Philadelphia, with the Flyers hosting the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Philadelphia opened with a Claude Giroux goal in the first period, his twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Konecny goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Provorov. Boston got on the board with a Noel Acciari goal, his ninth of the season, via David Backes and Danton Heinen. Philadelphia answered with a Nolan Patrick goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Oskar Lindblom and Jakub Voracek in the third period. The Bruins got one back with an unassisted power play goal by David Pastrnak, his thirty-third of the season. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his thirtieth of the year, with a lone assist by Backes. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Giroux goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, guided in by Voracek. The three stars were Giroux, Konecny, and Voracek, while Provorov and Backes get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Andrei Vasilevskiy make the starts in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on in the second period with a Forsberg power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and the goalie Saros. Tampa Bay got on the board with an Ondrej Palat goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Anton Stralman. Nashville shot back in the third period with an unassisted goal by Forsberg, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year. The Predators extended the lead as Craig Smith scored his twenty-third of the campaign, thanks to Mattias Ekholm and Subban. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Forsberg, Saros (29 for 30 in saves), Subban.
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Carey Price man the nets. Montreal led off in the first period with a Daniel Carr power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Artturi Lehkonen and Mike Reilly. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Sami Vatanen and Kyle Palmieri in the second period. The Devils took the lead with a Taylor Hall shorthanded goal, his thirty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Travis Zajac. This produced the eventual 2-1 final, with the three stars handed to Hall, Kinkaid (25 for 26 in saves), and Hischier.
Stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Matt Murray are the masked men. Washington began in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington extended the lead as Tom Wilson scored his fourteenth of the season in the third period, thanks to Matt Niskanen. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, made possible by Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Grubauer (36 for 37 in saves), Orlov, and Wilson.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and John Gibson make the starts in goal. Colorado struck first in the first period with an unassisted Alexander Kerfoot goal, his eighteenth of the season. Anaheim tied it on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his tenth of the year, via Jakob Silfverberg. Ryan Miller replaced Gibson in goal to start the second period. The Avalanche retook the lead in the second period with a Tyson Jost power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado added on with a Jost goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Kerfoot. The Ducks got one back with an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Corey Perry and Brandon Montour. Anaheim tied it on a Ryan Kesler goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Cogliano and Silfverberg. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime with an Ondrej Kase goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf. The three stars went to Cogliano, Jost, and Silfverberg, while Kerfoot gets an honorable mention.
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