Six games up for Monday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Ilya Samsonov make the starts in goal. New York led off in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on with another Beauvillier goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, via Nelson and Bailey. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. New York responded with a Devon Toews goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Bailey and Ryan Pulock. The Islanders extended the lead in the second period as Leo Komarov scored his second of the season, thanks to Nelson and Nick Leddy. New York padded the lead on a Jordan Eberle goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. Braden Holtby replaced Samsonov in goal. The Capitals got one back with a Lars Eller goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Carl Hagelin and Michal Kempny. Washington got closer with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Carlson and Backstrom. This only made it 5-3, the eventual final, with the three stars being Beauvillier, Nelson, and Bailey, while Carlson and Backstrom get the honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carter Hart man the nets. Florida began in the first period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov. Philadelphia tied it on an Ivan Provorov goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Matt Niskanen and Tyler Pitlick. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Jakub Voracek and Justin Braun. Philadelphia added on with a Travis Sanheim goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton. The Flyers finished it at 4-1 with a Claude Giroux shorthanded empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to van Riemsdyk, Hart (30 for 31 in saves), and Sanheim.
Up to Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Carey Price are the masked men. Montreal opened in the first period with a Jake Evans goal, passed from Nick Cousins and Nate Thompson. The Canadiens added on with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Arizona got on the board with a Derek Stepan goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Phil Kessel. The Coyotes tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Christian Dvorak. Arizona pulled ahead in the third period with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Clayton Keller and Stepan. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Stepan, Chychrun, and Hall.
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Curtis McElhinney and Elvis Merzlikins are in the creases. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Mikhail Sergachev and Brayden Point. Columbus tied it in the second period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Pierre-Luc Dubois and Emil Bemstrom. The Lightning won 2-1 in overtime with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Victor Hedman and Point. The three stars went to Kucherov, Point, and McElhinney (31 for 32 in saves).
Northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Zack MacEwen goal, his second of the season, made possible by J.T. Miller and Troy Stecher. The Canucks added on with a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Vancouver extended the lead as Jordie Benn scored, with the help of Adam Gaudette and Antoine Roussel. The Canucks padded the lead on a Pettersson goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Alexander Edler and Stecher in the second period. Juuse Saros replaced Rinne in goal. Nashville got on the board with a Craig Smith power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Roman Josi and Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators got closer with a Mikael Granlund goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Dante Fabbro and Nick Bonino. Vancouver replied with a Miller goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Hughes. The Canucks padded the lead on a Jake Virtanen power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers from Hughes and Gaudette. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars given to Pettersson, Hughes, and Miller, while Gaudette and Stecher get the honorable mentions.
Down in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Aaron Dell guard the cages. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Milan Lucic power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames added on with a Tobias Rieder goal, his fourth of the year, via Mark Jankowski and Zac Rinaldo. Calgary extended the lead as Rinaldo scored his third of the season, thanks to Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. San Jose got on the board with an Erik Karlsson goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Barclay Goodrow and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks got closer in the second period with a Brent Burns power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Timo Meier and Karlsson. The Flames replied with a Jankowski goal, his third of the year, helped along by Lucic and Noah Hanifin. Calgary padded the lead on a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Hanifin and Elias Lindholm. The Flames iced it at 6-2 with a Backlund power play goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Andrew Mangiapane and Lucic. The three stars belonged to Lucic, Rinaldo, and Jankowski, while Backlund, Hanifin, and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
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