Minnesota, as the Wild host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Alex Stalock draw the starts in goal. Edmonton got going in the second period with a shorthanded Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Zack Kassian. Minnesota tied it on a Matt Dumba goal, his fourth of the year, via Mikael Granlund. The Oilers retook the lead with a Milan Lucic goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Lucic. The Wild got one back on a Dumba goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, passed from Chris Stewart and Eric Staal. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Dumba, Lucic, and Puljujarvi.
Back east, the Boston Bruins welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Tuukka Rask protect the nets. New York opened in the first period with a Michael Grabner goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Brady Skjei. The Rangers added on with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ryan McDonagh and Skjei in the second period. Boston got on the board with a Danton Heinen goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Zdeno Chara and David Krejci. The Bruins tied it on a Brad Marchand power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris Kreider. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Skjei, and Lundqvist (33 for 35 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Scott Darling are the masked men. Carolina started in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Justin Williams and Brock McGinn. Columbus tied it on an Alexander Wennberg goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Cam Atkinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Hurricanes retook the lead with a second period Noah Hanifin goal, his sixth of the campaign, assisted by Derek Ryan and Jeff Skinner. This stood for the eventual 2-1 final, with the three stars awarded to Darling (35 for 36 in saves), Hanifin, and Staal.
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Los Angeles Kings. Darcy Kuemper and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Los Angeles led off in the first period with an Oscar Fantenberg goal, his second of the season, via Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings added on with a Toffoli power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and the goalie Kuemper. New York got on the board with a Josh Bailey goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Calvin de Haan and John Tavares. The Islanders tied it on a Tavares power play goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Anders Lee and Bailey. New York took the lead with a Lee goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Ryan Pulock and Tavares. Los Angeles tied it again on an Anze Kopitar goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Dustin Brown and Alec Martinez. The Islanders won 4-3 with a Jordan Eberle goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Mathew Barzal. The three stars went to Tavares, Lee, and Bailey, while Toffoli gets an honorable mention.
Up north, the Ottawa Senators take it outdoors for the NHL100 Classic against the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Prince and Craig Anderson do the honors in goal. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Erik Karlsson and Tom Pyatt. The Senators added on in the third period with a Bobby Ryan goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Ottawa iced it at 3-0 with a Nate Thompson empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Mark Stone. The three stars belonged to Anderson (28 save shutout), Pageau, and Ryan.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Gemel Smith goal, his third of the season, fueled by Remi Elie and Martin Hanzal. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with another Gostisbehere power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Voracek. The three stars were handed to Gostisbehere, Elliott (27 for 28 in saves), and Voracek.
West to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Mason and Carter Hutton make spot starts in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Steen and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vince Dunn power play goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn. The final held from here at 2-0, with the three stars going to Hutton (48 save shutout), Tarasenko, and Dunn.
Backtracking to DC, where the Washington Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Derek Grant goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Logan Shaw and Josh Manson. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Washington got on the board in the third period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson. The Capitals tied it on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Jakub Vrana. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with an Ovechkin goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, made possible by John Carlson. The three stars were Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Holtby (28 for 30 in saves).
Way southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Antti Raanta draw the starts in goal. Pittsburgh drew first blood in the second period with a Carter Rowney shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Bryan Rust. The Penguins added on with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Conor Sheary and Phil Kessel. Arizona got on the board with a Nick Cousins goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Brad Richardson and Jordan Martinook. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with a Max Domi goal, his third of the year, assisted by Clayton Keller. Pittsburgh took the lead back with an Olli Maatta goal, his third of the season, passed from Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with a Sidney Crosby empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Malkin, Maatta, and Rowney.
North to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Peter Budaj and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Victor Hedman and Yanni Gourde. The Lightning added on with an Anton Stralman goal, his third of the year, made possible by Tyler Johnson and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Hedman scored his third of the season, thanks to Kucherov and Jake Dotchin. The Lightning padded the lead on a Gourde goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Alex Killorn and Cory Conacher. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Nail Yakupov and Nikita Zadorov. Tampa Bay replied with another Stralman goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with helpers from Gourde and Brayden Point. The Avalanche pulled back on a Landeskog goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, passed from Tyson Barrie and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado got closer with a Landeskog power play goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, powered by Barrie and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche edged closer with a MacKinnon power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Barrie, who got a natural sock trick, and Landeskog. The Lightning countered with a Sergachev goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Ondrej Palat and Stralman. Colorado got closer with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, made possible by Zadorov and Landeskog. The final held from here at 6-5, with the three stars being Landeskog, MacKinnon, and Barrie, while Kucherov, Stralman, Hedman, Gourde, Sergachev, and Zadorov get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Mike Smith guard the cages. Nashville kicked off the scoring the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators added on with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Kyle Turris and P.K. Subban. This stood for a 2-0 win eventually, with the three stars given to Rinne (32 save shutout), Johansen, and Fiala.
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