Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jimmy Howard are the solid goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Zach Parise and Jonas Brodin. Detroit tied it on a Mike Green goal, his twelfth of the year, via Niklas Kronwall and Frans Nielsen. The Wild took the lead back in the second period with a Nate Prosser goal, going in unassisted. The Red Winds retied it in the third period with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone assist by Nyquist. The three stars were Athanasiou, Nyquist, and Tatar.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Keith Kinkaid are in the creases. New Jersey began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Blake Coleman. Dallas tied it in the third period with an Ales Hemsky power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Stephen Johns and Devin Shore. The Stars won 2-1 in overtime with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The three stars were Lehtonen (20 for 21 in saves), Seguin, and Coleman.
In Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host their in-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Matt Murray are the masked men. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Matt Cullen power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Chris Kunitz and Patric Hornqvist. Philadelphia tied it on a Jordan Weal goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Michael Del Zotto and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers took the lead with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his ninth of the season, via Weal and Brandon Manning. Philadelphia added on with a Dale Weise goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, fueled by Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier. The Flyers extended the lead as Jakub Voracek scored his nineteenth of the season, passed from Matt Read and Claude Giroux. The Penguins got one back with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by David Warsofsky and Ian Cole. Philadelphia replied with an empty net goal by Radko Gudas, his fifth of the season, set up by Giroux. The Flyers iced it at 6-2 with a Gostisbehere goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist from Brayden Schenn. The three stars were Weal, Gostisbehere, and Giroux.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Michael Hutchinson draw the starts in goal. Vancouver started in the first period with an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Christopher Tanev and Bo Horvat. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Jets took the lead in the third period with an Adam Lowry power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, coming off of Perreault and Wheeler. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Perreault, Wheeler, and Hutchinson (28 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. New York struck first in the first period with a Rick Nash goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Marc Staal and Mika Zibanejad. Anaheim tied it on a Patrick Eaves goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf. The Rangers retook the lead with a Derek Stepan goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello. The Ducks tied it again with a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Getzlaf and Fowler. Anaheim took the lead in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Josh Manson, his fifth of the season, set up by Getzlaf, who got a sock trick on the play. New York retied it on a Brady Skjei goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Jimmy Vesey and Zibanejad. The Ducks regained the lead in the third period on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Kesler. Anaheim added on with an Eaves goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, coming off of Rickard Rakell and Getzlaf. The Ducks iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Nick Ritchie, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Corey Perry. The three stars were Getzlaf, Kesler, and Eaves, while Fowler and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
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