The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Russian goalies. Columbus got going in the second period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Kyle Quincey. This stood for a 1-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (36 save shutout), Wennberg, and Neuvirth (20 for 21 in saves).
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Richard Bachman and Darcy Kuemper are the backups in goal. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Reid Boucher goal, his fifth of the season, a power play goal powered by Bo Horvat and Troy Stecher. The Canucks added on with a Boucher goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, guided in by Drew shore. Vancouver extended the lead as Brock Boeser scored, thanks to Horvat and Sven Baertschi. The Canucks padded the lead with a Jack Skille goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Brandon Sutter. Minnesota got on the board in the third period with a Ryan Suter goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jared Spurgeon and Martin Hanzal. The Wild got closer with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, assisted by Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Boucher, Horvat, and Boeser.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Ennis and Kyle Okposo. Toronto tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres took the lead with an Evander Kane goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Zach Bogosian and O'Reilly. The Maple Leafs tied it again in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, via Matt Hunwick and William Nylander. Buffalo regained the lead with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Dmitry Kulikov and Okposo. The Sabres added on with a Kulikov power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Ennis and Eichel. Buffalo extended the lead as Eichel scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Sam Reinhart and Justin Falk. This made it 5-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Eichel, Kulikov, and Ennis, while Okposo and O'Reilly get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Carey Price guard the cages. Montreal started in the first period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Markov goal, his fifth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Artturi Lehkonen. Montreal extended the lead as Markov scored a power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa got on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Mike Hoffman. This produced the eventual 3-1 final, with the three stars handed to Markov, Price (31 for 32 in saves), and Weber.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Cory Schneider make the starts in goal. Carolina drew first blood in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Elias Lindholm and Klas Dahlbeck. New Jersey tied it on a Travis Zajac goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Taylor Hall. The Hurricanes took the lead back in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina added on with an Aho goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, helped along by Derek Ryan. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Aho, Skinner, and Lack (26 for 27 in saves).
Over in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. Boston tied it on a Riley Nash goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins took the lead in the third period on a Nash goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, via Dominic Moore. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Nash, Khudobin (18 for 19 in saves), and Tavares.
West to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott faces his former team and Jake Allen in goal. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Kris Versteeg. St. Louis tied it in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Colton Parayko and Nail Yakupov. The Blues took the lead with a Jaden Schwartz goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Brodziak and Jay Bouwmeester. The Flames retied it on a Matt Bartkowski goal, made possible by Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Monahan goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Mark Giordano and Michael Frolik. The three stars belonged to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Bartkowski.
East again to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington led off in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson. Arizona tied it on a third period goal by Peter Holland, his fourth of the year, made possible by Anthony Duclair. The Capitals took the lead back with a Daniel Winnik goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Dmitry Orlov and Kevin Shattenkirk. Washington added on with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Shattenkirk. The Capitals iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Winnik, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Jay Beagle and Brooks Orpik. The three stars belonged to Winnik, Shattenkirk, and Holtby (28 for 29 in saves).
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and James Reimer are between the pipes. Florida cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Jonathan Huberdeau and Jason Demers. The Panthers added on with a Huberdeau power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Barkov and Keith Yandle. Florida extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Barkov and Huberdeau. The Panthers padded the lead in the third period with another Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, made possible by Colton Sceviour. Scott Darling replaced Crawford in goal. Florida continued with a Marchessault goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Huberdeau, who got a sock trick, and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers kept going with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Sceviour and Mark Pysyk. Florida finished it at 7-0 with a Reilly Smith goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Trocheck. The three stars were awarded to Marchessault, Huberdeau, and Barkov, while Sceviour, Trocheck, and Reimer (25 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Colton Sissons goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Colin Wilson and Craig Smith. The Predators added on with a Cody McLeod goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Roman Josi and Austin Watson. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. Nashville answered with a James Neal power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators extended the lead as P.K. Subban scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Smith and Wilson. The Sharks got one back with a Justin Braun goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Timo Meier and Dylan DeMelo. Nashville replied in the third period with a Sissons goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, assisted by Smith and Wilson, both of whom earned sock tricks. The Predators padded the lead on a Neal power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with helpers from Johansen and Josi. Nashville capped it at 7-2 with a shorthanded goal by Arvidsson, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Matt Irwin. The three stars belonged to Sissons, Smith, and Wilson, while Neal, Johansen, Josi, and Arvidsson get the honorable mentions.
Continuing along, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Laurent Brossoit are the little-known goalies. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Matt Benning and Zack Kassian. Colorado tied it on a Sven Andrighetto goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Mark Barberio. The Oilers retook the lead with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Drake Caggiula and Connor McDavid. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Caggiula power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Andrej Sekera. The Oilers extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored his sixteenth of the campaign, with the help of Sekera and Kris Russell on the power play. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars going to Caggiula, Nugent-Hopkins, and Sekera.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. New York got going in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Brendan Smith and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers added on in the third period with a Ryan McDonagh power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Rick Nash empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Zibanejad and Dan Girardi. The three stars were Raanta (30 save shutout), Zuccarello, and Zibanejad.
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