Fifteen games on for a loaded schedule today, beginning with four matinees. The first has...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and MacKenzie Blackwood are the backups in goal. New Jersey got going in the second period with a shorthanded Pavel Zacha goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Devils iced it at 2-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by Andy Greene, his second of the year, set up by Nico Hischier and Zacha. The three stars were Blackwood (37 save shutout), Zacha, and McElhinney (28 for 29 in saves).
Over in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Cam Talbot draw the starts in goal. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Ty Rattie and Leon Draisaitl. San Jose tied it with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his seventh of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks pulled ahead on a Hertl goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson. San Jose added on in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks extended the lead as Erik Karlsson scored his third of the season, thanks to Barclay Goodrow and Donskoi. San Jose padded the lead on a Melker Karlsson goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, fueled by Burns and Kevin Labanc. The Sharks continued with a shorthanded Couture goal, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Evander Kane. The Oilers got one back with a Caleb Jones goal, made possible by Rattie and Drake Caggiula. San Jose answered with a Melker Karlsson goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers from Erik Karlsson and Goodrow. Edmonton pulled back on a Draisaitl goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Milan Lucic and Matt Benning. The Oilers got closer with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, guided in by Chris Wideman and Rattie, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 7-4, the final, with the three stars given to Erik Karlsson, Couture, and Melker Karlsson, while Hertl, Donskoi, Goodrow, Burns, McDavid, Rattie, and Draisaitl all get honorable mentions.
Down in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jonathan Quick play in goal. Vegas began in the first period with a William Carrier goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Cody Eakin and Nick Holden. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Sean Walker and Alex Iafallo. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the second period with an Alex Tuch goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Stastny. Vegas added on in the third period with a William Karlsson goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Nate Schmidt. The Golden Knights capped it at 4-1 with a Stastny empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Tuch and Schmidt. The three stars were Subban (30 for 31 in saves), Tuch, and Stastny, while Schmidt gets an honorable mention.
In Canada again, the last matinee sees the Winnipeg Jets host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Minnesota opened in the first period on a Matt Bartkowski goal, with a lone helper by Marcus Foligno. The Wild added on in the second period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Luke Kunin and Zach Parise. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with an Eric Fehr empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Parise. The three stars were Dubnyk (26 for 27 in saves), Parise, and Coyle.
At the regular time, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Carter Hutton are in the creases. Buffalo started in the first period with a Marco Scandella goal, his second of the season, via Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart. Boston tied it on an unassisted Noel Acciari goal. The Sabres retook the lead with a shorthanded Johan Larsson goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, set up by Evan Rodrigues and Scandella. The Bruins retied it in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Torey Krug and David Pastrnak. Boston won 3-2 in overtime with a Sean Kuraly goal, his third of the year, made possible by Matt Grzelcyk and Kevan Miller. The three stars were Scandella, Kuraly, and DeBrusk.
Along to Ontario, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Marcus Hogberg are the little-known goalies. Washington struck first in the first period with a Tom Wilson goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tyler Lewington. The Capitals added on with a Lewington goal, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and Jonas Siegenthaler. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Madison Bowey scored, with the help of Wilson. Ottawa got on the board with a Colin White goal, his tenth of the year, via Mark Stone and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Stone goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, helped along by Tkachuk and White. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Lewington, Wilson, and White, while Stone and Tkachuk get the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Montreal was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Shaw power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tomas Tatar and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Canadiens added on with a Kenny Agostino goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jordie Benn and Phillip Danault. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Yanni Gourde goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Adam Erne and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning tied it on an unassisted Anton Stralman goal, his second of the year. Montreal retook the lead with a Benn goal, his second of the season, via Danault and Brendan Gallagher. Tampa Bay tied it again in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. The Lightning took the lead on a Tyler Johnson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Mikhail Sergachev and Kucherov. The Canadiens evened it on a Brett Kulak goal, fueled by Tatar and Danault, the latter earning a sock trick. Montreal surged ahead on a Shaw goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, with helpers from Artturi Lehkonen and Shea Weber. Tampa Bay pulled even in the third period on an Erne goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Stralman and Hedman. The Lightning took the lead with another Erne goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, dished from Gourde and Anthony Cirelli. This held for a 6-5 win, with the three stars going to Erne, Danault, and Shaw, while Benn, Tatar, Kucherov, Gourde, Stralman, and Hedman take the honorable mentions.
