The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a Tim Schaller goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Tommy Wingels. The Bruins added on with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Patrice Bergeron. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Boston answered in the third period with a Bergeron goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Krug and Brad Marchand. The Lightning got one back on a Hedman goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Yanni Gourde and Dan Girardi. The Bruins iced it at 4-2 with a Marchand empty net goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, set up by Bergeron and Pastrnak. The three stars were Bergeron, Krug, and Pastrnak, while Marchand and Hedman get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Jason Pominville and Brendan Guhle. The Sabres added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Ristolainen. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Evgeny Svechnikov. The Red Wings tied it on a shorthanded goal by Darren Helm in the second period, his eleventh of the year, set up by Frans Nielsen. Detroit took the lead with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Joe Hicketts and Nielsen. Chad Johnson replaced Lehner in goal for the third period. The Red Wings extended the lead as Andreas Athanasiou scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall. Buffalo got one back with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Casey Mittelstadt. Detroit shot back with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings capped it at 6-3 with a Svechnikov goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Mantha and Larkin. The three stars went to Svechnikov, Larkin, and Mantha, while Nielsen gets an honorable mention.
In New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Keith Kinkaid are the alliterative goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Nico Hischier. Pittsburgh tied it on a Conor Sheary goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Jamie Oleksiak. The Penguins took the lead in the second period with a Kris Letang goal, his eighth of the season, via Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin. The Devils tied it on a Taylor Hall power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, powered by Will Butcher. New Jersey took the lead in the third period with a Blake Coleman goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Travis Zajac. Pittsburgh retied it on a Hornqvist goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Dumoulin and Riley Sheahan. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, made possible by Letang. The three stars went to Letang, Hornqvist, and Dumoulin.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Craig Anderson are the solid goalies. Ottawa got going in the second period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Mike Hoffman and Tom Pyatt. Florida tied it on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Jamie McGinn and Keith Yandle. The Panthers took the lead with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via MacKenzie Weegar and Alexander Petrovic. The Senators tied it in the third period on a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Zack Smith and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Pageau penalty shot goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign. The three stars were awarded to Pageau, Paajarvi, and Anderson (24 for 26 in saves).
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville started in the first period with a Kyle Turris goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from P.K. Subban and Craig Smith. San Jose tied it on a Logan Couture goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Brent Burns and Mikkel Boedker. The Predators retook the lead on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. The Sharks tied it again with a Brenden Dillon goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jannik Hansen. Nashville pulled ahead in the second period with a Smith goal, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Kevin Fiala and Ryan Ellis. San Jose retied it in the third period with a Boedker goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Chris Tierney and Timo Meier. The Predators retook the lead with an Ellis goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Forsberg and Arvidsson.Nashville iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Nick Bonino, his eleventh of the year, set up by Forsberg, who earned a sock trick. The three stars were Ellis, Arvidsson, and Forsberg, while Boedker and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Tyler Seguin. Minnesota tied it on a shorthanded Mikael Granlund goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Ryan Suter. The Wild took the lead with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Suter and Jason Zucker. Minnesota added on with a Zach Parise goal, his eleventh of the year, via Granlund and Dumba. The Stars got one back with a Devin Shore goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Dan Hamhuis and Marc Methot. The Wild shot back with a Zucker power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, fueled by Eric Staal and Dumba. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a Parise empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, made possible by Granlund and Dumba, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were handed to Dumba, Granlund, and Parise, while Zucker and Suter get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Collin Delia are the unknown goalies. Chicago was first to score in the first period with an unassisted Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-seventh of the season. The Blackhawks added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Kane and Nick Schmaltz. Chicago extended the lead as Tomas Jurco scored his fifth of the season in the second period, thanks to Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks padded the lead on Jurco's second of the game and sixth of the year, coming off of Erik Gustafsson and Connor Murphy. Winnipeg got on the board with a Bryan Little goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Dustin Byfuglien and Joe Morrow. Chicago answered with a Gustafsson goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Sikura. The Jets got one back with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-third of the season, with a lone helper from Kyle Connor. The Blackhawks replied with a DeBrincat goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Sikura and Victor Ejdsell. Scott Foster replaced Delia in goal after an injury. The final remained at 6-2, with the three stars given to Jurco, DeBrincat, and Kane, while Gustafsson and Sikura get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Alberta, as the Calgary Flames welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Jon Gillies in goal. Columbus drew first blood in the first period with a Markus Hannikainen goal, his third of the season, via Matt Calvert and Mark Letestu. The Blue Jackets added on with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. Columbus extended the lead as Dubois scored in the second period, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with the help of Atkinson and Panarin. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the third period with a Markus Nutivaara goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Thomas Vanek and Ryan Murray. Columbus continued with a Dubois power play goal to complete his hat trick, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Sonny Milano and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Calgary got on the board with a Chris Stewart goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Curtis Lazar and Mark Giordano. This made it a 5-1 final, with the three stars awarded to Dubois, Panarin, and Atkinson, while Bobrovsky (37 for 38 in saves gets an honorable mention.
Over in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Jacob Markstrom are the decent goalies. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Andrej Sekera and Adam Larsson. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Sam Gagner goal, his tenth of the year, via Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Derrick Pouliot goal, his third of the season, assisted by Nikolay Goldobin and Jussi Jokinen. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars being Markstrom (35 for 36 in saves), Pouliot, and Gagner.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper faces his former team and fellow backup Jack Campbell in goal. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Kevin Connauton goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Max Domi. Los Angeles tied it on a Jeff Carter goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Derek Forbort and Tyler Toffoli. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a Domi goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Christian Dvorak and Trevor Murphy. The Kings tied it again on a Carter power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period with a Carter goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, via Tobias Rieder and Toffoli. The Kings iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Anze Kopitar, his thirty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Carter, Domi, and Toffoli.
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