Eight games on for the last Monday of the regular season, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Miles Wood goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Mirco Mueller. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Nico Hischier. New York got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Brickley and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Filip Chytil power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Vinni Lettieri and Tony DeAngelo. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Carrick goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Stafford and Michael McLeod in the third period. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Joey Anderson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Kenny Agostino and Zajac. The three stars were Carrick, Zajac, and Blackwood (30 for 32 in saves).
Along to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Calle Rosen goal, passed from Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his forty-sixth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. New York got on the board with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. It wasn't enough, as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 with the three stars going to Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Tavares, and Rosen.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Roberto Luongo play in goal. Florida started in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Colton Sceviour and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Panthers padded the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Barkov and Dryden Hunt. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of John Carlson. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. Washington chipped closer on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twnety-fourth of the season, helped along by Oshie and Matt Niskanen. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Evgenii Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Barkov, Trocheck, and Oshie.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson man the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on with a Point goal, his forty-first of the year, assisted by Gourde and Kucherov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Max Veronneau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Rudolfs Balcers and Christian Wolanin. The Lightning replied with a Gourde goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Coburn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay capped it at 5-2 with a Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-second of the campaign, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Ondrej Palat. The three stars were Gourde, Kucherov, and Point, while Sergachev and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jordan Binnington are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. In the shootout, O'Reilly won it with the lone tally, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory. The three stars were O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Tarasenko.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the year, via Brandon Tanev and Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault in the second period. The Blackhawks got one back on a Strome goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Drake Caggiula and Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with another Strome goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Toews and Gustafsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on an unassisted Kevin Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Roslovic, Strome, and Gustafsson, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Kylington and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk and Michael Amadio. The Flames took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Mark Jankowski. The Kings tied it again with a Dustin Brown goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Calgary regained the lead in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan. The Flames added on in the third period with a James Neal goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jankowski. Calgary extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Neal and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Juuso Valimaki and Michael Stone. Calgary kept going on a Jankowski goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Ryan, and Neal.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are in the blue paint. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Brandon Pirri and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl. Vegas iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his sixth of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars went to Subban (18 for 19 in saves), Marchessault, and Eakin.
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