There are twelve games on as we hit the week-to-go mark. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask draw the starts in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Dryden Hunt and Keith Yandle. The Panthers added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau. Boston got on the board with a Noel Acciari goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, coming off of Torey Krug and Joakim Nordstrom. Florida replied with a shorthanded Troy Brouwer goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mike Matheson. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Dadonov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, via Huberdeau and Barkov. The three stars went to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Luongo (30 for 31 in saves).
The other matinee is in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Corban Knight and James van Riemsdyk. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Nino Niederreiter and Justin Williams. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Jordan Staal and Brock McGinn. Carolina added on in the third period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. The Flyers got one back with an Oskar Lindblom power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by van Riemsdyk and Travis Sanheim. The Hurricanes countered with a shorthanded empty net goal by Jaccob Slavin, his seventh of the year, set up by Brett Pesce and the goalie Mrazek. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with a Brock McGinn empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Teravainen, McGinn, and van Riemsdyk.
At the regular time, the New Jersey Devils bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cory Schneider are the average goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Robert Thomas goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Pat Maroon and Tyler Bozak. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Drew Stafford power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Pavel Zacha and Kenny Agostino. The Blues retook the lead on a Bozak goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jay Bouwmeester and Thomas. The Devils retied it on a Joey Anderson goal, his third of the year, via Steven Santini and Travis Zajac. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted Vince Dunn goal, his twelfth of the campaign. The three stars were Bozak, Thomas, and Dunn.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Devon Toews in the second period. New York extended the lead as Michael Dal Colle scored his third of the season, thanks to Adam Pelech and Brock Nelson. The Islanders padded the lead in the third period with a Ryan Pulock goal, his ninth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. New York kept going with a Beauvillier goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Leo Komarov. Buffalo got on the board with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, powered by Jack Eichel. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars given to Beauvillier, Lehner (31 for 32 in saves), and Olofsson.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome provincial rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Craig Anderson are the netminders. Ottawa got going in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Oscar Lindberg and Magnus Paajarvi. The Senators added on with a Paajarvi goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone helper by Duclair. Toronto got on the board in the third period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Ron Hainsey. Ottawa regained the lead with a Cody Ceci goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brady Tkachuk and Colin White. The Senators iced it at 4-2 with a Duclair power play empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, set up by Tkachuk and White. The three stars were Duclair, Paajarvi, and Tkachuk, while White gets an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Washington struck first in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Tom Wilson and Christian Djoos. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Nick Jensen and Carl Hagelin. Washington extended the lead on an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals padded the lead in the second period as Backstrom scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with the help of Dmitry Orlov and Chandler Stephenson. Tampa Bay got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning got closer in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington fired back with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fiftieth of the season, fueled by Oshie and Backstrom. The Capitals struck again with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and fifty-first of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Kuznetsov. Tampa Bay fought back with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Sergachev and Miller. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Backstrom, Oshie, and Ovechkin, while Kuznetsov, Carlson, Miller, and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Back in Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Joel Armia power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Phillip Danault and Jordan Weal. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Jeff Petry goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Brett Kulak and Max Domi. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Jack Roslovic. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Weal, his seventh of the year. The three stars were Weal, Price (23 for 24 in saves), and Petry.
Stateside again, the Nashville Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fortieth of the season, via Artemi Panarin and Matt Duchene. Nashville tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson shorthanded goal, his thirty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a David Savard goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Panarin and Markus Nutivaara. Columbus added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone helper by Panarin, who earned a sock trick. The Predators got one back in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by P.K. Subban. The Blue Jackets answered with a Boone Jenner goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Dean Kukan. Columbus extended the lead as Atkinson scored his second of the game and forty-first of the season, thanks to Duchene and Panarin. This held for a 5-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Panarin, Atkinson, and Duchene.
Out in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. San Jose tied it in the second period on a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, passed from Joonas Donskoi and Timo Meier. The Golden Knights took the lead back with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Deryk Engelland and Ryan Carpenter. The Sharks retied it in the third period on an unassisted Evander Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the year. San Jose pulled ahead with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his third of the season, made possible by Logan Couture. Vegas evened it on a Shea Theodore goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Karlsson. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Couture and Kevin Labanc.
North to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Jacob Markstrom occupy the blue paint. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period on a Tim Schaller goal, his third of the season, helped along by Jay Beagle and Alex Biega. The Canucks added on with a Sven Baertschi goal, his ninth of the year, via Brock Boeser. Dallas got on the board in the third period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Radek Faksa. The Stars tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, coming off of John Klingberg and Mattias Janmark. Vancouver got the win on a lone tally by Markus Granlund in the shootout.
East to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Adam Henrique and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Sam Steel and Korbinian Holzer. The Ducks padded the lead on Rakell's natural hat trick tally, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Silfverberg and Lindholm. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. Anaheim kept going with a Devin Shore goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by Sam Carrick. Edmonton got on the board with a Sam Gagner goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Milan Lucic and Oscar Klefbom. The final held from here at 5-1, with Rakell, Silfverberg, and Gibson (30 for 31 in saves) earning the three stars, while Lindholm gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jack Campbell receive the green light to play goal. Chicago commenced the scoring in the second period on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. Los Angeles tied it on an Austin Wagner goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jeff Carter and Matt Roy. The Blackhawks retook the lead in the third period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Duncan Keith and Marcus Kruger. The Kings tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli. The three stars were Doughty, Amadio, and Campbell (33 for 35 in saves).
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