The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Shayne Gostisbehere and Nolan Patrick. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his tenth of the year, via David Savard and Dean Kukan. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Sean Couturier goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, assisted by Travis Konecny. The three stars were Neuvirth (35 for 36 in saves), Couturier, and Simmonds.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Cam Ward are given the starts in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Brock Nelson and Ross Johnston. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New York iced it at 3-0 with a John Tavares empty net goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Greiss (45 save shutout), Boychuk, and Tavares.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Mark Scheifele and Toby Enstrom. The Jets added on in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Dustin Byfuglien and Wheeler. Winnipeg extended the lead on a shorthanded Andrew Copp goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Scheifele. The Jets padded the lead as Patrik Laine scored a power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with the help of Byfuglien and Scheifele, the latter earning a sock trick. Winnipeg continued against Semyon Varlamov in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a lone helper from Tyler Myers. The Jets struck again on a Wheeler power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Laine and Myers. Colorado got on the board with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-1 game were Wheeler, Scheifele, and Laine, while Byfuglien and Myers get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Ben Bishop protect the nets. Dallas drew first blood in the second period on a Mattias Janmark power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by John Klingberg and Martin Hanzal. The Stars added on with a Stephen Johns goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Marc Methot. St. Louis got on the board with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Bishop (27 for 28 in saves), Johns, and Janmark.
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