The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Corey Crawford are the alliterative goalies. Chicago led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirtieth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Johnny Oduya. The Blackhawks added on with a Panarin goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Kane and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Darcy Kuemper replaced Dubnyk in goal. Minnesota got on the board with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Nino Niederreiter and Marco Scandella. Chicago replied on a Trevor van Riemsdyk goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, made possible by Marcus Kruger and Jordin Tootoo. The Wild pulled back on a Mikael Granlund goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 with a Marian Hossa goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Duncan Keith. The three stars went to Kane, Panarin, and Crawford (42 for 44 in saves).
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. New York began in the first period with a shorthanded Ryan McDonagh goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Kevin Hayes and Michael Grabner. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader. The Rangers retook the lead with a McDonagh goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, assisted by Marc Staal and Pavel Buchnevich. New York added on with a Hayes goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from J.T. Miller and Grabner. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period as Derek Stepan scored a power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with the help of Chris Kreider. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to McDonagh, Hayes, and Grabner.
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Cam Talbot tend the twines. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Milan Lucic goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Paul Byron goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirty-second of the season, helped along by Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov. Montreal added on with a Byron empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Pacioretty empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the campaign, set up by Byron and Torrey Mitchell. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Byron, and Price (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks added on with a Perry goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, guided in by Ryan Kesler and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead as Rickard Rakell scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to Getzlaf. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Justin Williams. The Ducks answered with a Getzlaf power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Perry and Kesler. The Capitals got one back with a Marcus Johansson goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Anaheim padded the lead on a Kesler goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Perry, Getzlaf, and Kesler.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Aaron Dell are given the starts in goal. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Logan Couture and Justin Braun. Dallas tied it on a Remi Elie goal, via Ales Hemsky. The Sharks took the lead with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Paul Martin and Joe Thornton. San Jose added on in the second period with a Joel Ward goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Couture and Martin. The Sharks extended the lead as Pavelski scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, a shorthanded goal going in unassisted. San Jose padded the lead in the third period with a Chris Tierney goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Dylan DeMelo and Marcus Sorensen. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Pavelski, Couture, and Martin.
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