NHL 2018/19 - Day 115

Thirteen games on a busy day today, beginning with two matinees. First up...

The Philadelphia Flyers host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Carter Hart are in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. Edmonton tied it on a Ty Rattie goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Milan Lucic. The Oilers took the lead with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirtieth of the season, courtesy of Zack Kassian and Jujhar Khaira. Edmonton added on in the second period with an Adam Larsson goal, his second of the year, via Kevin Gravel and McDavid. The Flyers got one back with a Giroux power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Shayne Gostisbehere and Voracek .The Oilers shot back in the third period with a shorthanded and unassisted Kassian goal, his sixth of the year. Philadelphia chipped back on a Travis Konecny power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Oskar Lindblom and Couturier. The Flyers tied it with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Giroux and Voracek, the latter earning a sock trick. Philadelphia won 5-4 in overtime with a Nolan Patrick goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by James van Riemsdyk and Travis Sanheim. The three stars were Giroux, Voracek, and McDavid, while Kassian and Couturier get the honorable mentions.

Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the New Jersey Devils. Antti Niemi and MacKenzie Blackwood are the backups in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Artturi Lehkonen and Jordie Benn. New Jersey tied it on a Will Butcher power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Marcus Johansson. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Phillip Danault goal, his ninth of the season, via Jeff Petry and Max Domi in the second period. The Devils retied it in the third period with a Nico Hischier goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Kevin Rooney. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime on a Hischier goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, passed from Mirco Mueller. The three stars went to Hischier, Blackwood (37 for 39 in saves), and Butcher.

At the usual time, the New York Islanders bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York started in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Matt Martin and Johnny Boychuk. Los Angeles tied it with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Alex Iafallo and Dustin Brown. The Kings took the lead in the third period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Brown and Kopitar. The Islanders retied it on a Mathew Barzal goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. New York took the lead with a Michael Dal Colle goal, his second of the season, assisted by Pulock and Leo Komarov. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Brock Nelson empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Pulock, who got a sock trick, and Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were Pulock, Kopitar, and Brown.

In Canada again, the Ottawa Senators host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Craig Anderson man the nets. Detroit opened in the first period with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his third of the season, coming off of Thomas Vanek and Nick Jensen. The Red Wings added on with a Darren Helm goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Martin Frk and Luke Glendening. This held up as the eventual 2-0 final score, with the three stars awarded to Bernier (35 save shutout), DeKeyser, and Helm.

Also in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Garret Sparks protect the nets. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Kris Letang. The Penguins added on with a Teddy Blueger goal, his second of the year, passed from Garrett Wilson and Olli Maatta. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Travis Dermott and Jake Gardiner. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period with a Dermott goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Gardiner and Patrick Marleau. Toronto pulled ahead with a Zach Hyman goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Morgan Rielly and Mitchell Marner. This stood for their eventual 3-2 win, with the three stars being Dermott, Hyman, and Sparks (28 for 30 in saves).

Way to the south, the Florida Panthers bring in Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and James Reimer are between the pipes. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with an unassisted Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighteenth of the season. Vegas tied it on a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Paul Stastny. The Panthers retook the lead on a Mike Hoffman goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Derick Brassard. Florida iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Frank Vatrano, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Barkov and Aaron Ekblad. The three stars went to Barkov, Reimer (34 for 35 in saves), and Hoffman.

Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg drew first blood in the first period with an Andrew Copp goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Mason Appleton. The Jets added on with a Jack Roslovic power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jacob Trouba and the goalie Hellebuyck. Winnipeg extended the lead as Blake Wheeler scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. The Jets padded the lead on a Bryan Little goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Dmitry Kulikov. Winnipeg continued with another Roslovic power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, with assists provided by Mathieu Perreault and Patrik Laine. The Jets struck again with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Copp. Chad Johnson relieved Gibson at this time. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Cam Fowler. The Ducks got closer with a Daniel Sprong goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Ritchie and Korbinian Holzer. Winnipeg responded with a Tyler Myers goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Appleton and Ben Chiarot. The Jets got another when Roslovic completed his hat trick on his seventh of the year, the power play goal set up by Little and Trouba. Winnipeg kept going in the third period with a Little goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Chiarot and Roslovic. Anaheim got one back with a Devin Shore goal, his sixth of the year, dished from Jakob Silfverberg and Michael Del Zotto. This only made it 9-3, the final, with the three stars given to Roslovic, Little, and Copp, while Appleton, Trouba, Chiarot, and Ritchie get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Joonas Korpisalo are the lesser-known goalies. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, his third of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Tarasenko. Columbus got on the board in the third period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin. St. Louis answered with a Tarasenko goal, his eighteenth of the year, via O'Reilly and Schenn. The Blue Jackets pulled back with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with an Oskar Sundqvist empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Schenn, who earned a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Tarasenko, Schenn, and O'Reilly, while Panarin gets an honorable mention.

