The New Jersey Devils hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Keith Kinkaid are in the creases. Columbus started in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Zach Werenski. New Jersey tied it on a Taylor Hall goal in the second period, his twenty-fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Nico Hischier. The Blue Jackets took the lead back with a Scott Harrington goal, his second of the season, passed from Artemi Panarin and Pierre-Luc Dubois. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Bobrovsky (30 for 31 in saves), Harrington, and Jenner.
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Alex Lyon. Montreal opened in the first period with a Jeff Petry goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Karl Alzner and Charles Hudon. Philadelphia tied it on a second period Nolan Patrick power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. The Canadiens took the lead back in the third period with a Paul Byron goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher. The Flyers tied it on a Voracek goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Sean Couturier and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Voracek goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Gostisbehere and Valtteri Filppula. The three stars were Voracek, Gostisbehere, and Patrick.
Up in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Toronto struck first in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner. This lasted for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Andersen (40 save shutout), van Riemsdyk, and Luongo (30 for 31 in saves).
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Ryan Callahan and Yanni Gourde. The Lightning added on with a Chris Kunitz goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Andrej Sustr and Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Point scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Anton Stralman. Washington got on the board with a Lars Eller power play goal in the second period, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Dmitry Orlov and Brett Connolly. The Capitals got closer in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Niskanen. The Lightning replied on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Braydon Coburn. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Point, Callahan, and Vasilevskiy (35 for 37 in saves).
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros is mismatched with Jimmy Howard in goal. Nashville began in the first period with a Scott Hartnell goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on with a Kyle Turris goal, his tenth of the year, via Josi and Craig Smith. Detroit got on the board with an Andreas Athanasiou goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin. Nashville replied with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-first of the year, made possible by P.K. Subban and Ellis in the third period. The Red Wings got one back with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Athanasiou and Justin Abdelkader. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Ellis, and Athanasiou.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Carter Hutton occupy the creases. San Jose got going in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Mikkel Boedker and Justin Braun. St. Louis tied it on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Kyle Brodziak and Dmitrij Jaskin. The Sharks took the lead back with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his eleventh of the season, via Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Boedker goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Chris Tierney and Jannik Hansen. The Blues pulled back with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Vince Dunn. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars given to Boedker, Couture, and Donskoi.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Los Angeles Kings. Darcy Kuemper and Connor Hellebuyck are called on to start in goal. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Patrik Laine. Los Angeles tied it on a power play goal by Alec Martinez in the second period, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Tanner Pearson. The Kings took the lead with a Dion Phaneuf power play goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Martinez and Michael Amadio. The Jets retied it on a Byfuglien goal, his fourth of the year, via Tyler Myers and Jack Roslovic. Los Angeles took the lead with a Torrey Mitchell goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Kempe and Jake Muzzin. The Kings added on with a Dustin Brown goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Tyler Toffoli and Anze Kopitar. Winnipeg pulled one back with a Laine power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Wheeler and Bryan Little. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Martinez, Kempe, and Laine, while Wheeler and Byfuglien get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Cam Talbot play in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with an unassisted Ryan Strome goal, his ninth of the season. The Oilers added on with a Jujhar Khaira goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Anton Slepyshev and Darnell Nurse. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Noel Acciari goal, his seventh of the season, via Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo. The Bruins tied it on a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his second of the year, coming off of Riley Nash and Charlie McAvoy. Boston took the lead with a David Krejci goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Danton Heinen and David Backes. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Krejci, Grzelcyk, and Acciari.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Anders Nilsson receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Darren Archibald goal, via Brandon Sutter and Loui Eriksson. Colorado tied it on a Tyson Jost power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Nathan MacKinnon. The Canucks took the lead back with a Nikolay Goldobin power play goal, his third of the year, coming off of Derrick Pouliot and Sven Baertschi. Vancouver added on with a Brandon Sutter goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Goldobin. The Canucks extended the lead as Bo Horvat scored his sixteenth of the year, with the help of Brock Boeser. The Avalanche got one back on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Barrie and MacKinnon. Colorado got closer with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with helpers from MacKinnon and Barrie, both of whom earned sock tricks. The Avalanche tied it in the third period on a Barrie power play goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Rantanen and Landeskog. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a MacKinnon power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, dished from Barrie and Rantanen. The three stars went to Barrie, MacKinnon, and Rantanen, while Goldobin, Sutter, and Landeskog get the honorable mentions.
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