A big day with twelve games starts now, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Ottawa Senators. Joey Daccord and Carter Hutton draw the starts in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Cody Ceci and Rudolfs Balcers. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel. The Senators took the lead back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mikkel Boedker and Max Veronneau. The Sabres tied it again in the second period on a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Conor Sheary and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo took the lead on a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Eichel. The Sabres added on in the third period with an Eichel goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Olofsson and Reinhart. Buffalo extended the lead as Jason Pominville scored his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars given to Eichel, Olofsson, and Reinhart.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Petr Mrazek play in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with an Andy Greene goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Micheal McLeod and Pavel Zacha. Carolina tied it on a Warren Foegele goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Dougie Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Brett Pesce and Justin Williams. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Mrazek (36 for 37 in saves), Faulk, and Niederreiter.
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Matt Murray protect the nets. Detroit opened in the first period with a Matt Puempel power play goal, powered by Filip Hronek and Taro Hirose. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, made possible by Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins took the lead on a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh added on in the second period with a Kessel goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, via Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Crosby scored his thirty-fourth of the year on the power play, with the help of Kessel and Hornqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars awarded to Kessel, Crosby, and Murray (33 for 34 in saves), while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Toronto started in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Zach Hyman. Tampa Bay tied it on a shorthanded Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-fourth of the year, set up by Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Stamkos and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Nikita Kucherov empty net goal, his fortieth of the year, set up by McDonagh. The three stars were Stamkos, Vasilevskiy (29 for 30 in saves), and McDonagh.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington struck first in the first period with a Lars Eller goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Joel Armia and Phillip Danault. The Capitals retook the lead on a Nic Dowd goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Andre Burakovsky. This led to the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars given to Holtby (33 for 34 in saves), Dowd, and Eller.
Far south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. New York got going in the second period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Michael Dal Colle and Josh Bailey. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Montembeault in the third period. In the shootout, Nelson tallied to win it 2-1 for the Islanders. The three stars were Nelson, Greiss (29 for 30 in saves), and Montembeault (35 for 36 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Pekka Rinne are the goalies. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Markus Granlund power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and Tanner Pearson. The Canucks added on with a Pearson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Hughes and Ryan Spooner. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Nick Bonino and Austin Watson. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Bonino goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Watson and Ryan Ellis. Nashville took the lead on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Bonino, Watson, and Pearson, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Jordan Binnington receive the green light to play goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by David Perron and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis struck again with a shorthanded Steen goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Oskar Sundqvist and Pietrangelo. Philadelphia got on the board with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman and Scott Laughton. The Blues chased Elliott on a Pat Maroon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas. Carter Hart came on in relief. The Flyers chipped back with an unassisted James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year. St. Louis countered with a Perron power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Pietrangelo, who earned a sock trick, and Vladimir Tarasenko. Philadelphia responded with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Sean Couturier and van Riemsdyk. The Blues answered in the second period with a Schenn goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Vince Dunn and Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Steen scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, thanks to Barbashev and Robby Fabbri. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars going to Steen, Pietrangelo, and Perron, while Barbashev, Schenn, Tarasenko, and van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.
Further to the north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Noel Acciari and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins added on in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, passed from Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Zach Shenshyn empty net goal, set up by Marcus Johansson and Steven Kampfer. The three stars were Halak (26 save shutout), Nordstrom, and Pastrnak.
Into Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl shorthanded goal, his forty-eighth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Marcus Sorensen goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Joe Thornton and Jacob Middleton. The Sharks took the lead with a Brent Burns goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Tomas Hertl. The Oilers retied it on a Draisaitl goal in the second period, his second of the game and forty-ninth of the year, assisted by Matt Benning and McDavid. San Jose regained the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Burns and Evander Kane.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer are the masked men. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, via Kyle Connor and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Mathieu Perreault. Colorado got on the board with a Tyson Barrie goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Nikita Zadorov and Colin Wilson. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Tyson Jost and Samuel Girard. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone assist by Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were handed to Grubauer (34 for 36 in saves), Johnson, and Soderberg.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Marc-Andre Fleury occupy the creases. Vegas commenced the scoring in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirty-third of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Stastny. Arizona tied it on a Richard Panik goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Clayton Keller and Christian Dvorak. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a Derek Stepan goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Lawson Crouse. Arizona added on with another Stepan goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Crouse and Jason Demers. The Coyotes extended the lead as Conor Garland scored an unassisted goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Stepan, Kuemper (37 for 38 in saves), and Crouse.
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