals won 6-5 in overtime on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, via Carlson and Kuznetsov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Williams, and Carlson, while Johansson, Orlov, Marner, Matthews, and van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Columbus led off in the first period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Zach Werenski and Alexander Wennberg. Edmonton tied it on a second period goal by Oscar Klefbom, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Maroon and Justin Eberle. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a William Karlsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Seth Jones. Columbus added on in the third period with a Nick Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Bobrovsky (21 for 22 in saves), Karlsson, and Foligno.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the young goalies. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Patrik Laine and Toby Enstrom. Tampa Bay tied it on a Matthew Peca goal, via Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Killorn in the second period. The Jets retook the lead with a Nikolaj Ehlers penalty shot goal, his eleventh of the year. Winnipeg added on with a Jacob Trouba goal, his second of the season, made possible by Mathieu Perreault and Blake Wheeler. The Jets extended the lead as Dustin Byfuglien scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Josh Morrissey and Wheeler. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat goal in the third period, his seventh of the season, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov. Winnipeg shot back with an Ehlers goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, coming off of Laine and Trouba. Tampa Bay answered with a Kucherov power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Johnson and Victor Hedman. The Lightning got closer with another Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. The Jets iced it at 6-4 with a Laine empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Scheifele and Ehlers. The three stars went to Ehlers, Laine, and Kucherov, while Trouba, Scheifele, Wheeler, Johnson, and Hedman get the honorable mentions.
Back north to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Torrey Mitchell in the third period. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, helped along by Radulov and Nathan Beaulieu. The three stars were Price (22 for 23 in saves), Radulov, and Pacioretty.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings for a Battle of California. Peter Budaj and Martin Jones are in the blue paint. San Jose drew first blood in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Kevin Labanc and Paul Martin. Los Angeles tied it on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar. The Kings won 2-1 in overtime with a Tanner Pearson goal, his tenth of the campaign, via Carter. The three stars were Carter, Budaj (26 for 27 in saves), and Pearson.
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