The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Leo Komarov goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, assisted by William Nylander and Jake Gardiner. Toronto extended the lead as James van Riemsdyk scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Tyler Bozak. Anders Nilsson replaced Lehner in goal. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a shorthanded Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Brian Gionta. The Maple Leafs replied in the third period with a Kadri power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, passed from Mitchell Marner and Nikita Zaitsev. The Sabres got one back with a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Sam Reinhart. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Kadri, van Riemsdyk, and Matthews.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Petr Mrazek are the masked men. Detroit got going in the second period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Jensen. Ottawa tied it on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson. The Red Wings retook the lead with a shorthanded Dylan Larkin goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Jensen. The Senators tied it on a Karlsson power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Mike Hoffman and the goalie Anderson. Detroit retook the lead on an unassisted Tomas Tatar power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season. The Red Wings added on with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Mike Green and Tatar. Ottawa got one back with a Turris goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Mark Stone. The Senators tied it on a Fredrik Claesson goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Turris. The tie went to a shootout, where Evgeny Svechnikov scored the only tally in the seventh round for a 5-4 Red Wings win. The three stars were Tatar, Turris, and Jensen, while Karlsson gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Florida Panthers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Reto Berra and Charlie Lindgren are the little-known goalies. Montreal began in the first period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Artturi Lehkonen. Florida tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his thirtieth of the year, guided in by Michael Sgarbossa and Mark Pysyk. The Canadiens retook the lead in the third period with a Lehkonen goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal added on with a Lehkonen goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, coming off of Paul Byron. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Alexander Radulov, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Max Pacioretty and Phillip Danault. The three stars went to Lehkonen, Lindgren (31 for 32 in saves), and Shaw.
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