The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Toronto won 1-0 in overtime with a William Nylander goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly. The three stars were Andersen (42 save shutout), Nylander, and Schneider (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Thomas Greiss man the nets. New York opened in the first period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Andrew Ladd and Nick Leddy. The Islanders added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Cal Clutterbuck goal, his third of the year. Carolina got on the board with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. New York answered on a Leddy goal, his fourth of the year, via Anders Lee and Josh Bailey. The Hurricanes got one back in the second period on a Noah Hanifin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner. Carolina tied it with a Derek Ryan goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brett Pesce and Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes took the lead on an Aho goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Teravainen and Staal. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Bailey power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Lee and Barzal. New York gained the lead with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his second of the season, made possible by Casey Cizikas and Clutterbuck. The Islanders iced it at 6-4 with an empty net goal by Jordan Eberle, his seventh of the year, set up by Barzal. The three stars were Barzal, Clutterbuck, and Bailey, while Leddy, Lee, Aho, Teravainen, and Staal get the honorable mentions.
Back in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Charles Hudon. The Canadiens added on with a Paul Byron goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Alex Galchenyuk and Jonathan Drouin. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Brad Richardson goal, with a lone assist by Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes tied it on a Christian Dvorak goal, his third of the season, guided in by Christian Fischer and Anthony Duclair. The Canadiens retook the lead with a Joe Morrow goal, his second of the year, via Tomas Plekanec. Arizona tied it again with a Tobias Rieder goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Dvorak and Jordan Martinook. Montreal pulled ahead with a Shea Weber goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Plekanec. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with an unassisted Derek Stepan power play goal, his third of the season. Arizona took the lead with a Fischer power play goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Brendan Perlini and Clayton Keller. The final remained at 5-4, with the three stars being Fischer, Dvorak, and Plekanec.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Craig Anderson guard the cages. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Olli Maatta and Conor Sheary. The Penguins added on with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Brian Dumoulin and Bryan Rust. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ryan Dzingel and Chris Wideman. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Riley Sheahan, set up by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. The three stars were Guentzel, Hornqvist, and Murray (21 for 22 in saves).
South to Florida, where the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop faces his former team and Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Dallas tied it on an unassisted Radek Faksa goal, his fourth of the year. The Lightning retook the lead with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay added on with a shorthanded Brayden Point goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning extended the lead in the third period as Stamkos scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Jake Dotchin goal, his second of the year, fueled by Sergachev and Stamkos. The Lightning continued with a Kucherov goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Hedman and Stamkos. The final held at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Sergachev, while Hedman gets an honorable mention.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Connor Hellebuyck are in the creases. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his fifth of the season, via Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on with a Couturier power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Wayne Simmonds and Voracek. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Joel Armia and Tyler Myers. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine. In the shootout, Scheifele, Laine, and Bryan Little lifted the Jets 3-2 over Voracek and Jordan Weal of the Flyers. The three stars were Scheifele, Laine, and Couturier, while Voracek gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Nashville began in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators added on in the second period with a Roman Josi goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Johansen and Mattias Ekholm. Nashville extended the lead as Ekholm scored his third of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Minnesota got on the board with a Matt Dumba goal, passed from Jonas Brodin and Eric Staal. The Wild pulled closer with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. The Predators answered in the third period with an Arvidsson goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Johansen and Forsberg. Minnesota pulled one back with a Spurgeon goal, his third of the season, fueled by Staal and Ryan Suter. The Wild tied it on a Staal power play goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Marcus Foligno and Dumba. Minnesota took the lead with a Jason Zucker goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Mikko Koivu and Granlund. The Wild iced it at 6-4 with a Spurgeon empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Spurgeon, Staal, and Dumba, while Johansen, Arvidsson, Ekholm, Forsberg, and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
In Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Talbot protect the nets. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a shorthanded Vladimir Sobotka goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Alex Pietrangelo and Paul Stastny. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Strome power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Matt Benning and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blues retook the lead with an Alexander Steen power play goal in the second period, his third of the season, via Brayden Schenn and Pietrangelo. St. Louis added on with a Schenn goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, coming off of Scottie Upshall. The Blues extended the lead as Schenn scored again, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, thanks to Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Schenn, Pietrangelo, and Allen (29 for 30 in saves).
Back south, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer faces former Capital Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a MacKinnon goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Samuel Girard and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Colin Wilson scored, thanks to MacKinnon and Rantanen. Washington got on the board with a Brett Connolly goal, his second of the season, via Tom Wilson. The Avalanche replied in the third period with a Landeskog shorthanded penalty shot goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year. Colorado padded the lead with a Rantanen power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Carl Soderberg and MacKinnon. The Capitals got one back with an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by T.J. Oshie and John Carlson. The Avalanche capped it at 6-2 with a Landeskog power play goal to complete his hat trick, with helpers from MacKinnon and Rantanen, both of whom earned sock tricks. The three stars were Landeskog, MacKinnon, and Rantanen.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Maxime Lagace and Jacob Markstrom are the inexperienced goalies. Vegas led off in the first period with a David Perron goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Nate Schmidt and Erik Haula. The Golden Knights added on with a William Karlsson goal, his seventh of the year, via Alex Tuch and Brendan Leipsic. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Brock Boeser goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks tied it on a Bo Horvat goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Sam Gagner and Thomas Vanek. Vegas took the lead back in the third period with a Haula goal, his sixth of the season, passed from James Neal and Schmidt. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored an unassisted goal, his fifth of the year. Vegas iced it at 5-2 with a Reilly Smith empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Marchessault and Karlsson. The three stars went to Haula, Marchessault, and Karlsson, while Schmidt gets an honorable mention.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Patrice Bergeron. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Anze Kopitar. The Bruins retook the lead with a Zdeno Chara goal, his second of the season, made possible by Paul Postma and Danton Heinen. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars given to Khudobin (27 for 28 in saves), Chara, and McAvoy.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Martin Jones tend the twines. Florida got going in the second period with a Colton Sceviour goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Connor Brickley and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Radim Vrbata. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars handed to Luongo (35 save shutout), Sceviour, and Bjugstad.
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