A big 13 games on tonight, due to no games tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We begin with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Linus Ullmark are the unknown goalies. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Mike Fisher goal, his third of the season, coming off of Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Mattias Ekholm. Nashville extended the lead as Cody Hodgson scored his second of the season, with the help of Gabriel Bourque and Calle Jarnkrok. Chad Johnson replaced Ullmark in goal. Buffalo got on the board with an Evander Kane goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Rasmus Ristolainen and Josh Gorges. The Sabres pulled closer in the third period on a Jack Eichel goal, his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Zach Bogosian. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hodgson, Smith, and Fisher.
Down in Carolina, the Hurricanes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Cam Ward are the middling goalies. Edmonton led off in the first period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nail Yakupov. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Staal goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Andrej Nestrasil. The Hurricanes took the lead with a second period goal by Elias Lindholm, his third of the season, passed from Eric Staal and John-Michael Liles. Carolina added on with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fifth of the year, via Justin Faulk and Kris Versteeg. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Nestrasil empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Faulk and Jordan Staal. The three stars were Jordan Staal, Nestrasil, and Ward (30 for 31 in saves), while Faulk gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cory Schneider are the masked men. Columbus began in the first period on a William Karlsson goal, his third of the season, assisted by Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson. New Jersey tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Mike Cammalleri in the second period. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a Matt Calvert goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Cam Atkinson and David Savard. The scoring ended here, with the final at 2-1, and the three stars were Bobrovsky (27 for 28 in saves), Calvert, and Karlsson.
Nearby, the New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. Montreal was first to score in the first period on a Sven Andrighetto goal, via Lars Eller and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec. New York got on the board with a Rick Nash goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard on the power play. Mike Condon replaced an injured Price in the third period. Montreal answered in the third period on a Smith-Pelly goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Plekanec. The Canadiens extended the lead as Alex Galchenyuk scored his fourth of the season, an unassisted goal. Montreal finished it at 5-1 with a Pacioretty power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Galchenyuk and Plekanec, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Smith-Pelly, Pacioretty, and Plekanec, while Galchenyuk gets an honorable mention.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. St. Louis started in the first period on a Paul Stastny power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk. Pittsburgh tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Pascal Dupuis. The Penguins took the lead on a Crosby power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and fifth of the season, assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Blues retied it on a Robby Fabbri goal, his fourth of the year, coming in the third period from Alex Pietrangelo. Pittsburgh retook the lead on a Ben Lovejoy goal, his second of the season, via David Perron and Letang. St. Louis equalized with a Pietrangelo goal, his second of the year, fueled by Stastny and Steen. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime with a Malkin goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Phil Kessel and Lovejoy. The three stars went to Malkin, Crosby, and Lovejoy, while Stastny, Steen, Pietrangelo, and Letang get the honorable mentions.
Back in DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Braden Holtby are in the creases. Washington opened in the first period on a Justin Williams goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Winnipeg tied it on a Tyler Myers goal, his second of the year, via Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little. The Jets took the lead as Ladd scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Blake Wheeler and Toby Enstrom. The Capitals retied it on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington took the lead with a Backstrom goal, his eighth of the season, coming in the second period with the help of Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Orlov. Winnipeg retied it on a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his second of the year, helped along by Dustin Byfuglien and Little. The Capitals took the lead again on an Orlov goal, his third of the season, passed from Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson. Washington added on with a Kuznetsov goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Johansson. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars going to Kuznetsov, Orlov, and Backstrom, while Ladd, Little, Carlson, and Johansson get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild host the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Miller and Devan Dubnyk are set to start in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund. Vancouver tied it on a Radim Vrbata goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jared McCann and Alexander Edler. The Canucks took the lead on a Vrbata power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and sixth of the season, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. Vancouver added on with a third period goal by Jannik Hansen, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Daniel Sedin. The Wild got one back on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Ryan Suter and Koivu. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars going to Vrbata, Daniel Sedin, and Koivu.
Back to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jonas Gustavsson and Petr Mrazek receive the starting nods. Boston began in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his second of the season, fueled by Joonas Kemppainen and Landon Ferraro. Detroit tied it on a Pavel Datsyuk goal, his second of the year in the second period, via Alexey Marchenko and Teemu Pulkkinen. The Red Wings took the lead on a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Riley Sheahan and Darren Helm. The Bruins tied it in the third period as Colin Miller scored his second of the year, thanks to Loui Eriksson and David Krejci. Boston won 3-2 in overtime on a Vatrano goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, guided in by Miller and Matt Beleskey. The three stars went to Vatrano, Miller, and Gustavsson (32 for 34 in saves).
Into Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia was first to score in the first period on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakub Voracek. New York tied it on a shorthanded goal by Casey Cizikas, his third of the year, set up by Cal Clutterbuck. The Islanders took the lead in the second period on a Kyle Okposo goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of John Tavares. New York iced it at 3-1 in the third period with an empty net goal by Frans Nielsen, his ninth of the year, made possible by Anders Lee and Travis Hamonic. The three stars belonged to Okposo, Cizikas, and Halak (17 for 18 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ben Bishop protect the nets. Tampa Bay got going in the third period on a Tyler Johnson goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Jonathan Marchessault. Los Angeles tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter. The tie went to a shootout, where Anze Kopitar was topped by Marchessault and Valtteri Filppula as the Lightning won 2-1. The three stars were Marchessault, Bishop (37 for 38 in saves), and Quick (29 for 30 in saves).
Westward to Arizona, with the Coyotes welcoming the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mike Smith are the goalies. Arizona started in the first period on a Michael Stone goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Kyle Chipchura. The Coyotes added on in the second period with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, powered by Mikkel Boedker and Max Domi. Anaheim got on the board in the third period on a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his third of the year, passed from Sami Vatanen and Corey Perry. Arizona shot back on an Anthony Duclair goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper by Domi. The Ducks chipped back with a Vatanen power play goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf. The Coyotes finished it at 4-2 with a Vermette empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Brad Richardson. The three stars belonged to Vermette, Vatanen, and Domi.
Up in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Semyon Varlamov are the experienced goalies. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Shane Prince goal, via Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators added on with another Prince goal, his second of the game, coming off of Zack Smith. Colorado got on the board with an unassisted Chris Wagner goal. Ottawa answered in the second period with a Kyle Turris goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Mike Hoffman and Cody Ceci. Reto Berra replaced Varlamov. The Senators extended the lead as Smith scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Marc Methot and Prince. The Avalanche pulled back in the third period on a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. Colorado got closer on a MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper by Landeskog. Ottawa capped it at 5-3 with a Zibanejad shorthanded empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Turris. The three stars went to Prince, Smith, and Zibanejad, while MacKinnon, Landeskog, and Turris get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Chicago opened in the first period on a Brent Seabrook goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin. San Jose tied it on a Brent Burns power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Jonathan Toews goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Ryan Garbutt and Andrew Shaw. Chicago added on in the second period with a Duncan Keith goal, his third of the year, guided in by Panarin and Kane. The Sharks got one back in the third period on a Marleau goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Burns and Joel Ward. The Blackhawks responded on an Andrew Desjardins goal, made possible by Tanner Kero and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Chicago iced it at 5-2 with a Shaw empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Kane, Panarin, and Burns, while Marleau and Shaw get the honorable mentions.
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