Eight games today, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Sergei Bobrovsky make the starts in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his second of the season, via Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Mike Hoffman and Keith Yandle. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Laine and Scheifele. The Panthers tied it again with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brian Boyle and Brett Connolly. Winnipeg pulled ahead on a Scheifele goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Laine and Kyle Connor. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, his second of the year, guided in by Andrew Copp and Tucker Poolman. Florida got one back with a Trocheck goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Hoffman and Yandle. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars being Scheifele, Trocheck, and Laine, while Hoffman and Yandle get the honorable mentions.
Also in the state, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Andrei Vasilevskiy play in goal. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Luke Schenn goal, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kucherov scored his sixth of the year on the power play, thanks to Victor Hedman. The Lightning padded the lead on an Ondrej Palat goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Ryan McDonagh. New York got on the board with a Chris Kreider goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Artemi Panarin and Ryan Lindgren. Tampa Bay responded in the second period with a Stamkos power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Hedman and Kucherov. The Lightning kept going with a Pat Maroon goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Kevin Shattenkirk and Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay continued with a Shattenkirk goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Gourde and Cedric Paquette. The Lightning struck again with a Killorn power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with helpers from Stamkos and Hedman. The Rangers got one back with a Filip Chytil shorthanded goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, set up by Libor Hajek and Panarin. Tampa Bay shot back with a Gourde power play goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Tyler Johnson and Mikhail Sergachev. New York chipped back with a Chytil goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Pavel Buchnevich. The final was 9-3, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Killorn, and Stamkos, while Gourde, Hedman, Shattenkirk, Chytil and Panarin get the honorable mentions.
Up in Buffalo, the Sabres host the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Carter Hutton are the masked men. Buffalo started in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Staal goal, his third of the year, made possible by Brett Pesce and Joel Edmundson. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina added on in the second period with a Teravainen goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Aho and Svechnikov. The Sabres got one back with a Curtis Lazar goal, going in unassisted. Buffalo tied it on an unassisted Henri Jokiharju goal in the third period, his second of the season. The Hurricanes reclaimed the lead with a Svechnikov power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Teravainen and Dougie Hamilton. The Sabres tied it as Johan Larsson scored his second of the season, thanks to Skinner and Victor Olofsson. Carolina won 5-4 in overtime with a Hamilton goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone helper by Martin Necas. The three stars belonged to Svechnikov, Teravainen, and Hamilton, while Aho and Skinner get the honorable mentions.
Over to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Devan Dubnyk are in the blue paint. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Zach Parise. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Nick Schmaltz. The Wild took the lead back in the third period with a Parise power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker. The Coyotes tied it again with a Lawson Crouse goal, his third of the year, fueled by Phil Kessel and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Minnesota pulled ahead with a Jordan Greenway goal, courtesy of Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Parise, Greenway, and Fiala.
In Canada, the Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche. Adam Werner is mismatched with Mike Smith in goal. Colorado began in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Nazem Kadri. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers took the lead with a McDavid power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Oscar Klefbom and James Neal. Edmonton added on with a Zack Kassian goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Draisaitl and McDavid. The Oilers extended the lead as McDavid scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Klefbom on the power play. Edmonton chased Werner with a McDavid power play goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year completing his hat trick with helpers from Klefbom and Draisaitl. Antoine Bibeau replaced Werner in goal. The Avalanche got one back on a Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Erik Johnson. The Oilers shot back with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, helped along by McDavid and Draisaitl. The final remained at 6-2, with the three stars gifted to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Burakovsky and Klefbom get the honorable mentions.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg. San Jose tied it on a Tomas Hertl goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Barclay Goodrow and Timo Meier. The Ducks retook the lead in the second period with a Siflverberg power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Adam Henrique and Rakell. The Sharks evened it on another Hertl goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Meier and Brent Burns. San Jose took the lead with a Burns power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Evander Kane and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks added on with a Kane shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Logan Couture. Anaheim got one back with a Max Jones goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Carter Rowney and Sam Steel. San Jose capped it at 5-3 with a Couture goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Hertl, Kane, and Burns, while Couture, Silfverberg, Rakell, and Meier get the honorable mentions.
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Jacob Markstrom play in goal. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Justin Dowling goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Blake Comeau goal, via Radek Faksa and Miro Heiskanen in the second period. Vancouver got on the board with a Jake Virtanen goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Tanner Pearson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks tied it on a Troy Stecher goal, his second of the season, fueled by Jordie Benn and Elias Pettersson. Dallas retook the lead with a Seguin goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Alexander Radulov scored his sixth of the campaign, thanks to Pavelski. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Seguin, Pavelski, and Heiskanen.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Jonathan Quick are the similarly-named goalies. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Alex Iafallo and Sean Walker. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone helper by Anthony Mantha. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period with a Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Mantha. The Kings tied it again with an Adrian Kempe goal, his second of the year, coming off of Matt Roy and Kopitar. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with an Iafallo goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Drew Doughty and Kopitar. The three stars were Kopitar, Iafallo, and Bertuzzi, while Mantha gets an honorable mention.
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