After zero games on Day 10 of the season, we're back with fourteen today. The first four are matinees, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot faces his former mentor, Henrik Lundqvist, in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, assisted by Marc Staal and Brendan Smith. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, passed from Barnell Burse and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a McDavid power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins, and Talbot (23 for 24 in saves).
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Cody Eakin goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Carpenter. This held for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Fleury (26 save shutout), Eakin, and Elliott (20 for 21 in saves).
Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Craig Anderson make the starts in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Chris Tierney goal, his second of the season, via Dylan DeMelo and Thomas Chabot. The Senators added on with a Chris Wideman goal, courtesy of Brady Tkachuk and Mikkel Boedker. Ottawa extended the lead as Mark Stone scored a power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Matt Duchene and Chabot. The Senators padded the lead in the second period on a Colin White goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Maxime Lajoie and Christian Jaros. Los Angeles got on the board with a Trevor Lewis goal, coming off of Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Ottawa answered in the third period with another Wideman goal, made possible by Duchene and Tkachuk. The final was 5-1, with the three stars given to Wideman, Duchene, and Chabot, while Tkachuk gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Brandon Carlo and Chris Wagner. The Bruins added on with a Charlie McAvoy goal in the second period, via Patrice Bergeron. Boston extended the lead as Jake DeBrusk scored, thanks to David Krejci. The Bruins padded the lead on a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, powered by Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Detroit got on the board with a Filip Hronek power play goal, with assists provided by Tyler Bertuzzi and Gustav Nyquist. Boston answered with Pastrnak completing his hat trick on his seventh of the season, made possible by Marchand and Bergeron, the latter earning a sock trick. The Red Wings got one back with a Dylan Larkin shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Frans Nielsen and Nick Jensen. The Bruins countered with an unassisted Anders Bjork goal. Boston kept going with a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game, passed from Carlo and Krejci. The Bruins finished it at 8-2 with a Sean Kuraly goal, fueled by Kevan Miller and Bjork. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Bergeron, and DeBrusk, while Krejci, Marchand, Bjork, and Carlo get the honorable mentions.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Devan Dubnyk are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his fourth of the season, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Justin Williams. Minnesota tied it on a Charlie Coyle power play goal, powered by Jared Spurgeon and Matt Dumba. The Hurricanes took the lead back in the second period on a Brett Pesce goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Spurgeon goal, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. Minnesota took the lead with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. Carolina retied it on an Aho power play goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Justin Faulk and Teravainen. The Wild pulled ahead again with a Granlund goal, made possible by Parise. The Hurricanes equalized with a Williams goal, coming off of Faulk and Aho. Carolina won 5-4 in overtime with Aho's second of the game and fourth of the campaign, guided in by Williams and Pesce. The three stars went to Aho, Williams, and Pesce, while Teravainen, Faulk, Granlund, Parise, and Spurgeon earn the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Antti Niemi make spot starts in goal. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Dominik Simon goal, via Daniel Sprong and Kris Letang. The Penguins added on with a Letang goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, guided in by Brendan Gallagher and Phillip Danault. The Canadiens tied it with a Gallagher goal, his second of the year, passed from Jeff Petry and Tatar. Montreal pulled ahead with a Tatar power play goal, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Petry. Pittsburgh retied it on a Kessel power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Sidney Crosby and Malkin. The tie went to a shootout, where Paul Byron and Drouin tallied to give Montreal the 4-3 win. The three stars were Tatar, Drouin, and Gallagher, while Letang, Kessel, Malkin, and Petry earn the honorable mentions.
Far to the south, the Florida Panthers host the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and James Reimer are the career backups in goal. Florida got going in the second period on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, made possible by Vincent Trocheck and Denis Malgin. Vancouver tied it with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Sven Baertschi and Brock Boeser. The Panthers took the lead back on a Trocheck goal, assisted by Keith Yandle and Mike Hoffman. The Canucks retied it on an Antoine Roussel penalty shot goal after a hook by Bogdan Kiselevich. Vancouver took the lead in the third period with a Bo Horvat goal, his third of the year, passed from Baertschi and Alexander Edler. This stood for the 3-2 win, with the three stars being Baertschi, Horvat, and Trocheck.
