The New York Islanders hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jaroslav Halak are the goalies. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Daniel Sprong goal, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Dominik Simon. The Penguins added on with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Crosby and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Crosby scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Sprong and Simon. The Penguins padded the lead in the third period with Sprong's second of the game, via Justin Schultz and Crosby, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Sprong, Crosby, and Jarry (31 save shutout), while Simon gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Jimmy Howard are in the creases. Detroit led off in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Mike Green. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Florida got on the board with a Mike Matheson goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jared McCann. The Panthers tied it in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dadonov. Detroit retook the lead on an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Martin Frk and Green. The Red Wings capped it at 4-2 with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Henrik Zetterberg and Danny DeKeyser. The three stars went to Green, Howard (38 for 40 in saves), and Athanasiou.
Next up, the Ottawa Senators host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Craig Anderson draw the starts in goal. San Jose began in the first period with a shorthanded Tomas Hertl goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Logan Couture and Brent Burns. Ottawa tied it on a Ryan Dzingel goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Mark Stone and Derick Brassard. The Sharks retook the lead on a Melker Karlsson goal, his sixth of the season, via Joakim Ryan and Jannik Hansen. San Jose added on in the second period with a Chris Tierney power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Joonas Donskoi and Tim Heed. The Sharks extended the lead as Burns scored his seventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Couture and Joe Pavelski. The Senators got one back with a Stone power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. San Jose replied on another Hertl goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, fueled by Couture and Brenden Dillon, the former earning a sock trick. Ottawa got closer in the third period with a Brassard goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Stone and Erik Karlsson. The Senators pulled closer on a Matt Duchene goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Hoffman. Ottawa tied it as Hoffman scored his tenth of the year, with the help of Duchene and Ryan. The Senators won 6-5 in overtime with a Duchene goal, his ninth of the campaign and second of the game, with a lone helper by Hoffman, who got a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Duchene, Hoffman, and Hertl, while Couture, Stone, Brassard, Burns, Erik Karlsson, and Ryan get the honorable mentions.
West to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Dustin Byfuglien power play goal, powered by Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine. Buffalo tied it on a Marco Scandella goal, helped along by Evan Rodrigues and Jason Pominville. The Jets took the lead back with a Jacob Trouba goal, his third of the season, coming off of Andrew Copp and Matt Hendricks. Winnipeg added on with a Wheeler power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Tyler Myers and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Sabres got one back with a Johan Larsson goal, his second of the season, via Jacob Josefson and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Jets countered on a Bryan Little goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, guided in by Trouba and Josh Morrissey. Buffalo chipped back with a Scott Wilson goal, courtesy of Rodrigues and Pominville. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Wheeler, Trouba, and Rodrigues, while Pominville gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jeff Glass are the backups in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with a Marchessault goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt. Chicago got on the board with a Vinnie Hinostroza goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews. Vegas answered on with a Karlsson goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Smith and Schmidt. The Blackhawks pulled back on a Patrick Sharp goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Richard Panik and Gustav Forsling. Chicago tied it on a Nick Schmaltz goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Hinostroza and Saad. The Blackhawks pulled ahead with a Toews goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Hinostroza and Duncan Keith. The Golden Knights retied it on a Cody Eakin goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by David Perron. Vegas took the lead with an unassisted Smith goal, his eleventh of the campaign. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Smith, Karlsson, and Marchessault, while Hinostroza, Schmidt, Toews, and Saad get honorable mentions.
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