The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Scott Darling man the nets. Carolina started in the first period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Justin Faulk and Teuvo Teravainen. Detroit tied it on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the year, via Darren Helm and Tomas Tatar. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Trevor Daley goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Helm. Detroit added on in the third period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings extended the lead as Helm scored his fifth of the campaign, thanks to Luke Glendening. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Helm, Mrazek (36 for 37 in saves), and Daley.
Up in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Matt Murray guard the cages. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Riley Sheahan and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with an unassisted Carl Hagelin goal, his fifth of the year. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Christian Djoos. Pittsburgh answered with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The Capitals got one back with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Lars Eller and Matt Niskanen. Washington tied it on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Tom Wilson and Ovechkin. The Penguins reclaimed the lead with a Malkin goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Kessel and Olli Maatta. The Capitals tied it again with Ovechkin's second of the game and thirty-second of the year, helped along by Kuznetsov and Orlov. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Bryan Rust power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Kris Letang and Sheahan. The Penguins extended the lead as Kessel scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, thanks to Malkin and Hagelin. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby in goal. Pittsburgh padded the lead as Malkin scored a power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, with the help of Crosby and Guentzel. This stood for a 7-4 win, with the three stars given to Kessel, Malkin, and Ovechkin, while Hagelin, Crosby, Sheahan, Guentzel, Kuznetsov, and Orlov get the honorable mentions.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. San Jose led off in the first period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Kevin Labanc and Tomas Hertl. Columbus tied it on a second period Boone Jenner goal, his fifth of the year, via Cam Atkinson and Dean Kukan. The Sharks retook the lead on a Labanc power play goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Joe Pavelski. San Jose added on in the third period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Justin Braun and Couture. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Labanc, Couture, and Jones (28 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts in goal. Minnesota began in the first period with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Mike Reilly and Matt Dumba. The Wild added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period as Tyler Ennis scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Brodin. Vegas got on the board with an Erik Haula power play goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Colin Miller and David Perron. The Wild replied with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Suter and Staal. The Golden Knights got one back with a Nate Schmidt power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, passed from Perron and Haula. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a Staal empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Dumba and Brodin, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Staal, Brodin, and Dumba, while Haula and Perron get the honorable mentions.
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