Ten games for tonight, beginning in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Tuukka Rask protect the nets. New York dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Nick Holden and Rick Nash. The Rangers added on with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Matt Puempel and Brady Skjei. Boston got on the board with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, made possible by David Pastrnak and Colin Miller. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (32 for 33 in saves), Lindberg, and Buchnevich.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Robin Lehner are the productive goalies. Arizona opened in the first period with a Teemu Pulkkinen goal, his second of the season, coming off of Max Domi and Christian Dvorak. Buffalo tied it on a shorthanded goal by Marcus Foligno, his eleventh of the year, set up by Ryan O'Reilly and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres took the lead with an O'Reilly goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, a power play goal via Jack Eichel and Kyle Okposo. The Coyotes retied it on a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Tobias Rieder, his fourteenth of the year. Buffalo regained the lead with an Eichel power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart and Okposo. Arizona tied it again in the third period with an Alex Goligoski, his third of the year, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Rieder. The Sabres gained the lead with an Evander Kane goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by O'Reilly and Jake McCabe. Buffalo added on with a Foligno empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with helpers from Eichel and Cody Franson. The Sabres extended the lead as Reinhart scored an empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This made it 6-3, with the three stars given to Foligno, Eichel, and O'Reilly, while Rieder, Okposo, and Reinhart get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Florida got going in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia tied it on a Valtteri Filppula goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, assisted by Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek. In the shootout, Jordan Weal and Voracek scored, topping Aleksander Barkov as the Flyers won 2-1. The three stars went to Voracek, Mason (39 for 40 in saves), and Reimer (35 for 36 in saves in relief from the second period onward).
Close by, the Washington Capitals host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington cracked the scoresheet in the third period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson on the power play. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Vrana, Holtby (15 save shutout), and Schneider (23 for 24 in saves).
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Columbus drew first blood in the third period with a Brandon Saad goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Nick Foligno. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubnyk (39 for 40 in saves), and Saad.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carey Price are the masked men. Nashville started in the first period with a Ryan Ellis power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Mike Fisher. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens took the lead with a Paul Byron goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Byron, Price (24 for 25 in saves), and Gallagher.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Craig Anderson in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Mike Hoffman and Cody Ceci. The Senators added on in the second period with a Burrows goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Hoffman. Colorado got on the board in the third period with a Rene Bourque goal, his tenth of the campaign, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. This stood for a 2-1 result, with the three stars going to Burrows, Hoffman, and Anderson (22 for 23 in saves).
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Antti Niemi are in the blue paint. New York began in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Jason Chimera. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza. The Stars took the lead with a Radek Faksa goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Patrick Sharp and Greg Pateryn. Dallas added on with a Spezza goal, his tenth of the year, via John Klingberg and Seguin. The Islanders got one back with an Andrew Ladd goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Strome and Josh Bailey. New York tied it in the third period with a Nick Leddy goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Anders Lee and John Tavares. The Islanders pulled ahead with a Dennis Seidenberg goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Calvin de Haan and Strome. New York extended the lead as Nikolay Kulemin scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Leddy. The Stars got one back on a shorthanded and unassisted Benn goal, his twenty-third of the campaign. The final remained at 5-4, with the three stars given to Strome, Leddy, and Benn, while Seguin and Spezza get the honorable mentions.
Out to California, where the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Jonathan Quick man the creases. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Mitchell Marner and James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Nikita Zaitsev goal, his third of the year, via Brian Boyle. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. The Kings tied it on a Tanner Pearson goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Alec Martinez and Tyler Toffoli. Los Angeles won 3-2 with a Kopitar goal in the shootout. The three stars were Kopitar, Pearson, and Quick (28 for 30 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Aaron Dell are between the pipes. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his nineteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Ben Hutton and Sven Baertschi. San Jose tied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Logan Couture and Paul Martin. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Marcus Sorensen goal, made possible by Tomas Hertl and Joel Ward. San Jose added on with a Couture goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Patrick Marleau and Brent Burns. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Couture, Sorensen, and Dell (17 for 18 in saves).
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