After a day off, there's twelve games to contest today. We begin in...
New York, as the Rangers host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Henrik Lundqvist guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with a Dan Girardi goal, his second of the season, helped along by Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Jimmy Vesey power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Brady Skjei. New York extended the lead as Rick Nash scored his fifth of the season in the second period, thanks to Vesey. The Rangers padded the lead on a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. Carter Hutton relieved Allen in goal. New York continued with a Kevin Hayes goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by J.T. Miller and Vesey. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars going to Vesey, Kreider, and Lundqvist (35 save shutout).
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Sergei Bobrovsky are set to start in goal. Columbus got going in the second period with a Nick Foligno goal, his third of the season, via Zach Werenski and Brandon Saad. Dallas tied it on a Jason Spezza goal, his third of the year, assisted by Johnny Oduya and Stephen Johns. The Stars took the lead in the third period on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The Blue Jackets tied it again with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Cam Atkinson and Werenski. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Seth Jones goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Saad and Alexander Wennberg. The three stars were given to Saad, Werenski, and Bobrovsky (36 for 38 in saves).
Back in New York, the Islanders bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Thomas Greiss draw the starts in goal. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with another Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Hedman and Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Stamkos scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Slater Koekkoek and Kucherov. Jaroslav Halak replaced Greiss in goal. The Lightning padded the lead in the second period on a Brian Boyle goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ryan Callahan and Valtteri Filppula. Tampa Bay kept going with a shorthanded and unassisted J.T. Brown goal. The Lightning continued on a Filppula goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Kucherov and Koekkoek. New York got on the board with a Dennis Seidenberg goal, his third of the year, guided in by Calvin de Haan and John Tavares. The game ended at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Stamkos, and Filppula, while Hedman and Koekkoek get the honorable mentions.
Up to Canada, where the Ottawa Senators host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Carolina began in the first period with a Jaccob Slavin goal, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it with a Dion Phaneuf goal, assisted by Cody Ceci and Tom Pyatt. The Senators won 2-1 in overtime with a Kyle Turris goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Erik Karlsson. The three stars went to Turris, Anderson (32 for 33 in saves), and Phaneuf.
Also in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Frederik Andersen are called on to start in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Connor Brown and Roman Polak. Edmonton tied it with an Anton Lander goal, via Tyler Pitlick and Mark Letestu. The Maple Leafs took the lead back with a Ben Smith goal, fueled by Nikita Soshnikov and Matt Martin in the second period. The Oilers retied it in the third period on a Darnell Nurse goal, his second of the year, helped along by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Toronto won 3-2 in overtime with a Kadri goal, his second of the game and fifth of the campaign, made possible by Morgan Rielly. The three stars belonged to Kadri, Andersen (44 for 46 in saves), and Smith.
South to Florida, with the Panthers bringing in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Boston started in the first period with a Brad Marchand penalty shot goal, his fourth of the season, coming after a hooking call on Reilly Smith. The Bruins added on with a Dominic Moore shorthanded goal in the second period, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Denis Malgin goal, coming off of Keith Yandle and Mark Pysyk. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Rask (33 for 34 in saves), Moore, and Marchand.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Washington was first to score in the first period with a Karl Alzner goal, his second of the season, helped along by Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with a Johansson goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, via Kuznetsov. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his fifth of the campaign, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Ben Chiarot. The Jets tied it with an Adam Lowry goal, passed from Joel Armia and Kyle Connor. Washington regained the lead with a Jay Beagle goal, courtesy of John Carlson. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Johansson, Beagle, and Kuznetsov.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota tied it on a second period goal by Mikael Granlund, his second of the year, a power play goal with assists provided by Eric Staal and Jason Pominville. The Sabres retook the lead in the third period with a Johan Larsson goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Brian Gionta. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Larsson, O'Reilly, and Lehner (27 for 28 in saves).
In Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Calgary Flames. Brian Elliott and Corey Crawford occupy the creases. Chicago began in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his third of the season, assisted by Michal Rozsival. Calgary tied it on a shorthanded Michael Frolik goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund in the second period. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period on an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Kane and Artemi Panarin. Chicago added on with a Tyler Motte goal, his third of the year, helped along by Nick Schmaltz and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks extended the lead with an empty net goal by Panarin, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist provided by Kane. Chicago finished it at 5-1 with a Niklas Hjalmarsson goal, his second of the year, made possible by Richard Panik and Anisimov. The three stars were Kane, Crawford (33 for 34 in saves), and Panarin, while Anisimov gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Semyon Varlamov are the experienced goalies. Nashville opened in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his third of the season, fueled by Mike Ribeiro and Colin Wilson. Colorado tied it on a Jarome Iginla goal, his second of the year, helped along by Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog. The Predators retook the lead with a Matt Irwin goal, passed from James Neal and Filip Forsberg. Nashville added on in the second period with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, powered by Mike Fisher and Neal. The Predators extended the lead in the third period as Roman Josi scored his second of the season, thanks to Johansen and Forsberg. Nashville iced it with another Smith goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Smith, Johansen, and Neal, while Forsberg gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones faces a lesser foe in Louis Domingue in goal. San Jose started in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his third of the season, coming off of Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. Arizona tied it in the second period on a Brad Richardson goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Tobias Rieder and Luke Schenn. The Coyotes took the lead with a Lawson Crouse goal, passed from Kevin Connauton and Ryan White. Arizona added on with a Jamie McGinn goal, his second of the season, guided in by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Alex Goligoski. The Sharks got one back in the third period on a Mikkel Boedker goal, his second of the year, fueled by Joonas Donskoi and Hertl. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to McGinn, Crowse, and Hertl.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Peter Budaj are given the starting nods in goal. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, passed from Ryan Kesler. The Ducks added on in the second period with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, powered by Rakell and Corey Perry. Anaheim extended the lead as Kesler scored his second of the season on the power play, thanks to Ryan Getzlaf and Perry. The Ducks padded the lead with a Joseph Cramarossa goal, via Rakell and Vermette. Jack Campbell took over for Budaj for the third period in goal. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars going to Rakell, Kesler, and Vermette, while Perry and Gibson (30 save shutout) get honorable mentions.
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