Eleven games on for a busy night, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Cory Schneider are in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, via Miles Wood and Will Butcher. The Devils added on with a Steven Santini goal, passed from Jesper Bratt and Butcher. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Kurtis Gabriel scored, thanks to Brett Seney. The Devils padded the lead on a Wood goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Damon Severson and Andy Greene. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars given to Schneider (30 save shutout), Wood, and Butcher.
In New York, the Rangers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Ryan Donato. New York tied it in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Tony DeAngelo and Ryan Strome. The Wild took the lead back with a Mikael Granlund goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Zach Parise. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Parise goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with a Jordan Greenway empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Staal and Donato. The three stars went to Dubnyk (33 for 34 in saves), Parise, and Staal, while Donato gets an honorable mention.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Casey DeSmith are set to start in goal. San Jose opened in the first period with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Kevin Labanc. The Sharks added on with a shorthanded Evander Kane goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Burns. San Jose extended the lead as Hertl scored his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season on the power play, with the help of Labanc and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks padded the lead with a Burns power play goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Jones (26 save shutout), Hertl, and Burns, while Labanc gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Washington got going in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-third of the season, powered by John Carlson and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with a Brett Connolly goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Lars Eller and Tom Wilson. Toronto got on the board with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Auston Matthews. Washington replied with a shorthanded Wilson goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Eller. The Maple Leafs chipped back with a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Morgan Rielly. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Wilson, Holtby (40 for 42 in saves), and Eller.
Way south to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Carolina started in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Williams and Jaccob Slavin. Florida got on the board with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Jayce Hawryluk. The Panthers tied it on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Dadonov and Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida took the lead on a Huberdeau power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Mike Hoffman and Barkov. Carolina tied it again in the third period with a Justin Faulk goal, his sixth of the year, via Teuvo Teravainen and Niederreiter on the power play. The Hurricanes pulled ahead with a Williams power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. This gave them a 4-3 win, with the three stars handed to Williams, Niederreiter, and Teravainen, while Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Barkov get the honorable mentions.
Back in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, passed from Phillip Danault and Brett Kulak. The Canadiens added on with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. Montreal extended the lead as Gallagher scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Brian Elliott replaced Hart in goal. The Canadiens padded the lead as Gallagher completed his hat trick in the second period with his twenty-sixth of the year, thanks to Andrew Shaw and Shea Weber. Montreal continued with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Max Domi. Philadelphia got on the board with a Michael Raffl goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere and Travis Konecny. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Gallagher, Price (29 for 30 in saves), and Kotkaniemi.
South once more to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. Buffalo was first to score in the first period with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Zach Bogosian and Jack Eichel. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal in the second period, his thirtieth of the year, fueled by Tyler Johnson. The Lightning won 2-1 in the shootout with tallied by Steven Stamkos and Kucherov. The three stars were Kucherov, Vasilevskiy (29 for 30 in saves), and Hutton (39 for 40 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kyle Turris power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. The Predators added on in the second period with a Josi goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Michael Amadio goal, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Austin Wagner and Dion Phaneuf. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Rinne (28 for 29 in saves), and Turris.
In Texas, the Dallas Stars bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Anton Khudobin man the creases. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twentieth of the season, via Miro Heiskanen and Radek Faksa. The Stars added on with a Faksa goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Esa Lindell and Blake Comeau. Dallas extended the lead as Alexander Radulov scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Tyler Seguin. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Ryan O'Reilly. The Stars replied with a Benn goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, made possible by Lindell and John Klingberg. The Blues countered with an O'Reilly goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz. Dallas iced it at 5-2 with a Seguin empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Jason Dickinson. The three stars went to Benn, O'Reilly, and Faksa, while Seguin and Lindell get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Mikko Koskinen receive the starting nods in goal. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Sam Gagner goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Tobias Rieder. New York got on the board with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Brock Nelson. The Islanders tied it on a Nelson goal, his nineteenth of the year, with helpers from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Pulock. New York took the lead with a Cal Clutterbuck power play goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Pulock and Devon Toews. Edmonton tied it in the third period with an Oscar Klefbom goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Milan Lucic and Colby Cave. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a McDavid goal, his thirty-second of the campaign, courtesy of Draisaitl. The three stars went to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nelson, while Pulock gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Jacob Markstrom are the average goalies. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Antoine Roussel and Markus Granlund. Arizona tied it in the third period with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Alex Galchenyuk and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes took the lead with a Lawson Crouse goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Josh Archibald and Derek Stepan. The Canucks retied it on an Adam Gaudette goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Roussel and Brock Boeser. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Galchenyuk goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Vinnie Hinostroza. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Roussel, and Kuemper (30 for 32 in saves).
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