Eight games on this Thursday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Anthony Mantha and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Filip Hronek goal, his fourth of the year, via Mantha and Bertuzzi. Buffalo got on the board with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Casey Mittelstadt and Brandon Montour. The Sabres tied it on a Marco Scandella goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Zemgus Girgensons and Johan Larsson. Detroit took the lead back in the third period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Madison Bowey and Mantha, the latter earning a sock trick. The Red Wings extended the lead as Larkin scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, thanks to Hronek. Buffalo countered on a Mittelstadt goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville. The Sabres tied it on a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart. Detroit won 5-4 in overtime on a Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Danny DeKeyser and Taro Hirose. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and Mantha, while Hronek and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Curtis McElhinney are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho. Washington tied it on a Brett Connolly goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Brooks Orpik. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period on a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Justin Faulk and Brett Pesce. The Capitals tied it again in the third period on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Christian Djoos. Washington pulled ahead with a Nic Dowd goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Nick Jensen. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Dowd, Vrana, and Connolly.
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Montreal Canadiens. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price protect the nets. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brett Kulak goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Max Domi and Andrew Shaw. Columbus tied it in the second period with a David Savard goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Jeff Petry goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Phillip Danault and Kulak. The Blue Jackets tied it again with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Seth Jones and Alexander Wennberg. Columbus gained the lead on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Matt Duchene and Markus Nutivaara. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with a Riley Nash goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus extended the lead as Bjorkstrand scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with the help of Dean Kukan. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-2 with a Dubinsky empty net goal, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Bjorkstrand, Dubinsky, and Kulak.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Anders Nilsson are set to start in goal. Florida started in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. Ottawa tied it on a Colin White goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Brian Gibbons and Anthony Duclair. The Panthers took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Riley Sheahan and Dryden Hunt in the second period. Florida added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Barkov and Dadonov. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Gibbons and Thomas Chabot. The Panthers replied with a Hunt empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Florida finished it at 5-2 with a Huberdeau empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Dadonov. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Barkov, while Hunt and Gibbons draw the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Brandon Tanev and Nathan Beaulieu. The Jets added on with a Lowry goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Jacob Trouba and Tanev. New York got on the board with a Mathew Barzal goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jordan Eberle. Winnipeg shot back in the second period with a Tanev goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Beaulieu and Lowry. The Islanders pulled back with an Anders Lee power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. The Jets countered in the third period with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Trouba and Blake Wheeler. New York responded on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Pulock and Adam Pelech. The Islanders tied it as Casey Cizikas scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Anthony Beauvillier and Pulock, the latter earning a sock trick. New York took the lead on Eberle's second goal of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, assisted by Barzal and Lee. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Eberle, Lowry, and Pulock, while Lee, Barzal, Tanev, Trouba, and Beaulieu get the honorable mentions.
Further west to Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on in the second period with a McDavid goal, his fortieth of the year, via Draisaitl. Dallas got on the board with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz. The Stars tied it in the third period on a Miro Heiskanen goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jason Dickinson and Hintz. In the shootout, Seguin and Jamie Benn answered Nugent-Hopkins to secure a 3-2 win for the Stars. The three stars were Seguin, McDavid, and Hintz, while Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions.
Continuing the Canadian tour, the Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Thatcher Demko patrol the creases. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Austin Wagner goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Kurtis MacDermid and Michael Amadio. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Alexander Edler power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead on a Brock Boeser goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn. The Kings tied it in the third period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his twelfth of the year, via Trevor Lewis. Vancouver won 3-2 with a lone tally by Tanner Pearson in the shootout. The three stars were Demko (37 for 39 in saves), Boeser, and Hughes.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Martin Jones guard the cages. Chicago was first to score in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Connor Murphy goal, his fifth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Artem Anisimov. Chicago extended the lead as Toews scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Saad and Erik Gustafsson. San Jose got on the board with a Lukas Radil goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Burns. The Sharks got closer in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Hertl and Kevin Labanc. The Blackhawks replied with another DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and fortieth of the year, coming off of Dylan Strome and Dominik Kahun. San Jose got one back on a Hertl power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks evened it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Couture and Nyquist. Chicago regained the lead on a Chris Kunitz goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Kane and Gustafsson. This stood as the eventual 5-4 final score, with the three stars given to DeBrincat, Hertl, and Toews, while Kane, Saad, Gustafsson, Nyquist, and Couture get the honorable mentions.
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