The Detroit Red Wings hosting the New Jersey Devils for the last-ever game at Joe Louis Arena. Cory Schneider and Jimmy Howard are the veterans in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, assisted by Frans Nielsen and Darren Helm. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit extended the lead as Zetterberg scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Nyquist. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a John Moore goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Jacob Josefson and Michael Cammalleri. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Sheahan power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Nielsen and Dylan Larkin. Sheahan, Zetterberg, and Nyquist received the three stars, while Nielsen gets an honorable mention.
East to Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Thomas Greiss are in the nets. New York opened in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Alan Quine and Johnny Boychuk. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, passed from Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. New York extended the lead as Nelson scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Adam Pelech and Scott Mayfield. Ottawa got on the board with a Bobby Ryan goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Dzingel. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Alexandre Burrows and Chris Neil. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Jason Chimera empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Nelson and Nick Leddy. The three stars were Nelson, Lee, and Ladd.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Andrei Vasilevskiy draw the starts in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a William Carrier goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Alexander Nylander and Zach Bogosian. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Brayden Point goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Victor Hedman and Jake Dotchin. The Lightning took the lead with a shorthanded goal by Braydon Coburn, his fifth of the season, set up by Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Killorn. The Sabres tied it on a third period Evander Kane goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Brian Gionta and Ryan O'Reilly. Tampa Bay took the lead back with a Point goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Hedman empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Stralman and Point. The three stars were Point, Hedman, and Stralman.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Jake Allen are the goalies. St. Louis began in the first period with a Zach Sanford goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Dmitrij Jaskin. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Francois Beauchemin and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche took the lead with a Rantanen goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Erik Johnson. The Blues tied it in the third period on a Vladimir Sobotka goal, courtesy of Jori Lehtera and Magnus Paajarvi. St. Louis took the lead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, passed from Ivan Barbashev. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Rantanen, Tarasenko, and Sobotka.
Northeast to Toronto, with the Maple Leafs welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo faces former Blue Jacket Curtis McElhinney in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Roman Polak. The Maple Leafs added on with another van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, made possible by Jake Gardiner. Columbus got on the board with a Matt Calvert goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Boone Jenner and Gabriel Carlsson. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his seventeenth of the year, via William Karlsson. Columbus took the lead with a shorthanded Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-fifth of the campaign, set up by Calvert and David Savard. This made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars being Calvert, van Riemsdyk, and Atkinson.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Magnus Hellberg are the little-known goalies. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Nick Bonino goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Dominik Simon and Phil Kessel. New York tied it on a Ryan McDonagh goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Michael Grabner. The Rangers took the lead with a Derek Stepan power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by McDonagh and Mika Zibanejad. The Penguins tied it in the second period with a Carter Rowney goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. New York reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by Zibanejad. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being McDonagh, Zibanejad, and Vesey.
Nearby in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Carolina was first to score in the first period with a Brock McGinn goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Derek Ryan. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Dale Weise goal, his seventh of the year, via Sean Couturier and Andrew MacDonald. The Hurricanes took the lead back in the third period on another McGinn goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Jordan Staal. The Flyers tied it on another Weise goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, courtesy of Couturier and Ivan Provorov. Philadelphia took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his thirty-first of the season, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Jordan Weal. Carolina tied it on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Justin Faulk and Teuvo Teravainen. The tie went to a shootout, where Bryan Bickell and McGinn topped Claude Giroux for a 4-3 Hurricanes win. The three stars were McGinn, Weise, and Bickell, while Couturier gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Washington Capitals welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period on a shorthanded Derek MacKenzie goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Colton Sceviour. The Panthers added on with a Denis Malgin power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Reilly Smith and Nick Bjugstad in the third period. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Reimer (38 save shutout), MacKenzie, and Malgin.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier are the similarly named goalies. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Patrick Eaves goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson. The Ducks took the lead back in the second period with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his ninth of the season, via Getzlaf and Rickard Rakell. The Kings tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Kevin Gravel and Nic Dowd. Los Angeles regained the lead in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Derek Forbort. Anaheim retied it on a Nate Thompson goal, fueled by Brandon Montour and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his second of the year, guided in by Rakell and Getzlaf, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were given to Getzlaf, Rakell, and Iginla.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks. Richard Bachman and Laurent Brossoit are the little-known goalies. Edmonton started in the first period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his third of the year, via Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Oilers took the lead back with an unassisted Eberle goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season. Edmonton added on with a Drake Caggiula goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Connor McDavid. The Oilers extended the lead in the third period as Eberle finished his hat trick with his twentieth of the season, with the help of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic. Edmonton padded the lead on a Draisaitl goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, helped along by McDavid. The Canucks got one back with a Nikita Tryamkin goal, his second of the season, fueled by Bo Horvat. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Eberle, McDavid, and Draisaitl.
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