The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Frederik Andersen make the starts in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Zach Hyman and Jake Gardiner. Toronto extended the lead as Mitchell Marner scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Nazem Kadri and Connor Carrick. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Travis Dermott goal, helped along by William Nylander. Toronto continued with a Justin Holl goal in the third period, made possible by Matthews and Dermott. This stood for a 5-0 win, with the three stars being Matthews, Dermott, and Andersen (28 save shutout).
In Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Petr Mrazek are the masked men. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Trevor Daley goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Frans Nielsen. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Brenden Dillon and Tomas Hertl. The tie went to a shootout, where Gustav Nyquist, Andreas Athanasiou, Tomas Tatar, and Justin Abdelkader lifted the Red Wings to a 2-1 win over Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture, and Chris Tierney for the Sharks. The three stars went to Mrazek (30 for 31 in saves), Jones (43 for 44 in saves), and Abdelkader.
Finally, the Washington Capitals bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth faces former teammate Braden Holtby in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Nolan Patrick goal, his fourth of the season, via Wayne Simmonds. The Flyers added on with a Travis Konecny goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Sean Couturier. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his third of the season, assisted by Lars Eller and John Carlson. The Capitals tied it on another Stephenson goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Madison Bowey. Washington took the lead with an Andrew Burakovsky power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Eller. The Capitals extended the lead as T.J. Oshie scored his twelfth of the year on the power play in the third period, thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov and Carlson. Washington padded the lead on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Christian Djoos and Jay Beagle. Philadelphia got one back with a Jakub Voracek goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Ivan Provorov and Patrick. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Stephenson, Patrick, and Eller, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
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