Ten games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Justin Faulk. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. The Penguins took the lead in the third period on a Kris Letang goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Rust and Guentzel. The Hurricanes retied it with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Dougie Hamilton and Nino Niederreiter. The tie went to a shootout, where Hamilton tallied to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win. The three stars were Hamilton, Guentzel, and Rust.
Up in New York, the Islanders welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Robin Lehner are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Sean Kuraly goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins added on in the second period with an unassisted Noel Acciari goal, his fourth of the year. Boston extended the lead as Kuraly scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to Danton Heinen. The Bruins padded the lead in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, assisted by Joakim Nordstrom and John Moore. Boston capped it at 5-0 with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kuraly, Rask (13 save shutout), and Acciari.
Staying in the state, the New York Rangers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Taro Hirose and Brian Lashoff. The Red Wings added on in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Jacob de la Rose and Michael Rasmussen. New York got on the board with a Ryan Strome power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Pavel Buchnevich. Detroit replied on an Athanasiou empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers got one back on a Brendan Smith goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Brett Howden and Neal Pionk. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Athanasiou, Howard (41 for 43 in saves), and Nielsen.
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Carter Hart are the masked men. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his thirty-first of the season, courtesy of Tomas Tatar and Christian Folin. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Shea Weber goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Max Domi and Andrew Shaw. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux. Montreal answered with a Domi empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Shaw and Nate Thompson. This sealed it at 3-1, with the three stars handed to Price (32 for 33 in saves), Domi, and Shaw.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and MacKenzie Blackwood are the backups in goal. Washington started in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Nic Dowd and Brett Connolly. New Jersey tied it on a Kenny Agostino goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead with a Connolly goal in the second period, his twentieth of the season, passed from Christian Djoos and Carl Hagelin. Washington added on with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Vrana. The Capitals extended the lead as Tom Wilson scored his twenty-first of the campaign, with the help of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. This made it 4-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Connolly, Copley (20 for 21 in saves), and Kuznetsov.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eighth of the season, via David Perron and Michael Del Zotto. The Blues added on in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Schwartz and Oskar Sundqvist. St. Louis extended the lead as Schwartz scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Tyler Bozak and Vince Dunn. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. The Blues padded the lead on a Perron goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jay Bouwmeester and Sundqvist. Edmonton got on the board with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Adam Larsson and Milan Lucic. The Oilers got closer with a Zack Kassian goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Oscar Klefbom. St. Louis countered in the third period with a Perron power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, powered by Brayden Schenn and Pietrangelo. The Blues kept going with a Pat Maroon goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Robert Thomas and Bozak. St. Louis finished it at 7-2 as Schwartz scored on the power play to wrap up his hat trick with his tenth of the campaign, with the help of Zach Sanford and Bozak, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Schwartz, Perron, and Bozak, while Pietrangelo and Sundqvist get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brian Boyle goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Craig Smith and Ryan Johansen. The Predators added on in the third period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Ryan Ellis and Nick Bonino. Nashville iced it at 3-0 with a Filip Forsberg empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Viktor Arvidsson and Johansen. The three stars belonged to Rinne (22 save shutout), Boyle, and Johansen.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Ian Cole. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Ryan Suter and Kevin Fiala. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Tyson Jost goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Colin Wilson. Colorado iced it at 3-1 with a Cole empty net goal in the third period, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Grubauer (36 for 37 in saves), Cole, and Jost.
Way to the south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Ben Bishop patrol the creases. Florida was first to score in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dadonov. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin. The Stars took the lead with a John Klingberg power play goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and Seguin. The Panthers tied it again with a Barkov power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, with assists provided by Keith Yandle and Vincent Trocheck. Dallas regained the lead in the third period with a Radulov goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Benn and Seguin, the latter earning a sock trick. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Radulov empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Seguin and Benn. The three stars were Seguin, Benn, and Radulov, while Barkov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and David Rittich are the masked men. Columbus cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Zach Werenski goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Artemi Panarin. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Derek Ryan and Austin Czarnik. The Flames took the lead with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Mark Jankowski and Czarnik. Calgary added on in the second period with a Michael Frolik goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Josh Anderson and Werenski. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Matthew Tkachuk empty net goal, his thirty-third of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund and Frolik. The three stars were Frolik, Czarnik, and Werenski.
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