The Boston Bruins hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jared Coreau and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Boston started in the first period with a Torey Krug goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Nick Holden and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit got on the board with a Frans Nielsen power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings tied it on a Mike Green goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Andreas Athanasiou and Anthony Mantha. Boston took the lead back with a Krug power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Marchand and David Pastrnak. The Bruins extended the lead as Marchand scored his twenty-sixth of the year on the power play in the second period, with the help of Krug and Pastrnak. Jimmy Howard replaced Coreau in goal. Detroit pulled back with a Mantha goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Green and Tyler Bertuzzi. Boston answered on a Marchand goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Pastrnak, who got a sock trick, and Riley Nash. The Red Wings chipped back with another Mantha goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, fueled by Justin Abdelkader and Dylan Larkin. Detroit tied it again in the third period on a Martin Frk goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Bertuzzi and Mantha. The Bruins won 6-5 in overtime with a Marchand goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the campaign, dished from Krug and Nash. The three stars were Marchand, Krug, and Mantha, while Pastrnak, Nash, Green, and Bertuzzi get the honorable mentions.
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie Lindgren and Keith Kinkaid receive the starts in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Stefan Noesen goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Will Butcher and Travis Zajac. The Devils added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Butcher and Brian Boyle. New Jersey extended the lead as Zajac scored his ninth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kyle Palmieri and Sami Vatanen. The Devils padded the lead with another Zajac power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, powered by Taylor Hall and Vatanen. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Jeff Petry and Paul Byron. New Jersey replied with a Patrick Maroon power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Hall and Palmieri. The Devils continued on a Boyle goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Coleman. The Canadiens got one back with a Jacob De La Rose, his second of the year, passed from Phillip Danault and Jordie Benn. Montreal got closer in the third period with another De La Rose goal, his second of the game and third of the season, coming off of Andrew Shaw and Mike Reilly. The Canadiens chipped closer on a Byron Froese goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Daniel Carr and Reilly. This only made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars being Zajac, Coleman, and Boyle, while Vatanen, Hall, Palmieri, De La Rose, and Reilly get the honorable mentions.
Along to New York, as the Rangers bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Mason returns to action, facing Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Paul Stastny and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with another Laine goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the year, guided in by Ben Chiarot and Joe Morriw in the second period. Winnipeg iced it at 3-0 as Laine completed the natural hat trick with an empty net goal, his thirty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Blake Wheeler. The three stars were Laine, Mason (31 save shutout), and Lundqvist (31 for 33 in saves).
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury faces a lesser foe in Joonas Korpisalo in goal. Columbus began in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Cam Atkinson and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Vegas tied it in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from David Perron and Alex Tuch. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with a Zach Werenski goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Panarin and Dubois. Columbus added on with an Ian Cole goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by David Savard and Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the third period as Dubois scored his fifteenth of the campaign into the empty net, set up by Panarin. The three stars of the 4-1 game went to Panarin, Dubois, and Korpisalo (37 for 38 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Andrej Sustr and Anton Stralman. The Lightning added on with a J.T. Miller goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Gourde. Florida got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov. Tampa Bay replied in the second period with a Gourde goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Miller. The Panthers got one back with another Bjugstad goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Evgenii Dadonov and Keith Yandle. The Lightning replied with an Alex Killorn goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Florida got one back in the third period with a Bjugstad goal to complete his hat trick on his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Mike Matheson and Barkov. The Panthers tied it on a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Yandle and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. Tampa Bay won 5-4 in overtime with a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, helped along by Stralman and Tyler Johnson. The three stars were Bjugstad, Gourde, and Miller, while Stralman, Barkov, and Yandle receive the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Nashville got going in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Austin Watson and Colton Sissons. The Predators added on with an empty net goal by Nick Bonino, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hartman, Rinne (26 save shutout), and Lehtonen (32 for 33 in saves).
Further to the north, the Minnesota Wild host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with an Eric Staal power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Ryan Suter and Jason Zucker. The Wild added on in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. Minnesota extended the lead as Zach Parise scored his sixth of the season on the power play, with the help of Koivu and Spurgeon. The Wild chased Ward with a Daniel Winnik goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba. Minnesota padded the lead against Scott Darling with Staal's second of the game and thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Suter and Mikael Granlund. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his second of the year, passed from Trevor van Riemsdyk and Jeff Skinner. The Wild answered on a Matt Cullen goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Charlie Coyle. The Hurricanes got one back with a Derek Ryan power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Victor Rask and Noah Hanifin. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being Staal, Suter, and Spurgeon, while Koivu gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Jean-Francois Berube occupy the creases. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his second of the season, via Jonathan Tows and Brandon Saad. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Blackhawks won 2-1 in overtime with Toews goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, coming off of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The three stars were Toews, Berube (33 for 34 in saves), and Gustafsson.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and John Gibson guard the cages. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his tenth of the year, via Josh Manson and Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored his twenty-eighth of the season in the second period, thanks to Getzlaf and Manson. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby in goal. The Ducks iced it at 4-0 with a Nick Ritchie empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Henrique and Kevin Bieksa. The three stars were Gibson (36 save shutout), Henrique, and Rakell, while Getzlaf and Manson get the honorable mentions.
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