The New York Rangers hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Alexandar Georgiev are set to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Neal Pionk and Mika Zibanejad. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his twentieth of the year, via Sebastian Aho and Brett Pesce. The Rangers retook the lead with a Jimmy Vesey goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Pavel Buchnevich. The Hurricanes retied it on a Lee Stempniak goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jeff Skinner and Derek Ryan. New York gained the lead on a Vladislav Namestnikov power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Buchnevich and Zibanejad. Carolina retied it in the third period with a Victor Rask power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers took the lead back with a Vesey goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Buchnevich, who earned a sock trick. New York added on with a Zuccarello empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, set up by Ryan Spooner. The Rangers iced it at 6-3 with a Vesey empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his fifteenth of the campaign, with the help of Jesper Fast and Zibanejad, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Vesey, Buchnevich, and Zuccarello, while Zibanehad gets an honorable mention.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Petr Mrazek man the nets. Vegas started in the first period with an Erik Haula power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by David Perron and Nate Schmidt. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny in the second period. The Golden Knights took the lead back in the third period with a William Karlsson goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, with assists provided by Tomas Hyka and Shea Theodore on the power play. The Flyers retied it on a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. Vegas took the lead with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Cody Eakin and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Fleury (38 for 40 in saves), Carpenter, and Karlsson.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer are in the creases. Washington began in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-first of the season, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. Winnipeg tied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals took the lead back in the second period with an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and forty-second of the season, passed from Tom Wilson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Jets tied it again in the third period on a Patrik Laine goal, his forty-first of the year, helped along by Paul Stastny and Dustin Byfuglien. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, made possible by Chandler Stephenson. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Grubauer (26 for 28 in saves).
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie Lindgren is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Jeff Petry. Columbus tied it on an unassisted Nick Foligno goal, his fifteenth of the year. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Seth Jones and Cam Atkinson. Columbus added on with a Jones goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Panarin and Wennberg on the power play. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the second period as Boone Jenner scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Wennberg and Cole. The Canadiens got one back with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Paul Byron. Columbus countered with a Cole goal in the third period, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Wennberg, who earned a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Wennberg, Jones, and Cole in the 5-2 win.
South to Florida, where the Panthers host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. The Senators added on with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Fredrik Claesson and Tom Pyatt. Florida got on the board in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Nick Bjugstad and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers tied it on a Mike Matheson goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Vincent Trocheck and Jonathan Huberdeau. Ottawa took the lead back with a Paajarvi goal in the third period, his sixth of the season, via Thomas Chabot. Florida tied it again with a Huberdeau goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Trocheck and MacKenzie Weegar. The Senators pulled ahead on a Duchene goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, helped along by Hoffman. Ottawa iced it at 5-3 with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Karlsson and Alexandre Burrows. The three stars were awarded to Duchene, Paajarvi, and Huberdeau, while Hoffman, Karlsson, and Trocheck get the honorable mentions.
Way out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and John Gibson tend the twines. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his third of the season, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn. The Blues added on with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his seventh of the year, via Nikita Soshnikov and Pietrangelo in the second period. Anaheim got on the board with a Corey Perry goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Brandon Montour. St. Louis answered with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Schmaltz and Barbashev. The Ducks got one back in the third period on a Derek Grant goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Chris Kelly and Hampus Lindholm. The Blues capped it at 4-2 with a Patrik Berglund goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Brodziak. The three stars went to Barbashev, Sobotka, and Berglund.
Up to San Jose, where the Sharks host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Martin Jones are the veteran goalies. Detroit kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Trevor Daley goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Henrik Zetterberg and Tyler Bertuzzi. San Jose tied it on a Joonas Donskoi goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Evander Kane and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks took the lead with an Eric Fehr goal, assisted by Brenden Dillon and Dylan DeMelo. San Jose added on in the second period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Chris Tierney and Timo Meier. The Red Wings answered with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Bertuzzi and Daley. The Sharks countered in the third period with a Meier power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Mikkel Boedker and DeMelo. Detroit pulled back on a Zetterberg goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Nyquist and Bertuzzi, the latter earning a sock trick. San Jose replied with a Tierney empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Pavelski and Justin Braun. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Meier, Bertuzzi, and Tierney, while DeMelo, Pavelski, Nyquist, and Zetterberg get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Los Angeles got going in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Jake Muzzin and Adrian Kempe. The Kings added on with an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Derek Forbort and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead as Tanner Pearson scored his thirteenth of the campaign, thanks to Kempe and Toffoli. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Quick (35 save shutout), Toffoli, and Kempe.
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