We're 100 days into the season now, with six games on today. We begin with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and MacKenzie Blackwood draw the starts in goal. New Jersey started in the first period with a Blake Coleman goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Jonathan Toews and Dylan Strome. The Devils retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier. New Jersey added on with a Palmieri power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Will Butcher and Travis Zajac. The Devils extended the lead as Zajac scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Miles Wood and Coleman. New Jersey padded the lead on a Vatanen power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Jesper Bratt and Damon Severson. The Devils continued with a Kevin Rooney goal, made possible by Drew Stafford and Brett Seney. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kane goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, with a lone helper from Henri Jokiharju. Chicago got closer with a Brent Seabrook goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Kane. Collin Delia replaced Ward in the third period. New Jersey countered with a Seney goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, fueled by Bratt and Pavel Zacha. The Blackhawks chipped back with a Dominik Kahun goal, his seventh of the year, via Carl Dahlstrom. Chicago edged closer with a Brandon Saad goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Kane. The Devils iced it at 8-5 with a Coleman empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, set up by Zajac. The three stars were Coleman, Kane, and Zajac, while the honorable mentions go to Palmieri, Vatanen, Bratt, and Seney.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Carter Hart are in the creases. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nino Niederreiter and Mikko Koivu. The Wild added on with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Matt Hendricks. Philadelphia got on the board with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. The Flyers tied it with another van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Claude Giroux and Radko Gudas. Minnesota retook the lead in the second period on a Marcus Foligno goal, his third of the season, via Eric Staal and Jonas Brodin. Philadelphia tied it again with a Nolan Patrick goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Scott Laughton and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers took the lead on a Patrick goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, coming off of Travis Sanheim and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia extended the lead as Wayne Simmonds scored his fourteenth of the year, with the help of Laughton and Patrick. The Wild pulled one back in the third period with a Ryan Suter goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Staal and Zach Parise. The Flyers answered on a Simmonds goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Laughton, who got a sock trick, and Patrick. Philadelphia capped it at 7-4 with a van Riemsdyk empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign completing a hat trick that was set up by Giroux and Gudas. The three stars were Patrick, van Riemsdyk, and Simmonds, while Laughton, Staal, Giroux, and Gudas get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Frederik Andersen are the veterans in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with an Igor Ozhiganov goal, his third of the season, via Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs added on with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Andreas Johnsson. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone helper by Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche tied it with an unassisted Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-first of the year. Colorado pulled ahead on a shorthanded and unassisted Carl Soderberg goal, his thirteenth of the season. Toronto retied it in the third period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Travis Dermott and Matthews. The Avalanche regained the lead on a Soderberg goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, guided in by J.T. Compher and Colin Wilson. Colorado extended the lead as Matt Calvert scored his seventh goal of the year, going in unassisted. The Avalanche finished it at 6-3 with a Soderberg empty net goal to complete his hat trick with his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Ian Cole. The three stars were Soderberg, Matthews, and Rantanen.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen faces his former backup Pheonix Copley in goal. Washington led off in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Dmitry Orlov and Travis Boyd. St. Louis tied it in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues took the lead with a Vince Dunn goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis added on with a David Perron goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Dunn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Tarasenko scored his fifteenth of the campaign on the power play, with helpers from O'Reilly and Alex Pietrangelo. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Allen (28 for 29 in saves), Dunn, and Tarasenko, while O'Reilly gets an honorable mention.
Along to Boston, as the Bruins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston began in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Matt Grzelcyk. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jeff Petry and Phillip Danault. The Canadiens took the lead in the seocnd period with a shorthanded and unassisted Paul Byron goal, his tenth of the season. The Bruins retied it on a David Krejci power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by Marchand and David Pastrnak. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime with a Petry goal, his tenth of the campaign, courtesy of Max Domi and Byron. The three stars were awarded to Petry, Byron, and Price (41 for 43 in saves), while Marchand gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Mikko Koskinen are in the blue paint. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his seventh of the season, via Conor Sheary and Rasmus Dahlin. Edmonton tied it on a Zack Kassian goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Kyle Brodziak and Tobias Rieder. The Oilers took the lead on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Caleb Jones. Edmonton added on with a Kassian goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, made possible by Rieder and the goalie Koskinen. The Sabres got one back with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his third of the season, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Oilers shot back in the second period on an unassisted Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-eighth of the year. Edmonton extended the lead as Milan Lucic scored his third of the season, which went in unassisted. Linus Ullmark replaced Hutton in goal. The Oilers padded the lead as Lucic scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with the help of Nugent-Hopkins and Adam Larsson. Edmonton finished it at 7-2 with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, powered by McDavid and Darnell Nurse. The three stars were Lucic, Kassian, and Nugent-Hopkins, while McDavid and Rieder get the honorable mentions.
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