Boston, as the Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Maxime Lagace and Tuukka Rask are set to start in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Riley Nash goal, via Austin Czarnik and Torey Krug. Vegas tied it on a Cody Eakin goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Nate Schmidt. The Bruins took the lead back with a Sean Kuraly goal in the third period, courtesy of Jake DeBrusk and Krug. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Kuraly, Krug, and Rask (28 for 29 in saves).
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington opened in the first period with a Taylor Chorney goal, assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Lars Eller. New York tied it on a John Tavares power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Anders Lee and Josh Bailey. The Capitals took the lead back with an Eller goal, his second of the year, fueled by Stephenson and Madison Bowey. The Islanders tied it in the second period with a Lee power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Bailey and Mathew Barzal. Washington pulled ahead again with an Alex Chiasson goal, passed from John Carlson and Jay Beagle. New York retied it in the third period with a Lee goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, coming off of Thomas Hickey and Tavares. The Capitals regained the lead on an Eller goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, via Tom Wilson and Carlson. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars given to Eller, Lee, and Tavares, while Stephenson, Carlson, and Bailey get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Craig Anderson are the masked men. Ottawa started in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. The Senators added on in the second period with an Alexandre Burrows power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Stone and Dion Phaneuf. Detroit got on the board in the third period with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Mike Green and Dylan Larkin. Ottawa iced it at 3-1 with a Nate Thompson empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Karlsson and Tom Pyatt. The three stars were Stone, Anderson (24 for 25 in saves), and Karlsson.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the blue paint. New York led off in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Brady Skjei. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period on a shorthanded Yanni Gourde goal, his third of the year, set up by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. The Rangers won 2-1 in overtime with a J.T. Miller goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Kevin Shattenkirk and the goalie Lundqvist. The three stars went to Miller, Lundqvist (27 for 28 in saves), and Kreider.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and James Reimer draw the starts in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Mark Pysyk goal, his second of the season, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Jamie McGinn. Columbus tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his fourth of the year, via Brandon Dubinsky and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Anderson goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, guided in by Markus Nutivaara and Boone Jenner. The Panthers tied it in the second period with an Ian McCoshen goal, his second of the year, made possible by Radim Vrbata and Trocheck. Columbus retook the lead with a Markus Hannikainen goal, coming off of David Savard and Matt Calvert. Florida tied it again with a shorthanded Trocheck goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Keith Yandle and Derek MacKenzie. The Blue Jackets chased Reimer with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Sonny Milano. Columbus added on against Antti Niemi with a Bjorkstrand goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, guided in by Zach Werenski and Calvert. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Tyler Motte scored his second of the year, thanks to Jenner and Nutivaara. Columbus padded the lead on a Jenner power play goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Artemi Panarin and Werenski. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars being Bjorkstrand, Anderson, and Trocheck, while Jenner, Calvert, Werenski, and Nutivaara get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Jake Allen are between the pipes. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brandon Manning goal, his second of the season, made possible by Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux. The Flyers iced it at 2-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by Giroux, his seventh of the year, set up by Wayne Simmonds and Couturier. The three stars were Neuvirth (33 save shutout), Giroux, and Couturier.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Connor Hellebuyck are the starting goalies. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Patrik Laine goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Dmitry Kulikov. Winnipeg extended the lead as Tyler Myers scored his second of the season on the power play, thanks to Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers. Dallas got on the board with an Alexander Radulov goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Tyler Seguin. The Stars got closer with a Mattias Janmark goal in the second period, his third of the season, passed from Devin Shore and Stephen Johns. The Jets answered in the third period with a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Wheeler. Winnipeg finished it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Scheifele, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the campaign, set up by Wheeler, who got a sock trick, and Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Scheifele, Wheeler, and Myers.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Matt Cullen goal, via Mike Reilly and Daniel Winnik. The Wild added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, passed from Matt Dumba. Minnesota extended the lead as Tyler Ennis scored his third of the season, with the help of Cullen and Dumba. The Wild padded the lead in the second period with a Ryan Suter goal, his second of the year, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund. Montreal got on the board with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Charles Hudon. Minnesota shot back in the third period with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal, his second of the year, with assists from Koivu and Granlund. The Canadiens replied with an Andrew Shaw goal, guided in by Phillip Danault and Max Pacioretty. Montreal got closer with a Gallagher goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Tomas Plekanec. The Wild capped it at 6-3 with an unassisted empty net goal by Marcus Foligno, his third of the year. The three stars went to Cullen, Dumba, and Koivu, while Gallagher and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
In Canada again, the Calgary Flames bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry is mismatched with Mike Smith in goal. Calgary drew first blood in the third period with a Sean Monahan goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie on the power play. Pittsburgh tied it with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fifth of the year, via Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Flames won 2-1 in overtime with a Mark Giordano goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Matthew Tkachuk. The three stars went to Smith (43 for 44 in saves), Giordano, and Jarry (32 for 34 in saves).
South to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Semyon Varlamov are the underwhelming veterans in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Victor Rask goal, his third of the season, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Williams. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, his second of the year, guided in by Erik Johnson and Mark Barberio. The Avalanche took the lead with a Patrik Nemeth goal, passed from A.J. Greer and Nail Yakupov. The Hurricanes retied it with an Elias Lindholm goal, his third of the season, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Hadyn Fleury. Colorado retook the lead in the second period with a Blake Comeau goal, his second of the year, fueled by Soderberg and Matt Nieto. The Avalanche added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Nathan MacKinnon and Nemeth. Colorado extended the lead as Mikko Rantanen scored a power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. Carolina got one back with a Derek Ryan goal, his second of the campaign, with a lone assist by Josh Jooris. This only made it 5-3, the eventual final, with the three stars being Soderberg, Nemeth, and Varlamov (57 for 60 in saves), while MacKinnon gets an honorable mention.
Further south to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Antti Raanta occupy the blue paint. Arizona began in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the season, via Max Domi and Christian Dvorak. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, passed from Benoit Pouliot and Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Pouliot goal, his third of the year, coming off of O'Reilly and Okposo. Buffalo added on with a Seth Griffith goal, his second of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Jake McCabe. The Sabres extended the lead in the third period as Evander Kane scored his seventh of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Jack Eichel and Marco Scandella. Buffalo padded the lead as Pouliot scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to O'Reilly and Rasmus Ristoalinen, the former earning a sock trick. The Coyotes got one back with a Zac Rinaldo goal, guided in by Jason Demers and Brad Richardson. Arizona got closer with a Nick Cousins goal, his third of the year, helped along by Jordan Martinook and Kevin Connauton. The Coyotes pulled closer with a Dvorak goal, his second of the campaign, with a lone helper from Demers. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Pouliot, O'Reilly, and Okposo, while Dvorak and Demers get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis McElhinney and Jonathan Quick play goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, made possible by Tanner Pearson. The Kings added on with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead as Trevor Lewis scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Nick Shore and Cammalleri. The Kings padded the lead in the second period on a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Pearson and Jake Muzzin. Los Angeles continued with another Toffoli goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Adrian Kempe and Pearson, the latter earning a sock trick. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews penalty shot goal, his tenth of the season. The Maple Leafs chipped closer with a Morgan Rielly goal, his second of the season, assisted by Matthews and Zach Hyman. Toronto got closer in the third period with a Connor Brown power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Jake Gardiner and William Nylander. This only made it a 5-3 final, with the three stars given to Toffoli, Pearson, and Cammalleri, while Matthews gets an honorable mention.
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