NHL 2017-18 Day 131

Seven games on for this Sunday, beginning with a couple of matinees. The first is in...

New York City, as the Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Henrik Lundqvist are in the creases. New York led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Sproul. Philadelphia tied it on an Andrew MacDonald goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Jori Lehtera. The Rangers took the lead back on a Rick Nash goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Brady Skjei and Pavel Buchnevich. The Flyers retied it on a Scott Laughton goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Ivan Provorov. Philadelphia took the lead with a Brandon Manning goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Claude Giroux and Travis Konecny. New York evened it again on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his tenth of the season, via Peter Holland. Alex Lyon relieved Neuvirth to start the second period. The Flyers pulled ahead in the second period with a Nolan Patrick goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Manning. The Rangers tied it again with a Holland goal, fueled by Nick Holden and Cody McLeod. Philadelphia regained the lead on a Konecny goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Sean Couturier and Giroux. The Flyers added on in the third period with a Giroux goal, his twentieth of the campaign, with a lone assist provided by Konecny. Philadelphia extended the lead as Jori Lehtera scored, thanks to Dale Weise and Filppula. This stood for a 7-4 win, with the three stars given to Konecny, Giroux, and Lehtera, while Filppula, Manning, and Holland get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Semyon Varlamov draw the starts in goal. Colorado began in the first period with an unassisted Tyson Jost goal, his sixth of the season. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Patrick Maroon and Matt Benning. the Avalanche retook the lead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Anton Lindholm and Colin Wilson. The Oilers retied it in the third period with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Kris Russell. Edmonton took the lead on a Ryan Strome goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Michael Cammalleri and Adam Larsson. The Oilers added on with a McDavid empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. The three stars went to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Strome.

Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Cam Ward are in the creases. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Nico Hischier power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and the goalie Kinkaid. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Victor Rask and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Devils retook the lead with a Pavel Zacha goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by John Moore. The Hurricanes retied it in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twentieth of the year, via Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, helped along by Kyle Palmieri and Vatanen. The three stars were Hall, Vatanen, and Kinkaid (40 for 42 in saves).

Up in Columbus, the Blue Jackets host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jamie Oleksiak and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Brian Dumoulin goal, his fourth of the year, via Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust. Columbus got on the board with an Artemi Panarin goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Cam Atkinson and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Pittsburgh shot back with another Sheahan goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Guentzel and Oleksiak. The Penguins extended the lead as Zach Aston-Reese scored his fourth of the season in the second period, thanks to Matt Hunwick and Kris Letang. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Boone Jenner. Pittsburgh replied with a Guentzel goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Olli Maatta. The three stars of the 5-2 game were Guentzel, Sheahan, and Oleksiak.

Along to Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis McElhinney and Petr Mrazek are the backups in goal. Detroit got going in the second period with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar. Toronto tied it on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Jake Gardiner and Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs took the lead on a Mitchell Marner goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Nazem Kadri. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Nyquist and Darren Helm. Toronto retook the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, coming off of William Nylander and Zach Hyman. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Matthews, Marner, and Nyquist.

Out in California, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Martin Jones guard the cages. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Timo Meier and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks added on with a Melker Karlsson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Meier and Pavelski. San Jose extended the lead as Mikkel Boedker scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Jannik Hansen and Justin Braun. The Sharks padded the lead on another Boedker goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Chris Tierney and Vlasic. Kari Lehtonen replaced Bishop in goal. San Jose continued in the second period on a Braun goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Pavelski and Karlsson. Dallas got on the board in the third period with a Gemel Smith goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Brett Ritchie and Stephen Johns. The Stars got closer with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his eleventh of the campaign, fueled by John Klnigberg and Antoine Roussel. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Boedker, Pavelski, and Braun, while Meier, Vlasic, and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Denis Malgin power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mike Matheson and Nick Bjugstad. Winnipeg tied it on a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine. The Jets took the lead in the second period on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-third of the season, courtesy of Tyler Myers and Josh Morrissey. The Panthers retied it on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Evgenii Dadonov and Keith Yandle. Winnipeg regained the lead on a Mark Scheifele goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on in the third period with a Connor goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, guided in by Wheeler, who got a sock trick, and Myers. Winnipeg extended the lead as Bryan Little scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Myers, who got a sock trick, and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets padded the lead on a Perreault goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Jack Roslovic. Winnipeg finished it at 7-2 with a Laine goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, helped along by Little and Perreault. The three stars were Connor, Wheeler, and Myers, while Laine, Little, and Perreault get the honorable mentions.