Staying in the state, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, assisted by Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Cedric Paquette goal, guided in by Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a Gourde power play goal, with the help of Mikhail Sergachev and Johnson. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Alexander Wennberg and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets got closer with an unassisted Oliver Bjorkstrand goal. The Lightning replied with a Brayden Point goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period with a Point power play goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, powered by J.T. Miller and Sergachev. The Lightning kept going with an Alex Killorn power play goal, with assists provided by Steven Stamkos and Miller. Tampa Bay continued on a Kucherov goal, fueled by Ondrej Palat and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning iced it at 8-2 with a Miller power play goal with a second left, coming off of Point and Anton Stralman. Point, Miller, and Gourde received the three stars, while the honorable mentions belonged to Sergachev, Kucherov, and Johnson.
Northward to DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington drew first blood in the first period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, coming off of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his second of the season, via Ron Hainsey and Auston Matthews. The Capitals retook the lead with a Kuznetsov power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Ovechkin. The Maple Leafs tied it again with a Par Lindholm goal, made possible by Jake Gardiner and Connor Brown. Toronto took the lead in the third period on a Josh Leivo power play goal, assisted by Andreas Johnsson and Gardiner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Matthews goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Kapanen and Morgan Rielly. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars given to Matthews, Kapanen, and Kuznetsov, while Gardiner and Ovechkin get the honorable mentions.
Down in Texas, the Dallas Stars host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson faces a lesser foe in Anton Khudobin in goal. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his second of the season, coming off of Hampus Lindholm and Max Comtois. The Ducks added on with a Kiefer Sherwood goal, passed from Josh Manson and Isac Lundestrom. Anaheim extended the lead as Adam Henrique scored a power play goal in the second period, his second of the year, with the help of Sam Steel and Lindholm. Dallas got on the board with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars got closer with a Connor Carrick goal, assisted by Valeri Nichushkin and Jason Spezza. Dallas tied it as Jamie Benn scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Seguin and Blake Comeau. The Stars pulled ahead on a Klingberg power play goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist from Radulov. Ryan Miller replaced Gibson in goal for the third period. Dallas iced it at 5-3 in the third period with a Radek Faksa empty net goal, set up by Benn and Esa Lindell. The three stars were Klingberg, Radulov, and Seguin, while Benn and Lindholm earn honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Juuse Saros are called on to start in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, via Nick Bonino and Ryan Hartman. The Predators added on with a Filip Forsberg goal, his second of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. Nashville extended the lead as Arvidsson scored his third of the year, thanks to Johansen and Dan Hamhuis. New York got on the board in the second period with a Brock Nelson goal, coming off of Anders Lee and Jordan Eberle. The Islanders got closer with an Andrew Ladd goal, made possible by Mathew Barzal. The Predators responded in the third period with a Kyle Turris power play goal, powered by Roman Josi. Nashville finished it at 5-2 with a Forsberg power play empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, set up by Mattias Ekholm. The three stars went to Arvidsson, Johansen, and Forsberg.
In Illinois, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward are in the creases. Chicago opened in the first period with an Artem Anisimov goal, coming off of Brandon Saad and Dominik Kahun. The Blackhawks added on with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Brayden Schenn goal, via Jordan Schmaltz and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues tied it in the third period with an unassisted David Perron power play goal, his fourth of the year. St. Louis took the lead on a Schenn power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Alexander Steen and Colton Parayko. Chicago retied it with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with another DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were DeBrincat, Schenn, and Kane.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes host the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Antti Raanta man the nets. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, assisted by Jeff Skinner and Evan Rodrigues. The Sabres added on with a Conor Sheary power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. Buffalo extended the lead as Skinner scored in the third period, thanks to Rasmus Ristolainen. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Ullmark (36 save shutout), Skinner, and Dahlin.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Semyon Varlamov play in goal. Colorado began in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche added on with a J.T. Compher goal, his third of the year, passed from Tyson Barrie and Ian Cole. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, via Mikael Backlund and Michael Stone. The Flames tied it in the third period with an Elisa Lindholm goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his second of the year, made possible by Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. The three stars were Gaudreau, Lindholm, and Bennett.
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