We've got four games on this Monday night, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Brian Elliott are the experienced goalies. Colorado began in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Matt Nieto goal, made possible by Matt Calvert and Carl Soderberg. Colorado extended the lead as Landeskog scored his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal. Philadelphia got on the board with a Nolan Patrick goal, his second of the season, coming off of Travis Sanheim and Jakub Voracek. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with a Rantanen empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Landeskog, Rantanen, and Varlamov (37 for 38 in saves).
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek faces his former mentor, Jimmy Howard, in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, powered by Justin Williams. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Micheal Ferland power play goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Valentin Zykov and Sebastian Aho. Detroit got on the board with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his third of the year, passed from Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen. Carolina replied with a shorthanded empty net goal by Jordan Martinook, his third of the campaign, set up by Jaccob Slavin. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Ferland, Faulk, and Mrazek (20 for 21 in saves).
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. St. Louis started in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his second of the season, via David Perron and Vince Dunn. The Blues added on with a Colton Parayko goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Winnipeg got on the board with an unassisted power play goal by Mark Scheifele, his third of the season. St. Louis replied with a Dunn power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Pat Maroon and O'Reilly. The Jets got one back on an unassisted Ben Chiarot goal in the third period, his second of the season. Winnipeg tied it on a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Chiarot. The Blues regained the lead on a Perron goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Zach Sanford and O'Reilly. The Jets tied it again as Bryan Little scored his third of the year, with the help of Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg won 5-4 with a Jacob Trouba goal, coming off of Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele. The three stars were Scheifele, Chiarot, and O'Reilly, while Perron and Dunn get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Anders Nilsson draw the starts in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a John Carlson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Jakub Vrana and Lars Eller. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an unassisted Troy Stecher goal. The Capitals retook the lead with an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Carlson and Alex Ovechkin. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. The Canucks got one back with a Sven Baertschi power play goal in the third period, his third of the year, with assists provided by Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat. The Capitals replied with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Carlson and Backstrom. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an Oshie empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Ovechkin and Backstrom. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Carlson, while Oshie gets an honorable mention.
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