Six games on for the last day before the All-Star break. We begin with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Calvin Pickard and Carey Price are the goalies. Montreal started in the first period with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Tomas Tatar. Arizona tied it on a Conor Garland power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Nick Cousins and Clayton Keller. The Canadiens retook the lead with a Mike Reilly goal, his third of the campaign, passed from Jeff Petry and Charles Hudon. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Price (30 for 31 in saves), Reilly, and Drouin.
In Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Washington opened in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson. Toronto tied it on a Nazem Kadri goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by William Nylander and Morgan Rielly. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, passed from T.J. Oshie and Michal Kempny. The Maple Leafs tied it again with a Nikita Zaitsev goal, courtesy of Nylander and Kadri. Toronto pulled ahead on an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Rielly and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a Kadri goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, helped along by Connor Brown and Martin Marincin. Toronto extended the lead as Kadri completed his hat trick with his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Brown and Nylander, the latter earning a sock trick. Washington pulled back with a Matt Niskanen goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Oshie and Backstrom. The Maple Leafs iced it at 6-3 with a Mitchell Marner empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kadri, Nylander, and Rielly, while Brown, Backstrom, and Oshie get the honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Philipp Grubauer in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Colin Wilson and Matt Calvert. Minnesota tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Charlie Coyle. The Avalanche retook the lead on a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The Wild tied it again with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Ryan Suter and Jason Zucker. Minnesota took the lead in the second period on another Staal power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Mikael Granlund and Pontus Aberg. The Wild added on with a Coyle goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Zach Parise and Staal. Minnesota extended the lead as Suter scored his sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Granlund and Aberg. The three stars of the 5-2 game were Staal, Coyle, and Suter, while Granlund and Aberg get the honorable mentions.
Down in California, the Anaheim Ducks host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and John Gibson draw the starts in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Daniel Sprong goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues took the lead in the second period with a Zach Sanford goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis added on with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Pat Maroon and Sanford. The Blues extended the lead as Tyler Bozak scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. St. Louis padded the lead on a Sammy Blais goal, his second of the year, courtesy of MacKenzie MacEachern and Carl Gunnarsson. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars given to Sanford, Binnington (12 for 13 in saves), and Tarasenko.
Backtracking to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Alex Tuch and Paul Stastny. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Predators took the lead with a Nick Bonino goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Austin Watson and Ryan Ellis. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Saros (47 for 48 in saves), Bonino, and Johansen.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Nedeljkovic opposes Jacob Markstrom in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Vancouver got on the board with a Josh Leivo goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Troy Stecher and Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead with a Sven Baertschi goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. The Hurricanes tied it on a Greg McKegg goal, his third of the season, guided in by Saku Maenalanen and Dougie Hamilton. Carolina pulled ahead with a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, via Aho. The Hurricanes added on with a Hamilton goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Teravainen. Carolina extended the lead as Teravainen scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to McKegg and Jaccob Slavin. This remained as the eventual 5-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Niederreiter, Aho, and Teravainen, while McKegg and Hamilton get honorable mentions.
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