We've got eleven games on today, including three matinees. We begin with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Carter Hutton are set to start in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Nathan Beaulieu goal, his second of the season, via Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Dahlin. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Markus Granlund and Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead on a Jake Virtanen goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Antoine Roussel. Vancouver added on in the third period with an Erik Gudbranson goal, his second of the year, assisted by Eriksson and Roussel. The Sabres got one back with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo tied it with a Reinhart goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Ristolainen and Dahlin. The tie went to a shootout, where Jack eichel and Casey Mittelstadt covered Granlund's tally, giving the Sabres a 4-3 win. The three stars were Reinhart, Ristolainen, and Dahlin, while Eriksson, Granlund, and Roussel earned honorable mentions.
In Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Brian Elliott make the starts in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with an unassisted Claude Giroux goal, his seventh of the season. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Sean Couturier goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Couturier scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Giroux and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers iced it at 4-0 with a Nolan Patrick empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Couturier. The three stars were Couturier, Giroux, and Elliott (33 save shutout).
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his third of the season, made possible by Radek Faksa. Nashville tied it with an unassisted Ryan Hartman goal in the second period, his fifth of the year. The Stars took the lead with a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Julius Honka and Valeri Nichushkin. Dallas added on with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Denis Gurianov and Esa Lindell. The Predators got one back in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his third of the season, coming off of Roman Josi and Viktor Arvidsson. Nashville tied it on a Yannick Weber goal, his second of the year, via Kevin Fiala and Anthony Bitetto. The Stars regained the lead with a Gurianov goal, assisted by Ben Gleason and Jamie Benn. The Predators tied it on a Roman Josi power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Johansen and Filip Forsberg. Nashville won 5-4 with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his third of the year, passed from Kyle Turris and P.K. Subban. The three stars belonged to Josi, Johansen, and Ekholm.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Jaroslav Halak are between the pipes. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by David Pastrnak. The Bruins added on with a Pastrnak goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Bergeron and Matt Grzelcyk in the second period. Boston extended the lead as Pastrnak scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Brad Marchand and Bergeron. Toronto got on the board with a John Tavares goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. The Bruins replied with another Pastrnak power play goal to complete his hat trick on his fifteenth of the season in the third period, powered by Marchand and Torey Krug. Boston padded the lead with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his third of the year, fueled by David Krejci. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Pastrnak, Bergeron, and Halak (40 for 41 in saves), while Marchand gets an honorable mention.
Back south, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Scott Darling are in the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Nick Jensen and Frans Nielsen. Carolina tied it with a Brock McGinn goal, his second of the year, passed from Hadyn Fleury and Phillip Di Giuseppe. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Micheal Ferland power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his third of the year, assisted by Aho and Teravainen. The Red Wings took one back in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Athanasiou and Gustav Nyquist. Detroit tied it on a Mantha goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, coming off of Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin. The tie went to a shootout, where Nielsen carried the Red Wings to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Mantha, Nielsen, and Bernier (49 for 52 in saves), while Aho, Teravainen, and Athanasiou get the honorable mentions.
North again to Montreal, as the Canadiens bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury faces a lesser foe in Antti Niemi in goal. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brad Hunt power play goal, his second of the season, powered by William Karlsson and Tomas Hyka. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his eighth of the year, via Reilly Smith and Karlsson. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Charles Hudon goal, his third of the season, guided in by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Victor Mete. The Canadiens tied it on an Andrew Shaw goal, his third of the year, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi. Montreal pulled ahead with a Kotkaniemi goal, his third of the season, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kenny Agostino. Vegas retied it on an Alex Tuch goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Colin Miller and Cody Eakin. The Golden Knights regained the lead with a Karlsson power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Hyka and Hunt. The Canadiens evened it with Shaw's second of the game and fourth of the year, made possible by Domi and Jeff Petry. Montreal pulled ahead on a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone helper by Phillip Danault. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Shaw, Kotkaniemi, and Karlsson, while Domi, Hunt, and Hyka get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Dominik Simon goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Bryan Rust and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Patric Hornqvist scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Simon and Jack Johnson. The Penguins padded the lead in the third period with a Brian Dumoulin goal, made possible by Crosby and Guentzel. This gave them a 4-0 lead they would hold to the end, with the three stars going to DeSmith (39 save shutout), Simon, and Crosby, while Guentzel earned an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Ottawa drew first blood in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his sixth of the season, via Colin White. The Senators added on with a Bobby Ryan goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Cody Ceci. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his third of the season, made possible by Mikhail Sergachev and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning tied it in the second period with a Victor Hedman power play goal, his third of the year, powered by the goalie Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay pulled ahead with a Coburn goal, his third of the season, coming off of Alex Killorn and Joseph. The Lightning extended the lead as Joseph scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the help of Killorn and Anthony Cirelli. Ottawa pulled back on an unassisted Brady Tkachuk goal, his fourth of the season, coming in the third period. The Senators tied it with a White power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Tkachuk and Ryan. Ottawa regained the lead on a Ryan Dzingel goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Duchene. The Senators secured it at 6-4 with a Mark Stone power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Duchene and Ryan. The three stars were duchene, Ryan, and Joseph, while White, Coburn, Killorn, and Tkachuk receive honorable mentions.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers bring in the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Roberto Luongo man the creases. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Denis Malgin goal, helped along by Jared McCann and Nick Bjugstad. New York tied it with a Mathew Barzal goal, his second of the season, assisted by Anders Lee. The Islanders took the lead in the second period on a Brock Nelson goal, his eighth of the year, via Scott Mayfield and Tom Kuhnhackl. The Panthers retied it with a Mike Hoffman goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Matheson. Florida pulled ahead in the third period on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Keith Yandle. The Panthers iced it at 4-2 with a Troy Brouwer empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Jonathan Huberdeau. The three stars belonged to Luongo (29 for 31 in saves), Barkov, and Malgin.
Northward again to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Joonas Korpisalo are the lesser-known goalies. New York dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Pavel Buchnevich and Vladislav Namestnikov. Columbus tied it on a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Seth Jones. The Rangers took the lead back in the second period with a Buchnevich goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Jimmy Vesey. New York added on with a Chris Kreider goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Kevin Hayes and Tony DeAngelo. The Blue Jackets took one back on a Dubois goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jones and Artemi Panarin. Columbus tied it as Nick Foligno scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Boone Jenner and Markus Nutivaara. The Blue Jackets gained the lead with a shorthanded Alexander Wennberg goal, set up by Jones, who earned a sock trick. The Rangers evened it again with a Vesey goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Hayes and Kevin Shattenkirk. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Zibanejad, Shattenkirk, and Vesey lifted the Rangers 5-4 over Atkinson, Dubois, and the Blue Jackets. The three stars were handed to Vesey, Jones, and Buchnevich, while Shattenkirk, Zibanejad, Dubois, and Atkinson all took honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jack Campbell occupy the blue paint. Calgary cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his second of the season, assisted by Austin Czarnik and Noah Hanifin. This was it for the scoring, with the game ending 1-0. The three stars were Rittch (21 save shutout), Hamonic, and Campbell (35 for 36 in saves).
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