Ten games are on tonight, beginning with...
The New York Islanders hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Robin Lehner are in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Anders Lee. St. Louis tied it with a David Perron goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Ryan O'Reilly and Jay Bouwmeester in the third period. The Islanders won 2-1 in overtime with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier. The three stars went to Lehner (30 for 31 in saves), Filppula, and Eberle.
Over in Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York began in the first period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Jimmy Vesey and Boo Nieves. Carolina tied it on an unassisted Saku Maenalanen goal, his third of the year. The Rangers took the lead back with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Kevin Shattenkirk. New York added on with another Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Mats Zuccarello and Kreider. The Rangers extended the lead in the second period as Pavel Buchnevich scored his eighth of the season on the power play, with the help of Zibanejad and Zuccarello. New York padded the lead in the third period with another Buchnevich power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, with assists provided by Zibanejad and Zuccarello, the latter earning a sock trick. The Hurricanes countered with a Maenalanen goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, guided in by Victor Rask and Justin Faulk. The Rangers capped it at 6-2 with a DeAngelo goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Vladislav Namestnikov and Nieves. The three stars were awarded to Zibanejad, Buchnevich, and DeAngelo, while Maenalanen, Nieves, Zuccarello, and Kreider earn the honorable mentions.
West to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Joonas Korpisalo draw the starts in goal. Columbus started in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Josh Anderson. Columbus extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to David Savard and Atkinson. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Dubois power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Zach Werenski and Panarin. New Jersey got on the board with a Blake Coleman goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, via Mirco Mueller and Ben Lovejoy. This only made it 4-1, the eventual final score, with the three stars going to Panarin, Dubois, and Atkinson, while Korpisalo (29 for 30 in saves) gets an honorable mention.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nick Ritchie and Ryan Getzlaf. Detroit tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings took the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his eleventh of the season, via Danny DeKeyser and Thomas Vanek. Detroit iced it at 3-1 with a Darren Helm goal, his third of the year, courtesy of DeKeyser. The three stars were DeKeyser, Howard (23 for 24 in saves), and Nyquist.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Antti Niemi are the backups in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Densi Malgin. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Shea Weber power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Joel Armia. The Canadiens took the lead with a Phillip Danault goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Weber. Montreal added on with a Max Domi goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Paul Byron and Tomas Tatar. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Artturi Lehkonen and Jordie Benn. Montreal padded the lead on a Brendan Gallagher empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Niemi (52 for 53 in saves), Weber, and Danault.
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators bring in the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Juuse Saros are the lesser-known goalies. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Mattias Ekholm and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on with a Nick Bonino goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Colton Sissons and Austin Watson. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Arvidsson scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, thanks to P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. Washington got on the board with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin. The Predators replied with an Arvidsson shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season completing his hat trick, set up by Johansen. Nashville padded the lead on an unassisted Rocco Grimaldi goal, his fourth of the year. The Predators continued with Bonino's second goal of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by Ekholm and Ryan Hartman. Nashville struck again in the third period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Kevin Fiala. The Capitals got one back with a T.J. Oshie goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars being Arvidsson, Bonino, and Ekholm, while Johansen gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury faces a lesser foe in Laurent Brossoit in goal. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kyle Connor shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Bryan Little. The Jets added on with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Vegas got on the board in the third period with a Brandon Pirri goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Brayden McNabb and Paul Stastny. Winnipeg replied with a Connor empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with a Scheifele empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, fueled by Connor and Wheeler. The three stars were Connor, Brossoit (43 for 44 in saves), and Scheifele, while Wheeler gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Alex Stalock are in the blue paint. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the season, via Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno. Los Angeles tied it on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Dustin Brown and Dion Phaneuf. The Wild retook the lead in the third period with an Eric Staal goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon. The Kings tied it again with a Jeff Carter goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli. Minnesota won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by Jason Zucker. The three stars went to Stalock (31 for 33 in saves), Staal, and Quick (40 for 42 in saves).
Way to the south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Anton Khudobin are between the pipes. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Yanni Gourde. The Lightning added on with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his second of the year, assisted by Anthony Cirelli in the third period. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Vasilevskiy (35 save shutout), Palat, and Sergachev.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Martin Jones guard the cages. Pittsburgh drew first blood in the first period with a Kris Letang goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Brian Dumoulin. San Jose tied it on a Marcus Sorensen goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Brenden Dillon. The Sharks took the lead with a Tomas Hertl goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Evander Kane and Dillon. San Jose added on in the second period with a Joe Thornton goal, his tenth of the year, via Joe Pavelski and Radim Simek. The Sharks extended the lead as Hertl scored his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, with the help of Justin Braun and Kane. The Penguins got one back with a Derick Brassard goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Tanner Pearson and Bryan Rust. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Hertl to complete his hat trick with his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Kane, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Hertl, Kane, and Dillon.
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