Twelve games on for a busy Thursday, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue and Curtis McElhinney are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. Carolina tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal. The Lightning tied it again with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov. Carolina regained the lead in the second period on a Staal goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Teuvo Teravainen and Brett Pesce. Tampa Bay evened it in the third period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Stamkos and Hedman. The Lightning took the lead with a Ryan Callahan goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Hedman, who earned a sock trick, and J.T. Miller. Tampa Bay added on with a Point power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Stamkos and Miller. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with a McDonagh empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Stamkos, Hedman, and Point, while McDonagh, Miller, and Staal get the honorable mentions.
Along to New Jersey, where the Devils welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Cory Schneider are the veterans in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with a Pastrnak goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Marchand and Bergeron in the second period. New Jersey got on the board with a Drew Stafford goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Pavel Zacha. Boston countered in the third period with a Danton Heinen goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Sean Kuraly. The Bruins extended the lead on a Bergeron empty net goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, set up by Marchand and David Krejci. Boston iced it at 5-1 with a David Backes goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Noel Acciari. The three stars were Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Roberto Luongo draw the starts in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a shorthanded Michael Grabner goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Brad Richardson. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his thirty-third of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dadonov. The Panthers pulled ahead in the second period with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Huberdeau and Keith Yandle. Florida added on in the third period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Huberdeau and Dadonov. The Coyotes got one back with an unassisted Richardson goal, his seventeenth of the season. The Panthers capped it at 4-2 with a Barkov empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, with a lone helper by Frank Vatrano. The three stars were given to Barkov, Huberdeau, and Dadonov.
Up to Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Carey Price are the rhyming goalies. Montreal started in the first period with a Joel Armia power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Jordan Weal and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an unassisted by Shea Weber goal, his thirteenth of the year. Montreal extended the lead as Drouin scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Armia and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Weal goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Jordie Benn and Nate Thompson. This chased Greiss, with Robin Lehner in to finish the game. Montreal won 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Price (28 save shutout), Armia, and Drouin, while Weal gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Taro Hirose and Frans Nielsen. St. Louis tied it on an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Michael Del Zotto and David Perron. The Blues took the lead on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Alexander Steen and Vince Dunn in the second period. St. Louis added on with another Barbashev goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Steen. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with a Vanek goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Madison Bowey and Niklas Kronwall. The Blues countered with a Pat Maroon goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Robert Thomas and Tyler Bozak. St. Louis iced it at 5-2 with a Barbashev empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Zach Sanford and Steen. The three stars were Barbashev, Steen, and Vanek.
Over in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Bryan Rust goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Kris Letang. Nashville tied it in the third period with a Ryan Ellis goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. In the shootout, Sidney Crosby's lone tally gave the Penguins a 2-1 win. The three stars belonged to Murray (28 for 29 in saves), Rinne (32 for 33 in saves), and Rust.
Next up, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Corey Crawford are between the pipes. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Gustav Forsling and Jonathan Toews. Philadelphia tied it on a Corban Knight goal, assisted by Justin Bailey and Radko Gudas. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Couturier, his thirty-first of the campaign, set up by Claude Giroux and Oskar Lindblom. The three stars went to Hart (40 for 41 in saves), Couturier, and van Riemsdyk.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Ben Bishop occupy the creases. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Erik Johnson goal, his sixth of the season, via Samuel Girard and Colin Wilson. The Avalanche added on in the third period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Girard. Dallas got on the board with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by John Klingberg and Miro Heiskanen. Colorado iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Carl Soderberg, his twenty-second of the year. The three stars went to Grubauer (44 for 45 in saves), Girard, and Barrie.
Way north to Alberta, as the Calgary Flames bring in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Mike Smith man the nets. Ottawa drew first blood in the first period with a Dylan DeMelo goal, his fourth of the season, via Anthony Duclair and Brian Gibbons. Calgary tied it on a Mark Giordano shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames took the lead with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Andrew Mangiapane and Derek Ryan. Calgary added on in the second period with a Mangiapane goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Ryan and Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Mikael Backlund scored his twentieth of the season, with the help of Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary padded the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, assisted by Frolik and Rasmus Andersson. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Hathaway, Mangiapane, and Ryan, while Tkachuk and Frolik get the honorable mentions.
Staying in the province, the Edmonton Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Mikko Koskinen are the Finnish goalies. Columbus cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a David Savard goal, his sixth of the season, via Markus Nutivaara and Ryan Dzingel. Edmonton tied it on a Kyle Brodziak goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Joseph Gambardella and Josh Currie. The Oilers took the lead with a Zack Kassian goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton added on with a McDavid goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, passed from Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers extended the lead on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, powered by Draisaitl and Andrej Sekera. The final held from here at 4-1, with the three stars being McDavid, Draisaitl, and Koskinen (19 for 20 in saves).
Down in Nevada, the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Malcolm Subban are the lesser-known goalies. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Nick Holden and Jon Merrill. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Paul Stastny. Vegas extended the lead on a shorthanded Tomas Nosek goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, set up by Stastny and Holden. Connor Hellebuyck replaced an injured Brossoit in goal. The Golden Knights padded the lead as Smith scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, thanks to Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. Vegas kept going with a Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, going in unassisted. This stood for a 5-0 win, with the three stars given to Karlsson, Smith, and Subban (20 save shutout), while Stastny and Holden get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles commenced the scoring in the first period with a Dustin Brown goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Sean Walker and Adrian Kempe. San Jose got on the board with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirty-second of the season, with a lone helper from Brent Burns. The Kings retied it in the third period on a Matt Roy goal, assisted by Alex Iafallo. Los Angeles retook the lead on an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Iafallo and Brown. The Kings iced it at 4-2 with a Jeff Carter shorthanded empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kopitar, Brown, and Iafallo.
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