The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Robin Lehner man the nets. Columbus got going in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Markus Nutivaara. The Blue Jackets added on with an Artemi Panarin goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, via Nutivaara. Columbus extended the lead as Boone Jenner scored his third of the season, thanks to Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky. Buffalo got on the board with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Victor Antipin and Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres got closer with an Evander Kane goal, his twelfth of the campaign, passed from Jack Eichel and Marco Scandella. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Jenner, Nutivaara, and Bobrovsky (30 for 32 in saves).
In Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen draw the starts in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Brendan Perlini power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Derek Stepan and Clayton Keller. Toronto tied it in the second period on a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Mitchell Marner. The Coyotes took the lead back with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his third of the season, guided in by Keller and Max Domi. Arizona added on in the third period with a Domi empty net goal, his second of the year, made possible by Christian Dvorak and Anthony Duclair. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with a Tobias Rieder empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Brad Richardson and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The three stars were Keller, Domi, and Raanta (27 for 28 in saves).
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington opened in the first period with a Lars Eller goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Sean Monahan and Dougie Hamilton. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Monahan goal, his twelfth of the season, a power play goal powered by Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary added on in the third period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Hamilton and Tkachuk. The Flames extended the lead as Mark Giordano scored his third of the campaign, with the help of Backlund and Jaromir Jagr. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Backlund, while Hamilton and Tkachuk get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Nashville led off in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his second of the season, via P.K. Subban and Viktor Arvidsson. Winnipeg tied it on a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Tyler Myers and Bryan Little. The Predators retook the lead with a Ryan Johansen goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Arvidsson. Nashville added on with a Kyle Turris power play goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Roman Josi and Fiala. The Predators extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored his fifth of the season on the power play, thanks to Josi and Turris. Nashville padded the lead in the third period with a Nick Bonino goal, his third of the year, coming off of Subban and Johansen. The Jets got one back with a Myers goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg got closer with a Perreault goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Joel Armia. The final stayed at 5-3, with the three stars being Turris, Fiala, and Perreault, while Arvidsson, Subban, Josi, Johansen, and Myers get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. New Jersey began in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Brian Gibbons and Andy Greene. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter power play goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu. The Devils took the lead back with a Steven Santini goal, going in unassisted. New Jersey added on in the third period with a Will Butcher goal, his second of the season, passed from Henrique and Ben Lovejoy. The Wild replied with a Granlund power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Jared Spurgeon and Koivu. Minnesota tied it on another Granlund goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Ryan Suter and Eric Staal. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime with a John Moore goal, his third of the year, fueled by Henrique and Taylor Hall. The three stars were Henrique, Granlund, and Koivu.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Anaheim Ducks for a battle of California. Reto Berra is mismatched with Martin Jones in goal. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Logan Couture. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the year, via Brandon Montour and Rickard Rakell. The Ducks took the lead with a Rakell goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Perry and Montour. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Donskoi power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Tomas Hertl and Daniel O'Regan. In the shootout, Perry, Cam Fowler, Montour, and Antoine Vermette helped the Ducks to a 4-3 win over Donskoi, Brent Burns, and Tim Heed. The three stars were Perry, Montour, and Rakell, while Donskoi gets an honorable mention.
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