Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Scott Darling are in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Sonny Milano goal, his third of the season, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nick Foligno. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted Milano goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year. The three stars were Milano, Bobrovsky (37 for 38 in saves), and Skinner.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Henrik Lundqvist draw the starts in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Jaden Schwartz. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his fifth of the year, a power play goal coming off of Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues retook the lead with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Paul Stastny. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with a Schwartz empty net goal in the third period, his second of the year, set up by Vladimir Sobotka and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars belonged to Schwartz, Hutton (32 for 33 in saves), and Schenn.
Further north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal led off in the first period with an unassisted Tomas Plekanec goal. Chicago tied it on an Alex DeBrincat goal, passed from Patrick Sharp. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Brandon Saad goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Toews and Richard Panik. Chicago added on in the second period with an Artem Anisimov power play goal, powered by DeBrincat and Cody Franson. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to DeBrincat, Crawford (41 for 42 in saves), and Saad.
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Pekka Rinne are the veterans in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith power play goal, powered by Kevin Fiala and Mattias Ekholm. The Predators added on in the second period with a Scott Hartnell goal, his second of the season, via Pontus Aberg. Nashville extended the lead as Nick Bonino scored, thanks to Ekholm and P.K. Subban. Philadelphia got on the board with an Andrew MacDonald goal, assisted by Scott Laughton and Taylor Leier. The Flyers got closer with a Nolan Patrick goal, helped along by Dale Weise. Philadelphia tied it on a Valtteri Filppula power play goal, with helpers from Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia took the lead in the third period with a Travis Konecny goal, coming off of Jordan Weal and Gostisbehere. The Flyers padded the lead with a Filppula goal, his second of the game, coming on the power play from Claude Giroux and Voracek. The Predators answered with a Filip Forsberg goal, his second of the year, guided in by Ryan Johansen and Samuel Girard. Nashville tied it on a Hartnell power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, fueled by Forsberg and Subban. The Predators took the lead on a Forsberg power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by Subban, who got a sock trick, and Fiala. This made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars handed to Forsberg, Hartnell, and Subban, while Fiala, Filppula, Gostisbehere, Voracek, and Ekholm get the honorable mentions.
In Texas, the Dallas Stars welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Dallas opened in the first period with a John Klingberg goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jason Spezza. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Klingberg and Jamie Benn. Detroit got one back with a Justin Abdelkader power play goal in the second period, helped along by Henrik Zetterberg and Mike Green. Dallas answered with a Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the season, passed from Alexander Radulov and Esa Lindell. The Red Wings pulled one back in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his second of the year, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Green. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Martin Hanzal empty net goal, set up by Janmark. The three stars went to Klingberg, Janmark, and Green.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Jacob Markstrom are set to start in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Cody Ceci goal, via Kyle Turris and Zack Smith. Vancouver tied it on a Christopher Tanev goal, guided in by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Thomas Vanek goal, helped along by Troy Stecher and Henrik Sedin. The Senators retied it in the third period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. In the shootout, Markus Granlund scored for the Canucks, but Turris and Mark Stone won it 3-2 for the Senators. The three stars were Turris, Henrik Sedin, and Markstrom (40 for 42 in saves).
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights are home for the first time against the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Tomas Nosek goal, assisted by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Luca Sbisa. The Golden Knights added on with a Deryk Engelland goal, passed from Brendan Leipsic. Vegas chased Raanta with a James Neal goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Brayden McNabb and David Perron. Louis Domingue replaced Raanta in goal. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Neal scored a power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with the help of Reilly Smith and Erik Haula. Arizona got on the board with a Tobias Rieder goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Niklas Hjalmarsson. Vegas replied in the second period with an Oscar Lindberg goal, helped along by Leipsic. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with a Kevin Connauton goal, made possible by Derek Stepan and Clayton Keller. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars belonging to Neal, Leipsic, and Nosek.
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