East to New York, as the Rangers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue and Henrik Lundqvist are set to start in goal. Tampa Bay cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Ryan McDonagh and Mathieu Joseph. The Lightning added on with an Erik Cernak goal, via Ryan Callahan and Cedric Paquette in the second period. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Steven Stamkos scored his twenty-eighth of the year, thanks to Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. New York got on the board with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers got closer in the third period with a Kevin Hayes power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Zibanejad and the goalie Lundqvist. This was as close as it got, with the Lightning winning 3-2. The three stars were handed to Zibanejad, Stamkos, and Cernak.

Southwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Pekka Rinne are given the starting nods in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Ryan Hartman and Colton Sissons. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Alexander Radulov and Esa Lindell. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a Blake Comeau goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Mattias Janmark and Radek Faksa. Dallas added on with a Janmark goal, his fourth of the year, via Faksa and Lindell. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Khudobin (38 for 39 in saves), Janmark, and Lindell, while Faksa gets an honorable mention.

Way north to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia and Alex Stalock are in the creases. Minnesota began in the first period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. Chicago tied it in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, fueled by Dominik Kahun and Dylan Strome. The Blackhawks took the lead on an Erik Gustafsson goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Kahun and Strome. The Wild retied it in the third period with a Mikko Koivu goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Zach Parise and Jared Spurgeon. Chicago regained the lead with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with helpers from Patrick Kane and DeBrincat. Minnesota tied it again with a Victor Rask goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Gustafsson power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by DeBrincat and Toews. The three stars were Gustafsson, DeBrincat, and Toews, while Kahun and Strome get the honorable mentions.

Along to Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Semyon Varlamov are the average goalies. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Antoine Roussel and Brandon Sutter. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Elias Pettersson. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period as Roussel scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Bo Horvat and Virtanen. Colorado got on the board with a Matt Calvert goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Nikita Zadorov and Matt Nieto. The Canucks replied with a Tyler Motte goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Troy Stecher. Vancouver padded the lead in the third period with a Nikolay Goldobin power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Josh Leivo and Ben Hutton. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Roussel, Markstrom (34 for 35 in saves), and Virtanen.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Martin Jones are in the blue paint. Arizona got going in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixth of the year, via Brent Burns and Marcus Sorensen. The Sharks took the lead on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Timo Meier and Logan Couture. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with Josh Archibald goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Mario Kempe and Lawson Crouse. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime with a Burns goal, his tenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Tomas Hertl. The three stars were given to Burns, Jones (31 for 33 in saves), and Pavelski.

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NHL 2018/19 - Day 114

Eight games on as all teams are now officially out of their bye weeks. We begin with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Carter Hutton are in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Drake Caggiula goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Gustav Forsling. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirtieth of the year, guided in by Erik Gustafsson and Caggiula. Chicago extended the lead as Duncan Keith scored his second of the season, thanks to Alex DeBrincat and Kane. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Blackhawks shot back with a Brandon Saad goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by David Kampf and Marcus Kruger. The Sabres got one back with a Jason Pominville goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Zach Bogosian in the third period. Buffalo got closer with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Conor Sheary and Casey Mittelstadt. Chicago replied with a Connor Murphy goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kane and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Kane empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the season, set up by Caggiula and Brent Seabrook. Chicago iced it at 7-3 with a Saad goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Kane, Saad, and Caggiula, while Skinner gets an honorable mention.

