The Boston Bruins hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Evander Kane goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart. The Sabres added on with a Scott Wilson goal, his third of the year, via Nathan Beaulieu and Evan Rodrigues. Boston got on the board with a Ryan Spooner goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jake DeBrusk and Torey Krug. Buffalo answered with a Benoit Pouliot goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Wilson. The Bruins got one back with a David Backes goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand in the third period. The Sabres iced it at 4-2 with a Rasmus Ristolainen empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Wilson, Pouliot, and Kane.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Artturi Lehkonen. Nashville tied it on a Scott Hartnell goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper from Nick Bonino. The Predators took the lead with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. The Canadiens retied it on a Jonathan Drouin goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Jeff Petry and Lehkonen. Nashville won 3-2 in the shootout with a Ryan Ellis tally. The three stars were Lehkonen, Drouin, and Gallagher.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Los Angeles Kings on Vincent Lecavalier night. Darcy Kuemper and Andrei Vasilevskiy draw the starts in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Yanni Gourde and Tyler Johnson. Los Angeles tied it on a Jonny Brodzinski goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Andy Andreoff and Nick Shore. The Lightning took the lead back with an Alex Killorn goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Stamkos and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Cedric Paquette goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Callahan. Jonathan Quick replaced Kuemper in goal. The Lightning extended the lead as Nikita Kucherov scored a power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman. The Kings got one back with a third period Kyle Clifford goal, his third of the year, passed from Anze Kopitar and Derek Forbort. Los Angeles pulled closer with a Christian Folin goal, his third of the season, guided in by Andreoff and Shore. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars given to Stamkos, Vasilevskiy (44 for 47 in saves), and Andreoff, while Shore gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in a Battle of Ontario. Craig Anderson and Frederik Andersen are the similarly named goalies. Toronto led off in the first period with an unassisted Mitchell Marner goal, his eleventh of the season. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of William Nylander. Toronto extended the lead as Marner scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Patrick Marleau and Nazem Kadri. Mike Condon replaced Anderson in goal. Ottawa got on the board with a Johnny Oduya goal, his third of the year, fueled by Mark Stone and Thomas Chabot. The Maple Leafs answered on a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Marner and Morgan Rielly. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Derick Brassard goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Dion Phaneuf and Stone. Toronto shot back with a Kadri goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Marner and Marleau. Ottawa countered with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mark Borowiecki. The Maple Leafs iced it at 6-3 with a Marleau empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Marner, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Marner, Marleau, and Kadri, while Stone gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Columbus opened in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Artemi Panarin. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Panarin goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones. Columbus extended the lead as Josh Anderson scored his seventeenth of the season, with the help of Boone Jenner and the goalie Bobrovsky. The Blue Jackets padded the lead on an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus continued in the third period with a Nick Foligno goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Jones and Bjorkstrand. The Blue Jackets kept going with a Matt Calvert power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Jenner and Brandon Dubinsky. New Jersey got on the board with a Will Butcher goal, his third of the season, an unassisted goal. The three stars were handed to Panarin, Bjorkstrand, and Bobrovsky (34 for 35 in saves), while Jones and Jenner get honorable mentions.
South again to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Ward are between the pipes. Colorado started in the first period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Mikko Rantanen and J.T. Compher. Carolina tied it on a Brock McGinn goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with another McGinn goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Lindholm and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina added on with a Jeff Skinner goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Lee Stempniak and Sebastian Aho. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to McGinn, Lindholm, and Ward (29 for 30 in saves).
West to Arizona, as the Coyotes host the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Antti Raanta are in the blue paint. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Jason Demers goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Derek Stepan and Clayton Keller. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers took the lead with a Michael Raffl goal, his tenth of the season, via Scott Laughton and Jordan Weal. The Coyotes retied it on an Alex Goligoski goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Niklas Hjalmarsson and Christian Fischer. Philadelphia took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Gostisbehere and Couturier. Arizona tied it in the third period with a Zac Rinaldo goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Max Domi. In the shootout, Voracek and Nolan Patrick carried the Flyers to a 4-3 win over Nick Cousins and the Coyotes. The three stars were Voracek, Gostisbehere, and Simmonds.
Backtracking to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff Glass and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts in goal. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Zach Parise and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Matt Dumba and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period as Coyle scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to Eric Staal and Gustav Olofsson. This made it 3-0, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Dubnyk (44 save shutout), Coyle, and Koivu.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Al Montoya and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Joakim Ryan goal, assisted by Joonas Donskoi and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks added on with an unassisted Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the season. San Jose extended the lead as Barclay Goodrow scored his fifth of the year in the second period, thanks to Jannik Hansen. Edmonton got on the board with a Zack Kassian goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Oilers got closer with another Kassian goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, made possible by Yohann Auvitu and Kris Russell. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Oscar Klefbom and Michael Cammalleri. The Oilers pulled ahead in the third period on a Brandon Davidson goal, his third of the year, helped along by Draisaitl and Cammalleri. The Sharks retied it on a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc. San Jose pulled ahead with a Ryan goal, his second of the game, guided in by Timo Meier and Pavelski. The sharks won 6-4 with a Pavelski empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year and second of the game, set up by Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson. The three stars were Pavelski, Ryan, and Kassian, while Draisaitl and Cammalleri earn the honorable mentions.
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