Brooklyn, as the New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Thomas Greiss are in the creases. New York led off in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Anders Lee. The Islanders added on in the third period with another Tavares goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Nikolay Kulemin. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Calvin de Haan empty net goal, his third of the campaign, courtesy of Greiss. The three stars were Tavares, Greiss (23 save shutout), and de Haan.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Kyle Turris goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot. The Senators added on with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his ninth of the year, via Chris Wideman and Derick Brassard. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Condon (42 save shutout), Turris, and Dzingel.
In Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Frederik Andersen are the goalies. New York started in the first period with a Brady Skjei goal, his second of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider. Toronto tied it on a Tyler Bozak goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Mitchell Marner and James van Riemsdyk. The Rangers retook the lead with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Rick Nash and Skjei. New York added on in the second period with a J.T. Miller goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Kevin Hayes and Adam Clendening. The Maple Leafs got one back with a shorthanded and unassisted Zach Hyman goal, his sixth of the season. The Rangers replied with a shorthanded Michael Grabner goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year, set up by Hayes and Nick Holden. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Grabner empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Grabner, Skjei, and Hayes.
Southwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jake Allen guard the cages. Washington began in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Daniel Winnik and Lars Eller. The Capitals added on with a Jay Beagle goal, his ninth of the year, via Winnik and Tom Wilson. St. Louis got on the board with a second period Jaden Schwartz goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Paul Stastny and Alexander Steen. Washington replied with a T.J. Oshie goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals extended the lead as Brett Connolly scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Burakovsky. Carter Hutton replaced Allen in goal. Washington padded the lead with an unassisted Marcus Johansson goal, his fifteenth of the year. The Capitals kept going with a Justin Williams power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. Washington struck again in the third period with a Kuznetsov goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Oshie and Ovechkin. The Blues got one back on a Steen goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Schwartz and Carl Gunnarsson. St. Louis chipped closer with Steen's second of the game and eighth of the year, coming off of Colton Parayko and Schwartz. This only made it 7-3, with the three stars given to Oshie, Burakovsky, and Steen, while Schwartz, Winnik, Ovechkin, and Kuznetsov get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Devan Dubnyk are in the blue paint. Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Nino Niederreiter and Charlie Coyle. Arizona tied it on a Brendan Perlini goal, his seventh of the year, via Shane Doan and Michael Stone. The Wild took the lead back with a Niederreiter power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville. Minnesota added on in the second period with a Chris Stewart goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Pominville. The Coyotes got one back with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his third of the season, made possible by Doan and Christian Dvorak. Arizona tied it on a Jamie McGinn goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Alex Goligoski. The Wild retook the lead on a Niederreiter power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Mikael Granlund and Pominville, the latter earning a sock trick. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Niederreiter, Pominville, and Doan.
In Calgary, the Flames welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Chad Johnson draw the starts in goal. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a James Neal goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mike Fisher and Anthony Bitetto. The Predators added on in the second period with a Ryan Ellis goal, his sixth of the year, via Harry Zolnierczyk. Nashville extended the lead as Ellis scored his second of the game and seventh of the season on the power play, with the help of Mike Ribeiro and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators padded the lead in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Arvidsson. Calgary got on the board with a Kris Versteeg power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Sean Monahan. The Flames got closer with a Michael Frolik goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Mikael Backlund and Hamilton. Calgary pulled closer on a Monahan goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Dennis Wideman. This was as close as it got, with the final standing at 4-3. The three stars were Ellis, Monahan, and Arvidsson, while Hamilton gets an honorable mention.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the delayed part of the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Hampus Lindholm power play goal, hi third of the year, assisted by Rickard Rakell and Antoine Vermette. The Ducks took the lead on a Nick Ritchie goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Ondrej Kase. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Ritchie, Lindholm, and Gibson (21 for 22 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. San Jose got going in the second period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his second of the season, coming off of Paul Martin and Brent Burns. Tampa Bay tied it on a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Brian Boyle and Nikita Kucherov. The Sharks took the lead back with a Logan Couture goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the season, via Kevin Labanc and Joonas Donskoi. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Dell (24 for 25 in saves), Couture, and Carpenter.
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