Edmonton Oilers hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Cam Talbot draw the starts in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nick Jensen and Darren Helm. The Red Wings added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fifth of the year, via Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Martin Frk scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Anthony Mantha. The Red Wings padded the lead in the third period on a Mantha power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Frk and Mike Green. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Mrazek (36 save shutout), Frk, and Mantha.
Back east, the New York Islanders welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, his second of the season, coming off of Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey. The Islanders added on with a Jordan Eberle goal, his third of the year, via Mathew Barzal and Johnny Boychuk. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. New York replied with a Nick Leddy power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Barzal and John Tavares. The Islanders extended the lead as Leddy scored another power play goal, his third of the season, with the help of Bailey and Barzal, the latter earning a sock trick. New York padded the lead on a Boychuk goal, guided in by Leddy and Barzal. The Avalanche got one back with a Landeskog goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. The Islanders answered in the third period with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, made possible by Barzal and Mayfield. Colorado pulled back with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourth of the year, dished from Sven Andrighetto and Barrie. The Avalanche chipped closer with another Kerfoot goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Andrighetto and Rocco Grimaldi. This made it a 6-4 game, with the three stars being Leddy, Eberle, and Barzal, while Mayfield, Bailey, Boychuk, MacKinnon, Landeskog, Barrie, Kerfoot, and Andrighetto get the honorable mentions.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie Lindgren is mismatched with Corey Crawford in goal. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his third of the season, made possible by Alex Galchenyuk and Joe Morrow. The Canadiens added on with a Morrow goal, passed from Phillip Danault and Andrew Shaw. This made it a 2-0 win for Montreal, with the three stars being Lindgren (38 save shutout), Morrow, and Drouin.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Mike Smith are in the blue paint. New Jersey was first to score in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Nico Hischier. Calgary tied it on a shorthanded Michael Frolik goal, his second of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund. The Devils took the lead back in the second period with a Ben Lovejoy goal, passed from Hischier and Jimmy Hayes. The Flames tied it again with a Michael Stone goal, assisted by Kris Versteeg and Frolik. Calgary took the lead on a Sean Monahan goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Micheal Ferland and Johnny Gaudreau. New Jersey retied it with an unassisted Brian Gibbons goal, his seventh of the year. The Flames regained the lead in the third period on a Ferland goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Gaudreau and Monahan. The Devils retied it on an Andy Greene goal, made possible by Jesper Bratt and Lovejoy. In the shootout, Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk bested Drew Stafford to give the Flames a 5-4 win. The three stars were Monahan, Ferland, and Lovejoy, while Hischier and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.
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