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DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his second of the year, via Nic Dowd and Dmitrij Jaskin. Anaheim got on the board with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Rickard Rakell and Pontus Aberg. Washington replied with a Tom Wilson power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Ryan Miller replaced Gibson in goal. The Capitals extended the lead as Kuznetsov scored his seventh of the season in the second period, thanks to Brett Connolly. Washington padded the lead on a Dowd goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Stephenson and Jaskin. The Ducks got one back with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his second of the season, made possible by Jacob Larsson and Getzlaf. Anaheim pulled closer with a Rakell goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Adam Henrique. The Ducks chipped closer with an Aberg power play goal in the third period, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Hampus Lindholm and Ondrej Kase. Anaheim tied it as Lindholm scored his third of the year on the power play, with the help of Ryan Kesler and Kase. The Ducks pulled ahead on an Aberg goal, his ninth of the campaign, fueled by Getzlaf and Kiefer Sherwood. This made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars being Aberg, Getzlaf, and Lindholm, while Rakell, Kase, Kuznetsov, Stephenson, Dowd, Jaskin, and Carlson took the honorable mentions.
In New York, the Rangers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Henrik Lundqvist guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with a Jesper Fast goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Marc Staal. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Staal goal, his second of the year, assisted by Ryan Strome and Lias Andersson. New York extended the lead as Chris Kreider scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Zibanejad and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Blake Wheeler and Josh Morrissey. The Jets got closer with a Jack Roslovic goal, his second of the season, guided in by Mathieu Perreault and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg tied it on a Bryan Little goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Trouba. In the shootout, Patrik Laine and Scheifele lifted the Jets 4-3 over Zibanejad and the Rangers. The three stars belonged to Staal, Scheifele, and Trouba, while Zibanejad gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Corey Crawford are the veterans in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Elias Lindholm and Johnny Gaudreau. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Tows goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames retook the lead in the second period with a Lindholm power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Gaudreau and Monahan. Calgary added on with a Derek Ryan power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Noah Hanifin and James Neal. The Blackhawks got one back with a Dylan Strome goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Alex DeBrincat and the goalie Crawford. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Lindholm, Monahan, and Gaudreau.
Backtracking to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov faces a lesser foe in Jonathan Bernier in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche iced it at 2-0 in the third period with a Landeskog empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by MacKinnon and Rantanen. The three stars were given to MacKinnon, Varlamov (24 save shutout), and Landeskog, while Rantanen gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Carey Price protect the nets. San Jose started in the first period with an unassisted Justin Braun goal. The Sharks added on with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Erik Karlsson. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Petry goal, his third of the year, guided in by Jonathan Drouin and Andrew Shaw. San Jose replied with a Pavelski goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, passed from Burns and Logan Couture. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Jones (40 for 41 in saves), Burns, and Pavelski.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Jonathan Quick are in the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the season, passed from Jake Muzzin and Dustin Brown. The Kings iced it at 2-0 with a Kyle Clifford empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Jeff Carter. The three stars were Quick (34 save shutout), Martinez, and Mrazek (33 for 34 in saves).
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