A big day sees thirteen games on, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jaroslav Halak are in the creases. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his seventh of the season, via Dominik Simon and Jack Johnson. Boston tied it on a Sean Kuraly goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Karson Kuhlman and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead with a Par Lindholm goal, his third of the season, passed from Kuhlman. Boston added on in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of David Pastrnak. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Pastrnak. The three stars were Halak (29 for 30 in saves), Kuhlman, and Pastrnak.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Calgary got going in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Travis Hamonic and Dillon Dube. Toronto tied it on a William Nylander power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by John Tavares and Tyson Barrie in the third period. In the shootout, Matthew Tkachuk had the only tally to lift the Flames to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Rittich (35 for 36 in saves), Ryan, and Andersen (31 for 32 in saves).
Back stateside, the New York Islanders bring in the cross-town rival Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Semyon Varlamov man the nets. The Islanders began in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his tenth of the season, via Ross Johnston and Tom Kuhnhackl. The Rangers tied it in the second period with an unassisted power play goal by Mika Zibanejad, his eighteenth of the year. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders retied it on an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Pulock and Brock Nelson. The Rangers won it 3-2 on a power play goal by Chris Kreider, his sixteenth of the campaign, powered by Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The three stars went to Zibanejad, Georgiev (38 for 40 in saves), and Kreider.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets host the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Elvis Merzlikins are the goalies. Columbus started in the first period with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Cam Atkinson and Vladislav Gavrikov. Carolina tied it with a Martin Necas goal, his eleventh of the year, via Lucas Wallmark in the second period. The Blue Jackets reclaimed the lead in the third period with an Atkinson goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Alexander Wennberg and Markus Nutivaara. The Hurricanes evened it again with a Jordan Staal goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Jake Gardiner. Columbus pulled ahead with a Nick Foligno goal, his fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Atkinson, Merzlikins (32 for 34 in saves), and Foligno.
Back east, the Washington Capitals welcome the New Jersey Devils. Louis Domingue and Ilya Samsonov draw the starts in goal. Washington opened in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, with a lone helper from Backstrom. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Carl Hagelin scored his second of the season, thanks to Lars Eller and Richard Panik. New Jersey got on the board with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Nico Hischier and Will Butcher. The Devils got closer in the third period with a Blake Coleman shorthanded goal, his nineteenth of the season, set up by Travis Zajac. The Capitals responded with an unassisted Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-first of the year. Washington finished it at 5-2 with an Ovechkin goal to complete his hat trick on his thirty-first of the campaign, courtesy of Tom Wilson and Carlson. The three stars were awarded to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Carlson.
Along to Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price faces a lesser foe in Alex Lyon in goal. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Tyler Pitlick and Connor Bunnaman. Montreal tied it with a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Phillip Danault and Ben Chiarot. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period with an Ilya Kovalchuk power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Nick Cousins and Shea Weber. Montreal added on with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Danault and Tatar. The Canadiens extended the lead as Kovalchuk scored his second of the game and sixth of the campaign in the third period, thanks to Danault and Tatar. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Kovalchuk, Tatar, and Price (40 for 41 in saves), while Danault gets an honorable mention.
Way down south, the Florida Panthers host the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Chris Driedger are the backups in goal. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. Sam Montembeault replaced Driedger in goal due to injury midway through the period. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Dominic Toninato and Mike Hoffman. Florida extended the lead on a Mike Matheson power play goal in the third period, his sixth of the season, powered by Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers padded the lead with an unassisted Brian Boyle goal, his sixth of the year. Los Angeles got on the board with an Alex Iafallo goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings got closer with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Adrian Kempe and Kopitar. Los Angeles pulled closer as Kopitar scored his seventeenth of campaign on the power play, thanks to Nikolai Prokhorkin and Dustin Brown. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Kopitar, Boyle, and Montembeault (23 for 26 in saves).
North again to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Craig Anderson are the experienced goalies. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Mark Stone and Nate Schmidt. The Golden Knights added on with a Stone goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Stastny in the second period. Vegas extended the lead in the third period as Chandler Stephenson scored his ninth of the season, going in shorthanded and unassisted. Ottawa got on the board with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Chris Tierney and Connor Brown. The Golden Knights responded as Ryan Reaves scored his sixth of the season, thanks to William Carrier. The Senators pulled one back with a Brown power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Colin White and Thomas Chabot. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Stone, Stastny, and Brown.
Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Curtis McElhinney and Alex Stalock make the spot starts in goal. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Zach Parise power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Eric Staal and Jared Spurgeon. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mikhail Sergachev and Ondrej Palat. The Wild shot back with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Luke Kunin and Marcus Foligno. Minnesota added on with a Ryan Suter goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Jordan Greenway. The Lightning got one back in the third period with a Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, with helpers from Steven Stamkos and Anthony Cirelli. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kucherov, Suter, and Eriksson Ek.
Southward to Nashville, as the Predators host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Juuse Saros are between the pipes. Anaheim cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Josh Manson goal, via Ondrej Kase and Cam Fowler. The Ducks added on with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf. Nashville got on the board with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Roman Josi and Rocco Grimaldi. Anaheim shot back in the second period with a Rakell goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Getzlaf and Fowler. The Ducks extended the lead as Derek Grant scored his tenth of the year shorthanded, thanks to Carter Rowney and Manson. The Predators pulled back with a Mikael Granlund shorthanded goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Jarred Tinordi. This left the final score at 4-2, with the three stars handed to Rakell, Manson, and Getzlaf, while Fowler gets an honorable mention.
Further south, the Dallas Stars welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twelfth of the year, via Miro Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin in the second period. The Sabres took the lead back with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, his third of the season, passed from Henri Jokiharju and Kyle Okposo. Buffalo added on in the third period with a Michael Frolik shorthanded empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Curtis Lazar and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with a Zemgus Girgensons empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Okposo. The three stars were Ullmark (28 for 29 in saves), Okposo, and Dahlin.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Philipp Grubauer receive the starting nods in goal. Colorado began in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper by Andre Burakovsky. The Avalanche added on with a Cale Makar goal, his tenth of the year, via Nazem Kadri. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Ryan Graves scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Vladislav Kamenev. The Avalanche padded the lead on a shorthanded Matt Calvert goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars handed to Grubauer (27 save shutout), Nichushkin, and Makar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and Jacob Markstrom are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Taylor Hall and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Vancouver tied it on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by J.T. Miller and Pettersson. Vancouver iced it at 3-1 with a Tanner Pearson empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Loui Eriksson and Alexander Edler. The three stars were Markstrom (34 for 35 in saves), Pettersson, and Virtanen.
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