The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller faces his former team and Robin Lehner in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a shorthanded Zemgus Girgensons goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Casey Nelson. Anaheim tied it on a second period Rickard Rakell power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Sabres took the lead back with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Sam Reinhart and Kyle Okposo. The Ducks retied it on an Ondrej Kase goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Josh Manson and Nick Ritchie. Anaheim took the lead on a Corey Perry goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Buffalo tied it on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Eichel and Reinhart.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Carolina began in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Faulk. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jakub Voracek and Nolan Patrick. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Jordan Weal goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Shayne Gostisbehere and Valtteri Filppula. The three stars belonged to Weal, Simmonds, and Elliott (27 for 28 in saves).
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury faces his former understudy Matt Murray in goal. Vegas led off in the first period with a William Karlsson power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a James Neal goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Nate Schmidt and David Perron. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Ryan Reaves goal, his third of the season, guided in by Riley Sheahan. The Penguins tied it on an Ian Cole goal, his third of the year, passed from Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Crosby and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Evgeni Malkin scored his thirtieth of the year, thanks to Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Kessel goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Malkin and Carl Hagelin. Vegas got one back with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his second of the year, made possible by Alex Tuch and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Golden Knights got closer with a Marchessault goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Smith. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars given to Malkin, Kessel, and Marchessault, while Crosby and Smith get the honorable mentions.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. Columbus started in the first period with a David Savard goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Alexander Wennberg. Washington tied it on a John Carlson power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals took the lead with a Tom Wilson goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, via Alex Ovechkin and Christian Djoos. The Blue Jackets tied it in the third period with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Markus Nutivaara and Matt Calvert. Washington won 3-2 with a Backstrom goal, his twelfth of the campaign, passed from T.J. Oshie and Ovechkin. The three stars were Backstrom, Holtby (37 for 39 in saves), and Ovechkin.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. Detroit got going in the second period with a Martin Frk power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. Boston tied it on a Sean Kuraly goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen. The Bruins took the lead with a David Krejci goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Jake DeBrusk and Ryan Spooner. Boston added on in the third period with a Heinen goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Kuraly and Austin Czarnik. The Red Wings got one back with a Frans Nielsen goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Frk and Dylan Larkin. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Heinen, Kuraly, and Frk.
Over to Ontario, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Craig Anderson are in the creases. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Stefan Noesen. Ottawa tied it on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Matt Duchene and Erik Karlsson. The Senators took the lead with a Christopher DiDomenico goal, his fifth of the season, via Cody Ceci and Ryan Dzingel on the power play. Ottawa added on with a Duchene goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Hoffman and Frederik Claesson in goal. The Senators extended the lead as Colin White scored in the second period, thanks to Thomas Chabot and Duchene. Eddie Lack replaced Kinkaid in goal. The Devils got one back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with helpers provided by Pavel Zacha and Kyle Palmieri. Ottawa responded with a Zack Smith goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Alexandre Burrows. New Jersey pulled one back in the third period with a Palmieri goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Zacha and Miles Wood. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Duchene, Hoffman, and Palmieri, while Zacha gets an honorable mention.
South to Florida, where the Panthers host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Harri Sateri are between the pipes. Florida was first to score in the first period with an unassisted Jamie McGinn power play goal, his seventh of the season. Vancouver tied it with a shorthanded Markus Granlund goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, set up by Brandon Sutter. The Panthers retook the lead with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Mark Pysyk and Nick Bjugstad. Florida iced it at 3-1 with a Barkov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, set up by Vincent Trocheck. The three stars were Barkov, McGinn, and Sateri (26 for 27 in saves).
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Carter Hutton draw the starts in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Colton Parayko and Jay Bouwmeester. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Gustav Olofsson and Eric Staal. The Wild took the lead with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fifth of the season, via Daniel Winnik. Minnesota added on with a Mikko Koivu goal, his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. Jake Allen replaced Hutton in goal. The Wild extended the lead in the second period as Jason Zucker scored his twenty-second of the season, with the help of Granlund. Minnesota padded the lead on a Matt Dumba goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Zucker and Koivu. The Wild continued in the third period with a Zach Parise power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Staal and Jared Spurgeon. The Blues got one back with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Alexander Steen and Parayko. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars given to Zucker, Koivu, and Staal, while Granlund and Parayko get the honorable mentions.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Jack Roslovic goal, his third of the season, coming off of Toby Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien. Arizona tied it on a Kevin Connauton goal, his third of the year, fueled by Josh Archibald and Christian Dvorak. The Jets took the lead back on a Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, helped along by Bryan Little and Mathieu Perreault. Winnipeg added on with a Nic Petan goal, passed from Ben Chiarot and Marko Dano. The Coyotes got one back with a Dvorak power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Jets replied in the second period with a Dmitry Kulikov goal, his third of the season, made possible by Kyle Connor and Andrew Copp. Arizona pulled back in the third period with a Stepan goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Alex Goligoski. They couldn't tie it, falling 4-3, with the three stars being Byfuglien, Dvorak, and Stepan.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Jeff Glass in goal. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Toews. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Michael Stone goal, his third of the season, passed from T.J. Brodie and Micheal Ferland. Calgary added on with a Monahan empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Gaudreau. The Blackhawks got one back with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, helped along by Artem Anisimov and Nick Schmaltz. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Monahan, Gaudreau, and Smith (34 for 36 in saves).
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Jonathan Bernier are the goalies. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Gabriel Bourque goal, his third of the season, passed from J.T. Compher and Tyson Jose. The Avalanche added on with a Jost goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nail Yakupov and Samuel Girard. San Jose got on the board with a Joel Ward goal, his fifth of the season, via Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Barclay Goodrow. Colorado iced it at 3-1 with a Compher empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Patrik Nemeth in the third period. The three stars were Jost, Bernier (38 for 39 in saves), and Compher.
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