It's Hockey Day in America, with nine games on to keep things busy all day long. First up...
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Matt Murray make the starts in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Tyler Bertuzzi. Pittsburgh tied it on a Sam Lafferty goal, his sixth of the year, via Patric Hornqvist and Andrew Agozzino. The Penguins took the lead with a Kris Letang power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Hornqvist. Pittsburgh added on in the second period with another Hornqvist goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Agozzino. The Penguins chased Howard on a Crosby goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Jason Zucker. Jonathan Bernier came on in relief. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Hornqvist scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Brandon Tanev and Teddy Blueger. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Hornqvist, Crosby, and Murray (27 for 28 in saves).
Along to New York, where the Rangers welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Alexandar Georgiev are the goalies. Boston began in the first period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Charlie Coyle goal, his fourteenth of the year. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Patrice Bergeron empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Brad Marchand. The three stars were Halak (25 for 26 in saves), Coyle, and McAvoy.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and James Reimer draw the starts in goal. Carolina started in the first period with a Trevor van Riemsdyk goal, courtesy of Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jujhar Khaira and Darnell Nurse. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with an Aho goal, his thirty-second of the season, via Slavin. The Oilers tied it on a Kailer Yamamoto power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. Edmonton took the lead on a Josh Archibald goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Tyler Benson. Carolina tied it again with another Aho goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, passed from Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with an Archibald goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, with a lone helper from Draisaitl. The three stars belonged to Draisaitl, Archibald, and Aho, while Slavin gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Thatcher Demko receive the starting nods in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Nick Ritchie and Jacob Larsson. The Ducks added on with a Derek Grant power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Henrique scored his twentieth of the season on the power play, thanks to Troy Terry and Hampus Lindholm. Vancouver got on the board with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and Brandon Sutter. The Ducks responded in the third period with a Sam Steel goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Devin Shore. Anaheim padded the lead on a Brendan Guhle goal, his second of the year, helped along by Grant. The final was 5-1, with the three stars going to Henrique, Grant, and Gibson (37 for 38 in saves).
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Pekka Rinne guard the cages. Nashville got going in the second period on a Craig Smith goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Rocco Grimaldi and Nick Bonino. St. Louis tied it on a Tyler Bozak goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Carl Gunnarsson and Alex Pietrangelo. The Predators retook the lead in the third period with a Kyle Turris goal, his ninth of the campaign, courtesy of Filip Forsberg. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Rinne (38 for 39 in saves), Turris, and Smith.
Northeast to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and MacKenzie Blackwood are the rising stars in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with an Andrew Peeke goal, via Sonny Milano and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets added on with a Zach Werenski goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Eric Robinson and Markus Nutivaara. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Joey Anderson goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Kevin Rooney and Kyle Palmieri. The Devils tied it on a Nick Merkley goal, passed from Rooney and Anderson. New Jersey took the lead with a Palmieri goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. Columbus tied it again with a Kevin Stenlund goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Gustav Nyquist. The tie went to a shootout, where Nikita Gusev and Bratt lifted the Devils 4-3 over Dubois and the Blue Jackets. The three stars were Palmieri, Anderson, and Bratt.
In Ottawa, the Senators host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a John Klingberg goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Jamie Benn and Jason Dickinson. Ottawa tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Brady Tkachuk and Thomas Chabot. The Senators took the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Anthony Duclair and Pageau. The Stars tied it on a Stephen Johns goal, his second of the year, helped along by Miro Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin. Ottawa regained the lead in the third period with an unassisted Tyler Ennis goal, his fourteenth of the season. Dallas tied it as Joe Pavelski scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Seguin and Heiskanen. The Senators won 4-3 in overtime with an Artem Anisimov goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with a lone helper by Tkachuk. The three stars went to Tkachuk, Pageau, and Seguin, while Heiskanen gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Carter Hutton protect the nets. Buffalo dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Colin Miller and Rasmus Dahlin. The Sabres added on with a Conor Sheary goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Miller and Evan Rodrigues. Toronto got on the board with an Egor Korshkov goal, via Jason Spezza and Kyle Clifford. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Zach Hyman goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jake Muzzin and Mitchell Marner in the third period. Buffalo retook the lead with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres extended the lead as Kyle Okposo scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Larsson. Buffalo padded the lead on a Jimmy Vesey goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Ristolainen. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Larsson, Ristolainen, and Miller.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his third of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Olli Maatta. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Mason Appleton goal, his fourth of the year, via Nathan Beaulieu and Jansen Harkins. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Appleton. The Blackhawks retied it with a Kane goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik. Winnipeg took the lead with a Beaulieu goal in the third period, courtesy of Patrik Laine and Kulikov. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Beaulieu, Appleton, and Kane, while Kulikov gets an honorable mention.
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