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NHL 2017-18 Day 130

Eleven games today, with four of them as matinees. We begin with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, his third of the season, coming off of Andy Andreoff. The Kings added on in the second period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Dustin Brown. Los Angeles extended the lead as Kopitar scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Alex Iafallo and Brown. The Kings padded the lead on an Amadio goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, helped along by Jonny Brozinski and Drew Doughty. Chad Johnson replaced Lehner for the third period. Buffalo got on the board with a Marco Scandella goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres got closer with an unassisted Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his fifth of the year. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Amadio, Kopitar, and Brown.

In Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Craig Anderson make the starts in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Derick Brassard and Zack Smith. The Senators added on with a Johnny Oduya goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and Matt Duchene. New York got on the board with a Michael Grabner goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, made possible by Ryan Sproul and Pavel Buchnevich. Ottawa answered in the second period on a Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Cody Ceci and Thomas Chabot. The Rangers pulled one back on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and J.T. Miller. The Senators replied on a Brassard goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, guided in by Mark Borowiecki and Smith. Ottawa extended the lead in the third period as Chabot scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Brassard and Stone. Brandon Halverson replaced Lundqvist in goal. New York got one back with a Grabner goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, with a lone helper from Kevin Hayes. The Senators capped it at 6-3 with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by Ceci and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The three stars were given to Brassard, Duchene, and Stone, while Chabot, Ceci, Grabner, and Smith get the honorable mentions.

Over in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Devan Dubnyk guard the cages. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Adam Henrique and Hampus Lindholm. Minnesota tied it on an unassisted Mikko Koivu goal, his ninth of the year. The Wild took thelead in the second period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Nate Prosser. The Ducks tied it in the third period with an Ondrej Kase goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Lindholm and Nick Ritchie. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ryan Getzlaf, Kase, and Ritchie lifted the Ducks 3-2 over Zach Parise, Nino Niederreiter, and the Wild. The three stars were Ritchie, Kase, and Lindholm.

The last matinee has the Arizona Coyotes hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Antti Raanta are the former Rangers in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Christian Fischer. This stood for a 1-0 win in the end, with the three stars awarded to Raanta (40 save shutout), Dvorak, and Talbot (31 for 32 in saves).

Back northeast, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Matt Murray protect the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Carl Hagelin goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin. Toronto tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Bozak goal, his ninth of the season, via Travis Dermott and Roman Polak. The Penguins tied it on a Malkin goal, his thirty-third of the year, assisted by Rust and Hagelin. Pittsburgh retook the lead in the second period with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Ian Cole and Kris Letang. Toronto retied it on a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Brown and Auston Matthews. The Penguins pulled ahead in the third period on an Olli Maatta goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Matt Hunwick and Ryan Reaves. Pittsburgh added on with a Rust goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Malkin and Letang. The final held from here at 5-3, with the three stars being Malkin, Rust, and Hagelin, while Letang, Brown, and Bozak get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the New Jersey Devils. Eddie Lack is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Ben Lovejoy goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay tied it on a Chris Kunitz goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Ryan Callahan. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Yanni Gourde and Mikhail Sergachev. The Devils tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Taylor Hall and Sami Vatanen. New Jersey took the lead with a shorthanded Pavel Zacha goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Vatanen and Lovejoy. The Devils added on in the third period with a Miles Wood goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Stefan Noesen. Tampa Bay got one back on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with assists provided by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Lovejoy, Vatanen, and Lack (48 for 51 in saves).

Way out west, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Marc-Andre Fleury occupy the creases. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Nate Schmidt and Jonathan Marchessault. Montreal tied it on a Charles Hudon goal, his eighth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Joe Morrow. The Golden Knights retook the lead on a Brad Hunt goal, his third of the season, with a lone helper by Luca Sbisa. Vegas added on with a Tomas Nosek goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Erik Haula and Ryan Carpenter. Carey Price replaced Niemi in goal. The Canadiens got one back with a Nikita Scherbak goal, made possible by Alex Galchenyuk and Karl Alzner. The Golden Knights replied in the second period with a Carpenter goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Colin Miller and Marchessault. Vegas extended the lead as Smith scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, thanks to Deryk Engelland and Marchessault, the latter earning a sock trick. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the third period on a Schmidt goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assists provided by Smith. Montreal pulled one back with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Jeff Petry and Brendan Gallagher. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Smith, Marchessault, and Schmidt, while Carpenter gets an honorable mention.

