The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Cam Ward are set to start in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his thirtieth of the season, made possible by David Pastrnak and Riley Nash. Carolina tied it in the second period on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Teravainen power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Aho and Faulk. Carolina added on with a Justin Williams goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Brock McGinn and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the third period as McGinn scored a shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the season, set up by Lindholm. The Bruins got one back with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his third of the year, guided in by Sean Kuraly and Tim Schaller. Boston pulled closer with a Pastrnak goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Marchand. The Bruins tied it on a Danton Heinen goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by David Krejci and Rick Nash. Boston pulled ahead with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, with helpers from Grzelcyk and Marchand. The Bruins iced it at 6-4 with a Pastrnak empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the year completing a hat trick with the help of Kevan Miller and Riley Nash. The three stars were given to Pastrnak, Marchand, and Grzelcyk, while Riley Nash, Teravainen, Aho, Faulk, McGinn, and Lindholm get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi are the Finnish goalies. Dallas began in the first period with a Radek Faksa goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Greg Pateryn and Tyler Pitlick. Montreal tied it on an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Galchenyuk and Jacob De La Rose. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period with another Lehkonen goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Drouin and Jeff Petry on the power play. Montreal added on with a power play goal by Brendan Gallagher, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Drouin and Galchenyuk. The Stars got one back on a Jamie Benn power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Devin Shore. The Canadiens answered in the third period with a Nikita Scherbak power play goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The final held from here at 4-2, with the three stars being Lehkonen, Drouin, and Galchenyuk.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. Ottawa tied it on a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his seventh of the year, via Tom Pyatt and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Senators took the lead with a Ryan Dzingel power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Marian Gaborik and Cody Ceci. Ottawa added on with a Tom Pyatt goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Ceci and Mark Borowiecki. The Lightning got one back on a Miller power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Senators shot back with a Gaborik power play goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Dzingel and Alexandre Burrows. Ottawa extended the lead as Mike Hoffman scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Erik Burgdoerfer and Matt Duchene. Tampa Bay got one back with a Miller power play goal to complete his hat trick on his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Stamkos and Hedman. The Senators replied with an unassisted Erik Karlsson goal, his eighth of the season. Peter Budaj replaced Vasilevskiy in goal in the third period. Ottawa padded the lead on a Hoffman goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Karlsson and Duchene. The Lightning got one back with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Stamkos and Kucherov, both of whom got sock tricks. The final stood at 7-4, with the three stars being Miller, Hoffman, and Dzingel, while Stamkos, Kucherov, Karlsson, Ceci, Gaborik, Pyatt, Duchene, and Hedman get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Pekka Rinne occupy the creases. Nashville started in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Roman Josi and Kyle Turris. The Predators added on with a shorthanded goal by Austin Watson, his twelfth of the year, set up by Ryan Ellis. Nashville extended the lead as Viktor Arvidsson scored his twenty-sixth of the season shorthanded, thanks to Filip Forsberg. Connor Hellebuyck relieved Hutchinson in goal. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars given to Rinne (32 for 33 in saves), Watson, and Hellebuyck (30 for 30 in saves in relief).
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Colorado struck first in the first period with a J.T. Compher goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by David Warsofsky. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Mikko Koivu goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Charlie Coyle. The Avalanche took the lead back with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Blake Comeau. Colorado added on in the third period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-third of the year, via Patrik Nemeth. The Avalanche extended the lead on a Compher power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Samuel Girard and Sven Andrighetto. Colorado padded the lead as Tyson Jost scored his ninth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Tyson Barrie and Mikko Rantanen. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Compher, Varlamov (33 for 34 in saves), and Zadorov.
In Canada, the Calgary Flames bring in the Edmonton Oilers for a battle of Alberta. Cam Talbot and Mike Smith guard and cages. Calgary got going in the second period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Sean Monahan and Micheal Ferland. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Smith (28 save shutout), Gaudreau, and Talbot (31 for 32 in saves).
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Adin Hill are the unknown goalies. Arizona kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Derek Stepan. The Coyotes added on with a Nick Cousins goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Niklas Hjalmarsson. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Christian Dvorak scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Max Domi and Cousins. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Los Angeles tied it on a Carter goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The tie went to a shootout, where Keller and Alex Goligoski put the Coyotes in a 4-3 win over Kempe and the Kings. The three stars were Cousins, Keller, and Carter, while Doughty gets an honorable mention.
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