Six games on after the trade deadline passed earlier today. The first is in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Cory Schneider man the nets. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Nathan Bastian goal, assisted by Connor Carrick and Egor Yakovlev. The Devils added on with a Kurtis Gabriel goal, his second of the season, via Carrick and Kevin Rooney in the second period. Montreal got on the board with a shorthanded Paul Byron goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Phillip Danault in the third period. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Schneider (34 for 35 in saves), Carrick, and Bastian.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes. Buffalo started in the first period with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin. Toronto tied it in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, guided in by Jake Muzzin and Travis Dermott. The Maple Leafs took the lead on an Auston Matthews goal, his thirtieth of the season, fueled by Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson. Toronto added on with a Frederik Gauthier goal, his third of the year, passed from Jake Gardiner and Trevor Moore. Linus Ullmark relieved Hutton in goal. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Tyler Ennis scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Gauthier and Morgan Rielly. The Sabres got one back with a Reinhart power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jeff Skinner and Dahlin. Buffalo got closer in the third period with an Eichel goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, made possible by Jason Pominville and Rasmus Ristolainen. Toronto answered on a shorthanded Kapanen goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Connor Brown. This stood for a 5-3 win, with the three stars being Gauthier, Kapanen, and Eichel, while Reinhart and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.
To the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Braydon Coburn and Yanni Gourde. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Austin Wagner. The Kings tied it with a Jonny Brodzinski goal, helped along by Brendan Leipsic. Los Angeles took the lead on a Wagner goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Trevor Lewis and Sean Walker. Tampa Bay retied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with a lone helper from Stamkos. In the shootout, Stamkos, Kucherov, and Victor Hedman carried the Lightning to a 4-3 win over Ilya Kovalchuk, Anze Kopitar, and the Kings. The three stars were Stamkos, Kucherov, and Wagner.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Edmonton began in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of P.K. Subban and Rocco Grimaldi. The Predators took the lead with a Subban goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Calle Jarnkrok and Nick Bonino. The Oilers tied it in the third period with a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Alex Chiasson. In the shootout, Filip Forsberg and Brian Boyle lifted the Predators to a 3-2 win over Sam Gagner and the Oilers. The three stars belonged to Subban, Draisaitl, and Sissons.
Westward to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Semyon Varlamov occupy the blue paint. Colorado got going in the second period with a Tyson Jost goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Patrik Nemeth and J.T. Compher. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with a lone helper by Tyson Barrie. Florida got on the board with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Keith Yandle and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers tied it with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Hoffman. Colorado retook the lead in the third period with a Derick Brassard goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Ryan Graves and Barrie. Florida tied it again on a Hoffman goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Yandle and Weegar. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Hoffman.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Kevin Boyle and Jacob Markstrom are the masked men. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Elias Pettersson. The Canucks added on with an Alex Biega goal, his second of the year, via Derrick Pouliot and Ryan Spooner. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Brock Boeser and Pettersson. The Canucks padded the lead as Horvat scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year in the third period, thanks to Josh Leivo. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Markstrom (29 save shutout), Horvat, and Pettersson.
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