Back east, the Nashville Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Juuse Saros get the green light to play in goal. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Luke Witkowski goal, assisted by Anthony Mantha and Justin Abdelkader. The Red Wings added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Nick Jensen and Danny DeKeyser. Nashville got on the board with a Craig Smith power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and the goalie Saros in the third period. Detroit iced it at 3-1 with a Darren Helm empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Frans Nielsen. The three stars went to Mrazek (31 for 32 in saves), Nyquist, and Witkowski.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby faces a lesser foe in Anton Forsberg in goal. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Brandon Saad. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist from Matt Niskanen. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Saad goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Vinnie Hinostroza and Toews. Chicago added on with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Carl Dahlstrom and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks extended the lead as Patrick Kane scored his twenty-second of the season in the second period, with the help of Toews. Chicago padded the lead on a Ryan Hartman goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Michal Kempny. The Blackhawks continued with an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Hinostroza and Kane. Philipp Grubauer replaced Holtby for the third period. Chicago struck again on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Hartman and Patrick Sharp. The three stars were Toews, Kane, and Saad, while Hartman and Hinostroza get the honorable mentions.

In Alberta, the Calgary Flames host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo returns to action against David Rittich in goal. Florida opened in the first period with an unassisted Mike Matheson goal, his seventh of the season. Calgary tied it on a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan. The Panthers retook the lead on a Vincent Trocheck power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Aleksander Barkov. Florida added on with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Keith Yandle and Trocheck. The Panthers extended the lead as Barkov scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Dadonov and Aaron Ekblad. Jon Gillies replaced Rittich in goal. The Flames got one back with another Hamilton power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with helpers from Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk. Florida answered with a third period Matheson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, courtesy of Mark Pysyk and Barkov. The Panthers padded the lead on a Jared McCann goal, his sixth of the year, via Alexander Petrovic and MacKenzie Weegar. Calgary got one back on a Hamilton goal, his thirteenth of the season completing his hat trick with an unassisted goal. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Matheson, Hamilton, and Barkov, while Trocheck, Dadonov, and Monahan get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Anders Nilsson are between the pipes. Vancouver started in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Daniel Sedin and Alexander Edler. The Canucks added on with a Daniel Sedin goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Thomas Vanek and Henrik Sedin. Vancouver extended the lead as Bo Horvat scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Troy Stecher and the goalie Nilsson. The Canucks padded the lead on an unassisted Sven Baertschi goal, his thirteenth of the year. Vancouver continued against Anton Khudobin in the second period with a Nic Dowd goal, his second of the season, helped along by Jake Virtanen and Derrick Pouliot. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Tim Schaller goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Torey Krug. The Canucks replied with an Eriksson goal, his tenth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Pouliot. The final held at 6-1, with the three stars being Eriksson, Daniel Sedin, and Pouliot.

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NHL 2017-18 Day 129

Four games on tonight, beginning with...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Shayne Gostisbehere and Nolan Patrick. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his tenth of the year, via David Savard and Dean Kukan. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Sean Couturier goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, assisted by Travis Konecny. The three stars were Neuvirth (35 for 36 in saves), Couturier, and Simmonds.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Cam Ward are given the starts in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Brock Nelson and Ross Johnston. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. New York iced it at 3-0 with a John Tavares empty net goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Greiss (45 save shutout), Boychuk, and Tavares.

Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Mark Scheifele and Toby Enstrom. The Jets added on in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Dustin Byfuglien and Wheeler. Winnipeg extended the lead on a shorthanded Andrew Copp goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Scheifele. The Jets padded the lead as Patrik Laine scored a power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with the help of Byfuglien and Scheifele, the latter earning a sock trick. Winnipeg continued against Semyon Varlamov in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a lone helper from Tyler Myers. The Jets struck again on a Wheeler power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Laine and Myers. Colorado got on the board with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-1 game were Wheeler, Scheifele, and Laine, while Byfuglien and Myers get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Dallas Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Ben Bishop protect the nets. Dallas drew first blood in the second period on a Mattias Janmark power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by John Klingberg and Martin Hanzal. The Stars added on with a Stephen Johns goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Marc Methot. St. Louis got on the board with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Bishop (27 for 28 in saves), Johns, and Janmark.

