We've got seven games on a light Tuesday, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Tristan Jarry are the goalies. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Bryan Rust power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. The Penguins added on with an Anthony Angello goal, via Sam Lafferty and Marcus Pettersson. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Jason Zucker scored his seventeenth of the year on the power play, thanks to Crosby and Rust. The Penguins padded the lead as Crosby scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, with the help of Patric Hornqvist and Jared McCann. Pittsburgh kept going with a Teddy Blueger goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Rust and Crosby. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his forty-third of the season, guided in by William Nylander and Jake Muzzin. The Maple Leafs got closer with a Kyle Clifford goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jason Spezza and Martin Marincin. The final score stood at 5-2, with the three stars awarded to Crosby, Rust, and Jarry (34 for 36 in saves).
Across Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elviz Merzlikins and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny. The Flyers added on with a Sean Couturier goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Claude Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead as Philippe Myers scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Travis Sanheim and Nicolas Aube-Kubel in the second period. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Emil Bemstrom and Zach Werenski. The Flyers replied in the third period with a Konecny goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Robert Hagg and Farabee. Matiss Kivlenieks replaced Merzlikins in goal. Philadelphia padded the lead with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Konecny and Giroux. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars given to Konecny, Giroux, and Farabee.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jonathan Bernier protect the nets. Montreal opened in the first period with a Nate Thompson goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nick Cousins and Paul Byron. The Canadiens added on with a Jeff Petry power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Nick Suzuki and Jordan Weal. Detroit got on the board in the second period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin. Montreal replied with a Suzuki power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Weal and Tomas Tatar. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Alex Biega and Valtteri Filppula. Detroit tied it on a Mike Green goal, his third of the year, via Mantha and Larkin. The Red Wings pulled ahead on another Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, with a helper from Tyler Bertuzzi. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Athanasiou, Mantha, and Larkin, while Suzuki and Weal get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Craig Anderson are the veterans in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Brandon Montour goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on with a Montour goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, coming off of Rasmus Ristolainen and Victor Olofsson. Ottawa got on the board with a Vladislav Namestnikov shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mike Reilly. The Senators tied it with an Artem Anisimov goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Nick Paul and Scott Sabourin. Ottawa took the lead on a Drake Batherson goal, his third of the season, fueled by Colin White and Tyler Ennis. The Senators extended the lead with an Anisimov power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, powered by Ennis and Reilly. Buffalo got one back in the second period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Johan Larsson and Montour. Ottawa countered with a Pageau goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Brady Tkachuk and Anthony Duclair. The Sabres shot back with a power play goal by Olofsson, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel. The Senators fired back with a Pageau power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Tkachuk and Batherson. Ottawa iced it at 7-4 with a Duclair shorthanded empty net goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, helped along by Pageau. The three stars were handed to Pageau, Anisimov, and Batherson, while Duclair, Tkachuk, Ennis, Montour, Reilly, and Olofsson get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Dustin Brown goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Joakim Ryan and Anze Kopitar. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Jansen Harkins goal, his second of the year, via Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. The Jets took the lead with a Mason Appleton goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Roslovic. Winnipeg added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Kings pulled back in the third period with a Martin Frk goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Adrian Kempe and Matt Roy. The Jets replied with an Ehlers goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Scheifele and Wheeler. Los Angeles countered on a Brown goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, with helpers from Roy and Kopitar. Winnipeg responded with a Laine empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Kyle Connor and Andrew Copp. The Jets iced it at 6-3 with a Wheeler goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, courtesy of Neal Pionk and Ehlers. The three stars belonged to Wheeler, Ehlers, and Laine, while Roslovic, Scheifele, Brown, Kopitar, and Roy all get honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Nashville Predators bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Juuse Saros are in the creases. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Justin Williams and Warren Foegele. Nashville tied it in the second period on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jarred Tinordi and Mikael Granlund. The Hurricanes took the lead with an Andrei Svechnikov power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Williams. Carolina added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Martin Necas and Erik Haula. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Sebastian Aho scored his thirty-fourth of the season, thanks to Trevor van Riemsdyk. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Mrazek (28 for 29 in saves), Svechnikov, and Williams.
Finally, the St. Louis Blues host the New Jersey Devils. Louis Domingue and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. St. Louis got going in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Carl Gunnarsson. The Blues added on in the third period with another Barbashev goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, courtesy of Sammy Blais and Oskar Sundqvist. St. Louis extended the lead as Jaden Schwartz scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Barbashev, Binnington (17 save shutout), and Schwartz.
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