We've got nine games on in a somewhat busy night across the league. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Jaroslav Halak are set to start in goal. Vancouver began in the first period with an unassisted by Bo Horvat goal, his eighth of the season. Boston tied it on a Matt Grzelcyk goal, passed from David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins took the lead in the second period on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Torey Krug. The Canucks retied it with a Loui Eriksson goal, his second of the season, via Erik Gudbranson and Markus Granlund. Vancouver took the lead again on a Ben Hutton power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Horvat and Nikolay Goldobin. Boston retied it with a DeBrusk goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Krejci and Joakim Nordstrom. The Canucks retook the lead with an Eriksson power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with assists provided by Hutton and Brendan Leipsic. Vancouver added on with an Antoine Roussel goal, his third of the season, fueled by Granlund and Michael Del Zotto. Tuukka Rask replaced Halak in goal. The Bruins chipped back on a DeBrusk power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with helpers from Krug and Brad Marchand. The Canucks countered on a Gudbranson goal, helped along by Horvat and Eriksson. Vancouver extended the lead on a shorthanded Horvat goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks padded the lead as Jake Virtanen scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Goldobin and Elias Pettersson. Boston pulled one back with a Danton Heinen power play goal, dished from Grzelcyk and Krejci, the latter earning a sock trick. Vancouver won 8-5, with the three stars going to Horvat, Eriksson, and DeBrusk, while Hutton, Gudbranson, Granlund, Goldobin, Krejci, Grzelcyk, and Krug earn the honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Calvin Pickard are the backups in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his third of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a Scott Laughton goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Jori Lehtera. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Alex Galchenyuk and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes tied it in the second period on a Brad Richardson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Michael Grabner and Vinnie Hinostroza. Arizona took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Derek Stepan goal, his third of the season. The Coyotes extended the lead on a shorthanded Grabner goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Ekman-Larsson. Brian Elliott replaced Pickard in goal. Philadelphia got one back in the third period with a Laughton goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Dale Weise and Oskar Lindblom. The Flyers tied it as Weise scored, thanks to Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia won 5-4 in overtime on a Gostisbehere goal, his third of the year, via Jakub Voracek and Giroux. The three stars were given to Gostisbehere, Laughton, and Weise, while Giroux, Grabner, and Ekman-Larsson earn the honorable mentions.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Roberto Luongo protect the nets. Florida got going in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Hoffman. The Panthers added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his third of the year, assisted by Bogdan Kiselevich and Jared McCann. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist from Connor McDavid. Florida replied with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Keith Yandle. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Colton Sceviour empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Trocheck and Hoffman. The three stars went to Luongo (26 for 27 in saves), Hoffman, and Trocheck.
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his second of the season, via Evan Rodrigues and Sam Reinhart. Montreal tied it on a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Max Domi and Jordie Benn. The Sabres took the lead on another Sobotka goal, his second of the game and third of the season, guided in by Rodrigues and Reinhart. The Canadiens tied it again with a Matthew Peca goal, passed from Nicolas Deslauriers and Mike Reilly. Buffalo pulled ahead again with a Conor Sheary goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Casey Mittelstadt and Marco Scandella. Montreal evened it on an Andrew Shaw goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Drouin and Domi. The Sabres gained the lead in the second period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Jack Eichel and Jason Pominville. The Canadiens equalized on a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Domi, who got a sock trick, and Victor Mete. Montreal finally pulled ahead with a shorthanded Deslauriers goal, set up by Peca. Carter Hutton relieved Ullmark in goal. Buffalo found an equalizer in the third period with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, with a lone helper from Eichel. The Sabres won 6-5 in overtime with an unassisted Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his second of the campaign. The three stars belonged to Skinner, Sobotka, and Domi, while Rodrigues, Reinhart, Eichel, Drouin, Peca, and Deslauriers get the honorable mentions.
Along to Ontario, as the Ottawa Senators welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Craig Anderson are the masked men. Vegas started in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Colin Miller and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by William Karlsson and Brad Hunt. Vegas extended the lead as Nick Holden scored in the second period, thanks to Cody Eakin and Ruch. Ottawa got on the board with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Thomas Chabot and Mark Stone. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Mark Borowiecki and Chris Tierney. Ottawa tied it as Chabot scored his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights retook the lead with a William Carrier goal, his second of the year, fueled by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Ryan Reaves. Vegas took the lead with a Bellemare goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone helper from Miller. The final stood from here at 5-3, with the three stars given to Bellemare, Chabot, and Miller, while Tuch gets an honorable mention.
Way down south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. New York struck first in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Brock Nelson. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his second of the year, via Alex Killorn and Anton Stralman. The Lightning took the lead on a J.T. Miller goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos. The Islanders retied it in the third period with a Bailey goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Adam Pelech and Mathew Barzal. Tampa Bay pulled ahead again with a Tyler Johnson goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Yanni Gourde. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Stamkos empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Miller and Ryan McDonagh. The three stars were handed to Bailey, Miller, and Stamkos.
Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling faces his former team and Corey Crawford in goal. Carolina drew first blood in the first period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Jordan Martinook and Lucas Wallmark. The Hurricanes added on with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Justin Williams and Wallmark. Carolina extended the lead as Phillip Di Giuseppe scored, thanks to Brock McGinn and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes padded the lead in the second period with a Calvin de Haan goal, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Artem Anisimov and Erik Gustafsson. The Blackhawks got closer with a David Kampf goal, his second of the year, assisted by Brandon Saad and Jan Rutta. Chicago chipped closer in the third period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his second of the season, helped along by Brent Seabrook and Kane. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Wallmark, Kane, and de Haan.
Next up, the Dallas Stars welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Anton Khudobin are in the blue paint. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Devin Shore goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Kevin Labanc and Logan Couture. The Stars took the lead back on a Seguin goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Dallas added on with a Gemel Smith goal, hissecond of the year, guided in by Jason Dickinson and Miro Heiskanen. The Sharks got one back with a Joe Pavelski goal, his seventh of the season, via Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. San Jose tied it on an Evander Kane goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Burns and Antti Suomela. The Stars pulled ahead with a Shore goal, his second of the game and fifth of the campaign, fueled by Dillon Heatherington and Blake Comeau. This gave them a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Shore, Seguin, and Burns.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jack Campbell guard the cages. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period with a Jake Muzzin goal, with a lone assist by Alec Martinez. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, powered by Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Parise goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Koivu. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with a Mikael Granlund shorthanded empty net goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, set up by Koivu, who earned a sock trick. The three stars were Koivu, Dubnyk (27 for 28 in saves), and Parise.
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