The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Toronto led off in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Morgan Rielly and Tomas Plekanec. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirtieth of the year, via William Nylander and Jake Gardiner. Toronto extended the lead as Patrick Marleau scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Marner. Florida got on the board with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Denis Malgin. The Panthers got closer in the second period with a Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Mark Pysyk. The Maple Leafs replied in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Tyler Bozak and Connor Brown. Florida got one back with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, helped along by Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Marner, Huberdeau, and van Riemsdyk.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby tend the twines. New York began in the first period with a Kevin Hayes power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jimmy Vesey and Brady Skjei. Washington tied it on an Andre Burakovsky goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period on a Ryan Spooner goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Lias Andersson and Skjei. The Capitals tied it on a Lars Eller goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with an unassisted Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Backstrom, and Skjei.
West to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Andrew Hammond both return from long absences to play in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Shayne Gostisbehere and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers added on with a Provorov goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Jordan Weal and Andrew MacDonald. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Matt Nieto goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Dominic Toninato and Erik Johnson. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Provorov, Giroux, and Nieto.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host their desert rivals, the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Arizona started in the first period with a Kevin Connauton goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Christian Dvorak and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Vegas tied it on an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist by James Neal. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Richard Panik goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Clayton Keller. The Golden Knights tied it in the second period with an Alex Tuch power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. Arizona took the lead back with a Connauton goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, going in unassisted. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Connauton, Panik, and Raanta (27 for 29 in saves).
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