Eight games make for a moderately busy schedule today, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Keith Kinkaid make the starts in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Will Butcher and Taylor Hall. The Devils added on with a Blake Coleman goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Damon Severson. New Jersey extended the lead as Jean-Sebastien Dea scored an unassisted goal, his third of the campaign. This produced the 3-0 final score, with the three stars given to Kinkaid (24 save shutout), Palmieri, and Dea.
In Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Mats Zuccarello. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Jost and Tyson Barrie. The Rangers retook the lead with a Kevin Hayes goal, courtesy of Zuccarello and Shattenkirk. The Avalanche tied it again on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello and Shattenkirk lifted the Rangers 3-2 over Rantanen and the Avalanche. The three stars were given to Shattenkirk, Zuccarello, and Landeskog.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Florida Panthers. Michael Hutchinson is mismatched with Brian Elliott in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, guided in by Denis Malgin and Jared McCann. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Travis Sanheim and Radko Gudas. The Flyers took the lead on a Jordan Weal goal, coming off of Robert Hagg and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia added on with an unassisted Claude Giroux goal, his second of the year. The Panthers got one back with a Vatrano goal, his second of the game, made possible by McCann and Mark Pysyk. The Flyers replied with a Simmonds goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, fueled by Scott Laughton and Christian Folin. Philadelphia extended the lead as Giroux scored his second of the game and third of the year, thanks to Weal and Shayne Gostisbehere. Florida answered on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Keith Yandle. The Panthers got closer in the third period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Bogdan Kiselevich and Troy Brouwer. Florida tied it on Barkov's second of the game and third of the campaign, with a lone assist from Yandle. The tie went to a shootout, where Jakub Voracek and Weal topped Barkov to give the Flyers a 6-5 win. The three stars were Giroux, Simmonds, and Weal, while Barkov, Vatrano, McCann, and Yandle get the honorable mentions.
Also in Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Vancouver tied it on a Ben Hutton goal, coming off of Tim Schaller and Markus Granlund. The Canucks took the lead with a Brandon Sutter goal, his second of the year, assisted by Schaller and Tyler Motte. The Penguins tied it again in the third period with a Carl Hagelin goal, via Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Brock Boeser goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Christopher Tanev. The three stars went to Schaller, Boeser, and Nilsson (26 for 28 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Louis Domigue occupy the creases. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Micheal Ferland goal, his fourth of the season, via Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Tampa Bay tied it on a Tyler Johnson shorthanded goal, set up by Mathieu Joseph and Dan Girardi. The Lightning took the lead with another Johnson goal in the second period, made possible by Adam Erne and J.T. Miller. The Hurricanes retied it on a Martin Necas goal, passed from Warren Foegele and Valentin Zykov. Tampa Bay retook the lead with a Yanni Gourde power play goal in the third period, his second of the year, powered by Ondrej Palat. The Lightning won 4-2 with a Johnson empty net goal to complete his hat trick, with the help of Nikita Kucherov and Girardi. The three stars belonged to Johnson, Domingue (38 for 40 in saves), and Girardi.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his second of the season, passed from Brandon Tanev. The Jets added on with another Lowry goal, his second of the game and third of the year, assisted by Mathieu Perreault and Andrew Copp. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl. Winnipeg replied with a Ben Chiarot goal, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Dmitry Kulikov. The Jets extended the lead in the second period as Mark Scheifele scored a power play goal, his second of the year, with the help of Patrik Laine and Josh Morrissey. The Oilers fired back in the third period with a Ty Rattie goal, with helpers from McDavid and Oscar Kelfbom. Edmonton got closer on a McDavid power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl. The Oilers tied it as Jesse Puljujarvi scored, thanks to Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. Edmonton won 5-4 in overtime with a Darnell Nurse goal, guided in by Nugent-Hopkins, who earned a sock trick. The three stars were McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins, and Lowry, while Draisaitl gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper faces a former team and Devan Dubnyk in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Brendan Perlini power play goal, powered by Jordan Oesterle and Vinnie Hinostroza. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his second of the season, via Jared Spurgeon. The Wild took the lead in the third period with an Eric Staal goal, his second of the year, passed from Jason Zucker and Ryan Suter. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Dubnyk (31 for 32 in saves), Staal, and Granlund.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his third of the season, powered by William Karlsson and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Cody Eakin goal, his third of the year. Vegas extended the lead in the third period as Karlsson scored, thanks to Smith. Buffalo got on the board with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, made possible by Kyle Okposo and Jake McCabe. The Golden Knights iced it at 4-1 with a Marchessault empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, set up by Karlsson. The three stars went to Karlsson, Smith, and Marchessault.
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