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The New Jersey Devils hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nico Hischier and Damon Severson. The Devils added on with a Dawson Mercer power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Ty Smith and Bratt. New Jersey iced it at 3-0 in the third period on a Michael McLeod empty net goal, set up by Jack Hughes and Yegor Sharangovich. The three stars were Bratt, Blackwood (25 save shutout), and Mercer.
In New York, the Rangers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper faces a lesser foe in Adam Huska in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Devon Toews. New York tied it on a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Reaves. The Rangers took the lead with a Nils Lundkvist power play goal, powered by Filip Chytil and Trouba. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his second of the season, via Gabriel Landeskog and Samuel Girard. Colorado took the lead with a Kadri goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on with an Alex Newhook power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Girard and Toews. Colorado extended the lead as Logan O'Connor scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Kadri and Kurtis MacDermid. The Avalanche padded the lead on another O'Connor goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York got one back in the third period with a Chytil goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Alexis Lafreniere and K'Andre Miller. Colorado shot back with another Rantanen goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, with helpers from Erik Johnson and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars going to Rantanen, O'Connor, and Kadri, while Chytil, Toews, Girard, and Trouba get the honorable mentions.
Out in Vancouver, the Canucks brings in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Thatcher Demko protect the nets. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Brock Boeser power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Miller and Bo Horvat lifted the Canucks to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Demko (35 for 36 in saves), Miller, and Swayman (31 for 32 in saves).
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Dallas Stars. Braden Holtby and Robin Lehner tend the twines. Dallas started in the first period with a Jason Robertson power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and John Klingberg. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Mark Stone goal, his second of the year, via Alex Pietrangelo and Nicolas Hague. The Stars retook the lead with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Jamie Benn and Ryan Suter. Dallas added on with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Klingberg and Robertson. The Golden Knights got one back on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Pietrangelo and William Karlsson. The Stars replied in the third period with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, passed from Hintz and Andrej Sekera. Vegas responded with a Michael Amadio goal, his second of the season, helped along by Keegan Kolesar and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it on a Stone goal, his second of the game and third of the year, coming off of Dylan Coghlan and Max Pacioretty. Vegas took the lead with a Pacioretty goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Stone and Hague. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars going to Pacioretty, Stone, and Pavelski, while Pietrangelo, Hague, Robertson, Klingberg, and Hintz get the honorable mentions.
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