The Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Miles Wood goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Will Butcher and Nico Hischier. Boston tied it on a Riley Nash goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Danton Heinen. The Devils took the lead back with a Damon Severson goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Marcus Johansson and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins tied it on a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug. Boston took the lead with a Marchand goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, helped along by David Pastrnak. This stood for the eventual 3-2 final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Rask (37 for 39 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Casey DeSmith receive the starting nods in goal. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his tenth of the season, via Lee Stempniak and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Pittsburgh tied it on a Dominik Simon goal, his second of the year, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary. The Penguins took the lead with a Jean-Sebastien Dea goal, coming off of Bryan Rust and Tom Kuhnhackl. Pittsburgh added on in the third period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, made possible by Phil Kessel and Riley Sheahan. This made it 3-1, the final,with the three stars being DeSmith (34 for 35 in saves), Dea, and Guentzel.
Moving along to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Jonathan Ericsson goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Luke Glendening. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead with a Voracek power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux. The Red Wings retied it in the third period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Tomas Tatar and Glendening. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Travis Konecny goal, his ninth of the campaign, helped along by Couturier. The three stars were Voracek, Couturier, and Glendening.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price man the nets. Montreal cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens added on with a Galchenyuk power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Paul Byron and Drouin. Montreal extended the lead in the third period as Drouin scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jeff Petry and Karl Alzner. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. The Canadiens countered with a Brendan Gallagher empty net goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Tomas Plekanec. The Avalanche pulled one back on a J.T. Compher goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Nail Yakupov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Drouin, Galchenyuk, and Deslauriers.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Carter Hutton are in the creases. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Brayden Schenn and Robert Bortuzzo. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Colton Parayko and Kyle Brodziak. St. Louis iced it at 3-0 with a Schenn empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen. The three stars were Hutton (25 save shutout), Schenn, and Sobotka.
Into Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Ellis power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Colton Sissons. The Predators took the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Pontus Aberg and Matt Irwin. The Lightning tied it again with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Steven Stamkos and Kunitz. Nashville regained the lead in the second period with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen. Tampa Bay tied it in the third period with a Stamkos goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Slater Koekkoek and Kunitz. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime with a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Namestnikov. The three stars belonged to Stamkos, Kunitz, and Namestnikov.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Florida Panthers. Harri Sateri is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Devin Shore power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by John Klingberg and Esa Lindell. The Stars added on in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Alexander Radulov and Greg Pateryn. Dallas extended the lead as Radulov scored a power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin. Florida got on the board with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Nick Bjugstad and Denis Malgin. The Stars answered in the third period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Klingberg and Shore. Dallas padded the lead on an unassisted Radulov goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year. The Stars kept going with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Antoine Roussel and Dan Hamhuis. The three stars of the 6-1 game were Radulov, Shore, and Klingberg.
Way north to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Cam Talbot are between the pipes. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twelfth of the year, via Scott Wilson and Reinhart. Buffalo extended the lead as Zemgus Girgensons scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Kyle Okposo and Eichel. The Sabres chased Talbot on an Eichel power play goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Ristolainen and Okposo. Buffalo padded the lead against Al Montoya on an O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Reinhart and Eichel, the latter earning a sock trick. The final held from here at 5-0, with the three stars awarded to O'Reilly, Eichel, and Reinhart, while Ristolainen, Okposo, and Lehner (33 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.
Into California, where the Anaheim Ducks bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a J.T. Brown goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Rick Nash power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevich. The Ducks took the lead back on a Corey Perry power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Rangers retied it on another Nash goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, passed from Tony DeAngelo and Mika Zibanejad. Anaheim regained the lead with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the season, via Josh Manson and Hampus Lindholm. Ondrej Pavelec replaced Lundqvist in goal. The Ducks added on with a shorthanded Adam Henrique goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Getzlaf. New York got one back in the second period on a shorthanded Michael Grabner goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone helper by Zibanejad. Anaheim answered in the third period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Perry and Fowler. The Ducks iced it at 6-3 with a Getzlaf empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Brandon Montour. The three stars were Getzlaf, Perry, and Nash, while Zibanejad and Fowler get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Deryk Engelland and Jonathan Marchessault. Columbus tied it on a Markus Nutivaara goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Seth Jones and Artemi Panarin. The Golden Knights retied it on a Colin Miller goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Nate Schmidt and Marchessault. Vegas took the lead with a Brad hunt power play goal, powered by Shea Theodore and James Neal. The Golden Knights added on with a Neal goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Erik Haula and David Perron. Vegas extended the lead in the third period with another Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Theodore and Hunt. Columbus pulled back on a Matt Calvert goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Foligno and Alexander Wennberg. The Golden Knights capped it at 6-3 with a power play empty net goal by Haula, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Perron and Hunt. The three stars were Hunt, Karlsson, and Neal, while Foligno, Perron, Haula, Marchessault, and Theodore get the honorable mentions.
North again to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jacob Markstrom are called on to start in goal. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Thomas Vanek. The Canucks added on with an Eriksson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Bo Horvat. Vancouver extended the lead as Vanek scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Eriksson. Los Angeles got on the board with an Alex Iafallo goal, his fourth of the year, via Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. The Canucks replied with a Sven Baertschi power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Vanek and Michael Del Zotto. Vancouver padded the lead with a Brock Boeser power play goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by Horvat and Alexander Edler. Darcy Kuemper replaced Quick in goal. The Kings got one back with a Kopitar power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty. The Canucks replied with another Boeser power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Edler and Sam Gagner. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars given to Eriksson, Vanek, and Boeser, while Kopitar, Horvat, and Edler get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Aaron Dell occupy the creases. Winnipeg got on the board in the first period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Bryan Little. The Jets added on with a Joel Armia goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Andrew Copp and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg extended the lead as Little scored a power play goal, his ninth of the season, thanks to Tyler Myers and Perreault. San Jose got on the board with an unassisted Joe Pavelski goal, his tenth of the year. The Sharks got closer in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Joel Ward and Brenden Dillon. San Jose tied it on a Chris Tierney power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. The Jets retook the lead in the third period on an Armia goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Brandon Tanev and Myers. The Sharks retied it on a Timo Meier goal, his eleventh of the year, via Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Pavelski. Winnipeg won 5-4 in overtime with a Little goal, his tenth of the campaign, with helpers from Dustin Byfuglien and Ehlers. The three stars went to Little, Armia, and Perreault, while Ehlers, Pavelski, and Myers get the honorable mentions.
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