A thirteen-game schedule starts early for those in North America, as an overseas game leads the schedule. First up is...
The Florida Panthers playing host to the Winnipeg Jets in Finland. Connor Hellebuyck and James Reimer make the starts in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his second of the season, coming off of Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien. Florida tied it on a Keith Yandle goal, his second of the year, via Aleksander Barkov and Mike Hoffman in the second period. The Jets took the lead back with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Byfuglien. The Panthers tied it again with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Mike Matheson and Nick Bjugstad. Winnipeg regained the lead with a Laine power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and fifth of the season, courtesy of Wheeler and Byfuglien, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Laine empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the year, set up by Mark Scheifele and Wheeler, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Laine, Byfuglien, and Wheeler.
In North America, the New York Islanders welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Thomas Greiss draw the starts in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Dominik Simon power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jake Guentzel and Olli Maatta. New York tied it on a shorthanded Josh Bailey goal in the second period, his third of the year, set up by Casey Cizikas. The Islanders took the lead in the third period on an Anders Lee goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Thomas Hickey and Brock Nelson. The Penguins tied it again with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Kris Letang and Phil Kessel. The tie went to a shootout, where Bailey carried the Islanders to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Bailey, Lee, and Greiss (29 for 31 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Frederik Andersen play in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars added on in the third period with a Devin Shore goal, his third of the year, made possible by Mattias Janmark and Seguin. Toronto got on the board with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his second of the campaign, powered by John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Khudobin (31 for 32 in saves), Seguin, and Shore.
Back stateside, the Detroit Red Wings host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Jimmy Howard are the veterans in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Martin Frk power play goal, powered by Mike Green and Dylan Larkin. New Jersey tied it in the second period on a Blake Coleman goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Travis Zajac and Marcus Johansson. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, with helpers from Nico Hischier and Zajac. The Red Wings retied it with a Michael Rasmussen power play goal, his second of the year, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Dennis Cholowski. Detroit pulled ahead with a shorthanded Justin Abdelkader goal, his second of the season, set up by Luke Glendening. The Red Wings added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Trevor Daley, with a lone assist by Larkin. New Jersey got one back on a Johansson power play goal, his second of the year, guided in by Taylor Hall and Hischier. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Larkin, Johansson, and Zajac, while Hischier gets an honorable mention.
In Canada again, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal started in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, via Joel Armia. Washington tied it on a Lars Eller goal, his second of the season, coming off of Matt Niskanen and Chandler Stephenson. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Brendan Gallagher goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, passed from Tomas Tatar. Montreal added on with a Gallagher goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, fueled by Tatar and Phillip Danault. The Capitals got one back on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana. Washington tied it on another Eller goal, his second of the game and third of the season, guided in by Brett Connolly. The Capitals pulled ahead with an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, helped along by Dmitry Orlov and Niskanen. The Canadiens tied it with another Kotkaniemi goal in the third period, with assists provided by Artturi Lehkonen and Victor Mete. Montreal took the lead on a Max Domi goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone helper from Reilly. The Canadiens iced it at 6-4 two seconds later, the fastest pair of goals in NHL history, with an empty net goal by Armia, his third of the year, set up by Danault. The three stars went to Kotkaniemi, Ovechkin, and Gallagher, while Eller, Niskanen, Danault, Armia, and Tatar get the honorable mentions.
Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Ryan Dzingel power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Mikkel Boedker and Chris Wideman. The Senators added on in the second period with a Dylan DeMelo goal, his second of the year, via Thomas Chabot and Matt Duchene. Ottawa extended the lead as Colin White scored his third of the season on the power play, thanks to Mark Stone and Chabot. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Jason Pominville goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Jack Eichel and Marco Scandella. The Sabres got closer with a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Rasmus Ristolainen and Eichel. The Senators iced it at 4-2 with a Bobby Ryan empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Stone and DeMelo. The three stars went to DeMelo, Chabot, and Stone, while Eichel gets an honorable mention.
