Nine games on a Thursday night, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug. Tampa Bay tied it with a Brayden Point goal, his third of the year, via Yanni Gourde and Victor Hedman. The Bruins retook the lead in the second period on a Bergeron power play goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Lightning evened it again with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his second of the year, assisted by Alex Killorn and Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay pulled ahead in the third period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos and Point. Boston retied it on a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Marchand and Krug. The tie went to a shootout, where Stamkos' lone tally gave the Lightning a 4-3 win. The three stars were Pastrnak, Bergeron, and Point, while Stamkos, Krug, and Marchand get the honorable mentions.
Along to Montreal, as the Canadiens welcome the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Victor Mete goal, via Nick Cousins. The Canadiens added on with a Joel Armia power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Shea Weber. Montreal extended the lead as Nick Suzuki scored, thanks to Jeff Petry and Max Domi. The Canadiens padded the lead in the third period on an unassisted goal from Brendan Gallagher, his third of the year. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Price (17 save shutout), Mete, and Armia.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and MacKenzie Blackwood are the backups in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, via Pavel Buchnevich and Brady Skjei. New Jersey tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his third of the season, coming off of Travis Zajac and Matt Tennyson. The Devils took the lead in the second period with an unassisted power play goal by Kyle Palmieri, his third of the year. New Jersey added on with a Miles Wood goal, courtesy of Jack Hughes and Tennyson. The Rangers got one back in the third period with a Jesper Fast goal, assisted by Ryan Strome and Brendan Smith. The Devils countered with a Nikita Gusev goal, his third of the campaign, going in unassisted. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with a P.K. Subban empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Tennyson, Wood, and Blackwood (29 for 31 in saves).
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Neal Pionk and Ville Heinola. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal power play goal in the second period, his second of the year, with assists provided by Josh Bailey and Devon Toews. The Islanders took the lead with another Barzal goal, his second of the game and third of the season, guided in by Anders Lee and Johnny Boychuk. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Bailey empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Barzal, Varlamov (32 for 33 in saves), and Bailey.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Robby Fabbri goal, via Tyler Bozak and Alexander Steen. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Micheal Ferland goal, courtesy of Brandon Sutter and Alexander Edler. The Blues took the lead back with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his third of the season, coming off of Oskar Sundqvist. St. Louis added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his second of the year, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Brayden Schenn. The Canucks got one back with a J.T. Miller goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Tyler Motte and Tyler Myers. Vancouver tied it on a Bo Horvat goal in the third period, with a lone assist by Elias Pettersson. The Canucks won 4-3 in the shootout with a lone tally by Josh Leivo. The three stars were Horvat, Miller, and Ferland.
Northwest to Calgary, with the Flames bringing in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and David Rittich guard the cages. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his second of the season, with a lone helper by Mark Giordano. The Flames added on with an Elias Lindholm power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan. Detroit got on the board with a Darren Helm goal, his third of the season, fueled by Anthony Mantha and Dennis Cholowski. Calgary replied in the third period with a Sam Bennett goal, courtesy of Milan Lucic. The Flames extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored an unassisted goal. Calgary padded the lead with a Giordano power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Monahan and Ryan. The three stars were Ryan, Giordano, and Monahan.
Way south to Arizona, as the Coyotes host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his third of the season, made possible by Nick Schmaltz. The Coyotes added on with a Phil Kessel power play goal, powered by Clayton Keller and Derek Stepan. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Dante Fabbro goal, his second of the year, guided in by Kyle Turris and Ryan Ellis. Arizona shot back with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, with helpers from Schmaltz and Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes extended the lead in the third period as Kessel scored again on the power play, thanks to Keller and Stepan. The Predators got one back with a Nick Bonino goal, his third of the season, helped along by Ellis. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Carl Soderberg empty net goal, set up by Lawson Crouse. The three stars were Kessel, Keller, and STepan, while Schmaltz and Ellis get the honorable mentions.
Also in the desert, the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Vegas got going in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone helper from Jonathan Marchessault. Ottawa tied it on a Thomas Chabot goal, coming off of Connor Brown and Chris Tierney. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Nick Holden power play goal, powered by Mark Stone and Paul Stastny. The Senators tied it in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his second of the year, passed from Tyler Ennis and Brown. Vegas prevailed 3-2 in the shootout, as Brandon Pirri, Shea Theodore, and Marchessault all tallied to top Vladislav Namestnikov and Ennis of Ottawa. The three stars were Brown, Marchessault, and Ennis.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Jack Campbell are the masked men. Buffalo dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, via Jimmy Vesey. The Sabres added on with a Sheary goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mittelstadt and Rasmus Dahlin. Buffalo extended the lead as Mittelstadt scored a power play goal in the second period, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Colin Miller. This stood for the eventual 3-0 win, with the three stars handed to Hutton (47 save shutout), Mittelstadt, and Sheary.
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