The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Keith Kinkaid are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Blake Coleman. The Devils added on with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey extended the lead as Will Butcher scored his fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kyle Palmieri and Hall. New York got on the board with a Ryan Spooner goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Jimmy Vesey and Filip Chytil. The Devils replied in the second period on a Butcher power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Hall and Zajac. New Jersey padded the lead on a Hall penalty shot goal, his second of the game and thirty-ninth of the year. The Rangers took one back in the third period on a Kevin Hayes goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Devils won 5-2, with the three stars going to Hall, Butcher, and Zajac.
In Brooklyn, the New York Islanders welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Petr Mrazek and Thomas Greiss are in the blue paint. New York started in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Mathew Barzal. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Nolan Patrick and Oskar Lindblom. The Islanders took the lead back with an Anthony Beauvillier goal in the second period, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Thomas Hickey and Ryan Pulock. New York added on with a Tavares goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Josh Bailey. The Islanders extended the lead as Barzal scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Beauvillier and Jordan Eberle. The Flyers pulled back in the second period with a Nolan Patrick power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux. Philadelphia got closer with another Patrick power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Gostisbehere. The Flyers evened it on a Giroux goal, his thirtieth of the year, helped along by Sean Couturier and Andrew MacDonald. New York reclaimed the lead on another Barzal goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, passed from Beauvillier and Eberle. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars given to Barzal, Tavares, and Patrick, while Beauvillier, Eberle, and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist. Columbus tied it on a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Artemi Panarin. The Red Wings took the lead back on a Darren Helm goal, his twelfth of the season, via Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha. Detroit added on with another Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, courtesy of Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall on the power play. The Red Wings extended the lead in the second period as Nyquist scored his twenty-first of the season on the power play, thanks to Zetterberg, who got a sock trick, and Justin Abdelkader. The Blue Jackets pulled one back on another Atkinson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Jones and Panarin. Columbus edged closer in the third period on a Sonny Milano goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Zach Werenski and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Panarin power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with a lone helper by Jones, who earned a sock trick, and the goalie Bobrovsky. Columbus won 5-4 in overtime with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twentieth of the campaign, helped along by Ryan Murray and Bjorkstrand. The three stars were handed to Atkinson, Panarin, and Jones, while Bjorkstrand, Bertuzzi, Zetterberg, and Nyquist get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Mason and Carey Price are the veteran goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his forty-fourth of the season, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Kyle Connor. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, coming off of Paul Stastny. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period as Jack Roslovic scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Tucker Poolman. Montreal got on the board with an Arturri Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Alex Galchenyuk. The Canadiens got closer in the third period Paul Byron goal, his twentieth of the season, via Brendan Gallagher and Jonathan Drouin. Montreal tied it on a Kerby Rychel goal, with a lone assist by Jeff Petry. The Jets took the lead back with a Sami Niku goal, courtesy of Connor and Andrew Copp. The Canadiens tied it again with a Galchenyuk power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with helpers from David Schlemko and Petry. Winnipeg won 5-4 in overtime on a shorthanded Connor goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, set up by Roslovic and Tyler Myers. The three stars went to Connor, Roslovic, and Petry, while Galchenyuk gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Brayden Point goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning added on with a Victor Hedman goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Coburn and Ryan Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Chris Kunitz scored his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Callahan and Dan Girardi. The Lightning padded the lead in the third period with an unassisted J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-third of the year. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Vasilevskiy (33 save shutout), Coburn, and Callahan.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Roberto Luongo guard the cages. Florida struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Colton Sceviour goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Evgenii Dadonov and Aaron Ekblad. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Ellis. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars belonging to Luongo (45 for 46 in saves), Sceviour, and Huberdeau.
Way to the northwest, the Calgary Flames host the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta faces a lesser foe in Jon Gillies in goal. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a Richard Panik goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Kevin Connauton and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes added on with a Connauton goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Max Domi and Trevor Murphy. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Christian Fischer scored his fourteenth of the season, with the help of Josh Archiblad and Brendan Perlini. Calgary got on the board with a Nick Shore goal, his fifth of the year, via Curtis Lazar and Matt Bartkowski. The Coyotes answered in the third period with a Dylan Strome goal, his third of the season, helped along by Domi and Fischer. The final remained at 4-1, with the three stars given to Connauton, Domi, and Raanta (42 for 43 in saves).
Over in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Brandon Pirri goal, helped along by Colin Miller. Vancouver tied it with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brandon Sutter. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Pirri goal, via Alex Tuch and William Karlsson. Vegas added on with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Shea Theodore and Karlsson. The Golden Knights extended the lead on a Karlsson power play goal, his forty-third of the year, powered by Tuch and Miller. The Canucks got one back on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Alexander Edler and Daniel Sedin. Vancouver pulled closer with a Sutter goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Brendan Gaunce and Jussi Jokinen. The Canucks tied it on a Goldobin goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, courtesy of Alex Biega and Ashton Sautner. In the shootout, Theodore had the only goal to give the Golden Knights a 5-4 win. The three stars were Karlsson, Pirri, and Tuch, while Theodore, Miller, Goldobin, and Sutter get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Martin Jones occupy the creases. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with a Timo Meier goal, his twentieth of the year, via Burns and Joe Pavelski. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Benn goal, his thirtieth of the season, courtesy of John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin in the second period. The Stars tied it on a Gemel Smith goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, coming off of Devin Shore. Dallas took the lead with an unassisted Benn goal, his thirty-first of the season and second of the night. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Benn empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year completing his hat trick, going in unassisted. The three stars were Benn, Burns, and Smith.
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