Five games on as the league returns to more normal scheduling. First up...
The New York Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Thomas Greiss are the masked men. New York opened in the first period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Ryan Pulock and Leo Komarov. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Madison Bowey. The Capitals took the lead in the second period with a Nic Dowd goal, his third of the season, made possible by Dmitrij Jaskin and John Carlson. Washington added on in the third period with a Wilson power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, powered by Backstrom and Lars Eller. The Capitals iced it at 4-1 with an Alex Ovechkin empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Wilson and Backstrom, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Wilson, Backstrom, and Holtby (32 for 33 in saves).
In Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Henrik Lundqvist are the veterans in goal. New York started in the first period with a Marc Staal goal, passed from Mika Zibanejad and Jesper Fast. Ottawa tied it on a Mark Stone goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Colin White and Brady Tkachuk. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Lias Andersson goal, with a lone assist by Ryan Strome. New York added on with a Chris Kreider goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Filip Chytil and Kevin Hayes. The Senators got one back with a Stone goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, via Tkachuk and Matt Duchene. The Rangers capped it at 4-2 with an unassisted Zibanejad empty net goal, his eighth of the year. The three stars were Stone, Zibanejad, and Tkachuk.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Frederik Andersen are in the creases. Toronto began in the first period with a Travis Dermott goal, assisted by Mitchell Marner. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug. The Maple Leafs retook the lead on an Igor Ozhiganov goal, fueled by Marner and Frederik Gauthier. The Bruins retied it with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, helped along by Krug and Marchand. Toronto pulled ahead again with a Josh Leivo power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Tyler Ennis and Patrick Marleau. The Maple Leafs finished with a 4-2 win on a Zach Hyman empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by John Tavares and Marner, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Marner, Pastrnak, and Krug, while Marchand gets an honorable mention.
Way to the south, the Florida Panthers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and James Reimer are set to start in goal. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Miles Wood goal, his second of the season, coming off of Sami Vatanen and Egor Yakovlev. The Devils added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Blake Coleman goal, his eighth of the year. Florida got on the board with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Evgenii Dadonov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers tied it on a Jared McCann goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by MacKenzie Weegar. New Jersey took the lead back in the third period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his second of the season, assisted by Vatanen and Taylor Hall. Florida tied it again on a Huberdeau goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Barkov and Dadonov. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with helpers from Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. The three stars were given to Huberdeau, Barkov, and Dadonov, while Vatanen gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Detroit Red Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Columbus led off in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Josh Anderson goal, his eleventh of the year, via Boone Jenner. Columbus extended the lead as Panarin scored a power play goal, his sixth of the season, with the help of Zach Werenski and Anderson. Jonathan Bernier replaced Howard in goal for the second period. Detroit got on the board with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his third of the year, helped along by Danny DeKeyser and Anthony Mantha. The Blue Jackets replied with a Markus Nutivaara goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Ryan Murray and Markus Hannikainen. Columbus padded the lead on a Jenner goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Murray and Brandon Dubinsky. The Red Wings got one back on an unassisted Mike Green goal, his second of the season. Detroit pulled back on a Dennis Cholowski power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Frans Nielsen and Thomas Vanek. The Red Wings got closer on a Mantha goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Dylan Larkin and Nielsen. The Blue Jackets responded with a Dubois goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, made possible by David Savard and Panarin. Detroit countered with another Mantha goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, dished from Trevor Daley and Cholowski. Columbus iced it at 7-5 with a Seth Jones empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Dubois. The three stars went to Dubois, Panarin, and Mantha, while Anderson, Jenner, Murray, Nielsen, and Cholowski get the honorable mentions.
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