Way down south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Kyle Turris goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators added on with a Roman Josi goal, his third of the year, via Ryan Johansen and Ryan Ellis. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Slater Koekkoek goal, made possible by Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli. Nashville replied in the third period with a Jarnkork goal, his third of the season, fueled by Johansen. The Predators capped it at 4-1 with a Miikka Salomaki empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Ryan Hartman and Turris. The three stars belonged to Rinne (42 for 43 in saves), Jarnkrok, and Johansen, while Turris earns an honorable mention.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jake Allen are the masked men. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, via Robert Thomas and Robby Fabbri. Vegas tied it on an unassisted Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his second of the season. The Blues retook the lead in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Tyler Bozak and Pat Maroon. The Golden Knights tied it on an Erik Haula goal, his second of the season, passed from Shea Theodore and Alex Tuch. St. Louis claimed the lead again on Sundqvist's second goal of the night, made possible by Thomas. The Blues added on with a Colton Parayko goal, his third of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Zach Sanford. Vegas got one back with a Tuch power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, with assists provided by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. St. Louis fired back on a Bozak goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper by Joel Edmundson. The Blues held on to win 5-3, with the three stars given to Sundqvist, Thomas, and Tuch, while Bozak gets an honorable mention.
Further to the northwest, the Calgary Flames bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Mike Smith are the experienced goalies. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Vladislav Kamenev. The Avalanche added on with a Sheldon Dries goal, via Tyson Barrie and Alexander Kerfoot. Calgary got on the board with a Mikael Backlund goal, his second of the season, coming off of Matthew Tkachuk and Mark Giordano. Colorado answered on a Colin Wilson goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Dries and Ian Cole. The Avalanche extended the lead as Carl Soderberg scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Gabriel Bourque. The Flames got one back in the third period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Giordano and Sean Monahan. Calgary got closer with a Monahan goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Noah Hanifin and Derek Ryan. The Flames tied it as James Neal scored his third of the year, with the help of Johnny Gaudreau and Juuso Valimaki. Calgary pulled ahead on a Giordano goal, his second of the season, fueled by Backlund and Tkachuk. The Flames padded the lead with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Tkachuk and T.J. Brodie, the former earning a sock trick. Colorado chipped back with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Wilson and Kerfoot. The Flames managed to win 6-5, with the three stars going to Giordano, Tkachuk, and Monahan, while Backlund, Dries, Wilson, and Kerfoot take the honorable mentions.
Also in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Mikko Koskinen are the backups in goal. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Drake Caggiula goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Jason Garrison power play goal, powered by Tobias Rieder. Edmonton extended the lead as Caggiula scored a shorthanded goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the year, set up by Jujhar Khaira and Matt Benning. The Oilers padded the lead as Alex Chiasson scored his fifth of the campaign, with the help of Rieder and Leon Draisaitl. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars handed to Caggiula, Koskinen (40 save shutout), and Rieder.
In California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. New York found the first goal in the second period on a Kevin Hayes power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Brett Howden and Filip Chytil. Anaheim tied it on a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his fourth of the year, via Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf. The Rangers took the lead back with a Howden goal, his third of the season, made possible by Jimmy Vesey and Marc Staal. The Ducks tied it again with a Rakell goal in the third period, his third of the year, fueled by Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. In the shootout, the Rangers got tallies from Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad to win 3-2. The three stars were Howden, Rakell, and Getzlaf.
Moving along to Los Angeles, where the Kings bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Jack Campbell are in the blue paint. Philadelphia opened in the first period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his second of the season, passed from Dale Weise and Jordan Weal. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Flyers took the lead back with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Oskar Lindblom and Nolan Patrick. Philadelphia added on with a Lindblom goal, his third of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Patrick. The Kings got one back with a Kovalchuk goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Carter and Tyler Toffoli. The Flyers replied with a Claude Giroux goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Sean Couturier. Philadelphia finished it at 5-2 with a Robert Hagg empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by the goalie Elliott. The three stars were Lindblom, Patrick, and Kovalchuk, while Carter gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Aaron Dell are between the pipes. San Jose started in the first period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his second of the season, assisted by Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Columbus tied it on an Anthony Duclair goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ryan Murray and Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Seth Jones goal, his second of the season, via Duclair and Lukas Sedlak. Columbus added on with a Nick Foligno goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Markus Nutivaara. The final remained at 3-1, with the three stars given to Duclair, Bobrovsky (44 for 45 in saves), and Jones.
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