Ten games fill the schedule today, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Tuukka Rask are the veterans in goal. Boston led off in the first period with an Anders Bjork goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Charlie Coyle. New York tied it in the second period with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his second of the year, passed from Jordan Eberle and Anders Lee. The Islanders took the lead with a Mathew Barzal goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Boychuk. The Bruins tied it in the third period with a Torey Krug power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by David Krejci and David Pastrnak. The tie went to a shootout, where Eberle and Barzal lifted the Islanders 3-2 over Pastrnak and the Bruins. The three stars were Boychuk, Barzal, and Eberle, while Pastrnak gets an honorable mention.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the creases. Dallas began in the first period with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Tampa Bay tied it on a Mikhail Sergachev power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning took the lead with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Palat goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Sergachev and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Stars got one back with a Radek Faksa goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Klingberg and Denis Gurianov. Dallas tied it on a Jason Dickinson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Andrew Cogliano and Roman Polak. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime on a Seguin goal, his eighth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Radulov. The three stars were Seguin, Radulov, and Klingberg, while Palat and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Joonas Korpisalo are the goalies. Los Angeles started in the first period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Ben Hutton and Matt Roy. Columbus tied it on a Zach Werenski power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Kings retook the lead in the second period with a Jeff Carter goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Trevor Lewis and Kyle Clifford. The Blue Jackets evened it again on a Boone Jenner goal, his seventh of the year, via Werenski and Oliver Bjorkstrand in the third period. Columbus won 3-2 with a Dubois goal in overtime, his twelfth of the campaign, passed from Nyquist and Seth Jones. The three stars went to Dubois, Nyquist, and Werenski.
Along to Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Carter Hart are the similarly named goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Mikhail Vorobyev goal, via Philippe Myers and Travis Konecny. The Flyers added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Kevin Hayes and Matt Niskanen. Philadelphia extended the lead as Niskanen scored his fifth of the year on the power play, with the help of Hayes and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers padded the lead on an Ivan Provorov power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, powered by Konecny and Sean Couturier. Philadelphia kept going with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper by Travis Sanheim. The Flyers continued on a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Konecny and Couturier. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Rasmus Dahlin and Marcus Johansson. This only made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to van Riemsdyk, Konecny, and Niskanen, while Hayes and Couturier get the honorable mentions.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Marcus Hogberg are the backups in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Kyle Turris. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Colin White goal, his third of the year, guided in by Chris Tierney and Mark Borowiecki. The Senators took the lead with a shorthanded Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Ottawa added on with an Artem Anisimov goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Ennis and Ron Hainsey. The Senators extended the lead as Brady Tkachuk scored his twelfth of the season on the power play in the third period, with the help of Pageau and Anthony Duclair. The Predators got one back on a Rocco Grimaldi goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Matt Duchene and Ryan Ellis. Nashville pulled closer with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ellis and Duchene. The Predators tied it on an unassisted Roman Josi goal, his eleventh of the year. Ottawa won 5-4 in overtime with a Duclair goal, his twentieth of the campaign, coming on the power play from Thomas Chabot and Pageau. The three stars belonged to Duclair, Pageau, and Ellis, while Duchene gets an honorable mention.
Staying in Canada, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Robin Lehner and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Nylander goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Patrick Kane and Dylan Strome. The Blackhawks added on with a Dominik Kubalik goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, guided in by Kane. Winnipeg got on the board with a Tucker Poolman goal, his second of the season, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey. Chicago responded with an Erik Gustafsson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Kane. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-1 with a Kane goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by Nylander and Adam Boqvist. This held as the final score, with the three stars going to Kane, Lehner (36 for 37 in saves), and Nylander.
Further west, the Calgary Flames host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and David Rittich guard the cages. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Elias Lindholm. The Flames added on with a Lindholm power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Shea Weber and Artturi Lehkonen. The Canadiens tied it on a Joel Armia goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Lehkonen and Ben Chiarot. Calgary retook the lead in the third period with an Oliver Kylington goal, fueled by Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. Montreal tied it with a Nick Suzuki goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Nick Cousins and Jordan Weal. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with an unassisted Max Domi goal, his seventh of the year. The three stars were Tkachuk, Lindholm, and Lehkonen, while Gaudreau gets an honorable mention.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. James Reimer and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Samuel Girard. Carolina tied it on an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Warren Foegele and Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes gained the lead with a Jaccob Slavin goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Lucas Wallmark and Jordan Martinook. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with a Sebastian Aho empty net goal, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Martinook and Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Reimer (27 for 28 in saves), Slavin, and Svechnikov.
Further south, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Taylor Hall and Christian Dvorak. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Ryan Donato goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone helper from Mats Zuccarello. The Wild took the lead with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Carson Soucy and Victor Rask. The Coyotes retied it on a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Alex Goligoski and Nick Schmaltz. Minnesota reclaimed the lead with a Ryan Hartman goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Foligno and Jonas Brodin. The Wild added on with an Eric Staal goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Zuccarello and Brad Hunt. Arizona got one back with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes tied it as Chychrun scored his second of the game and ninth of the year on the power play, thanks to Schmaltz and Goligoski. Minnesota regained the lead with a Hunt goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jordan Greenway and Nico Sturm. The Wild extended the lead as Zuccarello scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with the help of Staal and Zach Parise. Arizona got one back with a Clayton Keller goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Schamltz and Carl Soderberg. The Wild reclaimed the lead on a Ryan Suter goal, his fourth of the year, dished from Foligno and Hartman. Minnesota finished it at 8-5 with a Luke Kunin empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Parise and Staal. The three stars were handed to Zuccarello, Staal, and Foligno, while Hunt, Hartman, Parise, Chychrun, Schmaltz, and Goligoski get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Antoine Roussel goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Adam Gaudette and Jake Virtanen. The Canucks added on with a Tanner Pearson power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Josh Leivo and Virtanen. Vegas got on the board with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of William Karlsson and Reilly Smith. Vancouver shot back with an Elias Pettersson goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of J.T. Miller. The Golden Knights got one back in the second period with a Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Marchessault and Karlsson. Vegas tied it with a Nick Holden goal, his fourth of the year, via Mark Stone and Deryk Engelland. The Canucks took the lead back in the third period with a Pettersson goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Brock Boeser. The Golden Knights tied it again with a Stone goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Max Pacioretty and Shea Theodore. Vancouver won 5-4 in overtime with a Christopher Tanev goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Bo Horvat and Boeser. The three stars were Pettersson, Marchessault, and Smith, while Stone, Virtanen, Boeser, and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
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