The Florida Panthers hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Shawn Matthias goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Paul Postma and Adam Lowry. The Jets added on with a Patrik Laine goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Bryan Little. Florida got on the board with a Greg McKegg goal, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Aaron Ekblad. Winnipeg retook the lead with a third period goal by Nikolaj Ehlers, his thirteenth of the season, via Little. The Jets extended the lead as Mark Scheifele scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Jacob Trouba and Laine. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Laine, Hellebuyck (31 for 32 in saves), and Little.
West to Texas, where the Dallas Stars welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Kari Lehtonen are in the creases. Montreal led off in the first period with a Nathan Beaulieu goal, his second of the season, coming off of Phillip Danault. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Stephen Johns and Patrick Sharp. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a John Klingberg power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Cody Eakin and Jason Spezza. The Canadiens tied it on a third period Alexander Radulov power play goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Beaulieu and Shea Weber. Montreal took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Beaulieu and Weber. Dallas tied it on an Esa Lindell goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Klingberg. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, passed from Jeff Petry and Danault. The three stars were Beaulieu, Pacioretty, and Weber, while Klingberg and Danault get the honorable mentions.
Northeast to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Steve Mason man the nets. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Michael Grabner and Brady Skjei. The Rangers added on in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello. New York extended the lead as Grabner scored his fifteenth of the season, with the help of J.T. Miller and Dan Girardi. Philadelphia got on the board with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Rangers answered with a Hayes goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, via Miller. The Flyers pulled back on Voracek's second of the game and thirteenth of the year, guided in by Michael Del Zotto and Michael Raffl. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Grabner empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hayes, Grabner, and Voracek, while Miller gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Calgary, where the Flames host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Brian Elliott draw the starts in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Kris Versteeg power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Alex Chiasson. The Flames added on in the second period with a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his twelfth of the year, via Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary extended the lead in the third period as Chiasson scored his sixth of the season, with the help of T.J. Brodie and Monahan. The Flames padded the lead with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his tenth of the year, coming on the power play from Giordano and Brodie. Colorado got on the board with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Jarome Iginla. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Chiasson, Giordano, and Monahan, while Brodie gets an honorable mention.
In British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Ryan Miller are the veterans in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Sven Baertschi goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks added on in the third period with a Brandon Sutter penalty shot goal, his tenth of the year. Vancouver extended the lead as Bo Horvat scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Alexandre Burrows and Christopher Tanev. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars belonging to Miller (22 save shutout), Baertschi, and Sutter.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and John Gibson are set to start in goal. Anaheim started in the first period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Antoine Vermette and Ondrej Kase. The Ducks added on with a Kase goal, his third of the year, via Vermette and Kevin Bieksa in the third period. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Gibson (23 save shutout), Kase, and Vermette.
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