Four games on as the schedule calms down again, beginning in...
Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Carter Hart man the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, his seventh of the season, via Tyler Ennis and Frederik Gauthier. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Brown. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Travis Sanheim and Scott Laughton in the second period. The Flyers tied it on a Radko Gudas goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Robert Hagg and Corban Knight. Philadelphia took the lead with a Sean Couturier goal, his thirty-second of the season, guided in by Sanheim and Ivan Provorov. Toronto retied it in the third period on an unassisted Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-sixth of the year. The Flyers pulled ahead with a Ryan Hartman goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Laughton and Knight. The Maple Leafs evened it again with a William Nylander goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Matthews. The tie went to a shootout, where Couturier gave the Flyers a 5-4 win with the lone tally. The three stars were Sanheim Knight, and Couturier, while Brown, Laughton, and Matthews get the honorable mentions.
Over in Boston, the Bruins welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. Boston began in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Strome and Pavel Buchnevich. The Bruins took the lead back with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Torey Krug. Boston added on in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Pastrnak and Krejci. The Rangers pulled back on a Strome goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Brett Howden and Brady Skjei. The Bruins answered with Pastrnak completing his hat trick on a power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, guided in by Krug and Marchand. Boston extended the lead as Bergeron scored his thirty-second of the season on the power play, with the help of Pastrnak and Marchand, the latter earning a sock trick. The Bruins padded the lead on a Charlie McAvoy power play goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Zdeno Chara and Charlie Coyle. New York chipped back on Zibanejad's second power play goal of the game, his thirtieth of the campaign, helped along by Vladislav Namestnikov and Tony DeAngelo. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Pastrnak, Marchand, and Zibanejad, while Bergeron, Strome, Krejci, and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and David Rittich man the creases. Dallas opened in the first period with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin. Anton Khudobin had to relieve an injured Ben Bishop in the second period. The Stars added on with a Miro Heiskanen power play goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Radek Faksa and Mattias Janmark. Calgary got on the board with a T.J. Brodie goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Khudobin (15 for 16 in saves), Heiskanen, and Radulov.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Philipp Grubauer are the backups in goal. Colorado started in the first period with a Matt Calvert goal, his eleventh of the season, via Tyson Jost and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, powered by Barrie and Alexander Kerfoot. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Barrie scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Carl Soderberg. Vegas got on the board with a Paul Stastny goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Jon Merrill and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights got closer with a Reilly Smith goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. The Avalanche shot back on a Gabriel Bourque goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Nikita Zadorov and MacKinnon. Vegas got one back in the third period with a Tuch goal, his twentieth of the campaign, helped along by Stastny and Mark Stone. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Barrie, MacKinnon, and Stastny, while Tuch gets an honorable mention.
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