Brooklyn, as the New York Islanders host the Vegas Golden Knights. Oscar Dansk and Jaroslav Halak are in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with a shorthanded William Karlsson goal, his third of the season, set up by Cody Eakin. New York tied it on an Andrew Ladd goal, his third of the year, via Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuk. The Golden Knights took the lead back with an Alex Tuch power play goal, his third of the season, coming off of Colin Miller and Brad Hunt. The Islanders tied it in the second period with a John Tavares power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Leddy and Josh Bailey. New York gained the lead on a Mathew Barzal power play goal against Maxime Lagace, his third of the season, with assists provided by Anders Lee and Bailey. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his second of the year, courtsy of Dennis Seidenberg and Nikolay Kulemin. New York extended the lead as Kulemin scored, thanks to Seidenberg. The Islanders padded the lead on another Tavares goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, helped along by Bailey, who got a sock trick, and Lee. Vegas got one back with a Miller power play goal, his second of the year, dished from Hunt and Tuch. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Tavres, Bailey, and Kulemin, while Lee, Leddy, Seidenberg, Tuch, Miller, and Hunt all get honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood is mismatched with Brian Elliott in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Jordan Martinook goal, helped along by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brad Richardson. The Coyotes added on with a Christian Dvorak goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jason Demers. Arizona extended the lead in the third period as Brendan Perlini scored his second of the season on the power play, thanks to Alex Goligoski and Hjalmarsson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Claude Giroux and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers got closer with a Jordan Weal goal, his second of the season, passed from Provorov and Valtteri Filppula. Philadelphia tied it as Couturier scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with the help of Giroux and Provorov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime with a Goligoski goal, coming off of Clayton Keller and Max Domi. The three stars were Goligoski, Couturier, and Provrov, while Hjalmarsson and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Further to the west, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. Columbus led off in the first period with a David Savard goal, his second of the season, guided in by Alexander Wennberg and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets added on with a Boone Jenner goal, coming off of Markus Nutivaara and Josh Anderson. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Tyler Motte scored, thanks to Nutivaara and the goalie Bobrovsky. Boston got on the board with a Patric Bergeron power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Danton Heinen and David Pastrnak. The Bruins got closer in the third period with a Torey Krug goal, his second of the season, made possible by Kevan Miller and Pastrnak. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand power play goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Bergeron and Pastrnak, the latter earning a sock trick. The tie went to a shootout, where Artemi Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand lifted the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Nutivaara, Pastrnak, and Bergeron.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Craig Anderson draw the starts in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Tom Pyatt goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it on a Charles Hudon power play goal, made possible by Jeff Petry and the goalie Montoya. The Canadiens took the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Max Pacioretty goal, his fourth of the year. The Senators retied it on a Ryan Dzingel power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Christopher DiDomenico. Montreal retook the lead with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Shea Weber. The Canadiens added on with a Hudon goal, his second of the game, fueled by Weber and Tomas Plekanec. Ottawa got one back with a DiDomenico goal in the second period, his second of the year, a power play goal, via Erik Karlsson and Hoffman. Montreal responded with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jordie Benn. The Canadiens extended the lead as Brendan Gallagher scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Phillip Danault. Mike Condon replaced Anderson for the third period. Montreal padded the lead in the third period on a Plekanec goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Gallagher and Hudon. The Canadiens iced it at 8-3 with a Lehkonen goal, his second of the game, dished from Paul Byron and Weber, who got a sock trick. the three stars were Hudon, Lehkonen, and Weber, while Plekanec, Gallagher, DiDomenico, and Hoffman get the honorable mentions.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host their in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Braydon Coburn and Dan Girardi. The Lightning added on with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Steven Stamkos. Florida got on the board with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. Tampa Bay replied with a Stamkos power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn. The Panthers pulled back on a Barkov goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone helper from Evgenii Dadonov. Florida tied it in the second period with a Huberdeau goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Barkov and Dadonov. The Lightning retook the lead on an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Point and Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Gourde scored a power play goal, his second of the year, with the help of Mikhail Sergachev and Palat. Antti Niemi replaced Reimer in goal. The Lightning padded the lead on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Kucherov and Hedman. The Panthers pulled one back on a Jamie McGinn goal, his third of the year, with assists from Nick Bjugstad and Radim Vrbata in the third period. Tampa Bay replied with a Stamkos goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Jake Dotchin and Namestnikov. Florida countered on a Dadonov goal, his sixth of the year, via Huberdeau and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Lightning capped it at 8-5 with an Anton Stralman empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Stamkos, Namestnikov, and Barkov, while Gourde, Point, Palat, Kucherov, Hedman, Huberdeau, and Dadonov receive the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jake Allen guard the cages. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with a Schwartz goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Tarasenko. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tanner Pearson goal, his second of the season, via Alec Martinez. St. Louis replied with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his third of the year, helped along by Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. The Kings answered on a Dustin Brown power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with a Vladimir Sobotka empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen. The three stars were Schwartz, Tarasenko, and Allen (26 for 28 in saves).
In Canada, the Vancouver Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Jacob Markstrom are the masked men. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Alexander Radulov and Jamie Benn. Vancouver tied it in the third period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, with assists provided by Thomas Vanek and Daniel Sedin. The Stars won 2-1 in overtime with a Radulov goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Dan Hamhuis. The three stars were Radulov, Seguin, and Bishop (38 for 39 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Martin Jones protect the nets. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Nikita Zaitsev and William Nylander. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his third of the year, via Tim Heed and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead with a third period Heed power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Logan Couture. San Jose added on with a Joel Ward empty net goal, set up by Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Nazem Kadri goal,his seventh of the year, passed from Andreas Borgman and Morgan Rielly. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Heed, Pavelski, and Andersen (36 for 38 in saves).
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