We complete the first week of the season with six games on today. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Curtis McElhinney draw the starts in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with an unassisted Jordan Staal goal, his third of the season. Vancouver tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, coming off of Alexander Edler and Christopher Tanev. The Hurricanes retook the lead with a Brett Pesce goal, via Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Carolina added on with an Aho goal, his second of the year, assisted by Micheal Ferland and Teravainen. The Canucks countered in the second period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Baertschi and Brock Boeser. The Hurricanes shot back with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jaccob Slavin and Dougie Hamilton. Vancouver replied on a Baertschi power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Edler and Elias Pettersson. Carolina responded in the third period with a Warren Foegele goal, his third of the campaign, passed from Justin Williams and Slavin. This stood for a 5-3 win, with the three stars given to Aho, Baertschi, and Teravainen, while Slavin and Edler get the honorable mentions.
Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell is mismatched with Brian Elliott in goal. San Jose started in the first period with an unassisted Logan Couture goal. The Sharks added on with a Joe Pavelski goal, made possible by Kevin Labanc and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose extended the lead as Pavelski scored again, thanks to Labanc. The Sharks padded the lead with an Evander Kane power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Justin Braun and Joonas Donskoi. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, with assists from Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds. San Jose answered on another Kane goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Vlasic and Labanc, the latter earning a sock trick. The Sharks kept going with a Tomas Hertl power play goal in the third period, his second of the season, fueled by Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns. San Jose struck again with a Timo Meier goal, his second of the year, via Labanc and Karlsson. The Sharks continued on a Barclay Goodrow shorthanded goal, set up by Marcus Sorensen. The Flyers got one back with a Simmonds power play goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Jakub Voracek and Giroux. This produced the 8-2 final score, with the three stars belonging to Kane, Pavelski, and Labanc, while Karlsson, Vlasic, Simmonds, and Giroux get the honorable mentions.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Columbus led off in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, via Alexander Wennberg and Anthony Duclair. The Blue Jackets added on with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, powered by Cam Atkinson and Foligno. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mikko Rantanen and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche tied it with a Carl Soderberg power play goal, his second of the year, assisted by Samuel Girard and J.T. Compher. Columbus regained the lead in the third period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his second of the season, passed from Markus Nutivaara and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Foligno scored again, thanks to Wennberg. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Josh Anderson, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Foligno, Wennberg, and Panarin.
Down to Nashville, as the Predators host the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Calgary began in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on in the second period with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Matthew Tkachuk and Gaudreau. Calgary extended the lead as Monahan scored in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign helped along by Gaudreau, who earned a sock trick, and T.J. Brodie. This made it 3-0, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Smith (43 save shutout), Monahan, and Gaudreau.
In Canada, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, made possible by Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, passed from Brandon Tanev and Josh Morrissey. The Jets took the lead in the second period on a Kyle Connor power play goal, his third of the campaign, powered by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets held on to win 2-1, with the three stars given to Connor, Scheifele, and Campbell (37 for 39 in saves).
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Ben Bishop protect the nets. Toronto drew first blood in the first period with an unassisted Mitchell Marner goal, his second of the season. Dallas tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his third of the year, via Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen. The Maple Leafs retook the lead on an Auston Matthews goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Morgan Rielly. The Stars retied it in the second period with a Seguin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Esa Lindell and the goalie Bishop. Toronto retook the lead again with a Matthews power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, powered by Rielly and Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Ron Hainsey goal, fueled by Kapanen and Par Lindholm. Toronto extended the lead as John Tavares scored a power play goal, his fifth of the year, thanks to Marner and Rielly, the latter earning a sock trick. Dallas got one back with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Radulov and Seguin. The Stars got closer on a John Klingberg goal in the third period, his second of the year, made possible by Radulov and Seguin, the latter earning a sock trick. The Maple Leafs fired back with another Tavares goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Marner, who got a sock trick, and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto iced it at 7-4 with a Connor Brown empty net goal, set up by Rielly and Hainsey. The three stars were Matthews, Tavares, and Seguin, while Marner, Kapanen, Rielly, Hainsey, and Radulov all get big honorable mentions.
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