The Detroit Red Wings hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jared Coreau make the starts in goal. New York took the game 1-0 in overtime on a J.T. Miller goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Brady Skjei. The three stars were Lundqvist (21 save shutout), Miller, and Coreau (18 for 19 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Matt Murray man the nets. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Bryan Rust goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary. The Penguins added on with a Sheary goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Rust and Crosby. Zane McIntyre replaced Rask in goal. Boston got on the board with a David Krejci goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of David Pastrnak and Matt Beleskey. Pittsburgh answered with a Patric Hornqvist goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Chad Ruhwedel and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead as Sheary scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Rust and Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Crosby power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Malkin. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Sheary, Rust, and Crosby, while Murray (44 for 45 in saves) and Malkin get the honorable mentions.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo is mismatched with Mike Condon in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Zack Smith goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Cody Ceci and Derick Brassard. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner. The Senators took the lead back on Smith's second of the game and eleventh of the season, coming off of Ceci and Curtis Lazar. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Scott Harrington goal, via Wennberg and Dalton Prout. Columbus took the lead in the second period with a Zach Werenski power play goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Seth Jones and Wennberg, the latter earning a sock trick. Ottawa took the lead on a Mike Hoffman goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Senators gained the lead on a Mark Stone goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Brassard and Smith. Ottawa added on with a Hoffman goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Tom Pyatt and Pageau. The Blue Jackets pulled back in the third period with a Lukas Sedlak goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Scott Hartnell and Harrington. Columbus tied it on a Matt Calvert goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Jones and William Karlsson. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist from Brandon Dubinsky. The Senators tied it again with a Kyle Turris power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Dion Phaneuf and Erik Karlsson. Columbus won 7-6 in overtime with Atkinson's second of the game and twenty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Atkinson, Wennberg, and Hoffman, while Harrington, Jones, Smith, Pageau, Brassard, and Ceci get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New York Islanders host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Thomas Greiss are the solid goalies. New York opened in the first period with an unassisted Nick Leddy goal, his eighth of the season. The Islanders added on with an Alan Quine goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, via Shane Prince and Dennis Seidenberg. Philadelphia got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Brayden Schenn and Radko Gudas. The Flyers tied it in the third period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Schenn and Simmonds. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Claude Giroux goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakub Voracek. The three stars were Simmonds, Schenn, and Giroux.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Chicago led off in the first period with a Richard Panik goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Brian Campbell and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks added on with a Patrick Kane goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Toews. Vancouver tied it on a Troy Stecher power play goal in the third period, his second of the season, powered by Henrik Sedin and Brandon Sutter. The Canucks tied it on an unassisted Bo Horvat goal, his fourteenth of the year. Chicago retook the lead with a Toews goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Panik and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 with a Marian Hossa empty net goal, his eighteenth of the year, set up by Toews. The three stars were Toews, Panik, and Kane.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Darcy Kuemper are in the blue paint. Minnesota began in the first period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jason Zucker and Jordan Schroeder. The Wild added on with a Jason Pominville goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Erik Haula and Ryan Suter. Nashville got on the board with a James Neal goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Mike Ribeiro and Yannick Weber. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen. Nashville took the lead on another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, via Ryan Ellis and Johansen. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with a Johansen empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Ellis. The three stars were Forsberg, Johansen, and Ellis.
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