Four games on today as bye weeks begin. With MLK Day in the USA, three of the games start early, beginning with...
The Colorado Avalanche hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. Nashville got going in the second period with a Nick Bonino goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators added on with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Filip Forsberg. Colorado got on the board with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone helper from Samuel Girard. Nashville replied with a Roman Josi goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Austin Watson and Bonino. The Predators iced it at 4-1 with a Ryan Ellis empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Jarnkrok and Mattias Ekholm in the third period. The three stars were Bonino, Rinne (35 for 36 in saves), and Jarnkrok.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jonathan Quick are in the creases. St. Louis began in the first period with a MacKenzie MacEachern goal, via Vince Dunn and Ivan Barbashev. The Blues added on with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Barbashev and Alex Pietrangelo. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Brendan Leipsic. The Kings tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter in the second period. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Kopitar goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Dustin Brown and Jake Muzzin. St. Louis retied it in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, with assists provided by Vladimir Tarasenko and Pietrangelo. The Kings regained the lead with a Paul LaDue goal, his second of the year, made possible by Leipsic and Toffoli. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Kopitar, Toffoli, and Leipsic, while Barbashev and Pietrangelo take the honorable mentions.
Along to Vegas as the Golden Knights bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Vegas led off in the first period with an Alex Tuch power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Colin Miller. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Joel Eriksson Ek and Nick Seeler. The Wild took the lead with an Eric Staal goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Jordan Greenway and Ryan Suter. The Golden Knights retied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Paul Stastny and Miller. Minnesota reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Jared Spurgeon and Staal. The Wild capped it at 4-2 with a Mikko Koivu empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Zach Parise. The three stars were Staal, Dubnyk (30 for 32 in saves), and Miller.
Way to the east, the Florida Panthers host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida struck first in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Aleksander Barkov and Frank Vatrano. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Brent Burns and Timo Meier. The Panthers retook the lead with a Mike Matheson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Evgenii Dadonov and Vatrano. The Sharks tied it again with a Meier goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. Florida regained the lead in the third period with a Keith Yandle power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Vatrano, who earned a sock trick. Florida extended the lead as Vatrano scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Panthers finished it at 6-2 with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Jayce Hawryluk and Colton Sceviour. The three stars were Vatrano, Barkov, and Meier, while Dadonov gets an honorable mention.
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