Nine games on a somewhat light Thursday, beginning in...
Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Anders Nilsson in goal. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the season, via Nate Prosser and Marco Scandella. The Wild added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his second of the year, coming off of Chris Stewart and Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Suter scored his third of the season, thanks to Zach Parise and Christian Folin. The Wild iced it at 4-0 with a Mikko Koivu empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Eric Staal and Charlie Coyle. The three stars went to Suter, Dubnyk (38 save shutout), and Eriksson Ek.
In Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a Jamie McGinn goal, via Anthony Duclair and Brad Richardson. The Coyotes added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Nick Cousins goal, made possible by Brayden Schenn and Dale Weise. The Flyers tied it on a Schenn goal, his second of the year, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux on the power play. Arizona retook the lead with a Martin Hanzal goal in the third period, his second of the season, assisted by Max Domi and Michael Stone. The Coyotes extended the lead on a shorthanded Richardson goal, his third of the year, set up by Tobias Rieder. Philadelphia pulled back as Andrew MacDonald scored, thanks to Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny. Arizona shot back with a Ryan White goal, with a lone assist by Christian Dvorak. The Flyers edged back with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Schenn and Mark Streit. The game ended at 5-4, with Schenn, Richardson, and White earning the three stars.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel. New York tied it in the second period with a Travis Hamonic goal, fueled by Shane Prince and Brock Nelson. The Penguins retook the lead in the third period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his third of the year, via Kessel and Chris Kunitz. The Islanders tied it again on a Prince power play goal, coming off of Nelson and Hamonic. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Crosby goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Scott Wilson and Justin Schultz. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with a Kessel power play goal, his third of the year, assisted by Malkin and Trevor Daley. The three stars went to Crosby, Kessel, and Malkin, while Hamonic, Prince, and Nelson get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Carey Price guard the cages. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman. Montreal tied it in the third period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his second of the year, a power play goal via Andrei Markov and Jeff Petry. The Canadiens took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Andrew Shaw. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Torrey Mitchell, his fourth of the year. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Price (30 for 31 in saves), and Galchenyuk.
Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Florida began in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Jaromir Jagr. Toronto tied it with a Tyler Bozak goal, his second of the year, guided in by Nikita Zaitsev and Mitchell Marner. The Panthers took the lead back with a Marchessault power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Luongo. The Maple Leafs retied it with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Marner. Toronto took the lead on a Bozak goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Marner, who got a sock trick, and Nazem Kadri. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Bozak, Marner, and Marchessault.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Jake Allen protect the nets. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his third of the season, made possible by Patrik Berglund. Detroit tied it on a Frans Nielsen shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Darren Helm and Alexey Marchenko. In the shootout, Alexander Steen of the Blues got matched by Gustav Nyquist and topped by Henrik Zetterberg of the Red Wings for their 2-1 win. The three stars went to Mrazek (31 for 32 in saves), Zetterberg, and Allen (26 for 27 in saves).
Into Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Tyler Myers goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Joel Armia. The Jets added on with a Kyle Connor goal, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period on a Patrik Laine power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele. Dallas got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his fourth of the season, via John Klingberg and Jordie Benn. The Jets shot back with another Laine power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers from Blake Wheeler and Mathieu Perreault. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Laine, Hellebuyck (38 for 39 in saves), and Connor.
Out in California, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Martin Jones are the solid goalies. San Jose was first to score with a first period Joonas Donskoi power play goal, powered by David Schlemko. The Sharks added on with a Tomas Hertl power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, with assists provided by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Schlemko. Columbus got on the board with a Scott Hartnell goal, his second of the year, helped along by Lukas Sedlak and Brandon Saad. San Jose shot back on a Hertl empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, set up by Joe Thornton. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars given to Hertl, Jones (24 for 25 in saves), and Schlemko.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Peter Budaj have the green light in goal. Nashville cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, his second of the season, assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles tied it on a Jake Muzzin power play goal, powered by Nic Dowd and Alec Martinez. The Predators took the lead back in the third period with a shorthanded and unassisted Arvidsson goal, his fourth of the year. The Kings retied it with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his second of the season, helped along by Dowd and Martinez. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Jeff Carter goal, his second of the year, via Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The three stars went to Dowd, Arvidsson, and Martinez.
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