Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Jimmy Howard are the goalies. Detroit got going in the second period with a Justin Abdelkader power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Tyson Barrie and Sven Andrighetto in the third period. The Red Wings took the lead back with a Tomas Tatar goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Luke Glendening. Detroit added on with another Tatar goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings extended the lead as Larkin scored his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal, courtesy of Andreas Athanasiou and Riley Sheahan. Detroit padded the lead with a Nyquist goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Zetterberg and Mike Green. The three stars went to Tatar, Zetterberg, and Nyquist, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.
East to New York, where the Islanders welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Thomas Greiss receive the starting nods in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jason Chimera and Anthony Beauvillier. Columbus tied it in the second period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Josh Anderson goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Nick Foligno and Zach Werenski. The Islanders retied it in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Dennis Seidenberg and Scott Mayfield. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-third of the campaign, via Brandon Dubinsky and Werenski. The three stars went to Werenski, Atkinson, and Anderson.
At the usual time, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Craig Anderson guard the cages. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Phillip Danault and Shea Weber. Ottawa tied it on a Derick Brassard power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman. The Senators took the lead with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Alexandre Burrows and Erik Karlsson. The Canadiens retied it in the third period with a Danault goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Shaw. Montreal regained the lead on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Andrei Markov. Ottawa tied it again with a Karlsson goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Marc Methot and Brassard. In the shootout, the Canadiens won with tallies by Paul Byron and Alexander Radulov. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Danault, Shaw, and Brassard, while Karlsson gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Washington began in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, a power play goal powered by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Oshie goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Alex Ovechkin and Backstrom. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, with assists provided by Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point. The Lightning tied it on an Alex Killorn goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Jonathan Drouin. Washington took the lead again in the third period with a Justin Williams goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Matt Niskanen and Andre Burakovsky. The Capitals extended the lead as John Carlson scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Oshie and Backstrom, the latter earning a sock trick. The Lightning got one back with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, with a lone helper from Point. Washington iced it at 5-3 with an Oshie empty net goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, finishing his hat trick on a goal set up by Backstrom. The three stars were Oshie, Backstrom, and Kucherov, while Point gets an honorable mention.
Back up in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Eddie Lack are the backups in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Lee Stempniak. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Ryan Ellis and Kevin Fiala. Carolina retook the lead with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Slavin and Staal. The Predators got one back in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, guided in by Calle Jarnkrok and Ellis. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Elias Lindholm, also shorthanded, his eighth of the year set up by Sebastian Aho. The three stars belonged to Skinner, Staal, and Slavin, while Ellis gets an honorable mention.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Toronto started in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by William Nylander and Zach Hyman. Chicago tied it in the second period on a John Hayden goal, via Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Artemi Panarin and the goalie Crawford. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Crawford (25 for 26 in saves), Hayden, and Hartman.
Along to Minnesota, where the Wild host the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta and Devan Dubnyk Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Martin Hanzal and Matt Dumba. New York tied it on a Brady Skjei goal, his fourth of the year, via Mats Zuccarello and Adam Clendening. The Rangers took the lead in the second period on an Oscar Lindberg goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by J.T. Miller. New York added on with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Lindberg and Pavel Buchnevich. The Wild got one back in the third period with a Dumba power play goal, his ninth of the campaign, powered by Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Lindberg, Dumba, and Vesey.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Mike Smith draw the starts in goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his tenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Paul Stastny and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues added on in the second period with a Scottie Upshall goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis iced it at 3-0 with a shorthanded empty net goal by David Perron, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Colton Parayko. The three stars were Allen (31 save shutout), Pietrangelo, and Upshall.
In Canada, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Richard Bachman and Cam Talbot are in the blue paint. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Andrej Sekera and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on with a Mark Letestu power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars given to Draisaitl, Talbot (33 save shutout), and McDavid.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks. Martin Jones and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Patrick Eaves goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Rickard Rakell. San Jose tied it on a Logan Couture power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. The Ducks took the lead back in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Bernier (33 for 34 in saves), Silfverberg, and Eaves.
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