Across New York, the Islanders welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Thomas Greiss are the masked men. The only time a puck found the back of the net was Victor Hedman's shootout tally, which gave Tampa Bay the 1-0 win. The three stars were awarded to Vasilevskiy (36 save shutout), Greiss (41 save "shutout"), and Hedman.

In Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Teddy Blueger goal, assisted by Matt Cullen. The Penguins added on with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Bryan Rust scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Phil Kessel and Nick Bjugstad. Ottawa got on the board with a Bobby Ryan power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Ryan Dzingel and Chris Tierney. The Penguins shot back in the third period on another Rust goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Kessel and Jack Johnson. The Senators countered with a Mikkel Boedker power play goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Stone. Ottawa got closer with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Maxime Lajoie and the goalie Nilsson. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with a Guentzel goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, helped along by Crosby and Brian Dumoulin. The three stars were Guentzel, Rust, and Crosby, while Kessel gets an honorable mention.

Down in DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Braden Holtby are the veteran goalies. Washington started in the first period with a Nic Dowd goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by John Carlson and Michal Kempny. Calgary tied it with a Mikael Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead on a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Lars Eller and Brooks Orpik. Washington added on in the second period with a Tom Wilson goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Flames got one back with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Derek Ryan and T.J. Brodie. Calgary tied it in the third period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Brodie. The Capitals retook the lead on an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, powered by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Kuznetsov, Brodie, and Wilson.

Further south, the Florida Panthers host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Roberto Luongo draw the starts in goal. Florida got going in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Evgenii Dadonov. Nashville tied it in the third period with a Roman Josi goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Forsberg. Nashville added on with an unassisted Kevin Fiala goal, his ninth of the year. The Predators iced it at 4-1 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Forsberg, who got a sock trick, and Josi. The three stars belonged to Arvidsson, Forsberg, and Saros (27 for 28 in saves), while Josi gets an honorable mention.

Backtracking to Carolina, as the Hurricanes welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Maxime Lagace and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Vegas began in the first period with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny. Carolina tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Justin Williams and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period on a Brett Pesce goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights retied it with another Theodore goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Reaves. Carolina pulled ahead again on a Jordan Martinook goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Williams and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina capped it at 5-2 with a Faulk empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars went to Williams, Theodore, and Faulk.

Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Jimmy Howard tend the twines. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Andreas Athanasiou. Toronto tied it on an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Patrick Marleau. The Red Wings retook the lead in the third period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Thomas Vanek and Athanasiou. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Marleau goal, his twelfth of the year, via Matthews and Morgan Rielly. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Nyquist and Athanasiou, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Athanasiou, Nyquist, and Matthews, while Marleau gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Roman Polak and Miro Heiskanen. Minnesota tied it on a Brad Hunt power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Eric Staal and Mikael Granlund. The Stars retook the lead in the third period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Mattias Janmark and Esa Lindell. Dallas iced it at 3-1 with a Seguin empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, set up by Cogliano. The three stars were given to Seguin, Bishop (21 for 22 in saves), and Cogliano.

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NHL 2018/19 - Day 113

Three games on today for the last day of bye weeks. We begin with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Tuukka Rask are set to start in goal. Boston drew first blood in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. Philadelphia tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Jakub Voracek. The Bruins retook the lead in the second period with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, coming off of Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. The Flyers tied it in the third period with an Oskar Lindblom power play goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Voracek and Travis Sanheim. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime on a Sanheim power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny. The three stars were Sanheim, Pastrnak, and Voracek.

Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Keith Kinkaid are the masked men. New Jersey kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nico Hischier power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Devils added on with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Brian Boyle and Damon Severson. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Kevin Hayes. The Rangers tied it in the second period with another Zibanejad power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mats Zuccarello and Hayes. New York took the lead in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Zuccarello and Zibanejad. New Jersey tied it on an Egor Yakovlev goal, his second of the year, helped along by Johansson and Hischier. The Rangers pulled ahead with a Zibanejad goal to complete his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, fueled by Zuccarello, who got a sock trick, and Pavel Buchnevich. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Zibanejad, Zuccarello, and Johansson, while Hischier and Hayes get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Blake Wheeler and Joe Morrow. Columbus tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Ryan Murray and Seth Jones. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Josh Anderson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Panarin and Jones. The Jets tied it again with a Mason Appleton goal, his third of the year, via Andrew Copp and Brendan Lemieux in the second period. Columbus regained the lead on an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Alexander Wennberg and Nick Foligno. Winnipeg tied it in the third period with a Jack Roslovic power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers provided by Tyler Myers and Jacob Trouba. The Jets took the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, guided in by Bryan Little and Trouba. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Panarin, Trouba, and Jones.

