Today, we've got twice as much action as yesterday with eight games on. Leading off...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Lucas Wallmark goal, via Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes added on with a Martin Necas power play goal in the second period, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Teuvo Teravainen. Montreal got on the board with an unassisted Tomas Tatar power play goal. The Canadiens tied it on a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, passed from Artturi Lehkonen and Jonathan Drouin. Montreal pulled ahead with a Jordan Weal goal, guided in by Paul Byron and Nate Thompson. Carolina retied it in the third period with an Erik Haula goal, fueled by Hamilton and Ryan Dzingel. The tie went to a shootout, where Hamilton's lone tally gave the Hurricanes a 4-3 win. The three stars were Hamilton, Haula, and Price (40 for 43 in saves).
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Henrik Lundqvist patrol the creases. New York led off in the first period with a Marc Staal goal, assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Tony DeAngelo. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, with a lone assist by Nikolaj Ehlers. The Rangers took the lead with an Artemi Panarin power play goal in the second period, powered by Zibanejad and Jacob Trouba. The Jets tied it again with a Blake Wheeler goal, helped along by Ehlers and Ville Heinola. New York regained the lead with a Trouba goal, passed from Chris Kreider and Panarin. Winnipeg evened it again on Wheeler's second of the game, via Ehlers, who earned a sock trick, and Dmitry Kulikov. The Jets pulled ahead in the third period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, with assists provided by Josh Morrissey and Patrik Laine. The Rangers evened it on a Zibanejad goal, courtesy of Trouba and Libor Hajek. New York went ahead on a Brett Howden goal, guided in by Jesper Fast and Brady Skjei. The Rangers iced it at 6-4 with a Brendan Smith shorthanded empty net goal, set up by Zibanejad, who earned a sock trick. The three stars were handed to Zibanejad, Wheeler, and Ehlers, while Trouba and Panarin get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Matt Murray protect the nets. Buffalo began in the first period with a Conor Sheary goal, via Casey Mittelstadt. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. The Sabres took the lead back on a Sheary power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Mittelstadt and Colin Miller. Buffalo added on with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, fueled by Sam Reinhart and Victor Olofsson. This stood for the 3-1 final score, with Sheary, Hutton (28 for 29 in saves), and Mittelstadt earning the three stars.
Way south to Florida, as the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the Russian goalies. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, made possible by Mikhail Sergachev and Mathieu Joseph. Florida tied it in the second period with a Mike Hoffman goal, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Brett Connolly. The Lightning retook the lead with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, courtesy of Sergachev and Alex Killorn. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with a shorthanded Trocheck goal, set up by Aaron Ekblad. Tampa Bay regained the lead with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, powered by Killorn and Sergachev. The Lightning added on with a Pat Maroon goal, fueled by Victor Hedman and Kucherov. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-2 with an Erik Cernak empty net goal, with a lone helper from Anthony Cirelli. The three stars went to Sergachev, Kucherov, and Trocheck, while Killorn earned an honorable mention.
Northwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Nashville got going in the second period with a Ryan Ellis goal, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. Minnesota tied it on a Jason Zucker power play goal, powered by Brad Hunt and Mikko Koivu. The Wild took the lead with a Matt Dumba goal, coming off of Marcus Foligno and Ryan Suter. The Predators retied it in the third period on a Mikael Granlund goal, passed from Roman Josi and Duchene. Nashville pulled ahead with an Austin Watson goal, via Ellis and Nick Bonino. The Predators added on with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, with a lone helper from Craig Smith. Nashville iced it at 5-2 with a Forsberg empty net goal, set up by Mattias Ekholm and Duchene, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Ellis, Duchene, and Forsberg.
Southwest to Dallas, with the Stars welcoming the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Boston struck first in the first period with a Brett Ritchie goal, coming off of Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on with a Danton Heinen power play goal, powered by Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy. Dallas got on the board with a Roope Hintz goal, passed from Mattias Janmark and Joe Pavelski in the second period. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Rask (28 for 29 in saves), Heinen, and Ritchie.
Up to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi power play goal, powered by Samuel Girard and Andre Burakovsky. Calgary tied it on a Sean Monahan power play goal, with assists provided by Johnny Gaudreau and Elias Lindholm. The Avalanche regained the lead on a Mikko Rantanen goal, helped along by Gabriel Landeskog. The Flames tied it again in the second period with a Gaudreau goal, via Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk. Colorado pulled ahead on a J.T. Compher goal, with helpers from Matt Calvert and Nikita Zadorov. The Avalanche added on with a Rantanen power play goal, his second of the game, fueled by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Calgary got one back with a Mark Giordano goal, passed from Sam Bennett and Derek Ryan. Colorado capped it at 5-3 with a Donskoi empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Matt Nieto and Ryan Graves. The three stars belonged to Rantanen, Gaudreau, and Monahan, while Donskoi gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. John Gibson and Darcy Kuemper are in the blue paint. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Grant goal, via Devin Shore and Hampus Lindholm. Arizona tied it in the second period on a Derek Stepan goal, guided in by Phil Kessel and Clayton Keller. The Ducks took the lead back with a Cam Fowler goal, fueled by Carter Rowney and Max Jones. The final stood from here at 2-1, with the three stars being Gibson (32 for 33 in saves), Fowler, and Grant.
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