Thirteen games on the busiest day of the early part of the year. We begin with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson are in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Dzingel goal, passed from Chris Wideman and Erik Karlsson. The Senators added on with a Zack Smith goal, made possible by Wideman and Bobby Ryan. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Jeff Petry power play goal, powered by Nathan Beaulieu and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens tied it in the third period on a Artturi Lehkonen goal, coming off of Phillip Danault and Shea Weber. Montreal took the lead on a Petry goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher. Ottawa retied it on a Tom Pyatt goal, assisted by Dzingel and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The tie went to a shootout, where Karlsson and Kyle Turris lifted the Senators 4-3 over Alexander Radulov's lone tally for the Canadiens. The three stars were Dzingel, Karlsson, and Petry, while Wideman gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Marc-Andre Fleury are the goalies. Pittsburgh began in the first period with an Ian Cole goal, assisted by Trevor Daley and Evgeni Malkin. Anaheim tied it on a Cam Fowler power play goal, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler. The Penguins took the lead in the second period on a Conor Sheary goal, made possible by Chris Kunitz and Matt Cullen. Pittsburgh added on with a Phil Kessel power play goal, with a lone assist by Patric Hornqvist. The Ducks got one back with a Corey Perry goal, via Getzlaf. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Kessel, Sheary, and Getzlaf.
South to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning bringing in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the blue paint. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, with a lone assist by John Moore. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac goal, made possible by P.A. Parenteau. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, via Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin. The Lightning tied it on an Alex Killorn goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson. Tampa Bay took the lead in the third period as Valtteri Filppula scored his second of the year, thanks to Jason Garrison and Brayden Point. The final held from here at 3-2, with the three stars handed to Filppula, Killorn, and Vasilevskiy (32 for 34 in saves).
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Frederik Andersen are set to start in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, via Matt Hunwick and Peter Holland. The Maple Leafs added on with a Mitchell Marner goal, courtesy of Tyler Bozak and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto extended the lead as James van Riemsdyk scored, thanks to Bozak and Jake Gardiner. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his third of the season, powered by John-Michael Liles and Brad Marchand. The Maple Leafs answered in the third period with a Milan Michalek goal, assisted by Morgan Rielly and Martin Marincin. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Andersen (24 for 25 in saves), Marner, and Brown.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. Washington struck first in the first period on a Daniel Winnik goal, assisted by John Carlson and Jay Beagle. New York tied it on a Ryan Strome power play goal, powered by Brock Nelson and Johnny Boychuk. The Capitals reclaimed the lead in the second period on another Winnik goal, coming off of Karl Alzner and Brooks Orpik. This proved to be the eventual winner for a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Winink, Holtby (21 for 22 in saves), and Strome.
Into Florida again, as the Panthers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, assisted by Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, passed from Jonathan Marchessault and Denis Malgin. Detroit got on the board with a Darren Helm goal, made possible by Gustav Nyquist. Florida shot back with an Aleksander Barkov goal in the third period, his second of the season, via Marchessault and Jaromir Jagr. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Marchessault, his second of the year. The three stars belonged to Marchessault, Luongo (21 for 22 in saves), and Sceviour.
Northward to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. San Jose led off in the first period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, coming off of Logan Couture and Brenden Dillon. The Sharks added on with a Joel Ward goal, fueled by Brent Burns and Chris Tierney. Columbus got on the board in the third period with a Zach Werenski power play goal, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Cam Atkinson. San Jose shot back on a Patrick Marleau power play goal into an empty net, set up by Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Blue Jackets got one back on a Josh Anderson goal, with a lone helper by Scott Hartnell. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Burns, Marleau, and Jones (26 for 28 in saves).
Northwest to Minnesota, with the Wild welcoming the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Devan Dubnyk receive the starting nods. Winnipeg began in the first period with an unassisted goal by Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his second of the season, made possible by Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Chris Stewart goal, assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. The Wild tied it with a Matt Dumba power play goal, powered by Stewart and Mikko Koivu. Minnesota took the lead on an Eric Staal goal, via Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise. The Wild extended the lead in the third period as Jonas Brodin scored an unassisted goal. The Jets got one back on Scheifele's second of the year, guided in by Mathieu Perreault and Byfuglien. They failed to tie it, losing 4-3, with the three stars going to Stewart, Scheifele, and Byfuglien.
