Eight games schedule for tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders in a game delayed by a jersey retirement ceremony. Robin Lehner and Tuukka Rask are the goalies. New York struck first in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield. Boston tied it in the second period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Torey Krug. The Bruins won 2-1 in the shootout with a lone tally by Ryan Donato. The three stars were Rask (28 for 29 in saves), Marchand, and Lehner (35 for 36 in saves).
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Eric Staal. Columbus tied it on a Markus Hannikainen goal, his third of the year, via Riley Nash and David Savard. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Columbus added on with a Nash goal, made possible by Zach Werenski and Seth Jones. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Dubois and Scott Harrington. The Wild got one back with a Zach Parise goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter. This only made it 4-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Nash, Dubois, and Panarin.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Craig Anderson are the veterans in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Drake Batherson goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Matt Duchene and Maxime Lajoie. The Senators added on with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his second of the year, assisted by Zack Smith and Tom Pyatt. Ottawa extended the lead as Duchene scored his twelfth of the campaign in the second period, thanks to Batherson and Ryan Dzingel. This produced the eventual 3-0 final score, with the three stars awarded to Anderson (27 save shutout), Batherson, and Duchene.
Back to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Louis Domingue are set to start in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Dan Girardi goal, his second of the season, guided in by Alex Killorn and Victor Hedman. Buffalo tied it on a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his second of the year, fueled by Rasmus Ristolainen and Remi Elie. The Sabres took the lead with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fourth of the season, via Jack Eichel and Zach Bogosian. The Lightning tied it again with a Killorn goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by J.T. Miller. Tampa Bay pulled ahead on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Brayden Point and Erik Cernak. Buffalo tied it again in the second period with a Reinhart goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with helpers from Eichel and Casey Nelson. The Sabres gained the lead in the third period with a Tage Thompson goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Casey Mittelstadt. The Lightning retied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Hedman and Kucherov. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Cedric Paquette goal, his fifth of the campaign, coming off of Mikhail Sergachev and Ondrej Palat. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Kucherov, Reinhart, and Killorn, while Hedman and Eichel get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Arizona got going in the second period with a Clayton Keller goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Alex Galchenyuk. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona extended the lead in the third period as Brad Richardson scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Vinnie Hinostroza and Niklas Hjalmarsson. This produced a 3-0 final, with the three stars going to Hill (29 save shutout), Schmaltz, and Keller.
Further to the north, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Jacob Trouba and Mark Scheifele. Chicago tied it on a Marcus Kruger goal, his third of the year, passed from Andreas Martinsen and Artem Anisimov. The Jets regained the lead on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Blake Wheeler and Scheifele. The Blackhawks tied it again with a John Hayden goal, his second of the year, via David Kampf. Winnipeg regained the lead in the second period on an Ehlers goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Wheeler and Cameron Schilling. The Jets added on with a Trouba goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Scheifele and Wheeler, both of whom earned sock tricks. Chicago got one back with a Jan Rutta goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Kampf. Winnipeg replied with an unassisted Laine power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year. The Jets extended the lead as Ehlers completed his hat trick with his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks pulled back with a Dominik Kahun goal, his third of the year, assisted by Hayden. Chicago got closer with an Anisimov goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. This made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars handed to Ehlers, Laine, and Wheeler, while Scheifele, Trouba, Hayden, Anisimov, and Kampf get the honorable mentions.
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his second of the season, coming off of Drake Caggiula and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. Los Angeles tied it with a Dustin Brown goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Alex Iafallo. The Kings tied it on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Edmonton won 3-2 in the third period with a Klefbom power play goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. The three stars were Klefbom, Nugent-Hopkins, and Kopitar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Elias Pettersson. Vegas tied it on a William Carrier goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ryan Reaves and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Max Pacioretty power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the season, powered by Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. Vegas added on in the third period with another Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Cody Eakin and Alex Tuch. The Canucks got one back with an Alexander Edler goal, via Bo Horvat and Tim Schaller. Vancouver tied it with another Boeser goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Sam Gagner and Horvat. The Golden Knight reclaimed the lead with a shorthanded William Karlsson goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Smith. This made it 4-3, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Boeser, and Smith, while Horvat gets an honorable mention.
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