Ten games on for a Tuesday night, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carter Hutton are in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from P.K. Subban and Kyle Turris. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Predators took the lead back in the second period on a Subban goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres tied it again with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, guided in by Brandon Montour and Rodrigues. Nashville regained the lead in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, via Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Subban, Johansen, and Rodrigues.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Marcus Johansson goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his thirty-sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Bruins chased Bobrovsky on a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Karson Kuhlman and Krejci. Joonas Korpisalo took over in relief. Boston padded the lead in the third period as David Pastrnak scored his thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and Marchand. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstand power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets got closer on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Bruins countered with a Kuhlman goal, his third of the year, made possible by DeBrusk and Krug. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars given to DeBrusk, Marchand, and Kuhlman, while Krejci and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Pittsburgh tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Red Wings regained the lead in the second period with another Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, coming off of Darren Helm and Larkin. Detroit added on in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Larkin, who got a sock trick, and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Mantha empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars belonged to Bertuzzi, Howard (38 for 39 in saves), and Mantha, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Edward Pasquale is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an unassisted Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-third of the season. Montreal tied it on a Nate Thompson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period with a Cedric Paquette goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Adam Erne and Erik Cernak. The Canadiens tied it again with a Joel Armia goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Montreal pulled ahead in the third period on an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Victor Mete and Andrew Shaw. The Canadiens added on with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Lehkonen and Benn. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Lehkonen, Benn, and Domi.
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Garret Sparks are in the creases. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Micheal Ferland and Jordan Staal. Toronto got on the board with a John Tavares power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly. Carolina replied in the third period with a Staal goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Hamilton empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Hamilton, Staal, and Mrazek (23 for 24 in saves).
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Jason Zucker. The Wild added on with another Parise goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, via Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Victor Rask scored his third of the season, thanks to Jonas Brodin. The Wild padded the lead in the second period on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Luke Kunin and Jordan Greenway. Winnipeg got on the board with a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Blake Wheeler. Minnesota countered with a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown. This held for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Parise, Dubnyk (32 for 33 in saves), and Rask.
Far to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Radulov. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny. The Flyers tied it on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Dallas retook the lead with a Radulov power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead as Tyler Pitlick scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Roope Hintz and Lindell. Dallas padded the lead on a Blake Comeau goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Radek Faksa and Klingberg. The Stars kept going with another Radulov goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist from Dickinson. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Radulov, Lindell, and Dickinson, while Seguin and Klingberg get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Benning and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Darnell Nurse goal, his ninth of the year, via Sam Gagner and Nugent-Hopkins. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal in the second period, his fortieth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Nikita Zadorov. Colorado pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Nieto and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche extended the lead as Colin Wilson scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Matt Calvert and Ian Cole. Colorado padded the lead in the third period on a Kerfoot goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Landeskog and Barrie. The Avalanche kept going with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Tyson Jost and Gabriel Bourque. This produced the final score of 6-2, with the three stars given to Kerfoot, Barrie, and Landeskog, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona got going in the second period with a Brad Richardson goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his eleventh of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. The Kings pulled ahead with a Trevor Lewis goal in third period, his third of the season, fueled by Clifford. Kuemper was injured on the play, and Calvin Pickard replaced him. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Clifford, Campbell (49 for 50 in saves), and Lewis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Thatcher Demko receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Brenden Dillon and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Tomas Hertl and Thornton. The Canucks retied it in the third period on a Pearson goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, coming off of Eriksson and Horvat. Vancouver took the lead with a Markus Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Tim Schaller and Alex Biega. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Troy Stecher empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alexander Edler. The three stars were Pearson, Eriksson, and Horvat, while Thornton gets an honorable mention.
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