After postponements, only four games remain on the schedule. First up...
The Montreal Canadiens host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen are in the creases. Montreal got going in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Nick Suzuki and Brett Kulak. Calgary tied it on an Elias Lindholm goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, passed from Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. The Canadiens retook the lead with another Toffoli goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, via Joel Armia and Suzuki. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Toffoli, Suzuki, and Allen (28 for 29 in saves).
In Boston, the Bruins welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Jeremy Swayman are the young goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Mike Reilly and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of David Krejci and Steven Kampfer. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Curtis Lazar empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Chris Wagner. The three stars were Swayman (25 save shutout), Pastrnak, and Hall.
Over in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Cam Talbot draw the starts in goal. San Jose began in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Minnesota tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Victor Rask. Minnesota added on with a Zach Parise goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Matt Dumba and Bonino. The Sharks got one back in the third period with an Evander Kane shorthanded and unassisted goal, his seventeenth of the campaign. This left it at 3-2, with the three stars being Bonino, Parise, and Zuccarello.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and John Gibson tend the twines. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the season, via Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with Chandler Stephenson goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas extended the lead as Nicolas Roy scored his fourth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the third period with a Brayden McNabb goal, his second of the year, with the help of Stephenson and Stone. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars given to Stephenson, Lehner (16 save shutout), and Stone.
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