The Boston Bruins hosting the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Tuukka Rask are in the creases. Florida began in the first period with a Jamie McGinn goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Keith Yandle and Vincent Trocheck. Boston tied it on a Nick Holden goal, his fourth of the year, via David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins took the lead with a DeBrusk goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Donato and Krejci. Boston added on in the second period with a Donato goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Krejci, who earned a sock trick. The Bruins extended the lead as Patrice Bergeron scored his twenty-ninth of the season on the power play, thanks to David Backes and David Pastrnak. Boston padded the lead on a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, assisted by Kevan Miller and Matt Grzelcyk. This led to the eventual 5-1 final, with the three stars being DeBrusk, Krejci, and Donato, while Rask (30 for 31 in saves gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit got going in the second period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Anthony Mantha and Nick Jensen. The Red Wings added on with an Andreas Athanasiou goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Evgeny Svechnikov and Niklas Kronwall. The game stayed at 2-0, with the three stars given to Howard (31 save shutout), Larkin, and Athanasiou.
Out west, the last matinee of the day has the Vancouver Canucks bringing in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Thatcher Demko are in the blue paint. Columbus led off in the first period with a Seth Jones power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Cam Atkinson and Artemi Panarin. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Darren Archibald goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Ashton Sautner. The Canucks took the lead with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jussi Jokinen. Vancouver added on in the third period with a Jokinen goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jake Virtanen and Bo Horvat. The Canucks extended the lead as Horvat scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Jokinen and Derrick Pouliot. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Panarin and Jones. Columbus got closer with a Zach Werenski goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Panarin, who got a sock trick, and Jones. The Blue Jackets tied it as Cam Atkinson scored his twenty-first of the year, with the help of Jones, who got a sock trick, and Panarin. Vancouver won 5-4 in overtime with an Alexander Edler goal, his sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Brandon Sutter. The three stars belonged to Jones, Panarin, and Jokinen, while Atkinson and Horvat get the honorable mentions.
Back east at the usual time, the Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward are the veterans in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan Sproul goal, assisted by Paul Carey and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Rangers added on with a Kevin Hayes shorthanded goal, his twenty-third of the season, set up by Jesper Fast. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Derek Ryan and Klas Dahlbeck. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Lundqvist (40 for 41 in saves), Hayes, and Sproul.
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Keith Kinkaid are the average goalies. New York opened in the first period on a Tanner Fritz goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Davidson and John Tavares. New Jersey tied it on a Stefan Noesen goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Blake Coleman and Will Butcher. The Devils took the lead with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Butcher and Kyle Palmieri. New Jersey added on with another Hall goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, via Noesen. The Islanders got one back with an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson. The Devils countered with a shorthanded Coleman goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Mirco Mueller and Michael Grabner. New York pulled back in the third period with a Chris Wagner goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Nick Leddy. They couldn't equalize, falling 4-3, with the three stars being Hall, Coleman, and Noesen, while Butcher gets an honorable mention.
A little to the west, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Matt Murray receive the starting nods in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Jeff Petry goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron. Pittsburgh tied it on a Conor Sheary goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Riley Sheahan and Matt Hunwick. The Penguins took the lead with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Justin Schultz and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh added on with a Carl Hagelin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Evgeni Malkin. The Canadiens got one back with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Alex Galchenyuk and Gallagher. The Penguins countered with a Kessel power play goal in the third period, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Sidney Crosby and Malkin. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Sheahan scored his eleventh of the campaign on the power play, with the help of Olli Maatta and Kris Letang. This gave them a 5-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Kessel, Sheahan, and Malkin, while Gallagher receives an honorable mention.
In Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck meets a lesser foe in Curtis McElhinney in goal. Toronto cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Auston Matthews and Jake Gardiner. Winnipeg tied it on a Josh Morrissey goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Nikolaj Ehlers and Jacob Trouba. The Jets took the lead on a Dustin Byfuglien power play goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Blake Wheeler and Paul Stastny. Winnipeg added on with an Andrew Copp goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Adam Lowry and Brandon Tanev. This held up for the eventual 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Hellebuyck (28 for 29 in saves), Byfuglien, and Copp.
Way to the south, the Dallas Stars welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Kari Lehtonen are in the blue paint. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. The Stars added on in the second period with a Klingberg goal, his eighth of the year, via Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. Dallas extended the lead as Radek Faksa scored a shorthanded goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Tyler Pitlick. Minnesota got on the board with a Zach Parise power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with a Seguin empty net goal, his fortieth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Klingberg, Lehtonen (33 for 34 in saves), and Seguin.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Buffalo was first to score in the first period with a Jason Pominville goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Zemgus Girgensons and Jack Eichel. Nashville tied it on a P.K. Subban power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead with an Austin Watson goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Mattias Ekholm and Nick Bonino. Nashville added on in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Craig Smith and Kevin Fiala. The Sabres got one back with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with helpers from Eichel and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Evan Rodrigues and Casey Mittelstadt. The Predators regained the lead on a Bonino goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Ryan Ellis and Watson. The Sabres tied it again with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Ristolainen and Eichel, the latter earning a sock trick. Buffalo took the lead with another Reinhart power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by O'Reilly and Eichel. The Sabres extended the lead as Okposo scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Ristolainen, who got a sock trick, and Eichel. Buffalo capped it at 7-4 against Juuse Saros in the third period with a Reinhart goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-third of the campaign, with a lone assist from O'Reilly. The three stars were awarded to Reinhart, Eichel, and Okposo, while O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Bonino, and Watson get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Antti Raanta are the masked men. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Luke Schenn goal, via Dylan Strome and Max Domi. The Coyotes chased Allen in the second period on a Richard Panik goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Clayton Keller and Derek Stepan. Arizona added on against Carter Hutton with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Panik and Stepan. The Coyotes extended the lead as Jakob Chychrun scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brad Richardson and Ekman-Larsson. Arizona padded the lead in the third period with an Alex Goligoski goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Domi and Strome. The Coyotes iced it at 6-0 with a Zac Rinaldo goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Domi and Strome, both of whom earned sock tricks. The three stars belonged to Raanta (34 save shutout), Domi, and Strome, while Panik, Ekman-Larsson, and Stepan get the honorable mentions.
North to Alberta, as the Calgary Flames welcome provincial rivals in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Mike Smith protect the nets. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Anton Slepyshev goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Zack Kassian. Calgary tied it on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Mikael Backlund and Michael Frolik. The Flames took the lead with a Garnet Hathaway shorthanded goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary added on with a Backlund goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Michael Stone and Frolik. Al Montoya relieved Talbot. The Oilers got one back in the secon d period with a Michael Cammalleri goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Andrej Sekera and Kassian. This was as close as it got, with the 3-2 final lending the three stars to Backlund, Frolik, and Kassian.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas potted the first goal in the first period, Shea Theodore scoring his sixth of the season with the help of William Karlsson and Deryk Engelland. San Jose tied it on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Timo Meier and Joonas Donskoi. The Golden Knights took the lead with an Oscar Lindberg goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, assisted by Theodore. The Sharks tied it again with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Pavelski and Justin Braun. Vegas took the lead again in the third period with a shorthanded Karlsson goal, his forty-second of the season, going in unassisted. The three stars were Karlsson, Pavelski, and Theodore in the 3-2 game.
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