The third week of the season commences with four games tonight, beginning with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Thomsa Greiss are the backups in goal. Montreal got going in the second period with a Paul Byron goal, his second of the season, helped along by Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin. New York tied it with a John Tavares power play goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens took the lead back in the third period with a Phillip Danault goal, his second of the season, coming off of Shea Weber and Torrey Mitchell. The Islanders retied it on a Dennis Seidenberg goal, his second of the year, via Calvin de Haan and Ryan Strome. Montreal regained the lead on a Weber power play goal, his third of the season, Jeff Petry and Max Pacioretty. The game ended at 3-2, with the three stars going to Weber, Danault, and Byron.
Also in New York, the Rangers welcome the Boston Bruins. Zane McIntyre is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins added on with an Austin Czarnik goal, made possible by David Krejci. New York got on the board in the second period with a Rick Nash power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Jimmy Vesey. The Rangers tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal, his second of the season, guided in by Jesper Fast and Ryan McDonagh. New York took the lead with a Brandon Pirri power play goal, his third of the year, with helpers from J.T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers extended the lead as Pirri scored his second of the game and fourth of the season in the third period, thanks to Marc Staal and Miller. New York padded the lead with a Vesey goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nash and Stepan. The game closed with a 5-2 final, with the three stars awarded to Pirri, Vesey, and Nash, while Stepan and Miller get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Cam Talbot man the nets. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Benoit Pouliot goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with another Pouliot goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Matt Niskanen and Andre Burakovsky. Edmonton replied with a Patrick Maroon goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jesse Puljujarvi and Connor McDavid. The Oilers iced it at 4-1 with a Milan Lucic power play goal, his third of the campaign, powered by Andrej Sekera and McDavid. The three stars went to Pouliot, Talbot (34 for 35 in saves), and Nugent-Hopkins, while McDavid gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Anaheim began in the first period with a Nick Ritchie power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Michael Sgarbossa and Antoine Vermette. The Ducks added on in the second period with a shorthanded Jakob Silfverberg goal, set up by Shea Theodore and Ryan Garbutt. Anaheim extended the lead as Silfverberg scored again, thanks to Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler on the power play. The Ducks padded the lead with an unassisted Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the year. Marek Mazanec replaced Rinne in goal. Anaheim continued on a shorthanded goal by Andrew Cogliano, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks struck again with a Ryan Kesler power play goal, with helpers from Fowler and Vatanen. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Colin Wilson power play goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars being Silfverberg, Vatanen, and Fowler.
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