The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. Columbus opened in the first period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Seth Jones and Cam Atkinson. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, guided in by John Carlson and T.J. Oshie. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with a Sonny Milano goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Alexander Wennberg and Jones. Columbus added on with a Mark Letestu goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Matt Calvert and Lukas Sedlak. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Jones scored a power play goal, his ninth of the season, with the help of Cam Atkinson and Panarin. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby in goal. Columbus iced it at 5-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Atkinson, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Jones, Panarin, and Atkinson.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Petr Mrazek and Charlie Lindgren are set to start in goal. The game stayed scoreless into a shootout, where Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier lifted the Flyers over Paul Byron and the Canadiens by a 1-0 score. The three stars were Mrazek (28 save shutout), Lindgren (33 save "shutout"), and Couturier.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Andrej Sustr and Steven Stamkos. Toronto tied it on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Ron Hainsey and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a Mitchell Marner goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Jake Gardiner and Nikita Zaitsev. The Lightning retied it on a Tyler Johnson goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay regained the lead with an unassisted Adam Erne goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto retied it in the third period with a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Marner and Rielly. The tie went to the shootout, where Brayden Point's lone tally gave the Lightning a 4-3 win. The three stars were Marner, Rielly, and Point.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. Colorado led off in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with a MacKinnon goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Gabriel Landeskog and Nikita Zadorov in the third period. Vancouver got on the board with a Daniel Sedin goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin. Colorado iced it at 3-1 with a MacKinnon empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, set up by Rantanen. The three stars were MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Varlamov (31 for 32 in saves).
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Vegas began in the first period with an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of James Neal and Luca Sbisa. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. Los Angeles got on the board with a Jeff Carter power play goal, powered by Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. The Kings tied it on a Kopitar goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Dion Phaneuf and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Brown power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Toffoli and Kopitar. The three stars were Kopitar, Brown, and Quick (37 for 39 in saves).
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