The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Corey Crawford man the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a Ryan Spooner goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Zdeno Chara and Brandon Carlo. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Brad Marchand. Chicago got on the board in the second period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Richard Panik and Brent Seabrook. Boston replied in the third period with a Kevan Miller goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago got one back with a Jordin Tootoo goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by John Hayden and Seabrook. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Miller, Seabrook, and Khudobin (41 for 43 in saves).
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. New York began in the first period with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Nick Leddy. Buffalo tied it in the second period with an Evander Kane goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with a lone assist by C.J. Smith. The Islanders retook the lead with a Joshua Ho-Sang goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Dennis Seidenberg. The Sabres tied it in the third period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Matt Moulson and William Carrier. New York took the lead with an Anders Lee goal, his thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with another Lee goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, also an unassisted goal. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Lee, Ho-Sang, and Clutterbuck.
West to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jake Allen are in goal. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and David Perron. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Filip Forsberg and P.K. Subban. The Blues took the lead in the second period with an Alexander Steen goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Perron. St. Louis added on with a Perron goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues won 4-1 in the third period with an unassisted goal by Joel Edmundson, his third of the campaign. The three stars were Perron, Allen (35 for 36 in saves), and Steen.
Back east, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Matt Murray are the young goalies. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Chad Ruhwedel and Nick Bonino. Carolina tied it with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-third of the year, courtesy of Elias Lindholm and Lucas Wallmark. The Penguins took the lead back in the second period with a Scott Wilson goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Carter Rowney. Pittsburgh added on in the third period with a Conor Sheary goal, his twenty-second of the year, a power play goal assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel. The Hurricanes got one back with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Sebastian Aho and Lindholm. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Sheary, Lindholm, and Wilson.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Peter Budaj are the goalies. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with an Adam Erne goal, his second of the season, passed from Yanni Gourde and Andrej Sustr. Dallas tied it on a Gemel Smith goal in the second period, his third of the year, fueled by Esa Lindell and Jason Spezza. The Stars took the lead with a Spezza goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by John Klingberg and Lindell. The Lightning tied it on a Braydon Coburn goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay took the lead in the third period with a Brayden Point goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jake Dotchin and Palat. The Lightning added on with a Palat power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Erne scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Vladislav Namestnikov and Tyler Johnson. Dallas got one back with a Brett Ritchie goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Lindell, who got a sock trick, and Devin Shore. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with a Stralman empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Palat, Erne, and Lindell, while Stralman and Spezza get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. Washington got going in the second period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his thirty-third of the season, passed from Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twelfth of the year, via Lars Eller and Kevin Shattenkirk. Washington extended the lead as Matt Niskanen scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Burakovsky. Columbus got on the board with a Jack Johnson goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, assisted by Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner. The Blue Jackets got closer with a Kyle Quincey goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Brandon Saad and Gagner. They couldn't tie it, losing 3-2. The three stars were Burakovsky, Gagner, and Holtby (35 for 37 in saves).
West to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Devan Dubnyk in goal. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Martin Hanzal goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Charlie Coyle and Jason Pominville. The Wild added on with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Erik Haula and Mikko Koivu. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by J.T. Compher and Erik Johnson. Minnesota replied with a Haula goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Mikael Granlund and Koivu. The Wild extended the lead with a second period power play goal by Zach Parise, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Pominville. Jeremy Smith replaced Pickard in goal. Minnesota padded the lead as Jordan Schroeder scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Ryan Suter. The Avalanche got one back with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Sven Andrighetto. This stood for a 5-2 final, with the three stars given to Haula, Koivu, and Parise.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ryan Miller are called on to start in goal. San Jose led off in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Jannik Hansen. The Sharks added on with a Hertl goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Sven Baertschi goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Bo Horvat. San Jose iced it at 3-1 with a Patrick Marleau empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Hertl, Jones (29 for 30 in saves), and Marleau.
Back east, the New York Rangers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Anthony Stolarz and Henrik Lundqvist are in the blue paint. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jordan Weal. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers took the lead with a Brendan Smith goal, his third of the season, fueled by Zuccarello and Derek Stepan. New York added on in the third period with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Dan Girardi and Zuccarello, the latter earning a sock trick. The Rangers extended the lead as Chris Kreider scored his twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Stepan and Brady Skjei. The Flyers got one back with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia got closer with a Filppula goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, courtesy of Jakub Voracek and Gostisbehere. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Zuccarello, Filppula, and Stepan, while Gostisbehere gets an honorable mention.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Brian Elliott are set to start in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Patrick Eaves power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Ryan Kesler and Cam Fowler. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Kris Versteeg power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames tied it on another Versteeg power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Brodie. Anaheim took the lead back with a Korbinian Holzer goal, his second of the season, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf. Calgary tied it in the third period as Michael Frolik scored his seventeenth of the year, with the help of Giordano and Mikael Backlund. The Ducks regained the lead with a Logan Shaw goal, his third of the season, passed from Kesler, who got a sock trick, and Andrew Cogliano. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars being Kesler, Versteeg, and Brodie, while Giordano gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mike Smith are the veteran goalies. Arizona struck first in the first period with an Alex Burmistrov goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes added on in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourth of the year, via Max Domi and Ekman-Larsson. Los Angeles got on the board with an Alec Martinez power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the season, powered by Paul LaDue and Anze Kopitar. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Smith (34 for 35 in saves), Ekman-Larsson, and Duclair.
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