There's thirteen games on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Alex Nedeljkovic start in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Denis Gurianov and John Klingberg. Dallas extended the lead as Jason Dickinson scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Hintz and Jamie Oleksiak. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Jaccob Slavin and Andrei Svechnikov. The Stars answered with a Gurianov goal, his eighteenth of the season, with helpers by Hintz and Dickinson. This stood as the eventual 4-1 final score, with the three stars awarded to Hintz, Gurianov, and Khudobin (40 for 41 in saves), while Dickinson gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. Toronto tied it on a Jake Muzzin goal, his sixth of the year, via Jason Spezza and Frederik Gauthier. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Auston Matthews. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a Pat Maroon goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Cedric Paquette and Kevin Shattenkirk. Toronto got on the board with a Tavares goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by William Nylander. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nylander power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers from Mitchell Marner and Barrie. Tampa Bay got one back with a Yanni Gourde goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Shattenkirk and Barclay Goodrow. The Maple Leafs held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Tavares, Nylander, and Barrie, while Shattenkirk gets an honorable mention.
Up north, the Boston Bruins bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. Boston tied it in the second period with a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Charlie McAvoy. The Flames retook the lead with a Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Michael Stone. Calgary added on with a Monahan power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Tkachuk and Erik Gustafsson. The Bruins got one back with a Chris Wagner goal, his sixth of the season, via Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm in the third period. The Flames countered with a Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Backlund empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Tkachuk. The three stars were Monahan, Tkachuk, and Backlund.
Next up, the New York Islanders host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. The Rangers led off in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Tony DeAngelo. The Rangers added on with a Greg McKegg goal, his fourth of the year, via Brendan Lemieux and Adam Fox in the second period. The Islanders got on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. The Rangers replied in the third period with a Brett Howden goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Brendan Smith and Lindgren. The Islanders fired back with a Jordan Eberle his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. The Islanders tied it with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Devon Toews and Barzal. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, helped along by Panarin. The three stars belonged to Panarin, Barzal, and Lindgren.
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Braden Holtby draw the starts in goal. Washington began in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-third of the season, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by T.J. Oshie and Dmitry Orlov. Washington extended the lead as Garnet Hathaway scored his seventh of the season in the second period, thanks to Nic Dowd and Richard Panik. Winnipeg got on the board with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Cody Eakin. The Jets got closer in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his thirty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Ehlers. The tie went to a shootout, where Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, and Ovechkin tallied to propel the Capitals past Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and the Jets by a 4-3 score. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Oshie, and Ehlers, while Scheifele and Orlov get the honorable mentions.
Into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Paul Byron goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Max Domi. The Canadiens added on with a Shea Weber goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Vancouver got on the board with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks tied it in the second period on an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Jake Virtanen and Adam Gaudette. Montreal retook the lead in the third period with a Jordan Weal goal, his seventh of the season, via Domi. Vancouver retied it on a Virtanen goal, his eighteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Tyler Myers and Gaudette on the power play. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Horvat and Edler. The three stars belonged to Horvat, Edler, and Virtanen, while Gaudette and Domi get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Carter Hart are in the blue paint. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by James van Riemsdyk and Matt Niskanen. San Jose retied it with a Joel Kellman goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jacob Middleton and Tim Heed. The Flyers retook the lead in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia added on with a Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist from Hayes. The Flyers extended the lead in the third period as Hayes scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with the help of Laughton and Konecny. The Sharks got one back with a Noah Gregor goal, his second of the year, helped along by Marcus Sorensen. This stood for a 4-2 win for the Flyers, with the three stars being Hayes, Konecny, and Laughton.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Jonathan Bernier man the nets. New Jersey drew first blood in the first period with a Joey Anderson goal, his third of the season, assisted by Miles Wood and Dakota Mermis. The Devils added on in the second period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Pavel Zacha and Nikita Gusev on the power play. New Jersey extended the lead on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jack Hughes and Damon Severson. Detroit got on the board in the third period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin on the power play. The Devils answered on a Gusev power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Zacha and Mirco Mueller. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Gusev, Zacha, and Schneider (27 for 28 in saves).
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. St. Louis cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and David Perron. Chicago tied it on a Duncan Keith power play goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Connor Murphy goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Dominik Kubalik and Toews. Chicago added on in the second period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with assists provided by Keith and Kubalik. The Blues got one back with a Robert Thomas goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Perron and Zach Sanford. St. Louis tied it with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Schenn and Schwartz. The Blues pulled ahead with a Sanford goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Thomas. The Blackhawks retied it on a Matthew Highmore goal, his second of the year, made possible by David Kampf and Keith. Chicago surged ahead with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Strome and Kirby Dach. St. Louis tied it again with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, passed from O'Reilly. The Blues gained the lead on a Sanford power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, dished from Thomas. This stood for a 6-5 win, with the three stars handed to Sanford, Thomas, and O'Reilly, while Schenn, Schwartz, Perron, Keith, Kubalik, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Nashville Predators host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Scott Sabourin and Ron Hainsey. Nashville tied it on a Colin Blackwell goal, his third of the year, passed from Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen. The Senators took the lead with a Filip Chlapik goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Rudolfs Balcers and Jayce Hawryluk. The Predators tied it again with a Ryan Ellis power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund. Nashville took the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Calle Jarnkrok and Ellis. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Ellis, Arvidsson, and Saros (33 for 35 in saves).
Northward to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Matiss Kivlenieks and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Fiala. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno goal, his tenth of the year, via Gustav Nyquist and Scott Harrington. The Wild regained the lead with a Ryan Donato goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Ryan Suter and Greg Pateryn. Minnesota added on in the second period with a Mikko Koivu goal, his third of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman. The Wild extended the lead as Koivu scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Donato and Hartman. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus got closer with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighteenth of the season, an unassisted tally. Minnesota responded with a Fiala goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Staal and Jonas Brodin. The Blue Jackets answered with a Zach Werenski goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Koivu, Donato, and Fiala, while Hartman and Staal get the honorable mentions.
In the desert, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper are between the pipes. Arizona led off in the first period with a Brad Richardson shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Vinnie Hinostroza and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Florida tied it in the second period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Mike Hoffman. The Panthers took the lead with a Hoffman power play goal in the third period, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Hoffman, Bobrovsky (37 for 38 in saves), and Vatrano.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim began in the first period with an unassisted Sonny Milano goal, his sixth of the season. The Ducks added on with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fourth of the year, via Jacob Larsson and Michael Del Zotto. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Tyler Ennis goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Andreas Athanasiou and Connor McDavid. The Oilers tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal in the third period, his thirty-seventh of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. Anaheim retook the lead on an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by Danton Heinen and Josh Manson. Edmonton retied it on an Athanasiou goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Ennis and McDavid. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime with a Milano power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf. The three stars went to Milano, Henrique, and McDavid, while Ennis and Athanasiou get the honorable mentions.
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