Washington Capitals hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington led off in the first period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Dmitry Orlov. Los Angeles tied it on a Marian Gaborik goal, passed from Trevor Lewis and Adrian Kempe. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period with an unassisted Kuznetsov goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year. The Kings tied it on a Jonny Brodzinski goal, his second of the season, assisted by Kurtis MacDermid. Los Angeles took the lead with a Jussi Jokinen goal, via Lewis and MacDermid. The Kings added on in the third period with a Gaborik empty net goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. Los Angeles iced it at 5-2 with a Tyler Toffoli empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Tanner Pearson and Nick Shore. The three stars were given to Gaborik, Kuznetsov, and Lewis, while MacDermid gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jimmy Howard are the veterans in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Max Pacioretty and Daniel Carr. Detroit tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Xavier Ouellet. The Red Wings took the lead with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Gustav Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall. The Canadiens tied it in the second period with a Charles Hudon goal, his third of the season, passed from Tomas Plekanec and Gallagher. Montreal took the lead with an Andrew Shaw goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Phillip Danault. The Canadiens added on with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Paul Byron and Jacob De La Rose. Montreal extended the lead in the third period as Gallagher scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, with the help of Jeff Petry and Plekanec. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Pacioretty power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Petry and Danault. Detroit got one back with a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, fueled by Mantha and Dylan Larkin. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Gallagher, Pacioretty, and Mantha, while Danault, Plekanec, and Petry get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Pekka Rinne make the starts in goal. Nashville got going in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Irwin. Vancouver tied it on a Brock Boeser goal, his twelfth of the year, via Bo Horvat and Alexander Edler. The Predators retook the lead with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Smith. The Canucks tied it on a Loui Eriksson goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. Nashville pulled ahead again with a Nick Bonino goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Calle Jarnkrok. Vancouver equalized in the third period on a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Boeser and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks took the lead with a Boeser goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, guided in by Nikolay Goldobin and Ben Hutton. Vancouver iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Eriksson, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The three stars were Daniel Sedin, Boeser, and Eriksson, while Henrik Sedin and Smith get the honorable mentions.
North to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Devan Dubnyk are in the creases. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Mike Reilly and Jason Zucker. Vegas tied it in the third period with a Brayden McNabb goal, passed from Stefan Matteau. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by William Karlsson. The Wild retied it on a Jonas Brodin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Daniel Winnik and Charlie Coyle. Minnesota took the lead with an Eric Staal goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone helper from Matt Dumba. The Wild finished it at 4-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Staal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign. The three stars were Staal, Brodin, and Dubnyk (29 for 31 in saves).
Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Corey Crawford guard the cages. Dallas opened in the first period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Gemel Smith. Chicago tied it on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his eleventh of the year, via Ryan Hartman and Connor Murphy. The Stars retook the lead with a shorthanded penalty shot goal by Radek Faksa, his ninth of the season. The Blackhawks tied it on an Artem Anisimov power play goal in the second period, his twelfth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Nick Schmaltz. Dallas took the lead back on a Remi Elie goal, his third of the season, assisted by Faksa and Tyler Pitlick. Chicago tied it on a Kane goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, fueled by Gustav Forsling and Schmaltz. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Janmark goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, made possible by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. The three stars were handed to Janmark, Faksa, and Kane, while Schmaltz gets an honorable mention.
Up in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood is mismatched with Mike Smith in goal. Calgary struck first in the second period with a Mark Jankowski goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Jaromir Jagr and Sam Bennett. The Flames added on with a Mikael Backlund goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, via Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary extended the lead as Jankowski scored his second of the game and fifth of the campaign, assisted by Bennett. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Smith (28 save shutout), and Bennett.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen faces a lesser foe in Laurent Brossoit in goal. Toronto started in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by William Nylander and Jake Gardiner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Dominic Moore goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Mark Letestu goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Jujhar Khaira and Zack Kassian. Toronto replied with a Matt Martin goal, his second of the year, assisted by Moore and Nylander. The Oilers got one back in the second period on a Kassian goal, his second of the season, via Khaira and Letestu. Edmonton tied it as Connor McDavid scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Kris Russell and Darnell Nurse. The Maple Leafs regained the lead with a Nylander power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Gardiner and Matthews. The Oilers tied it again in the third period with a Russell goal, his second of the year, coming off of Nurse and Letestu. Toronto pulled ahead with an unassisted Patrick Marleau goal, his tenth of the season. The Maple Leafs capped it at 6-4 with a Nazem Kadri empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Nylander, Matthews, and Moore, while Letestu, Gardiner, Khaira, Kassian, Russell, and Nurse get the honorable mentions.
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