Eleven games tonight, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the creases. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Pat Maroon goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Cameron Gaunce and Luke Schenn. Edmonton tied it on a Caleb Jones goal, his third of the year, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. The Lightning retook the lead on a Yanni Gourde shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Cedric Paquette empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Brayden Point and Alex Killorn. The three stars were Vasilevskiy (29 for 30 in saves), Gourde, and Smith (34 for 36 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Dallas led off in the first period with a Denis Gurianov goal, his seventeenth of the season, via John Klingberg. The Stars added on in the second period with a Radek Faksa goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Blake Comeau and Andrew Cogliano. Toronto got one back with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his forty-first of the season, powered by William Nylander and Tyson Barrie. Dallas responded in the third period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Mattias Janmark and Jason Robertson. The Maple Leafs pulled back with a Zach Hyman goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, passed from John Tavares and Mitchell Marner. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars belonging to Bishop (29 for 31 in saves), Seguin, and Gurianov.
Stateside, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Matiss Kivlenieks and Carter Hutton are the goalies. Columbus began in the first period with a Nathan Gerbe goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Vladislav Gavrikov and Riley Nash. The Blue Jackets added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Zach Werenski and Liam Foudy in the second period. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres tied it in the third period with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Eichel and Rasmus Dahlin. Buffalo pulled ahead on an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Jeff Skinner and goalie Hutton. Columbus retied it on a Markus Nutivaara goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nick Foligno. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with an Olofsson goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Eichel and Dahlin. The three stars belonged to Olofsson, Eichel, and Dahlin.
To the south, the Florida Panthers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Sergei Bobrovsky receive the starting nods in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Matt Niskanen and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers added on with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his sixth of the year, via van Riemsdyk and Niskanen. Philadelphia extended the lead as Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Michael Raffl and Justin Braun. Sam Montembeault replaced Bobrovsky to start the second period. The Flyers padded the lead in the second period as Scott Laughton scored his tenth of the year, with the help of van Riemsdyk and Braun. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by MacKenzie Weegar and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers got closer with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Keith Yandle and Anton Stralman. Philadelphia countered on a Sean Couturier goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux. The Flyers capped it at 6-2 with a Robert Hagg power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Raffl and Braun. The three stars were awarded to van Riemsdyk, Braun, and Niskanen, while Raffl gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to New Jersey, where the Devils welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and MacKenzie Blackwood are the solid goalies. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Anthony Mantha and Filip Hronek. New Jersey tied it in the third period with an Andy Greene goal, his second of the year, fueled by Pavel Zacha and Damon Severson. The Devils took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Miles Wood and Zacha. New Jersey added on with a Simmonds power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Severson. The Devils extended the lead as Jesper Bratt scored his eleventh of the campaign, thanks to P.K. Subban and Will Butcher. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars given to Simmonds, Zacha, and Severson.
In Canada again, as the Ottawa Senators bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Marcus Hogberg are in the blue paint. Ottawa started in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Drake Batherson and Chris Tierney. The Senators added on with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Thomas Chabot and Connor Brown. Arizona got on the board in the second period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Taylor Hall and Nick Schmaltz. Ottawa replied in the third period with a Nick Paul goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Artem Anisimov. The Coyotes got one back with a Jordan Oesterle goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hogberg (32 for 34 in saves), Paul, and Tkachuk.
Down in Nashville, the Predators host the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Juuse Saros draw the starts in goal. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators added on with another Smith goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, via Rocco Grimaldi and Nick Bonino. Nashville extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Calle Jarnkrok and Austin Watson. Semyon Varlamov replaced Greiss in goal. The Predators padded the lead in the second period with an unassisted Grimaldi goal, his tenth of the year. Nashville kept going on a Smith goal, his sixteenth of the campaign to complete his hat trick, with a lone helper from Roman Josi. This made it 5-0, the eventual final, with the three stars being Smith, Saros (31 save shutout), and Grimaldi.
Northward to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mikko Koivu. New York tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Tony DeAngelo and Ryan Strome. The Wild retook the lead with a Jonas Brodin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jordan Greenway and Matt Dumba. Minnesota added on in the second period with a Greenway goal, his seventh of the year, via Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Rangers got one back with a third period Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Panarin and Adam Fox. The tie went to a shootout, where Zibanejad and Panarin lifted the Rangers to a 4-3 win. The three stars belonged to Panarin, Greenway, and Brodin, while Zibanejad gets an honorable mention.
In Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer are the former teammates in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Vladislav Kamenev. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by MacKinnon and Burakovsky. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Jakub Vrana and John Carlson. The Capitals tied it in the third period with a Tom Wilson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Carlson and Lars Eller. Washington gained the lead on a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Nick Jensen and Eller. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Burakovsky, Carlson, and Eller, while MacKinnon gets an honorable mention.
Out in Nevada, the Vegas Golden Knights host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington faces a lesser foe in Malcolm Subban in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Zach Sanford goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Alex Pietrangelo. Vegas tied it on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Mark Stone and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights took the lead on another Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, passed from William Karlsson and Stone. The Blues replied on a Zach Sanford goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, fueled by Robert Bortuzzo and David Perron. St. Louis regained the lead with a MacKenzie MacEachern goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Ivan Barbashev and Vince Dunn. The Blues added on in the second period with a Sanford goal to complete his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, via Pietrangelo and O'Reilly. Vegas got one back with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Stone and Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it as Nate Schmidt scored his seventh of the year on the power play, thanks to Karlsson and Alex Tuch. St. Louis pulled ahead on a Sanford goal, his fourth of the game and twelfth of the season, with helpers from Colton Parayko and Dunn. Vegas retied it on a Tuch goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Jon Merrill and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights won 6-5 in overtime with a Marchessault power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, set up by Pacioretty and Stone. The three stars belonged to Sanford, Stone and Pacioretty, while Marchessault, Karlsson, Theodore, O'Reilly, Pietrangelo, and Dunn get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Calgary Flames. Cam Talbot and John Gibson are the masked men. Calgary cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Michael Stone and T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a Mikael Backlund goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary extended the lead as Oliver Kylington scored his second of the season, thanks to Rasmus Andersson. The Flames chased Gibson on a Mark Jankowski goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brodie and Mangiapane. Ryan Miller took over for Gibson in goal. Calgary continued on a shorthanded and unassisted Backlund goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season. The Flames struck again in the third period with a Jankowski goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, going in unassisted. This made it 6-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Talbot (44 save shutout), Backlund, and Jankowski, while Mangiapane and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
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