Eleven games are on this Saturday, starting with two matinees. The first is from...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and MacKenzie Blackwood are in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Marcus Johansson goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jesper Bratt and Will Butcher. Anaheim tied it on a Daniel Sprong goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Nick Ritchie and Adam Henrique. The Ducks took the lead with a Troy Terry power play goal, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Sprong. Anaheim added on in the third period with a Derek Grant goal, his third of the season, assisted by Terry. The Devils got one back on a Bratt goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Butcher. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Terry, Sprong, and Bratt, while Butcher gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the other matinee sees the Colorado Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Semyon Varlamov man the nets. Colorado began in the first period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his sixteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Barrie. Colorado extended the lead as Barrie scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Alexander Kerfoot and Matt Calvert. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by MacKinnon and Landeskog. Colorado chased Quick with a shorthanded goal by Sheldon Dries, his third of the season, set up by Calvert. Jack Campbell came on in relief. The Avalanche kept going with an unassisted Rantanen goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year. Colorado continued with a Colin Wilson goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Soderberg and J.T. Compher. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. This produced the 7-1 final score, with the three stars going to Barrie, Rantanen, and Soderberg, while Landeskog, MacKinnon, and Calvert take the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Tuukka Rask protect the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a Danton Heinen goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson. New York tied it on a Filip Chytil goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. On the play, Rask was concussed and Jaroslav Halak relieved him in goal. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Brady Skjei and Mats Zuccarello. The Bruins retied it in the third period with a Brad Marchand goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron. New York retook the lead on a Zibanejad power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Zuccarello. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Zuccarello, and Chytil.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Dallas started in the first period with a Brett Ritchie power play goal, his third of the season, powered by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. The Stars added on with a Blake Comeau goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Esa Lindell and Jamie Benn in the second period. Dallas extended the lead as Radek Faksa scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Roman Polak and Lindell. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist from Mason Appleton. The Jets got closer with a Kyle Connor goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Blake Wheeler. The Stars replied with a Seguin power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Klingberg and Alexander Radulov. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Seguin, Lindell, and Klingberg.
Way up north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Antti Niemi are in the blue paint. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twelfth of the year, via Robert Hagg and Konecny. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Nolan Patrick scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Wayne Simmonds and Scott Laughton. Montreal got on the board with a Max Domi goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Tomas Tatar and Artturi Lehkonen. The Flyers replied with another Patrick goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, guided in by Jakub Voracek and Gostisbehere. The Canadiens got one back with a Brett Kulak goal, his third of the year, helped along by Brendan Gallagher and Jonathan Drouin. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with a Michael Raffl empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Couturier. The three stars were Patrick, Konecny, and Gostisbehere, while Couturier gets an honorable mention.
Stateside again to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson faced Jordan Binnington in goal in the former's return from injury. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, courtesy of Mikkel Boedker. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues took the lead in the second period on a Vince Dunn goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Robert Bortuzzo and Brayden Schenn. The Senators retied it on a shorthanded Magnus Paajarvi goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Zack Smith and Dylan DeMelo in the third period. St. Louis regained the lead with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his second of the year, passed from O'Reilly and Pat Maroon. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to O'Reilly, Gunnarsson, and Binnington (28 for 30 in saves).
Southeast to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Anthony Cirelli and J.T. Miller. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose got on the board with an Evander Kane power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Timo Meier and Joe Thornton. The Sharks tied it in the second period with a Kane goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, assisted by Joonas Donskoi and Radim Simek. Tampa Bay regained the lead with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twelfth of the season, via Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning extended the lead as Victor Hedman scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period with a Stamkos goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Kucherov and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning struck again with a Stamkos power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Hedman and Brayden Point. San Jose got one back on a Marcus Sorensen goal, his tenth of the campaign, coming off of Tim Heed and Kevin Labanc. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Stamkos, Kane, and Hedman, while Kucherov earns an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. Florida was first to score in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on with a Frank Vatrano goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Ekblad and Evgenii Dadonov. Florida extended the lead in the second period as Trocheck scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Colton Sceviour. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Nick Bonino goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Roman Josi and Austin Watson. The Predators got closer with a Watson goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone helper from Bonino. The Panthers fired back on a Jared McCann goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Sceviour and Jayce Hawryluk. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Ekblad, Trocheck, and Sceviour, while Bonino and Watson take the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Minnesota drew first blood in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, his ninth of the season, via Eric Staal and Charlie Coyle. The Wild added on with a Zach Parise goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Pontus Aberg and Victor Rask. Columbus got on the board with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, powered by Seth Jones and Pierre-Luc Dubois. This led to the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Dubnyk (19 for 20 in saves), Parise, and Greenway.
Crossing into Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers welcome provincial rivals, the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Mikko Koskinen are the underrated goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano. The Flames added on with a Giordano power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Noah Hanifin. Calgary extended the lead as Oliver Kylington scored his second of the season, thanks to Mikael Backlund and Michael Frolik. Edmonton got on the board with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Jesse Puljujarvi. The Oilers got closer with a third period Milan Lucic power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Puljujarvi and Caleb Jones. The Flames responded with a Backlund goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary capped it at 5-2 with a Monahan power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, guided in by Matthew Tkachuk and Gaudreau. The three stars were awarded to Giordano, Gaudreau, and Backlund, while Monahan and Puljujarvi get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith faces former Penguin Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, his twentieth of the season, via Olli Maatta and Evgeni Malkin. Vegas tied it on a Shea Theodore power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny. The Golden Knights took the lead on a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Stastny and Alex Tuch. Vegas added on with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his second of the year, fueled by Ryan Carpenter and Cody Eakin. The Penguins got one back in the second period with a Dominik Simon goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-first of the year, made possible by Guentzel and Kris Letang. The Golden Knights retook the lead on an unassisted Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fifteenth of the season. Vegas extended the lead as Marchessault scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to William Karlsson and Colin Miller. The Golden Knights padded the lead with a Karlsson goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Miller. Vegas iced it at 7-3 with a Marchessault empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his seventeenth of the year, set up by Pacioretty and the goalie Fleury. The three stars were given to Marchessault, Pacioretty, and Karlsson, while Miller, Stastny, and Guentzel get the honorable mentions.
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