Twelve games fill a busy schedule today, beginning with...
The Colorado Avalanche hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Philipp Grubauer are set to start in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Avalanche added on in the third period with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and MacKinnon. Colorado iced it at 3-0 with a Gabriel Bourque empty net goal, set up by Erik Johnson and MacKinnon. The three stars were MacKinnon, Grubauer (18 save shutout), and Rantanen.
Over in San Jose, the Sharks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Martin Jones occupy the creases. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Pat Maroon power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Colton Parayko and Vince Dunn. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Joe Thornton and Tim Heed. The Sharks pulled ahead on another Meier goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. The Blues retied it on a Brayden Schenn power play goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime on a Kevin Labanc goal, his twelfth of the campaign, assisted by Couture and Hertl. The three stars belonged to Meier, Couture, and Hertl.
Way to the east, the Boston Bruins bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Patrice Bergeron. Ottawa tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Brady Tkachuk. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Tkachuk goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Chris Tierney. The Bruins retied it on a Chris Wagner goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Krug and Charlie McAvoy. Boston took the lead with a David Krejci goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, helped along by Danton Heinen and Matt Grzelcyk. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the thre estars being Krug, Krejci, and Wagner.
Back west, the Edmonton Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Anthony Stolarz are the goalies. Toronto started in the first period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Tavares goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, courtesy of Zach Hyman and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto extended the lead in the third period as Jake Muzzin scored his sixth of the season, with the help of William Nylander and Tavares. Edmonton got on the board with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. The Oilers got closer with an Oscar Klefbom goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by McDavid and Draisaitl. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Tavares, Draisaitl, and McDavid.
East again to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Thomas Greiss and Brian Elliott man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, his fourth of the season, via Nick Leddy and Mathew Barzal. Philadelphia tied it on a Ryan Hartman goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Ivan Provorov and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers took the lead with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Jakub Voracek and Travis Sanheim. Philadelphia added on with a Sean Couturier goal in the second period, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Voracek and Sanheim. The Flyers extended the lead as Nolan Patrick scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Claude Giroux and van Riemsdyk. Philadelphia padded the lead on a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Gostisbehere and Scott Laughton. The Islanders got one back with a Leddy goal in the third period, his third of the campaign, coming off of Barzal and Ryan Pulock. The final held from here at 5-2, with the three stars given to van Riemsdyk, Voracek, and Leddy, while Gostisbehere, Sanheim, and Barzal get the honorable mentions.
Across town, the New York Rangers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New Jersey began in the first period with a Damon Severson goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Kenny Agostino and Michael McLeod. The Devils added on with a Blake Coleman power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Will Butcher and Travis Zajac. New York got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Strome goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Libor Hajek goal, passed from Chris Kreider and Strome. New York pulled ahead on a Namestnikov goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Mika Zibanejad and Brady Skjei. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Strome empty net goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Namestnikov and Zibanejad. The three stars went to Strome, Namestnikov, and Zibanejad.
To the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Louis Domingue are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Erik Cernak and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning added on with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Brayden Point and Victor Hedman. Detroit got on the board in the second period with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Filip Zadina. Tampa Bay shot back in the third period with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Tyler Johnson. The Red Wings pulled one back with an Anthony Mantha goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Kronwall and Filip Hronek. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars handed to Kucherov, Kronwall, and McDonagh.
Backtracking to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus drew first blood in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his twelfth of the season, via Josh Anderson and Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Cam Atkinson goal, his thirty-seventh of the year. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. Columbus replied in the third period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Ryan Dzingel and Matt Duchene. The Blue Jackets iced it at 4-1 with an Atkinson empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Zach Werenski. The three stars went to Atkinson, Bobrovsky (28 for 29 in saves), and Jenner.
Southwest to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Anton Khudobin draw the starts in goal. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a David Kampf goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Chris Kunitz. Dallas tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Tyler Seguin. The Blackhawks reclaimed the lead on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Connor Murphy. This was it for the scoring in a 2-1 Blackhawks win, with the three stars given to Crawford (26 for 27 in saves), DeBrincat, and Kampf.
Along to Arizona, where the Coyotes host the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper are the career backups in goal. Arizona kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Christian Dvorak power play goal, powered by Jakob Chychrun and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes added on with a Michael Grabner shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Los Angeles got on the board with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone helper from Drew Doughty. The Kings tied it in the third period on a Carl Grundstrom goal, via Derek Forbort and Doughty. Arizona retook the lead with a Dvorak goal, his second of the game, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Keller. The Coyotes capped it at 4-2 with a Grabner goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Dvorak, Grabner, and Keller, while Doughty gets an honorable mention.
Northeast to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Carolina cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on with a Niederreiter power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Nashville got on the board with in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Carolina shot back with a Justin Williams power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Teravainen and Justin Faulk. The Predators answered with a Brian Boyle goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Kyle Turris. The Hurricanes replied on a Jordan Martinook goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Brett Pesce and Lucas Wallmark. Nashville edged closer again with a Mikael Granlund goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. Carolina iced it at 5-3 with an Aho empty net goal, his thirtieth of the year, set up by Pesce. The three stars belonged to Niederreiter, Aho, and Teravainen, while Pesce gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jacob Markstrom receive the starting nods in goal. Vegas tallied first with a Mark Stone goal in the first period, his twenty-ninth of the season, made possible by Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights added on with an Alex Tuch goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jon Merrill. Vegas extended the lead as Cody Eakin scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Tomas Nosek and Tuch. Vancouver got on the board with a Brock Boeser goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Alex Biega and Elias Pettersson. The Golden Knights replied with a Nosek goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Colin Miller and Tuch. Vegas padded the lead on a Stastny goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Miller and Stone. Thatcher Demko replaced Markstrom at this time. The Canucks pulled one back in the second period on a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Antoine Roussel and Biega. The Golden Knights countered with a Nate Schmidt goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. This remained as the eventual 6-2 final score, with the three stars being Tuch, Nosek, and Stastny, while Stone, Miller, and Biega get the honorable mentions.
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