The Washington Capitals hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with a Backstrom goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Matt Niskanen and Oshie. Boston got on the board with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak. The Bruins tied it in the second period with another Marchand power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, via Ryan Spooner and Pastrnak. Washington retook the lead with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Niskanen and Backstrom. The Capitals extended the lead in the third period as Brett Connolly scored his ninth of the year, with the help of Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington padded the lead on a Kuznetsov goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Tom Wilson. Boston got one back with a David Krejci goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Pastrnak, who got a sock trick, and Marchand. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Backstrom, Oshie, and Marchand, while Kuznetsov, Pastrnak, and Niskanen get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Brian Elliott draw the starts in goal. Calgary began in the first period with an Alex Chiasson goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett and Kris Versteeg. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming on the power play from Johnny Gaudreau and Troy Brouwer. Minnesota got on the board with a second period goal by Jason Zucker, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Mikael Granlund. Calgary answered in the third period with Monahan's second power play goal of the game, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Dennis Wideman and T.J. Brodie. The Flames extended the lead as Deryk Engelland scored his second of the season, with the help of Matt Stajan. Calgary iced it at 5-1 with a Micheal Ferland goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Engelland. The three stars were Monahan, Engelland, and Elliott (28 for 29 in saves.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Spencer Martin and Peter Budaj are the backups in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Marian Gaborik goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. The Kings added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, a power play goal powered by Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead as Carter scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Devin Setoguchi. The Kings padded the lead in the third period with a Brown goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nic Dowd and Kevin Gravel. Los Angeles continued with a Dwight King goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. This produced a 5-0 final, with the three stars given to Carter, Brown, and Budaj (22 save shutout).
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