Boston, as the Bruins host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Tuukka Rask are the Finnish goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Zdeno Chara and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with a David Krejci goal, his twenty-second of the year, via David Pastrnak and Drew Stafford. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Craig Smith goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Boston replied with a Noel Acciari goal, guided in by Riley Nash. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a David Backes empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Dominic Moore. The three stars were Krejci, Acciari, and Rask (24 for 25 in saves).
Down to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Cam Ward play goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Lee Stempniak goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Derek Ryan and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes added on with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Brett Pesce and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Jordan Staal scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Matt Tennyson and Klas Dahlbeck. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Nosek goal, helped along by Drew Miller and Nick Jensen in the third period. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Sebastian Aho and Faulk. The three stars were Ward (21 for 22 in saves), Faulk, and Nordstrom.
Back north to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cory Schneider are in the blue paint. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba. New Jersey tied it on a Beau Bennett goal, his sixth of the year, via Pavel Zacha and Dalton Prout. The Devils took the lead with a Taylor Hall goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Travis Zajac. New Jersey added on with a Stefan Noesen goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, coming off of Blake Pietila. The Jets got one back with a Wheeler goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Julian Melchiori and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg tied it in the third period with a Joel Armia goal, his ninth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. The Jets won 4-3 in the shootout with a Patrik Laine goal. The three stars went to Wheeler, Armia, and Laine.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Steve Mason are the solid goalies. Ottawa started in the first period with an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Kyle Turris. Philadelphia tied it on a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux. The Senators retook the lead with a Turris goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Cody Ceci and Fredrik Claesson. The Flyers tied it on an unassisted Jordan Weal goal, his sixth of the year. Philadelphia won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Weal. The three stars were Weal, Schenn, and Mason (26 for 28 in saves).
West to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets welcoming the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Kyle Quincey goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, assisted by Seth Jones and Alexander Wennberg. Buffalo got on the board with an Evan Rodrigues goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Jake McCabe. Columbus answered with a Brandon Saad empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Josh Anderson. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Bobrovsky (41 for 42 in saves), Atkinson, and Quincey.
Up in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Carey Price are the similarly named goalies. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Curtis McKenzie goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, passed from Phillip Danault in the second period. The Canadiens took the lead in the third period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Paul Byron. Montreal added on with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Andrei Markov. The Canadiens extended the lead as Alexander Radulov scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Pacioretty. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars handed to Pacioretty, Gallagher, and Lehkonen.
In Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer faces his former team and Curtis McElhinney in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, coming off of Zach Hyman and William Nylander. The Maple Leafs added on with a Leo Komarov goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Reilly Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Keith Yandle and Jason Demers. Toronto replied in the third period with a shorthanded goal by Hyman, his tenth of the year, set up by Komarov. The Panthers got one back with a Jaromir Jagr power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Yandle. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Hyman, Komarov, and Yandle.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Devan Dubnyk tend the twines. Washington started in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Jason Pominville goal, his twelfth of the year, via Martin Hanzal and Nino Niederreiter. The Capitals retook the lead with an Ovechkin goal, his thirty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Marcus Johansson and Backstrom. Washington added on with another Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Johansson. The Wild pulled back with a Hanzal goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Pominville and Jared Spurgeon. The Capitals replied in the third period with an Ovechkin goal to complete his hat trick, his thirty-third of the year, with helpers from Backstrom and Johansson, both of whom got sock tricks. Minnesota got one back with a Spurgeon goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, guided in by Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. Washington won 5-4 in overtime with an Oshie goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the campaign, dished from Johansson and Matt Niskanen. The three stars went to Ovechkin, Oshie, and Johansson, while Backstrom, Spurgeon, Pominville, and Hanzal get the honorable mentions.
In Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Leon Draisaitl. Los Angeles tied it on a Jarome Iginla goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with an Eric Gryba goal, his second of the season, made possible by Darnell Nurse and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Gryba, Talbot (34 for 35 in saves), and McDavid.
Westward to Vancouver, with the Canucks hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Ryan Miller are set to start in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Nick Ritchie and Antoine Vermette. The Ducks added on with a Patrick Eaves goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Rickard Rakell and Kevin Bieksa. Anaheim extended the lead as Ritchie scored his fourteenth of the season, with the help of Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson. The Ducks padded the lead with a second period goal by Brandon Mantour, his second of the year, via Vermette. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Brock Boeser goal, his second of the season, made possible by Brandon Sutter. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Bernier (34 for 35 in saves), Ritchie, and Vermette.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Jones guard the cages. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Jannik Hansen goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Tomas Hertl and Mikkel Boedker. New York tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Matt Puempel. The Sharks retook the lead with a shorthanded goal by Melker Karlsson, his tenth of the season, set up by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Justin Braun. San Jose added on in the second period with a Chris Tierney goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers got one back with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Mats Zuccarello and Brady Skjei. New York tied it on a Jesper Fast goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Skjei and Kevin Hayes. The Rangers took the lead with a Miller power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Skjei, who got a sock trick, and Hayes. The Sharks tied it on a Tierney goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, helped along by Hansen and Boedker. San Jose won 5-4 in overtime with a Brent Burns power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau. The three stars went to Tierney, Miller, and Skjei, while Boedker and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
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