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NHL 2017-18 Day 128

Eleven games on a big night tonight, beginning with...

The New Jersey Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Keith Kinkaid draw the starts in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Victor Rask and Justin Williams. New Jersey tied it on a Damon Severson goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Nico Hischier. The Devils took the lead with a Stefan Noesen goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Travis Zajac and Miles Wood in the second period. The Hurricanes retied it on a Brett Pesce goal, his third of the year, fueled by Jaccob Slavin and Williams. New Jersey retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Hischier and John Moore. The Devils added on with a Hischier goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Taylor Hall and the goalie Kinkaid. New Jersey extended the lead as Noesen scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Severson. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars being Noesen, Hischier, and Severson, while Williams gets an honorable mention.

Over in Brooklyn, the Battle of New York sees the Islanders welcome the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. The Islanders began in the first period with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Leddy and Barzal. The Islanders extended the lead in the third period as Thomas Hickey scored his third of the season, with the help of Barzal, who got a sock trick, and Anthony Beauvillier. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to Halak (50 save shutout), Barzal, and Leddy.

West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Matt Murray are the masked men. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with an unassisted Ryan Reaves goal, his fourth of the season. Los Angeles tied it on a Dion Phaneuf power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Adrian Kempe and Alec Martinez. The Penguins retook the lead on a Zach Aston-Reese power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, with assists provided by Kris Letang and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 with an Evgeni Malkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, set up by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. The three stars were Murray (34 for 35 in saves), Aston-Reese, and Reaves.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Craig Anderson are the solid goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Scott Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Johan Larsson and Nathan Beaulieu. Ottawa tied it on a Marian Gaborik goal, his eighth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Matt Duchene in the third period. The Sabres took the lead on an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Kyle Okposo and Casey Nelson. The Senators retied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Gaborik and Duchene. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Mike Hoffman goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Karlsson and Duchene, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Gaborik, Duchene, and Karlsson.

Way south to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Vladislav Namestnikov and Hedman. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period as Stamkos scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season on the power play, with helpers from Kucherov and Hedman, the latter earning a sock trick. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Niklas Kronwall and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Lightning answered in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Kucherov, who got a sock trick, and Brayden Point. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Stamkos, and Hedman.

Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Craig Smith and Ryan Ellis. Calgary tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. The Predators retook the lead with a Yannick Weber goal, his second of the season, via Viktor Arvidsson and Johansen in the second period. The Flames tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary took the lead with a Mark Jankowski goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, passed from Tkachuk and Sam Bennett. The Flames added on with a Curtis Lazar goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Hamilton. Nashville got one back on a Nick Bonino goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Pontus Aberg. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Hamilton, Tkachuk, and Johansen, while Monahan gets an honorable mention.

Further north, the Minnesota Wild host the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Devan Dubnyk are set to start in goal. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Tom Wilson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with an Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, via Andre Burakovsky. Washington extended the lead as Burakovsky scored his sixth of the season in the third period, thanks to Brett Connolly and the goalie Grubauer. Minnesota got on the board with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Mikko Koivu and Gustav Olofsson. The Capitals replied with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Ovechkin and Wilson. The Wild got one back with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. Washington iced it at 5-2 with a Wilson empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, set up by Backstrom and Ovechkin, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Wilson, and Backstrom, while Burakovsky gets an honorable mention.

Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Anton Forsberg are in the creases. Chicago drew first blood in the second period with a Duncan Keith power play goal, powered by Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Anaheim got on the board with a Nick Ritchie goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ondrej Kase. The Ducks tied it with a Kase goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Adam Henrique. Anaheim took the lead in the third period with a Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Kase and Ritchie. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars given to Kase, Henrique, and Ritchie.

Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Antti Raanta are between the pipes. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Max Domi. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Brendan Perlini goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Keller and Derek Stepan. Arizona extended the lead as Perlini scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with the help of Ekman-Larsson and Keller. Montreal got on the board with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal in the third period, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens got closer with a Daniel Carr goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Tomas Plekanec. The Coyotes replied with a Tobias Rieder power play goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Keller and Ekman-Larsson, both of whome earned sock tricks. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Josh Archibald goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Rieder. The three stars were Keller, Ekman-Larsson, and Perlini, while Rieder gets an honorable mention.

Up in Vegas, the Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Deryk Engelland and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Nate Schmidt and Reilly Smith. Vegas extended the lead as William Karlsson scored his thirtieth of the season on the power play, with the help of David Perron and Brad Hunt. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the third period on an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from James Neal and Perron. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Oscar Klefbom and Michael Cammalleri. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Fleury (28 for 29 in saves), Perron, and Marchessault.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Martin Jones occupy the creases. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Chris Tierney and Jannik Hansen. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Brent Burns goal, his tenth of the year, via Joakim Ryan and Logan Couture. San Jose extended the lead as Marcus Sorensen scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Justin Braun and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vancouver got on the board with a Daniel Sedin goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Henrik Sedin. The Sharks won 4-1 with a Tierney goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, assisted by Burns and Boedker. The three stars were Burns, Tierney, and Boedker.

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Another three-game today goes tonight, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Frederik Andersen are in the creases. Toronto opened in the first period with a Dominic Moore goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Roman Polak and Travis Dermott. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus got on the board with a Nick Foligno goal, his twelfth of the season, via Alexander Wennberg and Dean Kukan. The Blue Jackets tied it in the second period with a Foligno goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, guided in by Wennberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Toronto retook the lead on a Kadri goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, assisted by Morgan Rielly and Dermott. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Mitchell Marner scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Kadri and Patrick Marleau. Columbus got one back with a Jack Johnson goal, his third of the season, helped along by Foligno and Markus Nutivaara. Toronto answered in the third period with a Kadri goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Marner and Marleau. The Maple Leafs iced it at 6-3 with a Marleau empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Leo Komarov and Kadri. The three stars belonged to Kadri, Marner, and Foligno, while Marleau, Dermott, and Wennberg get the honorable mentions.

West to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov are set to start in goal. Colorado got going in the second period on a Carl Soderberg goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Gabriel Bourque and A.J. Greer. The Avalanche added on in the third period with an unassisted Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourteenth of the year. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Varlamov (44 save shutout), Soderberg, and Kerfoot.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Jacob Markstrom are the solid goalies. Vancouver started in the first period with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi. Florida tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Nick Bjugstad and Aleksander Barkov. The Canucks took the lead back with a Horvat goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Baertschi. The Panthers tied it on a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Aaron Ekblad and Denis Malgin. Florida took the lead on an Alexander Petrovic goal, with a lone helper from Jared McCann. The Panthers added on with a Bjugstad goal, his tenth of the season, via Barkov. Vancouver got one back in the second period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with assists provided by Daniel Sedin and Horvat. This led to the eventual 4-3 final, with the three stars given to Bjugstad, Horvat, and Barkov, while Baertschi gets an honorable mention.

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NHL 2017-18 Day 126

Twelve games on tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Tuukka Rask are in the creases. Boston led off in the first period with a Riley Nash goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by David Backes and Matt Grzelcyk. Calgary tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Garnet Hathaway. The Flames took the lead with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Matt Stajan and Mark Giordano. The Bruins retied it in the second period on another Nash goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Tim Schaller and Charlie McAvoy. Boston regained the lead in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with another Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Brad Marchand and Backes. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Zdeno Chara empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Bergeron, Nash, and Backes.

