The Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces a lesser foe in Anton Khudobin in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Torey Krug power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron. New Jersey tied it on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Steven Santini and Kyle Palmieri. The Bruins retook the lead on a Brandon Carlo goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Bergeron and David Backes. The Devils retied it in the third period with a Palmieri goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Taylor Hall. Boston gained the lead with a Ryan Spooner goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Drew Stafford and Frank Vatrano. This produced a 3-2 final, with the three stars given to Palmieri, Bergeron, and Spooner.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel. Tampa Bay tied it on a Tyler Johnson goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning won 2-1 in the shootout with tallies by Brayden Point and Kucherov. The three stars were Kucherov, Vasilevskiy (31 for 32 in saves), and Lehner (31 for 32 in saves).
Across the state, the New York Rangers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. Montreal opened in the first period with a Shea Weber goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Max Pacioretty and Steve Ott. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Phillip Danault and Pacioretty. Montreal extended the lead as Andrew Shaw scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov. New York got on the board in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello. The Canadiens replied with a Jordie Benn goal, his third of the season, made possible by Nathan Beaulieu and Galchenyuk.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Dallas led off in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Aleksander Barkov. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a John Klingberg goal, his eleventh of the campaign, passed from Seguin and Benn. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Lehtonen (41 for 42 in saves), Benn, and Seguin.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Koprisalo is mismatched with Craig Anderson in goal. Columbus began in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Zach Werenski and Seth Jones. Ottawa tied it with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Chris Kelly and Tommy Wingels. The Senators gained the lead in the second period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Marc Methot. Ottawa added on in the third period with a Zack Smith goal, his sixteenth of the year coming shorthanded into the empty net, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Werenski and Cam Atkinson. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Smith, Werenski, and Karlsson.
Over in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Connor Hellebuyck are in the creases. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Bryan Little and Byfuglien. Winnipeg extended the lead as Mark Scheifele scored his twenty-seventh of the season, via Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets padded the lead in the second period with a Ben Chiarot goal, passed from Ehlers and Wheeler. Winnipeg continued with an Ehlers goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Wheeler. Jeremy Smith replaced Pickard in goal. The Jets struck again in the third period with an unassisted Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the season. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Cody Goloubef. The game ended at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Wheeler, Ehlers, and Laine, while Byfuglien gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Sean Couturier goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Matt Read and Nick Cousins. Washington tied it on a Dmitry Orlov goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Matt Niskanen. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime with a power play goal by Nicklas Backstrom, his twentieth of the campaign, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Ovechkin. The three stars went to Backstrom, Holtby (30 for 31 in saves), and Orlov.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Juuse Saros man the nets. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Brent Seabrook and Richard Panik. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Jordin Tootoo goal, passed from Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Nashville got on the board with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban. Chicago replied with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators got one back with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his thirteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Nashville tied it in the third period with another Arvidsson goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, helped along by Johansen and Filip Forsberg. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Brian Campbell goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, coming off of Toews and Panik. Chicago iced it at 5-3 with a Kane empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, set up by Artemi Panarin. The three stars were Kane, Toews, and Arvidsson, while Panik, Seabrook, and Johansen.
Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Cam Talbot are in the blue paint. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Adam Larsson. Detroit tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Henrik Zetterberg. The Oilers took the lead with a Zack Kassian goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Larsson and David Desharnais. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Milan Lucic. The Red Wings answered with a Darren Helm goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin. The Oilers replied with a Patrick Maroon goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and McDavid. Detroit pulled back on a Larkin goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Justin Abdelkader. The three stars of the 4-3 game were McDavid, Larsson, and Larkin.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Ben Bishop are the American goalies. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Sven Baertschi goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Loui Eriksson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on with a Henrik Sedin goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Horvat and Christopher Tanev. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period as Baertschi scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, with the help of Horvat, who got a sock trick, and Eriksson. The Canucks padded the lead with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, assisted by Ben Hutton and Brandon Sutter. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Alec Martinez and Drew Doughty. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Trevor Lewis power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Paul Ladue. Los Angeles chipped closer with a shorthanded Martinez goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Kempe and Derek Forbort. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Baertschi, Horvat, and Eriksson, while Martinez and Kempe get the honorable mentions.
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