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Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Carter Hutton are in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Brandon Montour goal, his third of the season, via Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel. Vancouver tied it on a Brock Boeser goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Troy Stecher and J.T. Miller. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Bo Horvat goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Tanner Pearson and Quinn Hughes. The Sabres tied it again with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Dahlin and Eichel. Vancouver retook the lead in the third period with a Miller goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Elias Pettersson. Buffalo tied it again with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Canucks reclaimed the lead on a Boeser goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Christopher Tanev. Vancouver added on with a Jake Virtanen goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Tyler Motte and Adam Gaudette. The Canucks finished it at 6-3 with a Loui Eriksson empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Horvat and Pearson. The three stars were Boeser, Horvat, and Miller, while Pearson, Eichel, and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. New York began in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. Boston tied it in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Anders Bjork and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead in the third period with a John Moore goal, his second of the season, via Danton Heinen and Charlie Coyle. The Islanders tied it again with a Barzal goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Josh Bailey. Boston won 3-2 in overtime with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, powered by Torey Krug and the goalie Rask. The three stars were Rask (35 for 37 in saves), Barzal, and Bergeron.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Carter Hart protect the nets. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Pat Maroon goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for the game's only goal in a 1-0 Lightning win. The three stars were awarded to Vasilevskiy (23 save shutout), Maroon, and Hart (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Carolina opened in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes iced it at 2-0 with a Teravainen empty net goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Reimer (41 save shutout), Teravainen, and Niederreiter.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price faces a lesser foe in Marcus Hogberg in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jeff Petry and Tomas Tatar. Ottawa tied it in the third period with a Drake Batherson goal, going in unassisted. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his fourth of the year. The three stars were Price (41 for 42 in saves), Kovalchuk, and Suzuki.
To the other national capital, as the Washington Capitals welcome the New Jersey Devils. Louis Domingue and Braden Holtby are set to start in goal. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Nico Hischier goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Will Butcher and Connor Carrick. The Devils added on in the second period with a Nikita Gusev goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Butcher and Wayne Simmonds. New Jersey extended the lead as Blake Coleman scored a shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Travis Zajac and Andy Greene. Washington got on the board with a Jakub Vrana power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Devils shot back with another Hischier goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, made possible by Kyle Palmieri. New Jersey iced it at 5-1 with an unassisted Miles Wood empty net goal, his sixth of the year, coming in the third period. The three stars were Hischier, Domingue (33 for 34 in saves), and Butcher.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Artemi Panarin. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, coming off of Ivan Barbashev and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues took the lead with a Vince Dunn goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Zach Sanford. St. Louis added on in the second period with a David Perron power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Brayden Schenn and Pietrangelo. The Rangers got one back with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Chytil. The Blues replied with a Sanford goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Barbashev and Jacob de la Rose. St. Louis extended the lead as Jaden Schwartz scored his fifteenth of the year, with the help of Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Sanford, Pietrangelo, and Chytil, while Schenn and Barbashev get the honorable mentions.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Robin Lehner guard the cages. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone helper by Ondrej Kase. Chicago tied it on an unassisted Jonathan Toews goal, his eleventh of the year. The Blackhawks took the lead in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Toews. Chicago added on with another Kubalik goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, via Connor Murphy and Zack Smith. The Ducks got one back in the third period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Isac Lundestrom and Max Comtois. The Blackhawks responded with an Ollia Maatta goal, his third of the year, with assists from Alex DeBrincat and David Kampf. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars being Kubalik, Toews, and Lehner (35 for 37 in saves).
Northwest to Alberta as the Calgary Flames welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Cam Talbot are in the creases. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eleventh of the year, via Kailer Yamamoto and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers took the lead with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Ethan Bear. The Flames retied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Sean Monahan and Noah Hanifin. Edmonton retook the lead in the second period with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, coming off of Yamamoto. Calgary tied it again with a Dillon Dube goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone helper by Derek Ryan. The Flames took the lead with a Lindholm power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, powered by Mark Giordano and Gaudreau. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars handed to Lindholm, Nugent-Hopkins, and Gaudreau, while Yamamoto gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Marc-Andre Fleury draw the starts in goal. Columbus cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Emil Bemstrom power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Seth Jones and Kevin Stenlund. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Scott Harrington and Sonny Milano. Columbus extended the lead in the third period as Alexander Wennberg scored his third of the season, thanks to Stenlund and Nathan Gerbe. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Merzlikins (27 save shutout), Bemstrom, and Stenlund.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Aaron Dell are the surging backups in goal. Dallas dented the scoreboard with a Jamie Benn power play goal in the first period, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen. San Jose tied it with a Brent Burns goal, his ninth of the year, via Timo Meier and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Burns. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Burns, Dell (27 for 28 in saves), and Marleau.
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