The New York Islanders hosting the Minnesota wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the season, made possible by Charlie Coyle and Tyler Ennis. New York tied it on a Ross Johnston goal, his third of the year, via Johnny Boychuk and Casey Cizikas. The Islanders took the lead with an Anders Lee goal in the second period, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Thomas Hickey and Ryan Pulock. The Wild retied it on a Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Ryan Suter and Matt Dumba. Minnesota took the lead on a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Suter and Dumba. The Wild added on with an Ennis goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Cullen and Jared Spurgeon. New York got one back with a Tanner Fritz goal, courtesy of Lee and Sebastian Aho. Minnesota iced it at 5-3 with another Zucker goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign, fueled by Eric Staal. The three stars were Zucker, Suter, and Dumba, while Ennis and Lee earn honorable mentions.
In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Washington got going in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Carlson goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by T.J. Oshie and Jakub Vrana. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his tenth of the season, via Scott Wilson and Evan Rodrigues. Washington replied with an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres pulled one back on an Evander Kane goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Carlson, Grubauer (32 for 34 in saves), and Ovechkin.
Westward to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in David Rittich in goal. Boston began in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a lone assist by Patrice Bergeron. Calgary tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, via Riley Nash. The three stars went to Rask (28 for 29 in saves), Marchand, and Pastrnak.
At the regular time, the Nashville Predators host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Pekka Rinne are between the pipes. Nashville opened in the first period with a Roman Josi power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Ryan Ellis and Kyle Turris. The Predators added on with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Filip Forsberg. Ottawa got on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson. Nashville answered in the second period with an Ellis power play goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Josi and Kevin Fiala. The Senators got one back with a Max McCormick goal, his second of the season, coming off of Fredrik Claesson and Nick Shore. The Predators replied with an Arvidsson goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, via Forsberg. Nashville extended the lead as Craig Smith scored in the third period, his eighteenth of the season, with the help of Fiala.The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars given to Arvidsson, Josi, and Ellis, while Fiala and Forsberg get the honorable mentions.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Anton Forsberg receive the starts in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Nate Thompson and Kyle Clifford. The Kings added on with an Andy Andreoff goal, his third of the year, guided in by Jonny Brodzinski and Michael Amadio. Los Angeles extended the lead as Dion Phaneuf scored a power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Alec Martinez and Adrian Kempe. Chicago got one back in the third period with a Patrick Sharp goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Carl Dahlstrom. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars going to Quick (27 for 28 in saves), Andreoff, and Phaneuf.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Rickard Rakell. Ryan Miller replaced Gibson for the third period. The Ducks added on in the third period with a Josh Manson goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Rakell. The final was 2-0, with the three stars going to Rakell, Miller (20 for 20 in saves), and Gibson (13 for 13 in saves).
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