Eleven games today, mostly in the afternoon and evening. We begin with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carter Hutton are in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Jason Pominville goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jeff Skinner and Jack Eichel. The Sabres added on with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Evan Rodrigues. Washington got on the board in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Evgeny Kuznetsov. Buffalo shot back with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Eichel and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Capitals got one back in the third period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Christian Djoos and Michal Kempny. The Sabres responded with a Reinhart goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, via Matt Hunwick and Conor Sheary. Buffalo iced it at 5-2 with a Reinhart empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by the goalie Hutton. The three stars were Reinhart, Eichel, and Hutton (31 for 33 in saves).
In New York City, the Rangers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Alexandar Georgiev man the nets. New York opened in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Pavel Buchnevich and Tony DeAngelo. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Chris Kreider and Buchnevich. New York extended the lead as Kreider scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Mika Zibanejad and Vesey. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with an unassisted Kenny Agostino goal, his third of the year. The Rangers replied with a Brady Skjei goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Zibanejad and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Devils pulled back on an Andy Greene goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Kyle Palmieri and Nico Hischier. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Strome empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Vladislav Namestnikov and Jesper Fast. The three stars belonged to Kreider, Strome, and Vesey, while Buchnevich and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Alexander Steen goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Oskar Sundqvist. Boston tied it on a Chris Wagner goal, his ninth of the year, via Kevan Miller and Torey Krug. The tie went to a shootout, where Tyler Bozak and Sammy Blais lifted the Blues 2-1 over Charlie Coyle and the Bruins. The three stars were Binnington (31 for 32 in saves), Rask (28 for 29 in saves), and Steen.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period with a Lucas Wallmark goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Greg McKegg and Warren Foegele. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina iced it at 3-0 with a Jordan Martinook empty net goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Jaccob Slavin and Jordan Staal. The three stars were McElhinney (24 save shutout), Wallmark, and Faulk.
East to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Roberto Luongo are the veterans in goal. Florida struck first in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Evgenii Dadonov. Los Angeles tied it on a Dustin Brown goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Panthers retook the lead in the second period with an unassisted Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his seventeenth of the season. Florida added on with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and Mike Hoffman. The Panthers extended the lead as Yandle scored on the power play, his ninth of the season, with the help of Barkov and Huberdeau. Florida padded the lead on a Jamie McGinn goal in the third period, going in unassisted. The Panthers continued with an Ian McCoshen goal, made possible by Troy Brouwer and Henrik Borgstrom. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to Huberdeau, Barkov, and Yandle.
Up in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Cam Atkinson and Artemi Panarin. Columbus extended the lead with an Atkinson power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Zach Werenski and Panarin. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Dean Kukan and Oliver Bjorkstrand. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars being Bobrovsky (26 save shutout), Atkinson, and Panarin.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-first of the season, helped along by Nikita Zadorov and Alexander Kerfoot. The Avalanche added on with a Kerfoot power play goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his thirty-third of the season, with the help of Samuel Girard and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche padded the lead with a MacKinnon power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Kerfoot. Colorado capped it at 5-0 with a Zadorov goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Sven Andrighetto and Soderberg. The three stars were MacKinnon, Zadorov, and Kerfoot, while Grubauer (38 save shutout), and Soderberg get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Montreal was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Brett Kulak and Max Domi. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Jeff Petry. Montreal extended the lead as Petry scored his eleventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Shaw and Paul Byron. Toronto got on the board in the second period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs got closer with a Tyler Ennis power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Patrick Marleau and William Nylander. Toronto tied it in the third period as Nylander scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Marleau and Jake Muzzin. The Maple Leafs pulled ahead with a Zach Hyman goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. Toronto padded the lead with an Andreas Johnsson empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Kasperi Kapanen and Matthews. The Maple Leafs finished with a 6-3 win as Hyman netted his thirteenth of the campaign and second of the game, with helpers from Rielly and Marner. The three stars were Hyman, Nylander, and Matthews, while Marner, Marleau, Rielly, Petry, and Shaw get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers take their Pennsylvania rivalry with the Pittsburgh Penguins outside. Matt Murray and Brian Elliott draw the starts for the Stadium Series game. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Kris Letang. Philadelphia tied it on a Sean Couturier goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Oskar Lindblom and Jakub Voracek. The Penguins took the lead back in the second period with a Justin Schultz goal, fueled by Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh added on in the third period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Phil Kessel and Zach Aston-Reese. The Flyers got one back with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Voracek and Claude Giroux. Philadelphia tied it on a Voracek goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Couturier. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Giroux goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Nolan Patrick and Travis Sanheim. The three stars were Giroux, Voracek, and Couturier, while Crosby gets an honorable mention.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Jacob Markstrom are the average goalies. New York got going in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Johnny Boychuk and Devon Toews. The Islanders added on with a Ryan Pulock goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech. New York extended the lead as Anthony Beauvillier scored his fourteenth of the season in the third period, thanks to Josh Bailey and Valtteri Filppula. The Islanders capped it at 4-0 with a Cal Clutterbuck empty net goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, set up by Brock Nelson. The three stars went to Lehner (36 save shutout), Cizikas, and Pulock.
Backtracking to Alberta, where the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks. Kevin Boyle and Mikko Koskinen are the lesser-known goalies. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Josh Currie goal, assisted by Milan Lucic and Andrej Sekera. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Sam Gagner goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Leon Draisaitl and Kris Russell. Anaheim got on the board with a Carter Rowney goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Nick Ritchie and Michael Del Zotto. They failed to tie it, losing 2-1, with the three stars going to Koskinen (33 for 34 in saves), Gagner, and Currie.
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