The Boston Bruins hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Anton Khudobin are the goalies. Boston started in the first period with a David Krejci goal, his second of the season, made possible by Jake DeBrusk and Peter Cehlarik. The Bruins added on with a Sean Kuraly goal, his third of the year, passed from Charlie McAvoy. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Boston answered with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, assisted by Krejci and DeBrusk. The Penguins countered with a Phil Kessel goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Riley Sheahan and Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh tied it with a Crosby goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Patric Hornqvist and Matt Hunwick. The Bruins won 4-3 in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his eleventh of the year, via Riley Nash and Ryan Spooner. The three stars went to Krejci, DeBrusk, and Crosby.
In Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Brian Elliott are the average goalies. New York began in the first period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Andrew Ladd and Scott Mayfield. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Claude Giroux goal, his tenth of the year, via Robert Hagg. The Flyers took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Shayne Gostisbehere and Nolan Patrick. The Islanders retied it on a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Dennis Seidenberg and Mayfield. Philadelphia regained the lead with a Gostisbehere goal, his second of the season, coming off of Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a Couturier goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Giroux. New York got one back with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Josh Bailey and Adam Pelech. The Islanders tied it as Ladd scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Eberle and Barzal. New York won 5-4 in overtime with a Nick Leddy goal, his sixth of the campaign, with helpers from Joshua Ho-Sang and John Tavares. The three stars were Eberle, Ladd, and Barzal, while Mayfield, Giroux, Couturier, Gostisbehere. and Voracek get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and John Gibson are between the pipes. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Patrik Laine and Bryan Little. The Jets added on with an Ehlers power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, powered by Tyler Myers and Little. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Francois Beauchemin goal, coming off of Mike Liambas and Dennis Rasmussen. Winnipeg replied with a Little power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Myers and Ehlers. The Jets iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Kyle Connor empty net goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Ehlers, Little, and Myers.
Backtracking to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Eric Staal and Mike Reilly. Colorado tied it on a shorthanded J.T. Compher goal, his third of the year, set up by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche took the lead with a Blake Comeau goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Carl Soderberg and Tyson Barrie. The Wild retied it on a Nino Niederreiter power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund. Minnesota won 3-2 in the shootout with tallies by Charlie Coyle and Chris Stewart. The three stars went to Niederreiter, Zucker, and Coyle.
East to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy faces a lesser foe in Philipp Grubauer in goal. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead in the second period with a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his third of the season, passed from Jay Beagle and Dmitry Orlov. Washington capped it at 3-1 with a Beagle empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Matt Niskanen. The three stars were Beagle, Smith-Pelly, and Grubauer (25 for 26 in saves).
Westward to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Maxime Lagace make the starts in goal. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Shea Theodore goal, assisted by Cody Eakin and Brendan Leipsic. The Golden Knights added on with a James Neal power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Erik Haula and Jonathan Marchessault. San Jose got on the board with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Joonas Donskoi and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vegas replied with a William Karlsson power play goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Alex Tuch and Reilly Smith. Aaron Dell replaced Jones in goal. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Karlsson scored his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Marchessault. The Sharks got one back with a Brent Burns goal, helped along by Joe Thornton. San Jose got closer with a Chris Tierney goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Justin Braun and Joel Ward. The Sharks tied it with a Mikkel Boedker power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Joe Pavelski and Thornton. Vegas won 5-4 in overtime with a Marchessault goal, his seventh of the campaign, via Theodore and Neal. The three stars were Marchessault, Karlsson, and Neal, while Theodore and Thornton get the honorable mentions.