In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Nicholas Baptiste goal, his second of the season, coming off of Zemgus Girgensons. Tampa Bay tied it on a Yanni Gourde power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Sabres retook the lead with a Sam Reinhart power play goal in the second period, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Evan Rodrigues. The Lightning retied it on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Buffalo pulled ahead again with a Scott Wilson goal, his fourth of the season, via Casey Nelson and Victor Antipin. The Sabres added on in the third period with an O'Reilly power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen. Tampa Bay got one back with a Ryan Callahan goal, his third of the season, helped along by Mikhail Sergachev and Brayden Point. Buffalo iced it at 5-3 with a Reinhart empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by O'Reilly. The three stars were O'Reilly, Reinhart, and Wilson.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Ward are the veteran goalies. Carolina started in the first period with a Jaccob Slavin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jordan Staal and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes added on with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, via Justin Williams and Victor Rask. Carolina extended the lead on a Faulk power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes chased Quick in the second period as Faulk finished a natural hat trick on a power play goal, his seventh of the year helped along by Aho and Tervainen. Carolina padded the lead against Darcy Kuemper with a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Rask and Williams. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Jake Muzzin and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings got closer as Toffoli scored his nineteenth of the season, with the help of Tanner Pearson and Kopitar. Los Angeles chipped closer in the third period on a Torrey Mitchell goal, his third of the year, fueled by Kyle Clifford and Drew Doughty. The Hurricanes shot back with a Skinner goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Phillip Di Giuseppe. Carolina finished it at 7-3 with an Aho goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Teravainen, who got a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Faulk, Aho, and Skinner, while Tervainen, Williams, Rask, Kopitar, and Toffoli earn the honorable mentions.

Back north, the New York Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jaroslav Halak are between the pipes. New York opened in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Anders Lee and Josh Bailey. Columbus tied it on an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal in the second period, his tenth of the year, guided in by Zach Werenski and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Dubois power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Werenski and Bjorkstrand. Columbus added on in the third period with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Boone Jenner and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Cam Atkinson scored his ninth of the campaign, thanks to Artemi Panarin and Werenski, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Werenski, Bjorkstrand, and Dubois.

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Michal Neuvirth fill in for the injured usual starters in goal. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Sami Vatanen. The Flyers took the lead back on a Scott Laughton goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Michael Raffl and Andrew MacDonald. Philadelphia added on with a Radko Gudas goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jori Lehtera and Dale Weise. The Devils answered on a John Moore goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Travis Zajac and Jesper Bratt. The Flyers answered with a Giroux power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Gostisbehere. New Jersey pulled back with a Nico Hischier goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone helper from Bratt. The Devils tied it in the third period with another Hall goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, via Hischier and Zajac. New Jersey won 5-4 with a lone shootout tally by Drew Stafford. The three stars were Hall, Hischier, and Zajac, while Bratt, Giroux, and Gostisbehere receive honorable mentions.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon is mismatched with Matt Murray in goal. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Justin Schultz and Evgeni Malkin. Ottawa tied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Mark Stone and Mark Borowiecki in the second period. The Penguins retook the lead on another Guentzel goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, guided in by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh added on with a Malkin goal, his thirty-first of the year, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Schultz. The Penguins extended the lead as Zach Aston-Reese scored, thanks to Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary. The Senators got one back with a Colin White goal, his second of the season, made possible by Max McCormick and Tom Pyatt. Pittsburgh replied in the third period with a Letang goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Brian Dumoulin and Crosby. Ottawa countered with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson. The Penguins iced it at 6-3 with an Aston-Reese empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Dumoulin and Crosby, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Guentzel, Malkin, and Aston-Reese, while Schultz, Letang, Crosby, and Dumoulin get the honorable mentions.

Into Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. Detroit kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Red Wings added on with a Frans Nielsen goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Anthony Mantha and Mike Green. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, courtesy of Kevin Bieksa and Rickard Rakell. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Howard (32 for 33 in saves), Nielsen, and Larkin.

Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Pekka Rinne draw the starts in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Jay Bouwmeester goal, his second of the season, made possible by Patrik Berglund and Brayden Schenn. The Blues added on in the second period with an Alexander Steen goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Paul Stastny and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead on a power play goal by Jaden Schwartz, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Steen and Tarasenko. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Mattias Ekholm and P.K. Subban. The Predators pulled closer on a shorthanded Austin Watson goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Ryan Ellis and Colton Sissons. Nashville tied it as Watson scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, thanks to Craig Smith and Roman Josi. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Filip Forsberg penalty shot goal, his seventeenth of the campaign. The three stars were Watson, Steen, and Tarasenko.

In Canada, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Dustin Byfuglien and Mathieu Perreault. Washington tied it on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson. The Capitals took the lead in the second period on an Andre Burakovsky goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Lars Eller and Alex Chiasson. Washington added on in the third period with a John Carlson goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Brett Connolly. The Jets pulled back with a Bryan Little goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Jack Roslovic and Byfuglien. Winnipeg tied it with a shorthanded Scheifele goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, set up by Blake Wheeler and Perreault. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on a Tyler Myers goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Scheifele. The three stars were Scheifele, Byfuglien, and Perreault.

Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk guard the cages. Minnesota led off in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild added on with an unassisted Zach Parise goal, his third of the year. Minnesota extended the lead as Marcus Foligno scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Daniel Winnik and Joel Eriksson Ek. New York got on the board with a John Gilmour power play goal, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Kevin Hayes. The Rangers got closer in the second period with a Hayes power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Michael Grabner and Neal Pionk. They couldn't tie it, falling eventually by a 3-2 score, with the three stars being Foligno, Parise, and Hayes.

Southwest to Vegas, as the Golden Knights welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff Glass is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with a Tommy Wingels power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Alex DeBrincat. Vegas tied it on a Ryan Carpenter goal, his third of the year, via Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Deryk Engelland. The Blackhawks took the lead back in the second period on a DeBrincat goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Patrick Sharp and Ryan Hartman. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with a Brad Hunt power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by David Perron and Colin Miller. Vegas took the lead with a Reilly Smith goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of William Karlsson and Nate Schmidt. The Golden Knights added on with a Perron goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by James Neal. Vegas iced it at 5-2 with a Tomas Nosek empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Perron, DeBrincat, and Smith.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and Martin Jones have the green light to play in goal. Arizona began in the first period with a Kevin Connauton goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nick Cousins and Brad Richardson. San Jose tied it on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Justin Braun and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Coyotes took the lead on an Alex Goligoski power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, powered by Tobias Rieder and Christian Fischer. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Goligoski, Connauton, and Boedker.

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NHL 2017-18 Day 125

Three games on as a new week begins, and the first is in...

Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Toronto began in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Auston Matthews and Jake Gardiner. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Nylander goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, via Matthews and Mitchell Marner. Toronto extended the lead as Gardiner scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Nylander and Matthews, the latter earning a sock trick. Tampa Bay got on the board with an Alex Killorn goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning got closer in the third period with a Kucherov goal, his thirtieth of the season, courtesy of Killorn. Tampa Bay tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Braydon Coburn and Steven Stamkos. The Maple Leafs took the lead back with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, passed from Tyler Bozak. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Nylander, Matthews, and Kucherov, while Gardiner and Killorn get the honorable mentions.

West to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Cam Talbot draw the starts in goal. Florida led off in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Denis Malgin and Mike Matheson. Edmonton tied it on a Patrick Maroon goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Yohann Auvitu and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a shorthanded penalty shot goal by Leon Draisaitl, his sixteenth of the season. The Panthers retied it on a Malgin goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Matheson and Mark Pysyk. Edmonton regained the lead with a Drake Caggiula goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Kris Russell and Jujhar Khaira. Florida tied it again on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Nick Bjugstad and Ekblad. The Panthers took the lead in the third period on a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov. Florida added on with another Trocheck power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, with helpers from Yandle and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Oilers got one back with an Anton Slepyshev goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Letestu. The Panthers countered on a Dadonov penalty shot goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year. Edmonton chipped back with a McDavid goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Maroon. Florida iced it at 7-5 with a Trocheck empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-first of the year, set up by Huberdeau. The three stars went to Trocheck, Dadonov, and Malgin, while Ekblad, Yandle, Matheson, Huberdeau, McDavid, and Maroon get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Anton Forsberg and Antti Raanta are in the blue paint. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Max Domi goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jakob Chychrun and Tobias Rieder. The Coyotes added on with a Clayton Keller goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Derek Stepan. Chicago got on the board with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Jonathan Toews and Lance Bouma. Arizona replied with an Alex Goligoski goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Keller and Domi. Jeff Glass replaced Forsberg in goal. The Coyotes extended the lead as Rieder scored a power play goal, his seventh of the season, thanks to Christian Fischer. Arizona padded the lead in the third period with a Nick Cousins goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Goligoski and Kevin Connauton. The Coyotes finished it at 6-1 with a Christian Dvorak goal, his ninth of the campaign, via Fischer and Zac Rinaldo. The three stars were Domi, Keller, and Goligoski, while Fischer and Rieder get honorable mentions.

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