The second day of hockey season features ten games as more teams kick off their seasons. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Carter Hutton play in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Zdeno Chara goal, coming off of Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins added on with a Ryan Donato power play goal, powered by Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Boston extended the lead in the second period as David Pastrnak scored, thanks to David Krejci and Marchand, the latter earning a sock trick. The Bruins capped it at 4-0 with a Bergeron shorthanded empty net goal, set up by Marchand. The three stars were Marchand, Halak (32 save shutout), and Bergeron.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Petr Mrazek are the starting goalies. New York got going in the second period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, passed from Brock Nelson. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Jordan Staal goal, coming off of Dougie Hamilton and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders won 2-1 in overtime with a Josh Bailey power play goal, powered by Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pulock. The three stars were Greiss (45 for 46 in saves), Bailey, and Filppula.
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Matt Murray are between the pipes. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. Washington tied it with a Jakub Vrana goal, passed from Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals pulled ahead on a Brooks Orpik goal, going in unassisted. The Penguins retied it on a Jake Guentzel power play goal, powered by Daniel Sprong and Justin Schultz. Washington regained the lead with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his second of the season, made possible by Christian Djoos and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pittsburgh tied it again in the second period on a Kris Letang goal, guided in by Sidney Crosby and Brian Dumoulin. The Capitals pulled ahead with a John Carlson goal, his second of the year, helped along by Brett Connolly. The Penguins evened it on a Guentzel goal, his second of the game, fueled by Schultz and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Derick Brassard goal, with helpers from Dominik Simon and Dumoulin. The Penguins added on in the third period with a Malkin goal, coming off of Letang and Crosby. Washington pulled back with an Oshie goal, his second of the season, an unassisted goal. The Capitals tied it with another Oshie goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with a lone helper from Carlson. Pittsburgh won 7-6 in overtime with a Letang goal, dished from Malkin and Kessel on the power play. The three stars belonged to Letang, Malkin, and Oshie, while Carlson, Crosby, Kessel, Guentzel, Schultz, and Dumoulin get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Jimmy Howard are in the blue paint. Columbus opened in the first period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, powered by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Artemi Panarin. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Dennis Cholowski goal, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a Josh Anderson goal, via Brandon Dubinsky and Anthony Duclair. The Red Wings tied it again with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, with assists provided by Larkin and Nyquist. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Panarin goal, made possible by Nick Foligno and Markus Nutivaara. The three stars went to Panarin, Larkin, and Nyquist.
East again to New York, where the Rangers welcome the Nashville Predators. Henrik Lundqvist and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, courtesy of Kyle Turris and Craig Smith. New York tied it on a Jesper Fast goal, fueled by Filip Chytil. The Predators took the lead back in the third period with a P.K. Subban goal, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Colton Sissons. Nashville added on with a Sissons empty net goal, set up by Ryan Ellis and Ekholm. The Rangers got one back on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, guided in by Mika Zibanejad and Mats Zuccarello. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars given to Sissons, Ekholm, and Rinne (34 for 36 in saves).
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Craig Anderson are the experienced goalies. Chicago started in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it on a Zack Smith goal, passed from Colin White and Thomas Chabot. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Jonathan Toews goal, guided in by Erik Gustafsson. The Senators tied it again with a Maxime Lajoie goal, helped along by Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel. Ottawa took the lead with a White power play goal, powered by Lajoie and Chris Tierney. Chicago retied it in the third period on a Brent Seabrook goal, made possible by Patrick Kane and David Kampf. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Kane goal, with a lone assist by Toews. The three stars went to Kane, Toews, and Lajoie, while White gets an honorable mention.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Allen guard the cages. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, powered by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets added on in the third period with a shorthanded Adam Lowry goal, going in unassisted. Winnipeg extended the lead as Wheeler scored, with the help of Kyle Connor and Scheifele. The Jets padded the lead on a Connor goal, passed from Jacob Trouba and Laine. Winnipeg kept going with a Brandon Tanev goal, fueled by Jack Roslovic and Kristian Vesalainen. St. Louis got on the board with a Vince Dunn goal, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Tyler Bozak. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars given to Hellebuyck (41 for 42 in saves), Laine, and Wheeler, while Connor and Scheifele get honorable mentions.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Ben Bishop are the solid goalies. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the second period with a Devin Shore goal, guided in by Radek Faksa and Connor Carrick. The Stars added on with an Alexander Radulov goal, fueled by Jamie Benn and Carrick. Dallas extended the lead as John Klingberg scored, thanks to Esa Lindell and Benn. This made it 3-0, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Bishop (30 save shutout), Carrick, and Benn.
Northwest to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Semyon Varlamov get the starting nods in goal. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, courtesy of Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, via Matt Nieto. The Avalanche took the lead with a Nathan MacKinnon goal in the second period, made possible by Mikko Rantanen and Patrik Nemeth. Colorado added on with a Rantanen empty net goal, set up by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with a J.T. Compher power play empty net goal, powered by Alexander Kerfoot and Carl Soderberg. The three stars belonged to Rantanen, Varlamov (20 for 21 in saves), and MacKinnon.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Marc-Andre Fleury occupy the creases. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, assisted by Jon Merrill and the goalie Fleury. Philadelphia tied it on an Oskar Lindblom goal, made possible by Travis Sanheim and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds goal, helped along by Robert Hagg. Philadelphia added on with a Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his second of the game, powered by Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers extended the lead as Hagg scored, with the help of James van Riemsdyk and Mikhail Vorobyev. Philadelphia padded the lead on a Scott Laughton goal, guided in by Radko Gudas and Michael Raffl. Malcolm Subban replaced Fleury in goal. The Golden Knights got one back with a shorthanded and unassisted Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal in the third period. This only got them to a 5-2 loss, with the three stars given to Simmonds, Hagg, and Voracek.
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