We're ready with seven games today, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Henrik Lundqvist are in goal. New York began in the first period with a Ryan Lindgren goal, assisted by Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Evgenii Dadonov. The Panthers took the lead with a Dominic Toninato goal, via Dryden Hunt and MacKenzie Weegar. The Rangers retied it in the second period on a Filip Chytil goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider. Florida retook the lead on a Dadonov power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. New York tied it again with an unassisted Brady Skjei goal, his second of the year. The Rangers pulled ahead on a Kaapo Kakko power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Strome and Tony DeAngelo. The Panthers evened it on a Frank Vatrano goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Dadonov. New York snagged the lead again with a Kreider power play goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Adam Fox and Panarin. Florida equalized in the third period as Brian Boyle scored his third of the year, thanks to Keith Yandle and Mike Hoffman. In the shootout, Vatrano and Vincent Trocheck lifted the Panthers 6-5 over Kakko and the Rangers. The three stars were Dadonov, Vatrano, and Barkov, while Kreider, Kakko, Strome, and Panarin get the honorable mentions.
Over in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Neal Pionk and Blake Wheeler. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jason Dickinson. The Stars gained the lead with a Radek Faksa goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Esa Lindell and Denis Gurianov. The Jets tied it in the third period on an Andrew Copp goal, his third of the year, passed from Tucker Poolman and Adam Lowry. Winnipeg iced it at 3-2 in overtime with a Mark Scheifele goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone assist by Josh Morrissey. The three stars were Scheifele, Hellebuyck (26 for 28 in saves), and Copp.
Further west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall. The Devils added on with a Jesper Bratt goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Damon Severson and Pavel Zacha. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Blackwood (30 for 31 in saves), Bratt, and Simmonds.
Back east, the Detroit Red Wings host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jonathan Bernier are the backups in goal. Vegas started in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith and Shea Theodore. Detroit tied it on an Andreas Athanasiou power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Mike Green and Filip Hronek. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Nicolas Roy and Ryan Reaves in the second period. The Red Wings tied it again in the third period with an unassisted Madison Bowey goal. Detroit took the lead with an Anthony Mantha goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Robby Fabbri and Dylan Larkin. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Mantha, Bowey, and Athanasiou.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Hutchinson and Robin Lehner are in the blue paint. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome. The Blackhawks added on with a Kirby Dach goal, his second of the year, assisted by Andrew Shaw and Calvin de Haan. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to DeBrincat and Strome. Toronto got on the board with a William Nylander goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Auston Matthews. The Blackhawks replied with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his third of the season, powered by DeBrincat and Kane. The Maple Leafs got one back in the third period with another Nylander goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Matthews. Toronto pulled closer with a John Tavares power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Andreas Johnsson and Matthews. Chicago answered on a Brandon Saad goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Toews and Drake Caggiula. The Maple Leafs shot back with a Johnsson power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Tavares and Matthews. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars being Kane, Matthews, and DeBrincat, while Toews, Strome, Nylander, Tavares, and Johnsson all get honorable mentions.
East again to Boston, as the Bruins bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jaroslav Halak are the goalies. Philadelphia drew first blood in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Oskar Lindblom and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a Philippe Myers goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Konecny and Couturier. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Danton Heinen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Charlie Coyle and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins tied it with a Brad Marchand goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Matt Grzelcyk. The tie went to a shootout, where Joel Farabee's lone tally gave the Flyers a 3-2 win. The three stars were Konecny, Couturier, and Myers.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and John Gibson draw the starts in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with an unassisted Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the season. Anaheim tied it on a Rickard Rakell goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jakob Silfverberg and Adam Henrique. The Oilers retook the lead on a Connor McDavid goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Leon Draisaitl and Zack Kassian. Edmonton added on in the second period with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. The Oilers extended the lead as Kassian scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Patrick Russell and Ethan Bear. Anaheim got one back in the third period with a Max Jones goal, with a lone assist by Sam Steel. Edmonton shot back with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, made possible by Kassian and Draisaitl. The Oilers iced it at 6-2 with McDavid finishing his hat trick with his eleventh of the campaign on the power play, set up by Klefbom and Draisaitl. The three stars were McDavid, Draisaitl, and Kassian, while Nugent-Hopkins and Klefbom get the honorable mentions.
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