Nine games on for a fairly light Saturday, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Petr Mrazek are in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with an Andrei Svechnikov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Erik Haula. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, via Jaccob Slavin. Carolina extended the lead in the third period as Jordan Staal scored his second of the year on the power play, thanks to Sebastian Aho and Niederreiter. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-0 with a Svechnikov goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Aho and Jake Gardiner. The three stars went to Svechnikov, Mrazek (32 save shutout), and Niederreiter, while Aho gets an honorable mention.
At the regular time, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Curtis McElhinney are the backups in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok power play goal, his third of the season, via Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning took the lead with a Tyler Johnson goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brayden Point and Victor Hedman. The Predators retied it in the third period with a Josi power play goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Jarnkrok and Johansen. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime on a Ryan Ellis goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Josi and Colton Sissons. The three stars were Josi, Jarnkrok, and Johansen.
Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Brian Elliott patrol the creases. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his third of the season, coming off of James van Riemsdyk. Columbus tied it on a Boone Jenner goal, his second of the year, via Sonny Milano and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Gustav Nyquist. The Flyers retied it with a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. Columbus retook the lead on Jenner's second of the game and third of the season, passed from Josh Anderson and Milano. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with an Anderson goal, made possible by Dean Kukan and Vladislav Gavrikov. Philadelphia pulled one back with a Gostisbehere goal, with helpers from Claude Giroux and Kevin Hayes. The Flyers evened it with another van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with assists provided by Ivan Provorov and Voracek. Philadelphia took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Hayes goal, his fourth of the season. The Flyers extended the lead as Michael Raffl scored an empty-netter, his third of the year, with the help of Hayes. Philadelphia iced it at 7-4 with a Travis Konecny power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Matt Niskanen and Provorov. The three stars were van Riemsdyk, Voracek, and Hayes, while Gostisbehere, Provorov, Jenner, Anderson, and Milano get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Hutchinson is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Mike Reilly. The Canadiens added on with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Joel Armia. Toronto got on the board with a Jake Muzzin goal, his third of the season, passed from Mitchell Marner and Ilya Mikheyev. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period on an Andreas Johnsson goal, his third of the year, assisted by Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly. Montreal reclaimed the lead in the third period with an Armia power play goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canadiens extended the lead as Drouin scored his second of the game and fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. Montreal padded the lead with a Nick Suzuki goal, his third of the season, helped along by Nate Thompson and Nick Cousins. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars given to Armia, Drouin, and Price (29 for 31 in saves).
Back stateside, the Boston Bruins welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston struck first in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on in the second period with an Anders Bjork goal, via Matt Grzelcyk and Danton Heinen. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Brandon Carlo, going in unassisted. The three stars were Rask (26 save shutout), Pastrnak, and Bjork.
Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Alex Stalock are in the blue paint. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Gerald Mayhew goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Matt Dumba and Ryan Donato. Los Angeles tied it on a Ben Hutton goal in the second period, helped along by Adrian Kempe and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Wild pulled ahead with an Eric Staal goal, his third of the year, passed from Jason Zucker. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, with helpers from Dumba and Jonas Brodin. The Wild extended the lead as Mikko Koivu scored, thanks to Marcus Foligno and Ryan Hartman. Minnesota padded the lead with an unassisted Jared Spurgeon goal, his second of the season. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars being STalock (30 for 31 in saves), Dumba, and Staal.
Far to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Ben Bishop are the alliterative goalies. Pittsburgh got going in the third period with a Dominik Kahun goal, courtesy of Sam Lafferty. The Penguins added on with a Bryan Rust goal, coming off of John Marino and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Brandon Tanev, his third of the campaign, set up by Jake Guentzel and Teddy Blueger. The three stars belonged to Murray (25 save shutout), Kahun, and Rust.
Northwest to Colorado, with the Avalanche welcoming the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Pavel Francouz draw the starts in goal. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Rickard Rakell and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on with a Carter Rowney goal, his second of the year, via Derek Grant and Lindholm. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Joonas Donskoi power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Andre Burakovsky. Anaheim replied with a Ryan Getzlaf power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Lindholm and the goalie Miller. The Avalanche got one back with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by J.T. Compher and Cale Makar. The Ducks shot back with a Max Comtois goal, his second of the year, fueled by Nick Ritchie and Brendan Guhle. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with a Jakob Silfverberg empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Lindholm, Getzlaf, and Comtois.
Finally, in the Heritage Classic, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Calgary Flames in Regina, Saskatchewan. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Winnipeg tied it in the third period with a Josh Morrissey power play goal, with assists provided by Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele. The Jets won 2-1 in overtime on a Bryan Little goal, set up by Kyle Connor and Neal Pionk. The three stars were Little, Morrissey, and Rittich (43 for 45 in saves).
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