Seven games on an unusually slow Thursday night. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Tuukka Rask protect the nets. Boston got going in the second period with a Torey Krug goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of David Krejci and Peter Cehlarik. St. Louis tied it on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and David Perron. The Blues took the lead with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Brayden Schenn. The Bruins tied it again with a David Backes power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Zdeno Chara and Krejci. Boston pulled ahead in the third period with a Chris Wagner goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Charlie McAvoy and Patrice Bergeron. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Sean Kuraly empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Krejci, who got a sock trick, and Wagner. The three stars were Wagner, Krejci, and Rask (28 for 30 in saves).
On Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Nick Leddy and Jordan Eberle. The Islanders added on with a Michael Dal Colle goal, passed from Scott Mayfield and Leo Komarov. New York extended the lead as Eberle scored his eleventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Leddy and Brock Nelson. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with an Andy Greene goal, his third of the season, via Damon Severson. The Islanders capped it at 4-1 with a Lee empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, set up by Josh Bailey. The three stars belonged to Lee, Eberle, and Leddy.
Also in New York, the Rangers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Artem Anisimov and Brent Seabrook. New York tied it on an unassisted Filip Chytil goal, his eighth of the year. The Rangers took the lead with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Chris Kreider and Marc Staal. New York added on with a Kreider goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks pulled back with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with assists provided by Erik Gustafsson and Patrick Kane. The Rangers fired back with a Mika Zibanejad empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago got one back late with a Dominik Kahun goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by David Kampf and Drake Caggiula. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Kreider, Zibanejad, and Zuccarello.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos. Toronto tied it on a Nazem Kadri goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Kasperi Kapanen and Patrick Marleau. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period with a Marleau goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Kadri and Nikita Zaitsev. The Lightning retied it on a Hedman goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Nikita Kucherov and Point. Toronto retook the lead on a Mitchell Marner goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from John Tavares and Andreas Johnsson. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-2 with a Zach Hyman empty net goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, set up by Zaitsev and Tavares. The three stars were Marleau, Kadri, and Point, while Tavares, Zaitsev, and Hedman receive the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets added on in the second period with a Mason Appleton goal, his second of the year, coming off of Joe Morrow and Sami Niku. Nashville got on the board with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Ryan Ellis and Filip Forsberg. Winnipeg shot back with a Bryan Little goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. The Jets extended the lead in the third period as Brandon Tanev scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Niku and Mathieu Perreault. Winnipeg padded the lead on another Lemieux goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, guided in by Andrew Copp and Morrow. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Lemieux, Hellebuyck (37 for 38 in saves), and Niku, while Morrow gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Anaheim struck first in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Nick Ritchie and Brandon Montour. The Ducks added on with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighth of the year, via Devin Shore and Montour. Anaheim extended the lead as Brian Gibbons scored his second of the campaign, thanks to Andy Welinski. This was all they needed for the 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Gibson (37 save shutout), Montour, and Henrique.
Finally, the Dallas Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell faces his former team and Ben Bishop in goal. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter. The Kings added on in the second period with a Carl Hagelin goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Tyler Toffoli. Dallas got on the board in the third period with an Esa Lindell goal, his seventh of the campaign, coming off of Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Campbell (29 for 30 in saves), Hagelin, and Brown.
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