Eight games on an unusually busy Monday, beginning with...
Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Steve Mason are the goalies. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Mark Streit goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sean Couturier and Michael Raffl. The Flyers added on with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Scheifele. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, with a lone helper by Shayne Gostisbehere. The three stars went to Giroux, Scheifele, and Mason (26 for 28 in saves).
Along to DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington opened in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of John Carlson and Nate Schmidt. Columbus tied it with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Gregory Campbell and Rene Bourque. The Capitals gained the lead in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Mike Richards and Daniel Winnik. Washington added on with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals iced it at 4-1 with a Backstrom empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Niskanen and Jason Chimera. The three stars were Backstrom, Niskanen, and Holtby (21 for 22 in saves).
Northwest to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Jimmy Howard are given the starting nods. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings added on with a second period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit extended the lead with a Luke Glendening empty net goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Henrik Zetterberg. Buffalo got on the board with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres pulled closer with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, with helpers by Casey Nelson and Ryan O'Reilly. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars going to Glendening, Sheahan, and Larkin.
South to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning bringing in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Mike Blunden goal, his third of the season, via Erik Condra and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Jason Garrison. The Lightning extended the lead in the second period as Hedman scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Stamkos and Condra. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Bishop (34 save shutout), Hedman, and Condra, while Stamkos gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Pekka Rinne are the reliable goalies. Colorado led off in the first period with a Blake Comeau goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Avalanche added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Carl Soderberg and Comeau. Colorado extended the lead as Jack Skille scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Cody McLeod and Andrew Agozzino. Carter Hutton replaced Rinne in goal. Nashville got on the board with a Craig Smith goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Filip Forsberg. The Avalanche shot back with a Shawn Matthias goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Mikkel Boedker. The Predators answered with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Miikka Salomaki and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville got closer with a Roman Josi goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Forsberg. This only made it 4-3, with the three stars being Comeau, Matthias, and Forsberg.
To the northwest, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Talbot are the young goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Jamie McGinn and Rickard Rakell. The Ducks added on with a Brandon Pirri goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted in the second period. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Taylor Hall and Leon Draisaitl. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Pirri, Gibson (27 for 28 in saves), and Perry.
In California, the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick faces former backup Martin Jones in goal. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period with a Vincent Lecavalier power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Alec Martinez and Brayden McNabb. San Jose tied it on a Justin Braun goal, his third of the year, via Melker Karlsson and Tommy Wingels. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, guided in by Tomas Hertl and Brent Burns. The Kings tied it with a Lecavalier goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Milan Lucic and Tyler Toffoli. San Jose took the lead back in the third period with a Joe Thornton power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Pavelski and Burns. The Sharks added on with a Karlsson goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Wingels and Roman Polak. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Braun empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, set up by Dainius Zubrus. The three stars went to Braun, Lecavalier, and Pavelski, while Karlsson, Burns, and Wingels get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Louis Domingue are the weak goalies. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Micheal Ferland and Jakub Nakladal. Arizona tied it with an Anthony Duclair power play goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Martin Hanzal and Max Domi. The Coyotes took the lead with Duclair's second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with helpers from Hanzal and Alex Tanguay. The Flames tied it again with a Bennett goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, fueled by Joe Colborne and Ferland. Calgary took the lead with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by Dougie Hamilton and Mark Giordano. The Flames added on in the third period with a T.J. Brodie power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Monahan and Hunter Shinkaruk. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Colborne empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Monahan and Derek Grant. The three stars went to Monahan, Bennett, and Duclair, while Ferland, Colborne, and Hanzal get the honorable mentions.
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