Nine games on for a surprisingly busy Monday, beginning in...
New Jersey, as the Devils host the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Cory Schneider are set to start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Blake Coleman power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Nico Hischier and Travis Zajac. Buffalo tied it on a Sam Reinhart goal, his twentieth of the year, via Rasmus Dahlin. The Devils retook the lead in the third period with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Will Butcher and Kenny Agostino. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 with a Miles Wood empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Andy Greene and Zacha. The three stars were Zacha, Schneider (45 for 46 in saves), and Coleman.
Over in New York, the Rangers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray faces a lesser foe in Alexandar Georgiev in goal. New York started in the first period with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Pavel Buchnevich and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers added on with a Vinni Lettieri power play goal, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Filip Chytil. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Marcus Pettersson and Dominik Simon. The Penguins tied it in the second period on a Justin Schultz power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Garrett Wilson. The Penguins extended the lead as Teddy Blueger scored a shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Bryan Rust and Pettersson. Pittsburgh capped it at 5-2 in the third period on a Blueger goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Jared McCann and Kessel. The three stars were Blueger, Pettersson, and Kessel.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Frederik Andersen draw the starts in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs added on with a Jake Muzzin goal, his ninth of the year, via Andreas Johnsson and Nikita Zaitsev. Roberto Luongo replaced Montembeault in goal. Toronto extended the lead as John Tavares scored his forty-second of the season on the power play, thanks to Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews. Florida got on the board with a Jayce Hawryluk goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Mike Hoffman and Aaron Ekblad. The Maple Leafs replied on a Tavares goal, his second of the game and forty-third of the season, assisted by Zach Hyman and William Nylander. The Panthers chipped back on a Mike Matheson goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Hawryluk. Toronto countered with a Tavares goal in the second period, completing his hat trick on his forty-fourth of the season, with helpers from Morgan Rielly and Nylander. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period with Tavares' fourth of the night and forty-fifth of the year, passed from Marner and Hyman. Florida pulled one back on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Aleksander Barkov and Evgenii Dadonov. Toronto responded on a Hyman goal, his twentieth of the year, with helpers coming from Rielly and Marner, the latter earning a sock trick. The Panthers shot back on Huberdeau's second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, a power play goal set up by Dadonov and Hoffman. Florida edged closer on Hawryluk's second of the game and seventh of the year, with the help of Denis Malgin and Ian McCoshen. The final stayed at 7-5, with the three stars awarded to Tavares, Marner, and Hawryluk, while Hyman, Nylander, Rielly, Huberdeau, Hoffman, and Dadonov get the honorable mentions.
Way to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fortieth of the season, assisted by Ryan Callahan and Mikhail Sergachev. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron. The Lightning took the lead back on a Stamkos goal, his second of the game and forty-first of the season, guided in by Victor Hedman and Sergachev. The Bruins tied it again in the second period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by David Backes. Boston pulled ahead on a Brandon Carlo goal, his second of the season, fueled by David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins added on with another Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, passed from Pastrnak and Bergeron. Tampa Bay got one back in the third period with a Hedman goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Stamkos and J.T. Miller. The Lightning evened the score with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, helped along by Stamkos. Tampa Bay surged ahead with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Mathieu Joseph and Ryan McDonagh. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Stamkos, Marchand, and Hedman, while Sergachev, Bergeron, and Pastrnak get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. St. Louis struck first in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Zach Sanford. Vegas tied it on a William Karlsson power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Colin Miller and Jonathan Marchessault in the second period. The Blues retook the lead on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Jay Bouwmeester and Colton Parayko. St. Louis added on in the third period with a Sanford goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Robert Bortuzzo and Alex Pietrangelo. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Sanford, Binnington (24 for 25 in saves), and O'Reilly.
Further north, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Dallas got going in the second period on an Esa Lindell goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Blake Comeau and Andrew Cogliano. The Stars added on with a Radek Faksa goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Mattias Janmark and the goalie Bishop. Dallas extended the lead as Tyler Seguin scored his thirtieth of the season on the power play, thanks to Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov. The Stars padded the lead in the third period on another Seguin power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, powered by Miro Heiskanen. Winnipeg got on the board with a Kyle Connor goal, his thirty-third of the season, fueled by Kevin Hayes. The Jets got closer with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, with assists provided by Jacob Trouba and Connor. Dallas iced it at 5-2 with a Faksa empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Valeri Nichushkin and Radulov. The three stars went to Seguin, Faksa, and Connor, while Radulov gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a shorthanded Ryan Johansen goal, his twelfth of the season, set up by Viktor Arvidsson and Mattias Ekholm. This would stand for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Saros (29 save shutout), Johansen, and Dubnyk (18 for 19 in saves).
In Canada once more, as the Calgary Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Mike Smith are in the blue paint. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Forbort goal, his second of the season, via Jeff Carter and Kyle Clifford. The Kings added on in the third period with a Jonny Brodzinski goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Trevor Lewis and Dion Phaneuf. Los Angeles iced it at 3-0 with a Tyler Toffoli empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Campbell (42 save shutout), Forbort, and Brodzinski.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones receive the starting nods in goal. Detroit drew first blood in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Taro Hirose. Detroit extended the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Christoffer Ehn goal, his third of the season, set up by Luke Glendening and Darren Helm. San Jose got on the board with an Evander Kane power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Tim Heed. The Sharks got closer with a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirty-third of the campaign, passed from Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Ehn, Bernier (39 for 41 in saves), and Athanasiou.
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