Boston, as the Bruins host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Boston began in the first period with a Drew Stafford power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Zdeno Chara. Ottawa tied it on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted in the second period. The Senators won 2-1 in the shootout with a lone tally by Kyle Turris. The three stars went to Anderson (28 for 29 in saves), Burrows, and Rask (25 for 26 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Eddie Lack are the goalies with rhyming names. New York led off in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Scott Mayfield goal, his second of the year, coming off of Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier. New York extended the lead in the second period as Andrew Ladd scored a power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. This stood for the 3-0 final, with the three stars being Halak (29 save shutout), Nelson, and Mayfield.
Back north to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Cory Schneider protect the nets. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Stefan Noesen goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Beau Bennett and Jacob Josefson. Pittsburgh tied it on a Bryan Rust goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Nick Bonino. The Penguins took the lead with a Jake Guentzel goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Bonino and Justin Schultz. The Devils tied it in the second period on a John Moore goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Kyle Palmieri and Adam Henrique. Pittsburgh reclaimed the lead with a Josh Archibald goal, his third of the season, fueled by Scott Wilson and Carter Rowney. The Penguins added on with a Conor Sheary goal, his twenty-third of the year, made possible by Sidney Crosby and Guentzel. New Jersey chipped back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Andy Greene and Travis Zajac. Pittsburgh countered with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Phil Kessel and Crosby. The Devils answered with a Palmieri goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Zajac. The Penguins replied in the third period with a shorthanded Matt Cullen goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Tom Kuhnhackl and Ron Hainsey. Pittsburgh iced it at 7-4 with a Bonino power play goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, with helpers from Brian Dumoulin and Chad Ruhwedel. The three stars went to Bonino, Guentzel, and Palmieri, while Crosby and Zajac get the honorable mentions.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Joonas Korpisalo are the unknown goalies. Columbus started in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it on a Jacob Trouba power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Bryan Little and Joel Armia. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-second of the season, passed from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Copp. Winnipeg added on in the second period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Little. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand. Columbus tied it on another Saad goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Alexander Wennberg. The Jets retook the lead with a Trouba power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighth of the season, with assists provided by Perreault and Little, the latter earning a sock trick. Winnipeg extended the lead as Little scored his twenty-first of the year, thanks to Perreault and Julian Melchiori. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Boone Jenner goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Scott Hartnell and Bjorkstrand. The three stars of the 5-4 game were Little, Trouba, and Saad, while Perreault and Bjorkstrand get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman. Toronto tied it on a Nazem Kadri goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Matt Hunwick and Tyler Bozak. The Lightning took the lead back with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Hedman. Tampa Bay added on with a third period goal by Michael Bournival, his second of the year, passed from Andrej Sustr and Hedman, who got a sock trick. The Lightning extended the lead as Point scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, thanks to Palat and Jake Dotchin. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars belonging to Hedman, Point, and Palat.
Back south, the Florida Panthers bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and James Reimer are the solid goalies. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Ryan Reaves goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Scottie Upshall. Florida tied it on a Vincent Trocheck goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Jaromir Jagr and Ian McCoshen. The Blues took the lead back with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Ivan Barbashev. The Panthers tied it on a Michael Matheson goal, his seventh of the year, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Alex Petrovic. St. Louis took the lead back with a David Perron goal, his eighteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Colton Parayko. Florida tied it on a Denis Malgin goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Colton Sceviour and Jason Demers. The Blues regained the lead on a Patrik Berglund power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jordan Schmaltz and Perron. St. Louis added on with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Schwartz and Jori Lehtera. The Blues extended the lead as Schwartz scored his nineteenth of the season into an empty net, set up by Pietrangelo and Tarasenko. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Perron, Schwartz, and Pietrangelo, while Tarasenko gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Dallas, where the Stars host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Antti Niemi are the Finnish goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his thirtieth of the season, fueled by Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators added on with a Smith goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Arvidsson. Kari Lehtonen replaced Niemi in goal. Nashville extended the lead as Kevin Fiala scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to P.A. Parenteau and P.K. Subban. The Predators padded the lead on an Arvidsson goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, helped along by Anthony Bitetto. Nashville struck again in the second period with a Harry Zolnierczyk goal, his second of the season, assisted by Austin Watson and Subban. Dallas got on the board with a Jason Spezza goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Jamie Benn. The Stars got closer with a Radek Faksa goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Dan Hamhuis and Gemel Smith. Dallas chipped closer with a Jason Dickinson goal, his second of the year, guided in by Faksa and Remi Elie. The Predators answered with a Roman Josi power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by James Neal and Arvidsson. Nashville capped it at 7-3 with a Smith goal in the third period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, via Bitetto and Brad Hunt. The three stars were Arvidsson, Smith, and Bitetto, while Faksa and Subban get the honorable mentions.
