We've got nine games on as the usual pattern this week is reversed. First up...
The New York Rangers host the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Henrik Lundqvist play in goal. New York began in the first period with a Brady Skjei goal, his third of the season, passed from Tony DeAngelo and Artemi Panarin. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Kevin Fiala and Jared Spurgeon in the second period. The Wild took the lead in the third period with a Ryan Donato goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ryan Hartman. The Rangers tied it again with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Panarin and Adam Fox. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a DeAngelo goal, his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Panarin and Ryan Strome. The three stars were Panarin, DeAngelo, and Lundqvist (26 for 28 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich faces a lesser foe in Tristan Jarry in goal. Calgary led off in the first period with a Dillon Dube goal, courtesy of Rasmus Andersson and Derek Ryan. Pittsburgh tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, powered by Dominik Kahun and Jared McCann. The Penguins took the lead with a McCann goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Galchenyuk in the second period. The Flames retied it with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twelfth of the campaign, via Kahun and John Marino. The three stars were McCann, Galchenyuk, and Kahun.
Across Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Carter Hart are the goalies. Vancouver started in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone helper by Bo Horvat. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Sean Couturier goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Robert Hagg. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a Voracek goal, his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Justin Braun and Couturier. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Voracek, Couturier, and Hart (16 for 17 in saves).
Down to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Ondrej Palat. Buffalo tied it on a Sam Reinhart goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with an unassisted Jimmy Vesey goal. The Lightning evened it on a Mikhail Sergachev power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Palat and Kevin Shattenkirk. Tampa Bay pulled ahead on a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixth of the year, via Ryan McDonagh and Pat Maroon. The Lightning added on with a Cedric Paquette shorthanded goal in the third period, his third of the season, set up by Anthony Cirelli and McDonagh. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Palat scored his eighth of the year shorthanded, thanks to Mathieu Joseph. This made it a 5-2 win, with the three stars given to Palat, McDonagh, and Gourde.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Joonas Korpisalo draw the starts in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Korpisalo (25 save shutout), Bjorkstrand, and Anderson (18 for 19 in saves).
Along to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Nick Bonino goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Rocco Grimaldi and Dante Fabbro. The Predators added on with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Calle Jarnkrok and Filip Forsberg. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a David Perron goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone helper from Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues tied it in the third period on a Brayden Schenn goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Robert Thomas and Colton Parayko. The tie went to a shootout, where Forsberg and Daniel Carr led the Predators to a 3-2 win over Perron and the Blues. The three stars were Forsberg, Perron, and Allen (37 for 39 in saves).
Further south, the Dallas Stars host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell goal, his second of the year, coming off of Andrew Cogliano and Seguin. Vegas got on the board in the second period with a Shea Theodore goal, his third of the season, passed from William Carrier and Ryan Reaves. Dallas shot back on a Jason Dickinson goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Radulov and Klingberg. The Golden Knights pulled back in the third period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. The Stars responded with another Radulov power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Klingberg and Mattias Janmark. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Radulov, Klingberg, and Seguin.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and John Gibson are the masked men. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks added on in the third period with a Cam Fowler goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Getzlaf. Anaheim extended the lead as Ondrej Kase scored his third of the season, thanks to Erik Gudbranson and Fowler. The final stood at 3-0 with the three stars being Gibson (26 save shutout), Getzlaf, and Fowler.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. San Jose drew first blood in the first period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his third of the season, coming off of Logan Couture and Evander Kane. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Timo Meier goal, his seventh of the year, via Kevin Labanc and Karlsson. San Jose extended the lead as Meier scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, with the help of Brenden Dillon and Labanc. Los Angeles got on the board with an Adrian Kempe goal, his third of the year, passed from Blake Lizotte and Austin Wagner. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles tied it as Kopitar scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Iafallo and Kempe. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with an unassisted Patrick Marleau goal, his fifth of the campaign. The three stars were Meier, Karlsson, and Labanc, while Kopitar, Kempe, and Iafallo get the honorable mentions.
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