There's so few games on today, we'll put them all in one post. We begin with a single Russian game, as...
SKA St. Petersburg hosts Vityaz Podolsk. Igor Saprykin and Mikko Koskinen are in the creases. St. Petersburg began in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, fueled by Vyacheslav Voynov and Pavel Datsyuk. SKA added on with an Jarno Koskiranta goal, guided in by Steve Moses. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Sergei Plotnikov scored, thanks to Kovalchuk and Datsyuk. Podolsk got on the board in the second period on an Alexei Makeyev goal, passed from Maxim Afinogenov and Alexei Semenov. SKA shot back with a Koskiranta goal, assisted by Alexander Dergachyov and Moses. St. Petersburg padded the lead with a Kovalchuk goal, with a lone assist by Voynov. The game ended at 5-1, with the three stars being Kovalchuk, Koskiranta, and Moses, while Voynov and Datsyuk get the honorable mentions.
In the United States, the New York Islanders welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jaroslav Halak are the goalies. New York led off in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jason Chimera and Thomas Hickey. The Islanders added on with a John Tavares goal in the third period, coming off of Cal Clutterbuck and Travis Hamonic. Anaheim got on the board with a Cam Fowler goal, his second of the year, helped along by Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Ritchie. The Ducks tied it on a Getzlaf goal, courtesy of Sami Vatanen and Fowler. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Josh Bailey goal, guided in by Nick Leddy and Clutterbuck. The three stars went to Getzlaf, Clutterbuck, and Fowler.
Into Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Cam Talbot are in the blue paint. Buffalo started in the first period with a Kyle Okposo goal, fueled by Sam Reinhart and Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres added on with an O'Reilly power play goal, powered by Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen. Edmonton got on the board with a Benoit Pouliot goal, helped along by Zack Kassian and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, via Leon Draisaitl and Jordan Eberle. Buffalo took the lead back in the second on O'Reilly's second goal of the game, assisted by Ristolainen and Cody Franson. The Sabres extended the lead as Brian Gionta scored, thanks to Jake McCabe and Marcus Foligno. Buffalo padded the lead on a third period Gionta goal, his second of the game, coming off of Johan Larsson. The Sabres iced it at 6-2 with a Matt Moulson power play goal, with assists provided by O'Reilly and Ristolainen, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to O'Reilly, Gionta, and Ristolainen, while Okposo gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom are the backups in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Victor Rask goal, his second of the season, coming off of Lee Stempniak. The Hurricanes added on with a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, powered by Justin Faulk and Sebastian Aho. Carolina extended the lead on an unassisted Faulk goal in the second period. Vancouver got on the board with a Bo Horvat goal, made possible by Markus Granlund. The Canucks got closer in the third period with a Granlund goal, helped along by Jannik Hansen and Brandon Sutter. Vancouver tied it on a Ben Hutton goal, assisted by Derek Dorsett and Brendan Gaunce. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime on a Sutter goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Sutter, Granlund, and Faulk.
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