Fourteen games on Saturday, including three matinees. We begin with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Washington led off in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Lars Eller. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. In the shootout, Bo Horvat had the lone tally for a 2-1 Canucks win. The three stars were Markstrom (32 for 33 in saves), Holtby (32 for 33 in saves), and Pettersson.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Carter Hart are in goal. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Travis Sanheim and Sean Couturier. Calgary tied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fifth of the year, via Mikael Backlund in the third period. The Flyers retook the lead with a Kevin Hayes goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Joel Farabee. The Flames tied it again with an Elias Lindholm goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Rasmus Andersson and Johnny Gaudreau. The tie went to the shootout, where Matthew Tkachuk secured a 3-2 win for the Flames. The three stars were Rittich (36 for 38 in saves), Lindholm, and Mangiapane.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Arizona began in the first period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Derek Stepan. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Lawson Crouse goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Carl Soderberg and Vinnie Hinostroza. Arizona added on with an unassisted Christian Fischer empty net goal, his second of the year. The Kings got one back with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, his second of the campaign, made possible by Matt Roy and Sean Walker. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Raanta (43 for 45 in saves), Crouse, and Fischer.
At the regular time, the Winnipeg Jets host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Laurent Brossoit are the backups in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his tenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstand. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Jack Roslovic and Dmitry Kulikov. The Jets took the lead with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Wheeler in the second period. The Blue Jackets retied it again with a Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Zach Werenski and Cam Atkinson. Columbus pulled ahead with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Bjorkstrand and Nick Foligno. Winnipeg tied it again with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his sixth of the year, via Adam Lowry and Andrew Copp. Connor Hellebuyck replaced an injured Brossoit in the third period. The Jets surged ahead on a Copp goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Copp, Wheeler, and Bjorkstrand.
East to Boston, where the Bruins welcome the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Brad Hunt and Mats Zuccarello. Boston tied it with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his fourth of the year, via Zdeno Chara and Brett Ritchie in the second period. The Wild retook the lead on a Victor Rask goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. Minnesota added on with an Eric Staal power play goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Suter and Zuccarello. The Bruins got one back on a Brad Marchand goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Torey Krug and Patrice Bergeron. The Wild responded in the third period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Boston answered with a David Krejci goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Bergeron and DeBrusk. The Bruins tied it on a Krejci power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Bergeron and Krug. Boston won 5-4 in overtime with a Krug goal, his third of the campaign, guided in by Bergeron and Marchand. The three stars were awarded to Bergeron, Krug, and Krejci, while Marchand, DeBrusk, Zuccarello, and Suter get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Petr Mrazek protect the nets. Florida struck first in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Noel Acciari. The Panthers added on with a Brian Boyle goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Colton Sceviour and Anton Stralman. Carolina got on the board with a Brett Pesce goal, his third of the season, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and Joel Edmundson. The Hurricanes tied it on a Martin Necas goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina took the lead in the second period with a Hamilton goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 in the third period with a Svechnikov empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Teravainen. The three stars were Teravainen, Hamilton, and Svechnikov.
Along to Denver, the Colorado Avalanche host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Erik Johnson and Nazem Kadri. Toronto tied it on a Nicholas Shore goal, his second of the year, guided in by Pierre Engvall and Justin Holl. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Tyson Barrie and Travis Dermott. Toronto added on with a Barrie power play goal, his second of the year, powered by William Nylander and Matthews. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Kasperi Kapanen scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jason Spezza and Jake Muzzin. The Avalanche pulled one back in the second period on an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Joonas Donskoi and Kadri. Colorado got closer in the third period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, with a lone assist by Ian Cole. Toronto iced it at 5-3 with a Zach Hyman empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Barrie, Matthews, and Kadri.
Northeast to Montreal, as the Canadiens welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carey Price man the creases. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Max Domi goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Nick Suzuki and Artturi Lehkonen. The Canadiens added on with a Lehkonen goal, his fourth of the year, via Joel Armia and Mike Reilly. Montreal extended the lead as Domi scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Suzuki and Ben Chiarot. The Canadiens padded the lead in the second period on a Shea Weber goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Chiarot and Charles Hudon. New York got on the board with a Filip Chytil goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Artemi Panarin and Brady Skjei. The Rangers got closer with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Brett Howden. New York chipped closer with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his second of the season, fueled by Adam Fox and Jacob Trouba. Montreal shot back with a Lehkonen goal in the third period, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Domi. The Rangers countered on a Panarin goal, his twelfth of the season, dished from Chris Kreider and Ryan Strome. New York tied it on a Lemieux shorthanded goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Howden and Skjei. The Rangers took the lead as Trouba scored his third of the campaign, with the help of Strome. This stood for a 6-5 win, with the three stars given to Lemieux, Trouba, and Panarin, while Strome, Howden, Skjei, Domi, Lehkonen, Suzuki, and Chiarot all get honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Louis Domingue receive the starting nods in goal. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Taro Hirose goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Madison Bowey. New Jersey tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Taylor Hall and Sami Vatanen. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a Will Butcher goal, his third of the season, passed from Nico Hischier. New Jersey added on with an unassisted Blake Coleman goal, his sixth of the year. The Devils extended the lead as Hall scored an empty net goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. New Jersey padded the lead as Coleman scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, thanks to Miles Wood and John Hayden. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars being Coleman, Hall, and Domingue (19 for 20 in saves).
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Jan Rutta and Cory Conacher. Anaheim tied it on a Derek Grant shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn in the second period. The Ducks tied it again with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Tampa Bay pulled ahead on a Point power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and the goalie Vasilevskiy. The Lightning added on with a Pat Maroon goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Cedric Paquette and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Cirelli scored his fifth of the season on the power play in the third period, with the help of Kucherov and Hedman. The Lightning capped it at 6-2 with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Yanni Gourde. The three stars were Point, Kucherov, and Cirelli, while Hedman gets an honorable mention.
To the northwest, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. Nashville led off in the first period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his tenth of the season, via Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi. The Predators added on with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mikael Granlund and Dante Fabbro. St. Louis got on the board with a Klim Kostin goal, helped along by Brayden Schenn. Nashville replied with a Colton Sissons goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Mathieu Olivier and Austin Watson. The Blues got one back in the third period with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by David Perron and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with a Calle Jarnkrok empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Watson. The three stars were Sissons, Watson, and Kostin.
Next up, the Dallas Stars bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Robin Lehner and Anton Khudobin will play goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov. Chicago tied it on an Olli Maatta goal, via Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane. The tie went to a shootout, where Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin tallied to give the Stars a 2-1 win. The three stars were Khudobin (38 for 39 in saves), Lehner (40 for 41 in saves), and Hintz.
Westward to Nevada, with the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Zack Kassian. The Oilers added on with an Ethan Bear goal, his fourth of the year, via Draisaitl and Kassian. Vegas got on the board with a Cody Eakin goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton replied in the second period with a Markus Granlund goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Gaetan Haas and Patrick Russell. The Golden Knights got one back with an unassisted Shea Theodore goal, his second of the season. The Oilers countered in the third period with a McDavid power play goal, his eighteenth of the year and second of the game, powered by Draisaitl. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars being McDavid, Draisaitl, and Kassian.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Martin Jones have the green light to start in goal. San Jose got going in the second period with a Marcus Sorensen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mario Ferraro and Joe Thornton. New York tied it on a Casey Cizikas goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock. The Sharks won 2-1 in overtime with a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the campaign, assisted by Evander Kane and Brent Burns. The three stars were Jones (27 for 28 in saves), Couture, and Sorensen.
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