A big day of games, with fifteen on, is up before tomorrow's break for Thanksgiving. We begin with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Matt Murray draw the starts in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Sven Baertschi and Michael Del Zotto. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. The Canucks retook the lead with a Loui Eriksson goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Thomas Vanek. Vancouver added on in the second period with a Derrick Pouliot goal, assisted by Del Zotto and Vanek. The Canucks extended the lead as Boeser scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, a power play goal, with the help of Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin. The Penguins got one back in the third period with a Guentzel power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Kessel and Sidney Crosby. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Brandon Sutter empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Brendan Gaunce and Sam Gagner. The three stars went to Boeser, Guentzel, and Del Zotto, while Vanek gets an honorable mention.
In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Chad Johnson start in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jason Pominville and Evander Kane. Minnesota tied it on a Tyler Ennis goal, his fourth of the year, via Marcus Foligno and Charlie Coyle. The Wild took the lead with a Mikael Granlund goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota added on with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter. Robin Lehner replaced Johnson to start the second period. The Sabres got one back with a Jordan Nolan goal, guided in by Kyle Okposo and Jacob Josefson. The Wild answered on another Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, fueled by Eric Staal and Jason Zucker. Minnesota extended the lead as Granlund scored a power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, thanks to Koivu and Suter. Buffalo pulled back with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Jake McCabe and Johan Larsson. The Sabres got closer in the third period with a Nolan goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Nathan Beaulieu. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Niederreiter, Granlund, and Nolan, while Koivu and Suter get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Jimmy Howard are in the blue paint. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader. Edmonton tied it on a Darnell Nurse goal, his second of the year, via Connor McDavid and Milan Lucic. The Oilers took the lead with a Patrick Maroon goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Yohann Auvitu. The Red Wings retied it on a Niklas Kronwall goal, his second of the season, made possible by Gustav Nyquist and Abdelkader. Edmonton retook the lead in the second period with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Ryan Strome and Auvitu. The Oilers added on with a Mark Letestu goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Michael Cammalleri and Zack Kassian. Edmonton extended the lead as Drake Caggiula scored his fourth of the season, thanks to McDavid and Kris Russell. The Oilers padded the lead in the third period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Strome. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being McDavid, Strome and Auvitu, while Abdelkader gets an honorable mention.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Scott Darling man the nets. New York began in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Brendan Smith and J.T. Miller. The Rangers added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Brady Skjei. Carolina got on the board with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Faulk. New York replied with a Paul Carey goal, passed from Jimmy Vesey and Nick Holden. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period as Kreider scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, a power play goal, with the help of Mats Zuccarello and Zibanejad. New York padded the lead with a Jesper Fast goal, his second of the season, via Kevin Hayes and Rick Nash. The Rangers continued with another Fast goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Steven Kampfer. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Kreider, Fast, and Zibanejad.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Cory Schneider are between the pipes. Boston struck first in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen. New Jersey got on the board with a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Brian Boyle and Adam Henrique. The Devils tied it in the third period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Damon Severson. The tie went to a shootout, where Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy beat Taylor Hall for a 3-2 Bruins win. The three stars were Pastrnak, Khudobin (40 for 42 in saves), and Grzelcyk.
In Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Thomas Greiss are the average goalies. Philadelphia was first to score in the first period with a Taylor Leier goal, assisted by Travis Sanheim and Scott Laughton. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. The Flyers took the lead with a Michael Raffl goal, coming off of Sean Couturier and Ivan Provorov in the second period. The Islanders tied it again with a Johnny Boychuk power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Bailey and John Tavares. New York took the lead with a Joshua Ho-Sang goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Adam Pelech and Anthony Beauvillier. Philadelphia tied it on a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime with a Bailey goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Tavares and Leddy. The three stars were Bailey, Leddy, and Tavares.
South to DC, where the Washington Capitals host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington opened in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Alex Chiasson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Kuznetsov scored his sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Oshie and John Carlson. The Capitals padded the lead with a Vrana goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. Ottawa got on the board with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Alexandre Burrows and Thomas Chabot. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Mark Stone and Derick Brassard. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Chiasson, his third of the campaign, set up by Brooks Orpik. The three stars were Vrana, Kuznetsov, and Chiasson, while Oshie gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Roberto Luongo are in the creases. Florida got going in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Henrik Haapala. Toronto tied it in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Connor Brown and Patrick Marleau. The tie went to a shootout, where Aleksander Barkov and Bjugstad lifted the Panthers over Marleau and the Maple Leafs 2-1. The three stars were Bjugstad, Luongo (43 for 44 in saves), and Andersen (42 for 43 in saves).
North again to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Columbus won 1-0 in overtime with a Josh Anderson goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Nick Foligno. The three stars were Bobrovsky (22 save shutout), Anderson, and Smith (40 for 41 in saves).
Returning to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Chicago started in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Artem Anisimov and Jan Rutta. The Blackhawks added on with a Kane power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, powered by Cody Franson and Duncan Keith. Tampa Bay tied it on a second period shorthanded goal by Ondrej Palat, his sixth of the season, set up by Ryan Callahan and Victor Hedman. The Lightning tied it in the third period with a Chris Kunitz goal, his third of the year, assisted by Braydon Coburn and Callahan. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Brayden Point power play goal, his ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Steven Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov. The three stars went to Callahan, Point, and Kane.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Montreal led off in the first period with a Jordie Benn goal, his second of the season, coming off of Charles Hudon and Phillip Danault. Nashville tied it on a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban. The Predators took the lead in the third period with another Forsberg power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, via Craig Smith. The Canadiens tied it on an unassisted Joe Morrow goal, his third of the year. In the shootout, Kyle Turris won it 3-2 for the Predators. The three stars were Forsberg, Rinne (27 for 29 in saves), and Morrow.
West to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Jonathan Bernier occupy the creases. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Erik Johnson goal, his second of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche added on with a Nail Yakupov goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead in the third period as Gabriel Landeskog scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Rantanen and MacKinnon, the latter earning a sock trick. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Bernier (28 save shutout).
Next up, the Arizona Coyotes host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones faces a lesser foe in Scott Wedgewood in goal. San Jose began in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Joonas Donskoi and Justin Braun. Arizona got on the board in the third period with a Brendan Perlini goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Derek Stepan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. San Jose iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Joel Ward, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Jones (26 for 27 in saves), Couture, and Thornton.
In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Mason and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Andrew Copp and the goalie Mason. The Jets added on in the second period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Nikolaj Ehlers and Mathieu Perreault. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his tenth of the season, via Oscar Fantenberg and Anze Kopitar. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Mason (38 for 39 in saves), Laine, and Lowry.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Maxime Lagace and John Gibson are the goalies. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Josh Manson goal, his third of the season, helped along by Brandon Montour. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Derek Grant power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Cam Fowler. Vegas got on the board with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his sixth of the season, coming on the power play from David Perron and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with a Colin Miller goal, his third of the year, via Perron and James Neal. Vegas took the lead with a Neal goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Marchessault and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights added on with a Karlsson goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Reilly Smith and Marchessault. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Neal, Marchessault, and Karlsson, while Perron gets an honorable mention.
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