The last day before the holiday break sees eight games, beginning early with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Keith Kinkaid are set to start in goal. Columbus led off in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fourth of the year, via Alexander Wennberg and Zach Werenski. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Panarin scored his eleventh of the season, an unassisted goal. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Bobrovsky (39 save shutout), Panarin, and Atkinson.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Boston began with a Ryan Donato power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with a Steven Kampfer goal, his second of the year, via Sean Kuraly and Marchand. Carolina got on the board with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period on a shorthanded Aho goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Teravainen. Carolina took the lead with another Aho goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, coming off of Teravainen. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Justin Faulk scored his second of the year, thanks to Micheal Ferland and Justin Williams. Boston got one back with another Donato goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, courtesy of Colby Cave and David Backes. Carolina replied in the third period with a shorthanded Teravainen goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Aho. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Aho, Teravainen, and Donato, while Marchand gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Cam Ward are the veterans in goal. Chicago started in the first period with a Connor Murphy goal, assisted by Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini. Florida tied it on a Jayce Hawryluk goal, made possible by Mark Pysyk and Bogdan Kiselevich. The Panthers took the lead with another Hawryluk goal in the second period, via Mike Matheson. The Blackhawks retied it in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Strome and Jonathan Toews. Florida retook the lead on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by MacKenzie Weegar and Frank Vatrano. The Panthers added on with a Jared McCann goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Weegar. Florida extended the lead as Denis Malgin scored his third of the year in the third period, thanks to McCann. Chicago replied with a Strome goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Patrick Kane and Murphy. The Panthers iced it at 6-3 with a Vatrano empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Aleksander Barkov. The three stars were Hawryluk, McCann, and Strome, while Murphy, Weegar, and Vatrano take the honorable mentions.
Back east, the New York Rangers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Marc Staal. Philadelphia tied it on a Michael Raffl goal in the second period, helped along by Travis Sanheim. The Flyers took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, powered by Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. The Rangers tied it on a Boo Nieves goal, with a lone assist provided by Lias Andersson. Philadelphia won 3-2 with a lone shootout tally by Nolan Patrick. The three stars were Neuvirth (32 for 34 in saves), Simmonds, and Raffl.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Garret Sparks are the backups in goal. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly. Detroit tied it on a Filip Hronek goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings pulled ahead on a Michael Rasmussen goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin. Detroit added on in the second period with a Christoffer Ehn goal, via Wage Megan. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Frederik Gauthier goal, helped along by Par Lindholm and Trevor Moore. Toronto tied it on a Rielly goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by John Tavares and Andreas Johnsson. The Red Wings regained the lead in the third period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Niklas Kronwall and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Maple Leafs tied it again with a Tavares goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Jake Gardiner. Toronto won 5-4 in overtime with a Kapanen goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Travis Dermott and Nazem Kadri. The three stars were Kapanen, Tavares, and Rielly.
Back stateside, the Dallas Stars welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Anton Khudobin make spot starts in goal. Dallas got going with a Tyler Pitlick goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, made possible by Mattias Janmark and Jason Spezza. New York tied it on an unassisted Casey Cizikas goal, his ninth of the year. The Islanders took the lead in the third period on an Anders Lee power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Mathew Barzal. New York iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Leo Komarov, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Lehner (19 for 20 in saves), Lee, and Cizikas.
Out in California, the San Jose Sharks host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Aaron Dell occupy the creases. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Tim Heed power play goal, powered by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Thornton. Arizona tied it with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Clayton Keller. The Coyotes took the lead on a Galchenyuk power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with assists provided by Keller and Nick Schmaltz. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Justin Braun and Vlasic. Arizona regained the lead with a Conor Garland goal, his second of the year, passed from Richard Panik and Jakob Chychrun. San Jose retied it with a Hertl goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, via Evander Kane and Braun. The tie went to a shootout, where Galchenyuk's tally gave the Coyotes the 4-3 win. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Hertl, and Keller, while Braun and Vlasic get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Marc-Andre Fleury receive the starting nods in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Tomas Nosek goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Oscar Lindberg and Nick Holden. Los Angeles tied it with a Michael Amadio goal in the second period, his second of the year, guided in by Adrian Kempe and Matt Luff. The Golden Knights retook the lead with a Reilly Smith goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Jonathan Marchessault and Holden. The Kings tied it again with an unassisted Alex Iafallo goal, his ninth of the year. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Jeff Carter power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Vegas tied it on a Ryan Reaves power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Nate Schmidt and Brandon Pirri. The Kings won 4-3 with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Oscar Fantenberg in overtime. The three stars belonged to Holden, Toffoli, and Carter.
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