Four games on, beginning a bit earlier than usual this afternoon in...
Vegas, as the Golden Knights host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Los Angeles led off in the first period with an unassisted Tyler Johnson goal, his fourth of the season. Vegas tied it on a Shea Theodore goal, passed from Ryan Carpenter. The Lightning retook the lead on a Brayden Point goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay added on with a J.T. Miller power play goal in the second period, his third of the season, powered by Alex Killorn and Mikhail Sergachev. The Golden Knights got one back with a William Karlsson power play goal in the third period, his third of the year, with a lone assist from Alex Tuch. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Vasilevskiy (29 for 31 in saves), Miller, and Point.
Back in the east, the Detroit Red Wings welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Dennis Cholowski and Frans Nielsen. Winnipeg tied it on a Kyle Connor power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Jets took the lead with a Dustin Byfuglien goal in the third period, his second of the campaign, made possible by Ben Chiarot and Brandon Tanev. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Brossoit (27 for 28 in saves), Byfuglien, and Howard (38 for 40 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. San Jose opened in the first period with an Antti Suomela goal, passed from Evander Kane and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on with a Timo Meier power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Burns and Erik Karlsson. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, fueled by Micheal Ferland and Teuvo Teravainen. San Jose replied with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc. The Hurricanes got one back with an unassisted Brock McGinn goal. Carolina tied it on a Teravainen goal, his second of the campaign, with a lone assist from Sebastian Aho. The tie went to a shootout, where McGinn scored to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 win. The three stars were Teravainen, McGinn, and Burns.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Philipp Grubauer are the goalies. Ottawa started in the first period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his third of the season, passed from Thomas Chabot and Chris Tierney. The Senators added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his second of the year, coming off of Cody Ceci and Colin White. Colorado got on the board with a Samuel Girard goal in the second period, made possible by Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson. Ottawa answered with another Duchene goal, his second of the game and third of the season, assisted by White. The Avalanche pulled one back with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Matt Calvert and Barrie. The Avalanche took the lead with a Landeskog goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Rantanen and Barrie, the latter earning a sock trick. Colorado added on with a MacKinnon goal, his ninth of the season, via Landeskog and Rantanen. The Avalanche extended the lead as Matt Nieto scored his second of the year, thanks to MacKinnon and Rantanen, the latter earning a sock trick. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars being Rantanen, Landeskog, and MacKinnon, while Barrie, Duchene, and White get the honorable mentions.
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