Backtracking to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist faces a lesser foe in Carter Hutton in goal. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his third of the season, coming off of Colton Parayko. New York tied it on a Chris Kreider goal, his second of the year, made possible by Mika Zibanejad and Dan Girardi. The Blues retook the lead with a Paul Stastny goal, his second of the season, fueled by Robby Fabbri and Alexander Steen. St. Louis added on with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, powered by Stastny and Tarasenko. The Rangers got one back on a Zibanejad goal, helped along by Kreider and Nick Holden. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars being Stastny, Tarasenko, and Zibanejad, while Kreider gets an honorable mention.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators. Marek Mazanec and Scott Darling are the backups in goal. Chicago started in the first period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, assisted by Tyler Motte. The Blackhawks added on with a Brent Seabrook power play goal, via Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. Chicago extended the lead as Richard Panik scored his second of the season, thanks to Niklas Hjalmarsson and Keith. Nashville got on the board with a Colin Wilson goal, with a lone assist by James Neal. The Predators got closer in the second period on a Craig Smith power play goal, powered by P.K. Subban and Mike Ribeiro. The Blackhawks answered in the third period on a Panik goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Marian Hossa and Artem Anisimov. Nashville replied with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, fueled by Mattias Ekholm. Chicago countered with Panik finishing his hat trick, with helpers from Kane and Seabrook. The game ended at 5-3, with the three stars awarded to Panik, Seabrook, and Keith, while Kane gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Colorado, with the Avalanche welcoming the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, coming off of Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves on the power play. The Stars added on with a Devin Shore goal, passed from Brett Ritchie and Jordie Benn. Colorado got on the board with a Joe Colborne power play goal, powered by Mikhail Grigorenko and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche tied it on another Colborne power play goal, made possible by Erik Johnson and Francois Beauchemin. Colorado took the lead in the second period on a Carl Soderberg goal, guided in by Tyson Barrie and Beauchemin. The Avalanche extended the lead as MacKinnon scored, with the help of Gabriel Landeskog and Patrick Wiercioch. Colorado padded the lead with Colborne finishing his hat trick, with assists provided by Nikita Zadorov and Blake Comeau. Dallas got one back with a Jamie Benn power play goal, set up by Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars chipped closer on a Seguin goal, his second of the game, fueled by Eaves and Dan Hamhuis. The Avalanche answered in the third period on a Barrie goal, going in unassisted. Dallas shot back on a Ritchie goal, dished from Shore and Patrick Sharp. The game ended at 6-5, with the three stars awarded to Colborne, Seguin, and MacKinnon, while Barrie, Beauchemin, Ritchie, Shore, Eaves, and Jamie Benn get the honorable mentions.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Mike Smith are the inconsistent goalies. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Shane Doan power play goal, powered by Alex Goligoski and Christian Dvorak. Philadelphia tied it on a Michael Raffl goal, via Nick Schultz and Brandon Manning. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Martin Hanzal goal, fueled by Jakub Chychrun and Max Domi. Arizona added on in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Brad Richardson, set up by Jordan Martinook. The Flyers got one back with a Wayne Simmonds goal, helped along by Claude Giroux. Philadelphia tied it in the third period on a Matt Read goal, coming off of Travis Konecny and Manning. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, assisted by Hanzal and Radim Vrbata. The three stars went to Hanzal, Manning, and Richardson.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Ryan Miller are the goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard first as Vancouver committed an own goal, officially credited as an empty net goal by Troy Brouwer, his second of the season going in unassisted in the first period. Vancouver tied it in the third period on a Daniel Sedin goal, made possible by Loui Eriksson and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks won with a Brandon Sutter shootout goal for the 2-1 result. The three stars went to Miller (25 for 25 in saves), Johnson (30 for 31 in saves), and Daniel Sedin.
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