Boston, as the Bruins host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Anton Khudobin man the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Cam Fowler and Rickard Rakell. The Ducks added on with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Rakell and Fowler. Ryan Miller replaced an injured Gibson in the third period. Boston got on the board with a Ryan Spooner goal in the third period, his eighth of the season, via Torey Krug and David Pastrnak. Anaheim iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Henrique, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Henrique, Fowler, and Rakell.
In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Robin Lehner make the starts in goal. New Jersey got going with a Miles Wood goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Will Butcher and Kyle Palmieri. The Devils added on with a Taylor Hall goal in the third period, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. Buffalo got on the board with a Jake McCabe power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly. New Jersey answered with a Palmieri empty net goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. This made it 3-1, the final with the three stars being Kinkaid (27 for 28 in saves), Palmieri, and Hall.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Zack Smith and Erik Karlsson. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Teuvo Teravainen and Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes took the lead with a power play goal by Victor Rask goal, his twelfth of the campaign, powered by Justin Williams and Noah Hanifin. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Ward (29 for 30 in saves), Rask, and Aho.
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Florida Panthers. Harri Sateri and Jaroslav Halak are between the pipes. Florida began in the first period with a Mike Matheson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Mark Pysyk and Colton Sceviour. The Panthers added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Keith Yandle scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Vincent Trocheck. New York got on the board with an Adam Pelech goal, his second of the year, via Josh Bailey and Jason Chimera. The Panthers capped it at 4-1 with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Trocheck into the empty net. The three stars belonged to Sateri (32 for 33 in saves), Trocheck, and Dadonov.
Westward to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Matt Murray are the returning goalies. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Riley Sheahan and Ian Cole. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Brent Burns power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Joonas Donskoi and Mikkel Boedker. The Sharks took the lead with a power play goal by Logan Couture, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski. The Penguins retied it on an Evgeni Malkin goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh took the lead in the third period with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, via Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on with a Rust goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, fueled by Tom Kuhnhackl and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Malkin to complete his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Rust and Sidney Crosby. The three stars were given to Malkin, Rust, and Murray (40 for 42 in saves).
In Ohio, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus started in the first period with a David Savard goal, his third of the season, passed from Dean Kukan and Artemi Panarin. Minnesota tied it on a Jason Zucker power play goal in the second period, his twentieth of the year, powered by Jonas Brodin and Mikael Granlund. The Wild took the lead in the third period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Panarin goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones. In the shootout, Chris Stewart and Zach Parise lifted the Wild 3-2 over Panarin and the Blue Jackets. The three stars were Panarin, Coyle, and Zucker.
Along to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price faces a lesser foe in Carter Hutton in goal. St. Louis cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his second of the season, an unassisted goal. The Blues added on in the third period with a Patrik Berglund power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Tage Thompson and Colton Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead as Alexander Steen scored a shorthanded empty net goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, with the help of Kyle Brodziak. Montreal got on the board with a Charles Hudon power play goal, his seventh of the year, via Brendan Gallagher. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Hutton (33 for 34 in saves), Berglund, and Barbashev.
Back east, the Nashville Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Anton Forsberg and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a David Kampf goal, his second of the season, guided in by Vinnie Hinostroza and Tomas Jurco. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, his ninth of the year, via Scott Hartnell and Craig Smith. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Hinostroza goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Nick Schmaltz and Patrick Kane. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Forsberg (42 for 43 in saves), Hinostroza, and Kampf.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue and Michael Hutchinson are the lesser-known goalies. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Peca goal, coming off of Brayden Point and Jake Dotchin. Winnipeg tied it on a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Wheeler and Tyler Myers. Winnipeg added on in the third period with a Bryan Little goal, his eleventh of the campaign, assisted by Mathieu Perreault and Nikolaj Ehlers. The three stars went to Wheeler, Hutchinson (23 for 24 in saves), and Connor.
South to Dallas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Darcy Kuemper and Ben Bishop draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with a Paul LaDue goal, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Alex Iafallo. The Kings added on with a Drew Doughty power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, powered by Jake Muzzin and Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead as Alec Martinez scored in the third period, his fifth of the year, thanks to Torrey Mitchell and Tanner Pearson. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to Kopitar, Kuemper (28 save shutout), and LaDue.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith protect the nets. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Troy Brouwer. The Flames took the lead with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Dougie Hamilton and Michael Frolik. The Golden Knights tied it on an unassisted Erik Haula goal in the third period, his eighteenth of the year. Vegas took the lead with a Marchessault goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Karlsson and Smith. The Golden Knights iced it at 4-2 with a David Perron empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Shea Theodore. The three stars were Marchessault, Smith, and Karlsson.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Jacob Markstrom make the starts in goal. Vancouver scored first in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Thomas Vanek and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks added on with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Tanev and Jake Virtanen. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his ninth of the season, via Erik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche tied it on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Tyson Barrie and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado took the lead with another Landeskog goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, assisted by Rantanen and Samuel Girard on the power play. Vancouver tied it in the third period with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Henrik Sedin and Brock Boeser. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime with a Sven Baertschi goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Brandon Sutter and Tanev, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Tanev, Landeskog, and Rantanen.
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