The New York Islanders hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie Lindgren and Jaroslav Halak are the goalies. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Jonathan Drouin. New York tied it on a Tanner Fritz goal, his second of the year, via Brock Nelson and Thomas Hickey. The Canadiens retook the lead in the second period with a Galchenyuk goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of David Schlemko. The Islanders tied it with a Josh Bailey goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Nick Leddy. Montreal regained the lead on another Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Mike Reilly. New York pulled even on a Nelson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Anthony Beauvillier and Andrew Ladd. The Canadiens retook the lead with a Paul Byron goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Gallagher and Jacob De La Rose in the third period. Montreal added on with a Noah Juulsen goal, made possible by Artturi Lehkonen and Reilly. The Canadiens iced it at 6-3 with an unassisted empty net goal by Galchenyuk, his fifteenth of the year finishing his hat trick. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Gallagher, and Reilly, while Nelson gets an honorable mention.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Cam Ward make the starts in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Victor Rask and Noah Hanifin. New Jersey tied it on a Taylor Hall power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Sami Vatanen and Kyle Palmieri. The Hurricanes took the lead back in the third period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Brett Pesce and Elias Lindholm. Carolina capped it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Justin Williams, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Jordan Staal. The three stars belonged to Teravainen, Ward (25 for 26 in saves), and Ryan.
Further to the south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and James Reimer are between the pipes. Florida started in the first period with a Mike Matheson goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Jamie McGinn and Jared McCann. Buffalo tied it on a Sam Reinhart goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Ryan O'Reilly and Victor Antipin. The Panthers retook the lead with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Keith Yandle and Evgenii Dadonov. Florida added on in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Nick Bjugstad and Dadonov. The Panthers extended the lead as Colton Sceviour scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Bjugstad and Derek MacKenzie. This held up for the 4-1 win, with the three stars being Dadonov, Bjugstad, and Reimer (24 for 25 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Detroit led off in the first period with a Niklas Kronwall power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader. Winnipeg tied it on a Patrik Laine goal, his thirty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead with a Ben Chiarot goal, passed from Bryan Little and Jack Roslovic. Winnipeg added on in the second period with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Josh Morrissey and Joel Armia. The Red Wings got one back on an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Gustav Nyquist. The Jets responded with a Laine goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Morrissey. Detroit pulled back with a Trevor Daley goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Kronwall and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Jets held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Laine, Morrissey, and Kronwall.
Over in Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist faces a lesser foe in Jon Gillies in goal. New York began in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his eighteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Spooner. Calgary tied it on a Brett Kulak goal, his second of the year, fueled by Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Chris Kreider and Neal Pionk. New York added on with a Spooner goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Tony DeAngelo. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Spooner, Lundqvist (50 for 51 in saves), and Buchnevich.
South to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Semyon Varlamov protect the nets. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Mikko Rantanen and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, powered by Rantanen and Tyson Barrie. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Barrie scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Rantanen, who got a natural sock trick, and MacKinnon. The Avalanche padded the lead with another MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, passed from Girard and Patrik Nemeth. Colorado chased Dubnyk with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone helper by Gabriel Bourque. Alex Stalock came on in relief. The Avalanche continued with a Rantanen goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by MacKinnon and Nemeth. Minnesota got on the board with a Mikko Koivu goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund. Colorado replied in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Blake Comeau and MacKinnon, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 7-1, the final, with the three stars going to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Barrie, while Nemeth and Girard get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jacob Markstrom occupy the creases. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Edler and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Brandon Sutter goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Brock Noeser and Darren Archibald. Nashville got on the board with a Mike Fisher goal, passed from Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal in the third period, his twenty-first of the season, via Kyle Turris and Mattias Ekholm. Vancouver regained the lead with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Henrik Sedin and Edler. Nashville tied it again with a Ryan Ellis goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by P.K. Subban and Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Jarnkrok goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Arvidsson and Ellis. The three stars went to Jarnkrok, Ellis, and Arvidsson, while Daniel Sedin and Edler get the honorable mentions.
In California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and John Gibson guard the cages. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sonny Milano goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Zach Werenski. Anaheim tied it on a Rickard Rakell goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Corey Perry and Cam Fowler. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Andrew Cogliano goal, his seventh of the season. Anaheim added on with a Josh Manson goal, his fifth of the year, via Francois Beauchemin. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period as Fowler scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Adam Henrique and Rakell. The Blue Jackets got one back on a Werenski goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone helper from Bjorkstrand. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Rakell, Fowler, and Werenski, while Bjorkstrand gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the blue paint. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. Ottawa tied it on a Mark Stone goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Bobby Ryan. The Golden Knights retook the lead with a Colin Miller power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Brad hunt and Erik Haula. The Senators tied it on a Ryan goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, via Stone and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa gained the lead with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Thomas Chabot and Mike Hoffman. The Senators added on with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Ryan. Vegas got one back with a William Karlsson goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, made possible by Marchessault and Smith. The Golden Knights tied it on a shorthanded Ryan Carpenter goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Miller and Tomas Nosek. Ottawa regained the lead on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Erik Karlsson, who got a sock trick, and Max McCormick. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Ryan, Erik Karlsson, and Stone, while Smith, William Karlsson, Miller, and Marchessault get the honorable mentions.
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