The Boston Bruins host the Chicago Blackhawks. Jean-Francois Berube and Tuukka Rask draw the starts in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Noel Acciari shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Sean Kuraly. The Bruins added on with a David Krejci power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Jake DeBrusk and Nick Holden. Chicago got on the board with a Jonathan Toews goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Erik Gustafsson and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks tied it on a Gustafsson goal, his third of the year, coming off of Nick Schmaltz and Alex DeBrincat. Chicago took the lead in the second period with a John Hayden goal, his fourth of the season, passed from David Kampf and Brent Seabrook. Boston retied it on another Krejci power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with helpers from DeBrusk and Brian Gionta. The Blackhawks restored their lead with a Matthew Highmore goal, made possible by Gustafsson and Artem Anisimov. The Bruins tied it again in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Brad Marchand and Riley Nash. Boston pulled ahead on a Gionta power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by DeBrusk, who got a sock trick, and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins extended the lead as Rick Nash scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Torey Krug and Marchand. Boston iced it at 7-4 with a Kuraly empty net goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Tim Schaller and Zdeno Chara. The three stars were Krejci, DeBrusk, and Gustafsson, while Gionta, Marchand, and Kuraly get the honorable mentions.
Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Buffalo dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Justin Bailey goal, his third of the season, fueled by Benoit Pouliot. Vegas tied it on a Deryk Engelland goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by David Perron and William Karlsson. In the shootout, Perron and Erik Haula lifted the Golden Knights to a 2-1 win over Jacob Josefson and the Sabres. The three stars were Fleury (31 for 32 in saves), Perron, and Lehner (33 for 34 in saves).
In Philadelphia, the Flyers bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Petr Mrazek are in the blue paint. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Valtteri Filppula and Wayne Simmonds. The Flyers added on with an Andrew MacDonald goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Nolan Patrick and Jakub Voracek. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his fortieth of the campaign, powered by Blake Wheeler and Paul Stastny. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Mrazek (27 for 28 in saves), MacDonald, and Giroux.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Louis Domingue are the backups in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Charles Hudon and Mike Reilly. Tampa Bay tied it on a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Mikhail Sergachev and Yanni Gourde. The Canadiens reclaimed the lead with an Alex Galchenyuk goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Hudon. The Lightning tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal in the third period, his thirty-fourth of the year, passed from Steven Stamkos and J.T. Miller. In the shootout, Brayden Point and Kucherov carried the Lightning to a 3-2 win over Jonathan Drouin and the Canadiens. The three stars were Kucherov, Hudon, and Johnson.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Jonathan Bernier are the backups in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a Blake Comeau goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Carl Soderberg. Arizona tied it on a Christian Dvorak goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Richard Panik and Josh Archibald. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Tyson Barrie goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado added on with a Soderberg goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Comeau. The Coyotes got one back in the second period on a Panik goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Brad Richardson. The Avalanche replied in the third period with a Tyson Jost power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Barrie and Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead as Rantanen scored his twenty-third of the season, with the help of MacKinnon and David Warsofsky. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Soderberg, Rantanen, and Panik, while Barrie, Comeau, and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
In California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. St. Louis started in the first period with a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ivan Barbashev and Tage Thompson. The Blues added on with a Colton Parayko goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Patrik Berglund and Dmitrij Jaskin. Los Angeles got on the board in the second period with a Drew Doughty goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin. St. Louis replied with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Kyle Brodziak and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues extended the lead as Barbashev scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Vladimir Sobotka and Pietrangelo.Jack Campbell replaced Quick for the third period. St. Louis padded the lead in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Schwartz. The Blues kept going with a Brodziak goal, his tenth of the season, via Alexander Steen and Chris Thorburn. St. Louis continued on a Schwartz goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Tarasenko and Vince Dunn. The Kings got one back with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his twentieth of the campaign, powered by Jeff Carter and Kopitar. The three stars belonged to Schwartz, Pietrangelo, and Brodziak, while Tarasenko, Barbashev, and Kopitar get the honorable mentions.
Up to San Jose, as the Sharks host the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Martin Jones occupy the creases. Washington cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Brett Connolly and John Carlson. The Capitals iced it at 2-0 with a Lars Eller empty net goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen. The three stars were Grubauer (24 save shutout), Backstrom, and Jones (24 for 25 in saves).
Back in the northeast, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Josh Leivo and Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Morgan Rielly and Leo Komarov. Toronto extended the lead as Kadri scored a power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, with the help of Mitchell Marner and Rielly. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Marner power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Rielly, who got a sock trick. Casey DeSmith replaced Jarry for the third period in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Jake Guentzel and Chad Ruhwedel. The Penguins got closer with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Toronto iced it at 5-2 with a Patrick Marleau empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Ron Hainsey. The three stars went to Kadri, Rielly, and Marner.
Returning to Florida, the Panthers bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Keith Yandle. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his third of the year, fueled by Trocheck and Huberdeau. New York got on the board with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Neal Pionk and Ryan Spooner. The Rangers tied it in the third period on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Jesper Fast and Chris Kreider. Florida retook the lead with a Jamie McGinn goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Alexander Petrovic and Jared McCann. New York tied it again with a Kevin Hayes goal, his twentieth of the year, via John Gilmour and Spooner. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Zuccarello was topped by Aleksander Barkov and Trocheck as the Panthers won 4-3. The three stars went to Trocheck, Huberdeau, and Spooner.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Juuse Saros make spot starts in goal. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. New Jersey tied it on a Sami Vatanen goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Miles Wood and Will Butcher. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Brian Boyle goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Damon Severson and Patrick Maroon. The Predators tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi. The Devils won 3-2, with shootout tallies by Taylor Hall and Boyle lifting them over Kyle Turris and the Predators. The three stars were Boyle, Vatanen, and Kinkaid (34 for 36 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the second period with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a McDavid power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, powered by Andrej Sekera. Minnesota got on the board in the third period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Tyler Ennis and Gustav Olofsson. Edmonton replied with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Ethan Bear. The Oilers iced it at 4-1 with a Nugent-Hopkins empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by McDavid and Adam Larsson. The three stars were handed to McDavid, Talbot (32 for 33 in saves), and Nugent-Hopkins.
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