Returning to Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Garret Sparks receive the starting nods in goal. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Michael Dal Colle and Ryan Pulock. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Johnny Boychuk and Anthony Beauvillier. New York extended the lead as Barzal scored a power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Brock Nelson. The Islanders padded the lead as Barzal completed his natural hat trick with his tenth of the year, thanks to Pulock. This stood for the eventual 4-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Barzal, Lehner (36 save shutout), and Pulock.
Continuing the back-and-forth, the Florida Panthers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jordan Weal and Scott Laughton. Florida tied it in the third period with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers took the lead on a Huberdeau goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Barkov and Evgenii Dadonov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Reimer (34 for 35 in saves), Huberdeau, and Barkov.
Westward to Dallas, as the Stars host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Ben Bishop man the creases. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Blake Comeau goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Radek Faksa and Taylor Fedun. The Stars added on with an Alexander Radulov goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Mattias Janmark and Esa Lindell. Dallas extended the lead as Radulov scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin. The Stars padded the lead in the third period as Tyler Pitlick scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Faksa and Comeau. Dallas continued with an unassisted Spezza goal, his sixth of the season. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Frans Nielsen. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Radulov, Comeau, and Spezza, while Faksa gets an honorable mention.
North to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jake Allen protect the nets. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel. The Penguins added on with a Juuso Riikola power play goal, with assists provided by Tanner Pearson and Derick Brassard. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Zach Aston-Reese scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Kris Letang and Crosby. The Penguins padded the lead on a Hornqvist power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Letang and Kessel. Jordan Binnington relieved Allen. St. Louis got on the board with a David Perron goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan O'Reilly and Alexander Steen. Pittsburgh replied in the third period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixteenth of season, with helpers from Brian Dumoulin and Crosby. The Penguins capped it at 6-1 with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Kessel and Letang, both of whom earned sock tricks. The three stars were Crosby, Letang, and Kessel, while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, we have the Predators bringing in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Kevin Hayes. Nashville tied it on a Nick Bonino power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Mattias Ekholm and Kevin Fiala. The Rangers took the lead back on a second period Jesper Fast goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Zibanejad and Kreider. The Predators retied it on an unassisted Fiala goal, his seventh of the year. Nashville gained the lead on a Bonino power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, assisted by Craig Smith and Fiala. New York tied it again in the third period with a Marc Staal goal, his third of the year, guided in by Fast and Zibanejad, the latter earning a sock trick. The Rangers pulled ahead with Fast's second goal of the game and fifth of the campaign, made possible by Zibanejad and Kreider. They held on to win 4-3, with the three stars awarded to Zibanejad, Fast, and Kreider, while Fiala and Bonino take the honorable mentions.
On to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia and Semyon Varlamov are set to start in goal. Chicago began in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Dylan Strome. The Blackhawks added on with a Kane goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Artem Anisimov and Strome. Colorado got on the board with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Patrik Nemeth and Sven Andrighetto. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime on a Kane power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, assisted by Jonathan Toews and Erik Gustafsson. The three stars went to Kane, Strome, and Delia (30 for 32 in saves).
Returning to Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and David Rittich are the underrated goalies. Vancouver started in the first period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Alexander Edler and Sven Baertschi. Calgary tied it on a shorthanded Mark Jankowski goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Noah Hanifin. The Flames took the lead on a Travis Hamonic shorthanded goal in the second period, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Jankowski. The Canucks tied it again with an Elias Pettersson goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Christopher Tanev. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime on an Edler goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Boeser. The three stars went to Edler, Boeser, and Jankowski.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and John Gibson are the netminders. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Ondrej Kase goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Nick Ritchie and Brandon Montour. The Ducks added on with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Jakob Silfverberg and Adam Henrique. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Alex Galchenyuk and Clayton Keller. Anaheim responded in the second period with a Henrique goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Ritchie. The Coyotes replied with a Christian Fischer goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Ilya Lyubushkin and Conor Garland. The Ducks countered with Kase's second goal of the game and eleventh of the year, via Ritchie, who got a sock trick, and Hampus Lindholm. Arizona pulled back on a Nick Cousins goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Lawson Crouse. The Coyotes tied it on a Jakob Chychrun goal, his third of the year, fueled by Nick Schmaltz and Galchenyuk. Arizona took the win 5-4 in overtime when Schmaltz scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Keller and Ekman-Larsson. The three stars went to Schmaltz, Ekman-Larsson, and Kase, while Ritchie, Keller, Galchenyuk, and Henrique get the honorable mentions.
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