Opening night is here for the best hockey league in the world, and there are four games to celebrate the occasion. We begin in...
Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jonathan Bernier are the masked men. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Max Pacioretty goal, guided in by P.K. Subban. Toronto tied it on a second period James van Riemsdyk power play goal, powered by Nazem Kadri and Dion Phaneuf. The Canadiens retook the lead in the third period on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, passed from Andrei Markov and Subban. Montreal iced it on a Pacioretty empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Subban, who got a sock trick, and Brian Flynn. The 3-1 game saw the three stars go to Pacioretty, Subban, and Price (36 for 37 in saves).
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Corey Crawford are the masked men. New York started with an Oscar Lindberg goal in the first period, made possible by J.T. Miller and Viktor Stalberg. Chicago tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Rangers retook the lead as Kevin Klein scored, thanks to Keith Yandle and Miller. New York added on with a Derek Stepan goal, via Kevin Hayes and Chris Kreider. The Blackhawks got one back with a Teuvo Teravainen goal in the second period, helped along by Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews. This was it for the scoring, with the final at 3-2. The three stars went to Miller, Stepan, and Lundqvist (32 for 34 in saves).
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Karri Ramo receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver opened with a Jannik Hansen goal, coming off of Ben Hutton and Alexandre Burrows. The Canucks added on with a Brandon Sutter goal, with a lone assist from Daniel Sedin. Calgary got on the board in the second period on a Jiri Hudler goal, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Vancouver countered with a Daniel Sedin goal, guided in by Dan Hamhuis and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks extended the lead on an unassisted Burrows goal. Vancouver finished it at 5-1 with a Henrik Sedin goal, made possible by Daniel Sedin and Sutter. The three stars belonged to Daniel Sedin, Burrows, and Sutter.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones faces former mentor Jonathan Quick in net. Los Angeles struck first on a Nick Shore goal, via Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. San Jose tied it as Joe Thornton scored, thanks to Paul Martin. The Sharks took the lead with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, powered by Brent Burns and Patrick Marleau. San Jose added on with a Burns goal in the second period, fueled by Pavelski and Thornton. The Sharks extended the lead on a Tomas Hertl power play goal, passed from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tommy Wingels. San Jose padded the lead in the third period on a Joonas Donskoi goal, with assists provided by Pavelski and Vlasic. This produced the 5-1 final, with the three stars being Pavelski, Burns, and Thornton, while Vlasic gets an honorable mention.
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