The Carolina Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Scott Darling are in goal. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point. The Lightning added on with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his fourth of the year, via Steven Stamkos and Johnson in the second period. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin goal in the third period, his second of the season, passed from Brett Pesce and Josh Jooris. Tampa Bay replied with a Vladislav Namestnikov empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Victor Hedman and Jake Dotchin. The Lightning extended the lead as Ryan Callahan scored an empty net goal, with the help of Chris Kunitz and J.T. Brown. Tampa Bay padded the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Stamkos and Braydon Coburn. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Johnson, Stamkos, and Vasilevskiy (30 for 31 in saves).
Up in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Jaroslav Halak are given the starts in goal. Arizona started in the first period with an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Derek Stepan. New York tied it in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jordan Eberle. The Islanders took the lead with a Tavares goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, helped along by Adam Pelech and Eberle. The Coyotes retied it in the third period with a Mario Kempe goal, his second of the year, coming off of Tobias Rieder and Christian Dvorak. New York retook the lead with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Pelech and Josh Bailey. Arizona tied it again on a Nick Cousins goal, fueled by Keller and Adam Clendening. The Islanders regained the lead with a Tavares goal to complete his hat trick, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Pelech, who got a sock trick, and Calvin de Haan. New York iced it at 5-3 with a Scott Mayfield goal, via Tavares and Anders Lee. The three stars were Tavares, Pelech, and Eberle, while Keller gets an honorable mention.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Sean Couturier goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Anaheim tied it on an Ondrej Kase goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Derek Grant. The Ducks took the lead in the second period on a Brandon Montour goal, his third of the season, passed from Kalle Kossila and Francois Beauchemin. Anaheim added on with a Nick Ritchie power play goal, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Kevin Bieksa. The Ducks extended the lead as Rickard Rakell scored his third of the year, thanks to Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Anaheim padded the lead in the third period with a Getzlaf goal, made possible by Perry. The Flyers got one back with a Couturier goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Travis Sanheim and Voracek. The Ducks iced it at 6-2 with a Kase penalty shot goal, his second of the game and third of the year. The three stars were Getzlaf, Kase, and Couturier, while Perry and Voracek get the honorable mentions.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Matt Murray guard the cages. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Ian Cole goal, via Ryan Reaves and Riley Sheahan. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrick Maroon and Oscar Klefbom. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime with a Phil Kessel goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Evgeni Malkin. The three stars were Murray (29 for 30 in saves), Kessel, and Talbot (42 for 44 in saves).
Over in New York, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his second of the season, helped along by Victor Antipin and Taylor Fedun. This was the only goal in the 1-0 game, with the three stars awarded to Lehner (32 save shutout), Pouliot, and Howard (31 for 32 in saves).
Up in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Carey Price are between the pipes. Florida drew first blood in the second period with a Keith Yandle goal, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. Montreal tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his second of the season, a power play goal coming off of Brendan Gallagher and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens took the lead on a power play goal by Shea Weber, his second of the year, powered by Drouin and Andrew Shaw. Montreal added on with an unassisted Gallagher goal, his third of the season. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Weber scored his second of the game and third of the year, thanks to Artturi Lehkonen. Montreal padded the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his second of the season, passed from Phillip Danault and Jordie Benn. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars being Weber, Gallagher, and Drouin.
West to Ontario, as the Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings. Darcy Kuemper and Mike Condon are the backups in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Alec Martinez goal, assisted by Adrian Kempe. Ottawa tied it on a Dion Phaneuf goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mike Hoffman and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Nate Thompson goal, his second of the year, set up by Tom Pyatt. The Kings tied it on a Kempe goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. In the shootout, Michael Cammalleri and Kempe scored to secure a 3-2 win for the Kings. The three stars were Kempe, Condon (41 for 43 in saves), and Cammalleri.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Devan Dubnyk in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the third period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Virtanen, Nilsson (29 save shutout), and Dubnyk (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Scott Hartnell. The Predators added on with a Josi power play goal, his second of the year, assisted by P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his third of the season, passed from Dougie Hamilton and Mikael Backlund. The Flames tied it with a Micheal Ferland goal, his second of the year, guided in by Johnny Gaudreau and Hamilton. Calgary won 3-2 with shootout goals by Sean Monahan and Tkachuk to top Forsberg's lone tally for the Predators. The three stars were Hamilton, Tkachuk, and Josi.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his fifth of the season, via John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. Colorado tied it on a Matt Nieto goal, coming off of Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with a Nieto goal, his second of the game, passed from Carl Soderberg and Blake Comeau. The Stars retied it on a Brett Ritchie goal, assisted by Seguin and Benn. Colorado retook the lead with a Landeskog goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper by Matt Duchene. The Avalanche added on with a Mark Barberio goal, fueled by Tyson Barrie and Comeau. Dallas got one back with a Benn goal in the third period, his second of the game and sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado won 5-3 with a Nieto empty net goal to complete his hat trick, set up by Comeau, who got a sock trick, and Anton Lindholm. The three stars belonged to Nieto, Comeau, and Benn, while Landeskog and Seguin get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford faces a lesser foe in Oscar Dansk in goal. Chicago got on the board first in the first period with a shorthanded and unassisted John Hayden goal. Vegas tied it on a William Karlsson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Colin Miller and Brad Hunt. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Tomas Nosek goal, his second of the year, via Deryk Engelland and Brayden McNabb.Vegas added on in the second period with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, helped along by Nosek and William Carrier. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored a power play goal in the third period, his second of the season, with the help of Nate Schmidt and Luca Sbisa. The Blackhawks got one back with a Patrick Kane goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Brandon Saad and Jordan Oesterle. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Nosek, Bellemare, and Dansk (29 for 31 in saves).
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