Nine games on today, beginning with a pair of matinees. The first is in...
Ottawa, as the Senators host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Anders Nilsson make the starts in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Zack Smith. Minnesota tied it on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Luke Kunin and Zach Parise in the second period. The Senators retook the lead on a Ryan Dzingel goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Bobby Ryan and Dylan DeMelo. The Wild tied it again with a Jordan Greenway goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Mikael Granlund and Eric Staal. Minnesota took the lead with another Spurgeon goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise. The Wild added on in the third period with a Parise goal, his nineteenth of the year, with helpers from Kunin and Coyle. Ottawa got one back with a Mark Stone goal, his twentieth of the campaign, courtesy of Cody Ceci and Christian Wolanin. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Spurgeon, Parise, and Kunin, while Coyle gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Carter Hart are the inexperienced goalies. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Travis Sanheim power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jordan Weal and Ivan Provorov. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Sean Monahan and Noah Hanifin. The Flyers retook the lead in the third period with an unassisted Travis Konecny goal, his tenth of the season. The Flames tied it again with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Sam Bennett and Hanifin. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a T.J. Brodie goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Tkachuk. The three stars were Tkachuk, Hanifin, and Brodie.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a Chris Wagner goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Noel Acciari. The Bruins added on in the second period with a David Backes goal, his fourth of the year, passed from the goalie Rask. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with an unassisted Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his fifth of the campaign. This produced the 2-1 final score, with the three stars being Rask (31 for 32 in saves), Backes, and Ullmark (39 for 41 in saves).
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Carey Price are set to start in goal. Nashville began in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by P.K. Subban and Mattias Ekholm. The Predators added on with an Ekholm goal, his fourth of the year, via Rocco Grimaldi and Calle Jarnkrok. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Shea Weber goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Nashville replied with another Smith goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, assisted by Subban and Kevin Fiala. The Predators iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Viktor Arvidsson, his twelfth of the campaign, coming in the third period. The three stars were Smith, Subban, Saros (27 for 28 in saves).
Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Michael Hutchinson are the former Panthers in goal. Toronto struck first in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, coming off of Morgan Rielly and Connor Brown. The Maple Leafs added on with a Trevor Moore goal, made possible by Igor Ozhiganov. Toronto extended the lead as Auston Matthews scored his twentieth of the year in the third period, thanks to Andreas Johnsson. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Johnsson goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Matthews. Toronto capped it at 5-0 with an Ozhiganov goal, his second of the year, via Matthews and Travis Dermott. The three stars belonged to Hutchinson (28 save shutout), Matthews, and Johnsson, while Ozhiganov gets an honorable mention.
Way to the south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and James Reimer are the masked men. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Alexander Wennberg. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. The Panthers took the lead with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets retied it in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Boone Jenner and Ryan Murray. Columbus went ahead in the third period with an unassisted Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fourth of the season. Florida retied it as Aaron Ekblad scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Jared McCann and Yandle. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in overtime with a Seth Jones goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Artemi Panarin. The three stars were Jones, Yandle, and Dubinsky.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Jake Allen are in the blue paint. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues added on with a Zach Sanford goal, his fifth of the year, via Vince Dunn and Tyler Bozak. New York got on the board in the second period with a Matt Martin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Anders Lee and Adam Pelech. New York took the lead with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his third of the season, guided in by Cizikas and Nick Leddy. The Islanders extended the lead as Lee scored his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Devon Toews and Scott Mayfield. St. louis got one back with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, with helpers from David Perron and Vladimir Tarasenko. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Lee, Cizikas, and Boychuk.
West to California, as the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period with a Kyle Clifford goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Derek Forbort. The Kings added on in with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead as Jeff Carter scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Brendan Leipsic and Jake Muzzin. Cam Talbot replaced Koskinen in goal. The Kings padded the lead in the third period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Dustin Brown and Ilya Kovalchuk. The final held from here at 4-0, with the three stars given to Quick (16 save shutout), Doughty, and Clifford.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Martin Jones protect the nets. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Timo Meier and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks added on with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Victor Hedman goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat. San Jose replied with a second period Evander Kane power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Burns and Karlsson. The Lightning got one back with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, assisted by Mathieu Joseph and Ryan Callahan. The Sharks answered in the third period with a Kane goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, guided in by Brenden Dillon. San Jose finished it at 5-2 with a Lukas Radil goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Meier and Burns, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Kane, Burns, and Meier, while Karlsson gets an honorable mention.
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