Seven games on as this week is a little odd with Thanksgiving involved. We begin in...
Buffalo, with the Sabres hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Linus Ullmark draw the starts in goal. Buffalo got going in the second period on a David Legwand goal, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it in the third period on a Troy Brouwer goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes. The Blues took the lead on an unassisted Robby Fabbri goal, his third of the year. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Allen (24 for 25 in saves), Fabbri, and Brouwer.
In the same state, the New York Rangers welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Rick Nash goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Rangers added on with a Derek Stepan goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, assisted by Marc Staal and Kevin Hayes. New York extended the lead on a Hayes power play goal, his sixth of the campaign, powered by Keith Yandle and Oscar Lindberg. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars being Lundqvist (31 save shutout), Hayes, and Nash.
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Michal Neuvirth are the backups in goal. Philadelphia drew first blood in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on with a Giroux goal, his seventh of the year coming shorthanded, set up by Sean Couturier. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Victor Rask goal, his sixth of the season, via John-Michael Liles and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes tied it with a Brett Pesce goal, his second of the year, passed from Ron Hainsey and Elias Lindholm. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his second of the campaign, made possible by Giroux and Voracek. The three stars belonged to Giroux, Voracek, and Gostisbehere.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. Washington got started in the third period on a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Tom Wilson and Brooks Laich. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars handed to Holtby (33 save shutout), Orlov, and Nilsson (29 for 30 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and James Reimer receive the starting nods. Boston opened in the first period on a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on with a Zac Rinaldo goal, courtesy of Dennis Seidenberg and the goalie Rask. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Joffrey Lupul goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Leo Komarov goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf. Boston took the lead back as Marchand scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Landon Ferraro. Toronto tied it again on a Bozak goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Shawn Matthias and P.A. Parenteau. The tie went to a shootout, where David Krejci won it for the Bruins for a 4-3 final. The three stars went to Marchand, Bozak, and Rinaldo.
Way south to Florida, where the Panthers welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces a lesser foe in Al Montoya in goal. Los Angeles led off in the first period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Milan Lucic and Jeff Carter. About a minute later, an injured Montoya was replaced by Roberto Luongo. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau in the second period. The Kings retook the lead on an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jordan Nolan and Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles added on in the third period with a Marian Gaborik goal, his third of the year, guided in by Anze Kopitar and Tanner Pearson. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars going to Quick (33 for 34 in saves), Martinez, and Gaborik.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Michael Hutchinson are in goal. Winnipeg began with a Toby Enstrom goal in the first period, helped along by Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, his third of the season in the second period, coming on the power play from Mikhail Grigorenko and Francois Beauchemin. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period as Cody McLeod scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Zach Redmond and Blake Comeau. Colorado added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche extended the lead as Comeau scored an empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Soderberg and Beauchemin. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Soderberg, Comeau, and Beauchemin.
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