Seven games on as more teams get their seasons underway. The first is in...
Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston opened on a first period goal from David Krejci, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal in the second period, passed from Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets took the lead on a Blake Wheeler goal, helped along by Andrew Ladd. Winnipeg added on with a Drew Stafford goal, assisted by Adam Lowry and Ben Chiarot. The Bruins got one back in the third period on a David Pastrnak goal, via Matt Beleskey and Kevan Miller. The Jets shot back with a Chris Thorburn goal, guided in by Stafford and Alex Burmistrov. Winnipeg extended the lead as Nic Petan scored, thanks to Andrew Copp and Mark Stuart. The Jets padded the lead on a Burmistrov goal, going into the empty net unassisted. Winnipeg took the game 6-2, and the three stars went to Stafford, Burmistrov, and Petan.
Over to Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson faces former teammate Robin Lehner in goal. Ottawa began in the first period on a Kyle Turris goal, via Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone. Chad Johnson replaced Lehner about midway through the second period. The Senators added on with another Turris goal in the second period, made possible by Hoffman and Stone. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel power play goal, coming off of Marcus Foligno and Evander Kane. Ottawa iced it at 3-1 with a Curtis Lazar empty net goal, set up by Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. The three stars belonged to Turris, Hoffman, and Stone.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Ben Bishop are the experienced goalies. Tampa Bay got going in the second period as Jason Garrison scored, thanks to Ryan Callahan and Jonathan Drouin. Philadelphia tied it on a Matt Read goal, courtesy of Scott Laughton and R.J. Umberger. The Flyers took the lead on a Brayden Schenn power play goal, with assists provided by Umberger and Yevgeni Medvedev. The Lightning tied it with a Callahan power play goal, passed from Victor Hedman and Drouin. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime on a Garrison goal, his second of the game, via Alex Killorn and Valtteri Filppula. The three stars went to Garrison, Callahan, and Drouin, while Umberger gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Brian Elliott are called on to start. Edmonton was first to score in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, an unassisted goal. St. Louis tied it in the second period as Vladimir Tarasenko scored, with the help of Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues took the lead in the third period on a Robby Fabbri goal, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis finished it at 3-1 on a Troy Brouwer empty net goal, set up by Schwartz. The three stars went to Elliott (23 for 24 in saves), Schwartz, and Fabbri.
Back to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Pekka Rinne are the veterans in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period on a Craig Smith power play goal, powered by Ryan Ellis and Seth Jones. The Predators added on with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, coming off of Calle Jarnkrok and Jones. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Victor Rask goal, made possible by Eric Staal and Justin Faulk. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Rinne (25 for 26 in saves), Arvidsson, and Smith.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Antti Niemi tend the twines. Dallas led off in the first period on a Mattias Janmark goal, fueled by Ales Hemsky and the goalie Niemi. The Stars added on with a Hemsky power play goal, powered by Alex Goligoski and Niemi again. Dallas extended the lead with a Jamie Benn power play goal, guided in by Jason Spezza and John Klingberg. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Niemi (34 save shutout + two assists), Hemsky, and Janmark.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Colorado started in the first period on a Jarome Iginla power play goal, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with an Erik Johnson power play goal, guided in by Francois Beauchemin and Carl Soderberg. Colorado extended the lead with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, made possible by Beauchemin and MacKinnon. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Zach Parise goal, via Mikael Granlund and Jason Pominville. The Avalanche replied on a John Mitchell goal, assisted by Johnson and Beauchemin, the latter getting a sock trick. The Wild shot back with a third period goal by Parise, his second of the game, fueled by Pominville and Matt Dumba. Minnesota edged closer on a Nino Niederreiter goal, with a lone helper by Jason Zucker. The Wild got an equalizer on a Thomas Vanek goal, passed from Granlund and Charlie Coyle. Minnesota pulled ahead on a Parise power play goal, securing his hat trick with assists provided by Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu. The three stars went to Parise, Beauchemin, and Johnson, while MacKinnon, Granlund, and Pominville get the honorable mentions.
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