The New York Islanders hosting the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Jaroslav Halak are in the blue paint. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, going in unassisted. New Jersey tied it on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Sami Vatanen and Marcus Johansson. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Damon Severson goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Brian Gibbons and Stefan Noesen. New Jersey added on with another Severson goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via Ben Lovejoy and Jesper Bratt. The Devils extended the lead as Taylor Hall scored his sixteenth of the campaign, thanks to Bratt. This stood for a 4-1 win eventually, with the three stars given to Severson, Kinkaid (25 for 26 in saves), and Bratt.
Over in Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Henrik Lundqvist draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Jordan Weal goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Radko Gudas and Wayne Simmonds. New York tied it on a Rick Nash goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Pavel Buchnevich. The Rangers took the lead with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Ryan McDonagh and David Desharnais. New York added on with a shorthanded Paul Carey goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Peter Holland. The Rangers extended the lead in the second period as Michael Grabner scored his twentieth of the season, an unassisted goal. New York padded the lead as Nash scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, thanks to Marc Staal. Michal Neuvirth replaced Elliott in goal for a scoreless third period, where the 5-1 final stood firm. The three stars were given to Nash, Miller, and Lundqvist (25 for 26 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the third period with a shorthanded Connor Brown goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Pietrangelo and Paul Stastny. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime on a Vince Dunn goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Stastny. The three stars were given to Hutton (30 for 31 in saves), Stastny, and Andersen (40 for 42 in saves).
In Michigan, the Detroit Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Detroit led off in the first period with a Trevor Daley goal, his third of the season, coming off of Tyler Bertuzzi and Andreas Athanasiou. Dallas tied it on a Radek Faksa goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Esa Lindell and John Klingberg. The Stars took the lead with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Klingberg and Alexander Radulov. The Red Wings tied it in the second period with an Athanasiou goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall. Dallas regained the lead with a Spezza power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, with assists provided by Radulov and Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Martin Hanzal goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, made possible by Remi Elie and Stephen Johns. The final remained 4-2, with the three stars being Spezza, Athanasiou, and Radulov, while Klingberg and Bertuzzi get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville got going in the third period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by P.K. Subban and Colton Sissons. This was it for the scoring in the 1-0 game, with the three stars awarded to Saros (43 save shutout), Fiala, and Fleury (26 for 27 in saves).
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Antti Raanta man the nets. San Jose began in the first period with a Joe Thornton power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with a Mikkel Boedker goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns and Joakim Ryan. Arizona got on the board with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jason Demers and Brad Richardson. The Coyotes tied it in the third period on a Richardson goal, his third of the year, passed from Nick Cousins and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. In the shootout, Joe Pavelski had the lone tally for a 3-2 Sharks win. The three stars were Richardson, Boedker, and Thornton.
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