East again to Buffalo, where the Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers. Laurent Brossoit and Robin Lehner are in the blue paint. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Jacob Josefson goal, passed from Kyle Okposo and Jordan Nolan. The Sabres added on with a Jack Eichel goal in the third period, his seventh of the season, assisted by Evander Kane and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo extended the lead as Okposo scored an empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Ristolainen and Kane. Edmonton got on the board with a Yohann Auvitu goal, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Lehner (29 for 30 in saves), Okposo, and Kane, while Ristolainen gets an honorable mention.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Cody Schneider are the solid goalies. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Vancouver tied it on a Daniel Sedin goal, his fifth of the year, via Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin. The Devils retook the lead with a Brian Boyle power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Will Butcher and Hall. New Jersey added on with a Damon Severson goal, his third of the year, helped along by Hall and Nico Hischier. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Daniel Sedin and Brock Boeser. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hall, Daniel Sedin, and Severson.
In Manhattan, the New York Rangers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the third period with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. New York tied it on a Chris Kreider goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Pavel Buchnevich and Brady Skjei. The Rangers won 2-1 in overtime with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourth of the campaign, via Skjei and J.T. Miller. The three stars were Lundqvist (40 for 41 in saves), Zuccarello, and Skjei.
A little west to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Ottawa drew first blood in the first period with a Tom Pyatt goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Derick Brassard and Mark Stone. Columbus tied it on an unassisted Cam Atkinson goal, his fifth of the year. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Markus Nutivaara goal in the second period, made possible by Josh Anderson and Ryan Murray. The Senators tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Ryan Dzingel. Columbus regained the lead in the third period with an Atkinson goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via David Savard. The Blue Jackets added on with a Nick Foligno goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Sonny Milano. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with a Tyler Motte empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Lukas Sedlak. The three stars belonged to Atkinson, Foligno, and Nutivaara.
On the east coast again, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Cam Ward are the average goalies. Toronto got going in the second period with a Zach Hyman goal, his fifth of the season, via Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on with a Josh Leivo goal, assisted by Andreas Borgman. Toronto extended the lead as Ron Hainsey scored his second of the year, thanks to James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak. Carolina got on the board with a Derek Ryan goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jeff Skinner and Justin Williams. The Maple Leafs answered with a van Riemsdyk goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by William Nylander and Hainsey. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period with a Jordan Staal goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Justin Faulk and Teuvo Teravainen. Toronto countered with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Gardiner. Carolina pulled back with an Elias Lindholm goal, his sixth of the season, with helpers from Noah Hanifin and Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes got closer with a Hanifin goal, his third of the year, passed from Skinner and Williams. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to van Riemsdyk, Hainsey, and Gardiner, while Hanifin, Skinner, and Williams get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Missouri, where the St. Louis Blues bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne faces a lesser foe in Carter Hutton in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his third of the season, coming off of Filip Forsberg and P.K. Subban. The Predators finished it at 2-0 in the third period with an Austin Watson empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Johansen. The three stars went to Johansen, Rinne (34 save shutout), and Hutton (26 for 27 in saves).
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Ben Bishop are the veteran goalies. Dallas began in the first period with an Antoine Roussel goal, his third of the season, helped along by Tyler Pitlick. Calgary tied it on a Micheal Ferland goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead with an unassisted Johnny Gaudreau goal, his eleventh of the season. The Stars retied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Mattias Janmark and John Klingberg. Calgary regained the lead with a Monahan power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Gaudreau. Dallas tied it again with an Alexander Radulov goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Devin Shore. The Flames pulled ahead in the third period with another Monahan goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Gaudreau and the goalie smith. The Stars tied it on a Gemel Smith goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Brett Ritchie. Dallas took the lead with a Seguin goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Stars won 6-4 with a Seguin empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twelfth of the year, set up by Radulov. The three stars Seguin, Monahan, and Gaudreau, while Radulov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Los Angeles Kings. Darcy Kuemper and Scott Wedgewood are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona struck first in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Christian Fischer and Derek Stepan. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar goal, his tenth of the year, via Marian Gaborik and Jake Muzzin in the second period. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Brendan Perlini goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Alex Goligoski and Tobias Rieder. The Kings tied it on a Trevor Lewis goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Andy Andreoff and Drew Doughty. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Fischer goal, his sixth of the campaign, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Jason Demers. The three stars were Fischer, Perlini, and Ekman-Larsson.
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