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NHL 2018/19 - Day 112

Another two-game day here, beginning with...

The Pittsburgh Penguins welcoming the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Matt Murray tend the twines. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his seventh of the season, via Garrett Wilson and Kris Letang. The Penguins added on with a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Sidney Crosby scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon. The Penguins padded the lead in the second period with a Letang goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Kessel and Malkin. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Alex Killorn and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning got closer with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Letang, Murray (33 for 35 in saves), and Kessel, while Malkin gets an honorable mention.

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Ben Bishop are in the creases. Dallas began in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Taylor Fedun. This held up for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Bishop (29 save shutout), Benn, and Ullmark (26 for 27 in saves).

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NHL 2018/19 - Day 111

Three games on tonight in the second day back from the break. We begin with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. Boston started in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Winnipeg tied it on a Josh Morrissey power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele. The Bruins retook the lead on a Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by Marchand and Torey Krug. The Jets retied it in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Tyler Myers and Ben Chiarot. Winnipeg pulled ahead on a Connor goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, made possible by Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. Boston tied it again with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, fueled by Marchand, who got a sock trick, and Pastrnak. The tie went to a shootout, where Connor's lone tally gave the Jets a 4-3 win. The three stars were Connor, Bergeron, and Pastrnak, while Marchand and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.

In Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Sergei Bobrovsky receive the starts nods in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Conor Sheary. Columbus tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Ryan Murray and Cam Atkinson. The Sabres retook the lead with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Rasmus Ristolainen and Jake McCabe. Buffalo added on with a Tage Thompson goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Rasmus Dahlin and Zach Bogosian. The Blue Jackets got one back in the second period with a Nick Foligno power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Dubois. The Sabres responded with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-first of the year, fueled by Jack Eichel and Dahlin. Columbus answered on a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Scott Harrington and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets tied it as Atkinson scored his twenty-eighth of the year, thanks to Murray and Panarin. Buffalo restored a lead in the third period with a Sheary goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Rodrigues and Bogosian. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Sheary, Rodrigues, and Dubois, while Atkinson, Panarin, Murray, Bogosian, and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the New York Rangers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Anthony Stolarz and Alexandar Georgiev are the poor backups in goal. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. This was the only goal of a 1-0 Flyers win, with the three stars awarded to Stolarz (38 save shutout), Lindblom, and Georgiev (18 for 19 in saves).

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NHL 2018/19 - Day 110

Hockey is back, at least partially, after the All-Star break. We have two games today, beginning with...

The Philadelphia Flyers welcoming the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Carter Hart are the young goalies. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Phil Varone goal, his second of the season, assisted by Michael Raffl and Christian Folin. Winnipeg tied it on a Jack Roslovic power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jacob Trouba and Bryan Little. The Flyers retook the lead on a Travis Konecny goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Andrew MacDonald. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Konecny. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Konecny, Hart (31 for 32 in saves), and van Riemsdyk.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Matt Murray are the alliterative goalies. New Jersey started in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Miles Wood and Steven Santini. The Devils added on with a Damon Severson goal, his seventh of the year, via Blake Coleman and Zajac. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Brian Boyle scored his thirteenth of the season shorthanded, set up by Pavel Zacha. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Derick Brassard goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Marcus Pettersson and Juuso Riikola. The Devils replied on a Coleman goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Zajac and Will Butcher. New Jersey padded the lead in the third period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Zajac, who got a sock trick, and Marcus Johansson. The Penguins replied with a Matt Cullen goal, his fifth of the season, a shorthanded goal going in unassisted. The Devils countered with a Zacha power play goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Andy Greene. Pittsburgh pulled back on a Bryan Rust goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Evgeni Malkin and Brian Dumoulin. This only made it 6-3, with the three stars going to Zajac, Coleman, and Zacha.

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