We've got ten games on a Tuesday, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Jaroslav Halak draw the starts in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Calvin de Haan and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with another Aho goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, via Nino Niederreiter and Justin Faulk. Boston got on the board with a Chris Wagner goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Brandon Carlo. The Bruins tied it on a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by David Krejci. Boston took the lead in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron shorthanded goal, his twenty-third of the season, set up by Brad Marchand. Carolina retied it as Justin Williams scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime with a Krejci goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, courtesy of DeBrusk. The three stars were Krejci, DeBrusk, and Aho.
Along to New Jersey, where the Devils welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cory Schneider are in the creases. Columbus began in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by David Savard and Markus Nutivaara. New Jersey tied it on a Travis Zajac goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Blake Coleman and Andy Greene in the second period. The Blue Jackets won 2-1 in the shootout with tallies from Atkinson and Artemi Panarin. The three stars went to Atkinson, Bobrovsky (29 for 30 in saves), and Schneider (17 for 18 in saves).
Next up, the New York Islanders bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner are set to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Josh Bailey. Ottawa tied it on a Brian Gibbons goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Thomas Chabot and Colin White in the second period. The Islanders retook the lead with a Devon Toews goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Michael Dal Colle. New York added on with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuk. The Senators got one back with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Mikkel Boedker and Anthony Duclair. The Islanders shot back with a Ross Johnston goal, assisted by Leo Komarov and Casey Cizikas. Ottawa pulled back in the third period with a Bobby Ryan goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Christian Wolanin and Zack Smith. Lehner was replaced Thomas Greiss due to injury. The Senators tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Brady Tkachuk and Magnus Paajarvi. The Islanders won 5-4 with shootout tallies by Jordan Eberle and Mathew Barzal to seal the deal. The three stars were Johnston, Pageau, and Ryan.
West to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Matt Murray are the masked men. Florida started in the first period with a Henrik Borgstrom power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Aaron Ekblad. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-second of the year, guided in by Jared McCann and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins took the lead with a Crosby power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, with assists provided by Phil Kessel and Patric Hornqvist. The Panthers retied it on a Vincent Trocheck goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Hoffman and Frank Vatrano. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Guentzel goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the campaign, with a lone assist by Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Guentzel, Crosby, and Hoffman.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Ondrej Palat and Dan Girardi. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Patrik Laine and Jacob Trouba. The Lightning regained the lead in the second period with an Adam Erne goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Anthony Cirelli. Hellebuyck had to temporarily come out of the game, replaced by Laurent Brossoit. In that time, Tampa Bay added on with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Hellebuyck did return to finish the period. The Lightning extended the lead in the third period as Cedric Paquette scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Joseph and Erne. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, helped along by Kucherov and Stamkos. The Jets got one back on a Trouba power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper from the goalie Hellebuyck. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Erne, Joseph, and Stamkos, while Kucherov and Trouba get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Matt Donovan and Nick Bonino. Minnesota tied it with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eleventh of the year, via Greg Pateryn. The Predators regained the lead in the second period with a Brian Boyle power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Arvidsson. The Wild tied it again on a Pontus Aberg goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jordan Greenway and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota gained the lead with an Eric Fehr goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Marcus Foligno. Nashville retied it on a Roman Josi goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Ryan Ellis and Rocco Grimaldi. The Predators pulled ahead with an Arvidsson goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild tied it on a Fiala goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Zach Parise and Eric Staal. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ryan Johansen sealed it 5-4 for the Predators. The three stars were Fiala, Arvidsson, and Josi.
Back south, the Dallas Stars host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Dallas got going in the second period with a John Klingberg goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Miro Heiskanen. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bishop (29 save shutout), Klingberg, and Georgiev (31 for 32 in saves).
Continuing along, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov occupy the creases. Detroit was first to score in the first period with a Niklas Kronwall goal, his third of the season, coming off of Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen. Colorado tied it in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Carl Soderberg and Colin Wilson. Detroit retook the lead in the third period on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jacob de la Rose and Justin Abdelkader. The Avalanche retied it on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog. Detroit pulled ahead again with a Filip Zadina power play goal, with assists provided by Filip Hronek and Vanek. Colorado retied it with a Barrie goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a MacKinnon goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist from Rantanen. The three stars were MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Barrie, while Vanek gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Darcy Kuemper are the goalies. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Josh Manson and Hampus Lindholm. Arizona tied it on a Lawson Crouse goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Josh Archibald and Kevin Connauton. The Ducks took the lead back in the third period with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler. Anaheim iced it at 3-1 with a Troy Terry power play goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist from Silfverberg. The three stars were Silfverberg, Miller (22 for 23 in saves), and Henrique.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Shea Weber. The Canadiens added on with an unassisted Jordan Weal goal, his fifth of the year, coming in the second period. Montreal extended the lead as Weber scored his tenth of the season in the third period, thanks to Phillip Danault and Mete. Los Angeles got on the board with a Matt Luff goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Dustin Brown. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Weber, Mete, and Price (26 for 27 in saves).
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