The New York Rangers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Peter Budaj and Antti Raanta are the backups in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Steven Kampfer goal, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider. Tampa Bay tied it on a Brayden Point power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Jonathan Drouin. The Lightning took the lead with a Gabriel Dumont goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jason Garrison. The Rangers tied it again with a Michael Grabner goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay took the lead with a third period Point goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Ondrej Palat and Kucherov. The game ended at 3-2, with the three stars going to Point, Kucherov, and Dumont.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Columbus started in the first period with a Sam Gagner goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-first of the year, via Zach Werenski. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Couturier. The Flyers tied it in the second period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twentieth of the year, coming on the power play from Claude Giroux. Philadelphia took the lead on a Konecny goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Matt Read and Radko Gudas. Columbus retied it on a Werenski goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Seth Jones and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Brandon Dubinsky power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Brandon Saad and Jones. Columbus iced it at 5-3 with an Atkinson goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, helped along by Saad. The three stars were given to Atkinson, Werenski, and Konecny, while Jones and Saad get the honorable mentions.
Back in New York, the Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Jean-Francois Berube are the mediocre goalies. New York began in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Andrew Ladd and Thomas Hickey. Carolina tied it on a Jaccob Slavin goal, his third of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Lee Stempniak and Slavin. The Islanders retied it on a Stephen Gionta goal, guided in by Cal Clutterbuck and Nikolay Kulemin. New York gained the lead in the second period with a Calvin de Haan goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Joshua Ho-Sang and Hickey. Carolina retied it on a Justin Faulk goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jordan Staal and Noah Hanifin. The Hurricanes pulled ahead with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Lindholm and Matt Tennyson. Thomas Greiss replaced Berube in goal. Carolina added on with a Faulk goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, passed from Hanifin and Patrick Brown. The Hurricanes extended the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Slavin goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year. The Islanders got one back with a Ho-Sang goal, his second of the season, dished from Anthony Beauvillier. Carolina responded with a Skinner penalty shot goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year. The Hurricanes padded the lead as Slavin scored his fifth of the season to complete his hat trick, with the help of Teuvo Teravainen and Staal. The game ended at 8-4, with the three stars going to Slavin, Skinner, and Faulk, while Staal, Lindholm, Hanifin, Ho-Sang, and Hickey get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry. The Jets added on with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers and Bryan Little. Nashville got on the board with an Austin Watson goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Anthony Bitetto. The Predators tied it with a Mike Fisher goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Craig Smith and Roman Josi. Nashville took the lead in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson.Winnipeg tied it again in the third period with a Patrik Laine goal, his thirty-third of the year, helped along by Ehlers and Little. The Jets gained the lead on a Joel Armia goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Paul Postma. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Johansen goal, his twelfth of the year, via Forsberg and Arvidsson. Nashville won 5-4 in overtime with a James Neal goal, his twentieth of the campaign, with assists provided by Josi and P.K. Subban on the power play. The three stars went to Johansen, Forsberg, and Arvidsson, while Josi, Little, and Ehlers
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Conor Sheary goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. Calgary tied it on a Deryk Engelland goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Alex Chiasson and Matt Stajan. The Penguins took the lead back with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Chris Kunitz and Phil Kessel. The Flames tied it on a second period Dennis Wideman goal, his fourth of the year, via Kris Versteeg and Sam Bennett. Calgary took the lead with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Versteeg. Pittsburgh tied it on a Crosby goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, passed from Sheary and Guentzel. The Flames won 4-3 in the shootout with a Versteeg tally. The three stars went to Versteeg, Crosby, and Sheary, while Guentzel gets an honorable mention.
In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Jonathan Quick are the solid goalies. St. Louis got going in the second period with a David Perron goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen. The Blues added on in the third period with a Magnus Paajarvi power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Patrik Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo. Los Angeles got on the board with a Dustin Brown goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with a Steen empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Pietrangelo. The three stars were Steen, Pietrangelo, and Allen (38 for 39 in saves).
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ryan Miller are between the pipes. Boston was first to score in the first period with a David Backes goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Vancouver tied it on a Markus Granlund goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks took the lead with another Granlund goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, via Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin again. The Bruins retied it in the second period with a Zdeno Chara goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Dominic Moore. Vancouver took the lead back with an Alexander Edler goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Drew Shore and Brandon Sutter. Boston tied it in the third period with a Marchand power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Torey Krug. The Bruins took the lead on another Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Boston added on with a David Krejci goal, his nineteenth of the year, with helpers from Pastrnak and Frank Vatrano. The Bruins iced it at 6-3 with a Marchand empty net goal, his thirty-fifth of the campaign completing his hat trick, set up by Bergeron and Backes. The three stars went to Marchand, Granlund, and Backes, while Bergeron, Pastrnak, and the Sedins get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Mike Smith man the nets. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brendan Perlini goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Peter Holland and Tobias Rieder. This made it 1-0, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Smith (22 save shutout), Perlini, and Pickard (34 for 35 in saves).
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