Back northwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Calvin Pickard are in the blue paint. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Jonas Brodin. The Wild added on with a Nate Prosser goal, his second of the year, fueled by Coyle and Zach Parise. Colorado got on the board with a Tyson Jost goal in the second period, via Rocco Grimaldi and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it with a Francois Beauchemin goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Sven Andrighetto. Minnesota retook the lead in the third period on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Eric Staal and Ryan Suter. The Wild extended the lead as Mikael Granlund scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Niederreiter and Prosser. Colorado got one back with a Matt Nieto goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Matt Duchene and J.T. Compher. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Niederreiter, Prosser, and Coyle.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Louis Domingue make the starts in goal. Arizona began in the first period with a Luke Schenn goal, assisted by Brendan Perlini and Christian Dvorak. Vancouver tied it on a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his second of the season, via Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Coyotes retook the lead in the second period with a Radim Vrbata goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Jakob Chychrun and Anthony DeAngelo. Arizona added on with an Alex Burmistrov power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Alex Goligoski and Max Domi. The Coyotes extended the lead as Vrbata scored a power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, thanks to Domi. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Brock Boeser goal, his third of the season, passed from Henrik Sedin and Brandon Sutter on the power play. Vancouver got closer with a Daniel Sedin goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Henrik Sedin, who got a sock trick. The final stayed at 4-3, with the three stars being Vrbata, Henrik Sedin, and Domi, while Daniel Sedin gets an honorable mention.
Over in Anaheim, the Ducks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and John Gibson tend the twines. Anaheim started in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Sami Vatanen. The Ducks added on with a Chris Wagner goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, via Ondrej Kase and Logan Shaw. Anaheim extended the lead as Ryan Kesler scored his twenty-second of the season in the third period, with the help of Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks iced it at 4-0 with a Rakell goal, his thirty-third of the year, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Eaves. The three stars belonged to Rakell, Gibson (37 save shutout), and Perry.
To Los Angeles, where the Kings welcome the Calgary Flames. Jon Gillies is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with a Sam Bennett power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano. Los Angeles tied it on a Trevor Lewis goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jeff Carter and Derek Forbort. The Flames retook the lead in the second period with a Dennis Wideman goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Micheal Ferland and Deryk Engelland. Calgary added on with a Freddie Hamilton goal, his second of the year, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Curtis Lazar. The Flames extended the lead as Alex Chiasson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to T.J. Brodie and Kris Versteeg. The final remained at 4-1, with the three stars going to Gillies (27 for 28 in saves), Wideman, and Hamilton.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Martin Jones are between the pipes. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joel Ward goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by David Schlemko and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Oscar Klefbom and Adam Larsson in the second period. The Sharks took the lead back with a Brent Burns goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Tomas Hertl. The Oilers tied it again with a third period Milan Lucic power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Klefbom and McDavid. Edmonton took the lead on another Lucic goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, via Klefbom, who got a sock trick, and Jordan Eberle. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Lucic power play goal to complete his natural hat trick on his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Mark Letestu and Klefbom. The three stars went to Lucic, Klefbom, and McDavid.
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