Eleven games fill the schedule tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask are the experienced goalies. Florida got going in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers added on with a Huberdeau power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Barkov and Yandle. Boston got on the board with a David Krejci goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Danton Heinen and David Backes. The Bruins tied it in the third period with a shorthanded Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand. Florida regained the lead on a Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, helped along by Evgenii Dadonov and Aaron Ekblad. Boston tied it again as Matt Grzelcyk scored his second of the year on the power play, thanks to Marchand and McAvoy. The Bruins capped it at 4-3 with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Marchand, who earned a sock trick. The three stars were Bergeron, Huberdeau, and Marchand, while Barkov, Yandle, and McAvoy get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo is mismatched with Matt Murray in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jared McCann and Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-0 with a Sidney Crosby empty net goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, set up by Jake Guentzel. The three stars belonged to Murray (25 save shutout), Kessel, and Bjugstad.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Lemieux. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Madison Bowey and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings pulled ahead in the third period with an Athanasiou goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Danny DeKeyser. The Rangers tied it on another Buchnevich goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, guided in by Lemieux and Tony DeAngelo. In the shootout, Athanasiou had the only tally to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Athanasiou, Buchnevich, and Lemieux.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Anders Nilsson man the creases. New York started in the first period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Leo Komarov and Nick Leddy. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Ben Harpur and Anthony Duclair. The Islanders retook the lead with a Filppula goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Tom Kuhnhackl. The Senators tied it again in the second period with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brian Gibbons and Bobby Ryan. New York reclaimed the lead in the third period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Adam Pelech and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders finished it at 4-2 with a Casey Cizikas empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Filppula, Beauvillier, and Greiss (35 for 37 in saves).
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Ryan Donato and Ryan Suter. The Wild added on in the third period with another Zucker goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Donato. Minnesota iced it at 3-0 with Zucker completing his hat trick on an empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Eric Staal and Eric Fehr. The three stars were awarded to Zucker, Dubnyk (25 save shutout), and Donato.
Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Corey Crawford are in the blue paint. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Duncan Keith goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with an Artem Anisimov goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Dominik Kahun and Kane. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Zemgus Girgensons and Tage Thompson. The Sabres tied it on a Brandon Montour goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Scott Wilson and Zach Bogosian. Buffalo pulled ahead with a shorthanded Bogosian goal, his third of the season, set up by Evan Rodrigues. Chicago retied it on another Anisimov goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres reclaimed the lead on a Kyle Okposo goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Rodrigues and Conor Sheary. The Blackhawks tied it again with a Brendan Perlini goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Toews and Slater Koekkoek. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Toews, Kane, and Alex DeBrincat helped the Blackhawks win 5-4 over Jack Eichel and the Sabres. The three stars were Kane, Toews, and Anisimov, while Bogosian and Rodrigues get the honorable mentions.
Back to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with an Alexander Radulov goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. The Stars added on in the second period with a Radulov goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, made possible by Tyler Seguin. Dallas extended the lead in the third period as Benn scored his twenty-fifth of the season, with the help of Jason Dickinson. The Stars iced it at 4-0 with a Radulov empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Radulov, Bishop (31 save shutout), and Benn.
In Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Mikko Koskinen are the lesser-known goalies. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Chiasson goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Sam Gagner. The Oilers added on with a Zack Kassian goal, his twelfth of the year, via Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton extended the lead in the second period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to McDavid. Vancouver got on the board with a Jay Beagle goal, his third of the year, fueled by Brock Boeser. The Canucks got closer in the third period an Alexander Edler goal, his seventh of the campaign, passed from Boeser and Elias Pettersson. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to McDavid, Boeser, and Koskinen (35 for 37 in saves).
Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces his former team and Darcy Kuemper in goal. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Christian Dvorak and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Chychrun goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Chychrun, Kuemper (30 save shutout), and Keller.
Westward to Los Angeles, as the Kings host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Jonathan Quick are the under-performing goalies. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Brayden Schenn. The Blues added on with a Tyler Bozak goal, his eleventh of the year, via Joel Edmundson and Robert Thomas. St. Louis extended the lead as Ryan O'Reilly scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Schenn and Tarasenko. The Blues padded the lead in the third period on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Sammy Blais and MacKenzie MacEachern. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars being Allen (28 save shutout), Tarasenko, and Schenn.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Martin Jones patrol the creases. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an unassisted Tomas Hertl goal, his thirtieth of the season. The Sharks added on with a Marcus Sorensen goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Kevin Labanc and Brent Burns. Montreal got on the board with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Nate Thompson and Brett Kulak. San Jose replied in the second period with a Joe Thornton goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Labanc and Sorensen. The Canadiens pulled back with an Andrew Shaw goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Paul Byron and Max Domi. San Jose answered in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks iced it at 5-2 with a Gustav Nyquist empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars were Sorensen, Labanc, and Jones (37 for 39 in saves).
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