The Montreal Canadiens hosting the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Carey Price are the rhyming goalies. New York started in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Brock Nelson and Nick Leddy. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Josh Bailey and John Tavares. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Tavares empty net goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Bailey and Nelson in the third period. The three stars went to Greiss (24 save shutout), Tavares, and Bailey, while Nelson gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Braydon Coburn and Brayden Point. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Giordano and Dougie Hamilton. The Flames took the lead with a Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Hamilton. Calgary added on in the third period with a Hamilton power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Backlund and Michael Frolik. The Lightning got one back with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, made possible by Victor Hedman and Valtteri Filppula. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars given to Hamilton, Backlund, and Monahan.
Back in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner. New York tied it with a J.T. Miller goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Kevin Hayes and Brandon Pirri in the third period. The tie went to a shootout, where the Rangers won with Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad topping Auston Matthews of the Maple Leafs. The three stars of the 2-1 game were Lundqvist (32 for 33 in saves), Andersen (37 for 38 in saves), and Miller.
Stateside, the Nashville Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Jeremy Smith is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville began in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Craig Smith and Roman Josi. Colorado tied it on a Jarome Iginla goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of John Mitchell. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with a Patrick Wiercioch goal, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Iginla and Andreas Martinsen. The Predators tied it on a Filip Forsberg goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Josi and Ryan Johansen. Nashville took the lead with another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, via Johansen. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Forsberg, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Forsberg, Iginla, and Josi, while Johansen gets an honorable mention.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Corey Crawford are the masked men. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his sixth of the season, via Jonathan Toews and Richard Panik. Arizona tied it on a Jakob Chychrun goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Alex Burmistrov and Max Domi. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Ryan Hartman goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Marian Hossa. Chicago added on with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Hartman and Tanner Kero. The Coyotes pulled back with a Ryan White goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Burmistrov and Alex Goligoski. Arizona tied it on a Radim Vrbata goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Martin Hanzal and Tobias Rieder. The Blackhawks took the lead back in the second period with a Michal Rozsival goal, made possible by Schmaltz and Toews. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, with the help of Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks padded the lead in the third period with a Kane goal, his twenty-third of the year completing his hat trick, with helpers from Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov. This stood for a 6-3 win, with the three stars going to Kane, Schmaltz, and Hartman, while Toews and Burmistrov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Peter Budaj are given the starts in goal. Boston was first to score in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles tied it on a Kevin Gravel power play goal, powered by Adrian Kempe and Alec Martinez. The Bruins retook the lead in the second period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Spooner and Patrice Bergeron. Boston added on in the third period with a Dominic Moore empty net goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Marchand and Adam McQuaid. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by David Krejci, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Torey Krug. The three stars were Marchand, Pastrnak, and Khudobin (27 for 28 in saves).
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