Twelve games on for a busy day in the league, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia and Tuukka Rask are in the creases. Chicago started in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Dominik Kahun and Dylan Strome. Boston tied it on a David Krejci power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins took the lead with a Danton Heinen goal, his ninth of the season, via Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara. Boston added on with a Marchand goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Heinen and Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead in the second period as DeBrusk scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Krejci and Marchand. The Blackhawks got one back on a Duncan Keith goal, his third of the year, passed from Connor Murphy and Kahun. Chicago pulled closer in the third period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Keith and Patrick Kane. Boston fired back on a Peter Cehlarik power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Heinen and Torey Krug. The Bruins capped it at 6-3 with a Krejci goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Marchand, who got a sock trick, and DeBrusk. The three stars were Marchand, Krejci, and Heinen, while DeBrusk, Bergeron, Keith, and Kahun get the honorable mentions.
Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner faces his former team and Linus Ullmark in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Jack Eichel. New York tied it on a Casey Cizikas goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck. The Sabres took the lead back with a Jason Pominville goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Eichel in the second period. Buffalo added on in the third period with a Johan Larsson goal, his fifth of the year, via Kyle Okposo and Zemgus Girgensons. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Ullmark (24 for 25 in saves), Eichel, and Pominville.
Down south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Roberto Luongo are between the pipes. Dallas led off in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Roope Hintz and Alexander Radulov. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Seguin and Jamie Benn in the second period. Dallas iced it at 3-0 with a Seguin empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Radulov. The three stars were Seguin, Khudobin (30 save shutout), and Radulov.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus got going in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his eleventh of the season, via Oliver Bjorkstrand and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with a Nick Foligno goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Seth Jones and Ryan Murray. Columbus iced it at 3-0 with an Artemi Panarin empty net goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Josh Anderson. The three stars went to Bobrovsky (20 save shutout), Duclair, and Foligno.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Anders Nilsson are the lesser-known goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Cody Ceci and Chris Tierney. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Micheal Ferland goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes pulled ahead on a Justin Williams power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Ferland and Sebastian Aho. Carolina added on with a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Nino Niederreiter and Williams. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Teravainen scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, with the help of Ferland. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Teravainen, Ferland, and Williams.
To Florida again, as the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Cedric Paquette goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Danick Martel and Ryan Callahan. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kucherov scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Anton Stralman and Point. Calgary got on the board with a Mark Giordano power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Elias Lindholm and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames pulled closer in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Lindholm. The Lightning responded with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his eleventh of the year, via Kucherov and Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay padded the lead with a Gourde goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Braydon Coburn and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning struck again in the third period on a Stamkos power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Kucherov, who got a sock trick, and Point. Calgary got one back with Monahan's second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, coming on the power play from Lindholm and Gaudreau. The final stood from here at 6-3, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Point, and Gourde, while Stamkos, Monahan, Lindholm, and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Jordan Binnington are the young goalies. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Robert Thomas. New Jersey got on the board with a Pavel Zacha goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Kenny Agostino. St. Louis shot back with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Robert Bortuzzo and Tyler Bozak. The Blues extended the lead in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly scored his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Schenn. St. Louis padded the lead on a MacKenzie MacEachern goal, his third of the year, guided in by Pietrangelo and Barbashev. The Blues kept going with a Bozak goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Colton Parayko. St. Louis continued in the third period with a Pietrangelo goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, assisted by Tarasenko and O'Reilly. The Devils got one back on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Nico Hischier and Will Butcher. The Blues countered with a shorthanded Barbashev goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Alexander Steen and Parayko. New Jersey pulled back with a Mirco Mueller goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 8-3, the final, with the three stars being Pietrangelo, Barbashev, and O'Reilly, while Schenn, Tarasenko, Bozak, and Parayko get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Detroit drew first blood in the first period with a Luke Glendening goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Nick Jensen and Christoffer Ehn. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Thomas Vanek and Anthony Mantha. Nashville got on the board with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Ryan Johansen and Filip Forsberg. The Predators tied it on a P.K. Subban power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Johansen. Detroit took the lead in the third period with a third period goal by Andreas Athanasiou, his eighteenth of the campaign, passed from Glendening and Jensen. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Glendening, Jensen, and Johansen.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Joe Morrow and Kyle Connor. The Jets added on with another Scheifele goal, his thirtieth of the year and second of the game, assisted by Blake Wheeler. New York got on the board in the second period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Ryan Strome and Tony DeAngelo. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Zibanejad power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Zuccarello. Winnipeg tied it again on a Morrow goal, made possible by Scheifele and Ben Chiarot. The Jets surged ahead with an Andrew Copp goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Mason Appleton and Tyler Myers. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Scheifele, Morrow, and Zibanejad, while Zuccarello gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Philadelphia Flyers. Anthony Stolarz is mismatched with Devan Dubnyk in goal. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Phil Varone. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild took the lead with an unassisted Luke Kunin goal, his third of the season. Minnesota added on with another Kunin goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by Joel Eriksson Ek and Spurgeon. The Flyers got one back with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia tied it on a Sean Couturier goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Travis Sanheim and Claude Giroux. The Wild took the lead with a Spurgeon goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Ryan Suter and Marcus Foligno. The Flyers tied it again with a Giroux goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Sanheim. Philadelphia pulled ahead on another van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Couturier and Gostisbehere. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being van Riemsdyk, Couturier, and Gostisbehere, while Giroux, Sanheim, Spurgeon, and Kunin get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Semyon Varlamov are the reliable goalies. Toronto opened in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Auston Matthews. Colorado tied it with a Ryan Graves goal, his third of the year, made possible by Alexander Kerfoot and Samuel Girard. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period on a Matthews power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Mitchell Marner. Toronto added on with a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Tavares and Matthews. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Kapanen scored a power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto padded the lead as Kadri scored in the third period, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, with the help of William Nylander and Andreas Johnsson. The Avalanche got one back with a Kerfoot goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Samuel Girard. The final stayed at 5-2, with the three stars awarded to Kapanen, Kadri, and Matthews, while Tavares, Kerfoot, and Girard get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jordan Oesterle power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Derek Stepan and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes added on with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Nick Cousins. Vegas got on the board with a Brandon Pirri goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Cody Eakin and Jon Merrill. Arizona took the lead back in the third period with a Cousins goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Richard Panik and Vinnie Hinostroza. The Coyotes extended the lead as Josh Archibald scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Stepan and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Panik empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Hinostroza and Hjalmarsson. The three stars were Cousins, Panik, and Stepan, while Hinostroza and Hjalmarsson get the honorable mentions.
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