We've got seven games on for today, beginning with...
The Edmonton Oilers hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mike Smith draw the starts in goal. Florida got going in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, via Aleksander Barkov and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers added on with a Brian Boyle goal, passed from Brett Connolly and Jayce Hawryluk. Florida chased Smith on an unassisted Noel Acciari goal, his fourth of the season. Mikko Koskinen took over in goal. The Panthers extended the lead in the third period as Evgenii Dadonov scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Jonathan Huberdeau and Weegar. Edmonton got on the board with a James Neal power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers got closer on a Draisaitl goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Ethan Bear and Connor McDavid. Florida replied with a Frank Vatrano empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Denis Malgin and Mark Pysyk. The Panthers iced it at 6-2 with a Hawryluk goal, courtesy of Boyle and Connolly. The three stars were Boyle, Weegar, and Hawryluk, while Draisaitl and Connolly get the honorable mentions.
Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington faces a lesser foe in Jonathan Bernier in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. The Blues added on with a Zach Sanford goal, passed from Alexander Steen and O'Reilly. Detroit got on the board in the second period with a Filip Hronek power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Mike Green and Taro Hirose. St. Louis shot back with an O'Reilly goal, his second of the season, assisted by Perron and Jay Bouwmeester. The Red Wings pulled back in the third period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Tyler Bertuzzi and Darren Helm. Detroit tied it with a Valtteri Filppula goal, coming off of Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings pulled ahead on a Bertuzzi goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Larkin. The Blues retied it on an O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Perron and Jaden Schwartz. St. Louis won 5-4 in overtime with a Perron goal, his sixth of the campaign, fueled by Schenn and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were O'Reilly, Perron, and Schenn, while Larkin and Bertuzzi get the honorable mentions.
Into Canada, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Craig Anderson are in the blue paint. Ottawa began in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, via Nikita Zaitsev and Nick Paul. San Jose tied it on an Evander Kane power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Logan Couture. The Senators retook the lead with a Nick Paul goal, made possible by Brady Tkachuk and Chris Tierney. Ottawa added on in the second period with another Paul goal, with a lone assist by Brown. The Sharks got one back on a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Burns. The Senators shot back with a Tkachuk goal, his third of the season, helped along by Dylan DeMelo and Mark Borowiecki. Ottawa extended the lead as Anthony Duclair scored his fourth of the year in the third period, with the help of Tkachuk and DeMelo. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars given to Paul, Tkachuk, and Brown, while DeMelo and Burns get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Henrik Lundqvist are the masked men. New York started in the first period with a Micheal Haley goal, assisted by Brendan Smith and Lias Andersson. Boston tied it in the second period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his third of the season, via David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead on a Marchand goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Pastrnak and Brandon Carlo. Boston added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, coming off of Charlie McAvoy and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins extended the lead as Marchand scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Coyle and Jake DeBrusk. Boston padded the lead in the third period with a Chara goal, his second of the year, with assists by Pastrnak and Carlo. The Rangers got one back with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Artemi Panarin and Tony DeAngelo. The Bruins countered with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with helpers from Marchand and Pastnrak. New York pulled back on a Chris Kreider power play goal, his second of the season, powered by DeAngelo and Buchnevich. The Rangers got closer with a Brady Skjei goal, fueled by Panarin and Ryan Strome. Boston iced it at 7-4 with a Bergeron empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fifth of the year, set up by Marchand and Pastrnak. The three stars were Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak, while Coyle, Chara, Carlo, Buchnevich, Panarin, and DeAngelo get the honorable mentions.
Over on Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Semyon Varlamov play in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Travis Sanheim. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his fourth of the year, via Johnny Boychuk and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders took the lead with a Derick Brassard goal, his third of the season, passed from Brock Nelson. New York added on with a Ross Johnston goal, with a lone assist by Cole Bardreau. The Flyers pulled one back on a Travis Konecny goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Justin Braun and Kevin Hayes. The Islanders shot back in the second period with a Ryan Pulock goal, made possible by Cal Clutterbuck and Adam Pelech. New York extended the lead as Barzal scored his fifth of the season, with the help of Lee and Devon Toews. Philadelphia chipped back with a Claude Giroux goal in the third period, his second of the year, helped along by James van Riemsdyk and Voracek. The final stood at 5-3, with the three stars being Lee, Voracek, and Pulock.
Westward to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Robin Lehner are set to start in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his second of the season, assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Slater Koekkoek. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a David Kampf goal, via Alex Nylander and Dominik Kubalik. Chicago extended the lead as Strome scored his second of the game and third of the year, with the help of DeBrincat. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a DeBrincat goal, his third of the season, fueled by Strome and Ryan Carpenter. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Sean Walker goal, his third of the year, made possible by Alex Iafallo and Austin Wagner. Chicago iced it at 5-1 with a Drake Caggiula goal, his third of the campaign, passed from Koekkoek and Patrick Kane. The three stars belonged to Strome, DeBrincat, and Lehner (38 for 39 in saves), while Koekkoek gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Max Comtois and Nick Ritchie. Vegas tied it on an unassisted Mark Stone goal, his seventh of the year. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Ryan Reaves goal, his second of the season, with a lone helper from William Carrier. Vegas added on with a Nicolas Roy goal, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the second period as William Karlsson scored his third of the year on the power play, powered by Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. Vegas padded the lead with a Paul Stastny power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Max Pacioretty and Stone. The Ducks got one back with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Troy Terry. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Stone, Roy, and Karlsson.
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