Eight games on as all teams are now officially out of their bye weeks. We begin with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Carter Hutton are in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Drake Caggiula goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Gustav Forsling. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirtieth of the year, guided in by Erik Gustafsson and Caggiula. Chicago extended the lead as Duncan Keith scored his second of the season, thanks to Alex DeBrincat and Kane. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Blackhawks shot back with a Brandon Saad goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by David Kampf and Marcus Kruger. The Sabres got one back with a Jason Pominville goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Zach Bogosian in the third period. Buffalo got closer with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Conor Sheary and Casey Mittelstadt. Chicago replied with a Connor Murphy goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kane and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Kane empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the season, set up by Caggiula and Brent Seabrook. Chicago iced it at 7-3 with a Saad goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Kane, Saad, and Caggiula, while Skinner gets an honorable mention.
Across New York, the Islanders welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Thomas Greiss are the masked men. The only time a puck found the back of the net was Victor Hedman's shootout tally, which gave Tampa Bay the 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Vasilevskiy (36 save shutout), Greiss (41 save "shutout"), and Hedman.
In Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Teddy Blueger goal, assisted by Matt Cullen. The Penguins added on with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Bryan Rust scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Phil Kessel and Nick Bjugstad. Ottawa got on the board with a Bobby Ryan power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Ryan Dzingel and Chris Tierney. The Penguins shot back in the third period on another Rust goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Kessel and Jack Johnson. The Senators countered with a Mikkel Boedker power play goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Stone. Ottawa got closer with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Maxime Lajoie and the goalie Nilsson. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with a Guentzel goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, helped along by Crosby and Brian Dumoulin. The three stars were Guentzel, Rust, and Crosby, while Kessel gets an honorable mention.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Braden Holtby are the veteran goalies. Washington started in the first period with a Nic Dowd goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by John Carlson and Michal Kempny. Calgary tied it with a Mikael Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Lars Eller and Brooks Orpik. Washington added on in the second period with a Tom Wilson goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Flames got one back with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Derek Ryan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary tied it in the third period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Brodie. The Capitals retook the lead on an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Kuznetsov, Brodie, and Wilson.
Further south, the Florida Panthers host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Roberto Luongo draw the starts in goal. Florida got going in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Evgenii Dadonov. Nashville tied it in the third period with a Roman Josi goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Forsberg. Nashville added on with an unassisted Kevin Fiala goal, his ninth of the year. The Predators iced it at 4-1 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Forsberg, who got a sock trick, and Josi. The three stars belonged to Arvidsson, Forsberg, and Saros (27 for 28 in saves), while Josi gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Carolina, as the Hurricanes welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Maxime Lagace and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Vegas began in the first period with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny. Carolina tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Justin Williams and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period on a Brett Pesce goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights retied it with another Theodore goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Reaves. Carolina pulled ahead again on a Jordan Martinook goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Williams and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina capped it at 5-2 with a Faulk empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Williams, Theodore, and Faulk.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Andreas Athanasiou. Toronto tied it on an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Patrick Marleau. The Red Wings retook the lead in the third period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Thomas Vanek and Athanasiou. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Marleau goal, his twelfth of the year, via Matthews and Morgan Rielly. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Nyquist and Athanasiou, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Athanasiou, Nyquist, and Matthews, while Marleau gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Roman Polak and Miro Heiskanen. Minnesota tied it on a Brad Hunt power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Eric Staal and Mikael Granlund. The Stars retook the lead in the third period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Mattias Janmark and Esa Lindell. Dallas iced it at 3-1 with a Seguin empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, set up by Cogliano. The three stars were given to Seguin, Bishop (21 for 22 in saves), and Cogliano.
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