There's eight games on today, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Carter Hart guard the cages. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Matt Grzelcyk power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by David Pastrnak and David Krejci. The Bruins added on in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his thirty-first of the year, via Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Rask (36 save shutout), Grzelcyk, and Bergeron.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a William Nylander power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by John Tavares and Mitchell Marner. Tampa Bay tied it on an Ondrej Palat goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Nikita Kucherov in the second period. The Maple Leafs took the lead back in the third period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided Marner and Tavares. This held up for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Andersen (32 for 33 in saves), Marner, and Tavares.
Over to Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Carey Price are in the creases. Nashville got going in the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators added on with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Kyle Turris. Nashville extended the lead as Forsberg scored his twentieth of the season on the power play, thanks to Roman Josi and Craig Smith. The Predators padded the lead on another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, made possible by Josi and Ryan Ellis. Montreal got on the board in the third period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Xavier Ouellet and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens got closer with a Lukas Vejdemo goal, passed from Dale Weise and Jake Evans. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Forsberg, Josi, and Saros (32 for 34 in saves).
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and MacKenzie Blackwood draw the starts in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jared McCann. New Jersey tied it on a Nikita Gusev power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Pavel Zacha and P.K. Subban. The Penguins took the lead back in the second period on a Justin Schultz goal, his third of the season, assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust. Pittsburgh added on with a Malkin goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Kris Letang. The Devils got one back with a Miles Wood goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Nico Hischier. The Penguins responded with another Malkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Letang, his fifteenth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Malkin, Letang, and Schultz.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Jonathan Bernier are set to start in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his third of the season, passed from Warren Foegele and Jake Gardiner. Detroit tied it on a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Anthony Mantha and Filip Hronek. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Gardiner and Vincent Trocheck. The Red Wings retied it on a Christoffer Ehn goal, his second of the year, guided in by Madison Bowey and Darren Helm. Carolina took the lead in the third period with a Justin Williams power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes added on with an Aho shorthanded goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with an Aho power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the campaign, assisted by Gardiner and Teravainen. The three stars belonged to Aho, Gardiner, and Teravainen.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. New York started in the first period with an Adam Fox goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his fortieth of the year, guided in by Brendan Lemieux and Pavel Buchnevich. New York extended the lead as Kaapo Kakko scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Brett Howden and Jesper Fast. The Rangers padded the lead on another Kakko goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Zibanejad and Fox. Dallas got on the board with a Roope Hintz goal, his nineteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Miro Heiskanen and Corey Perry. The Stars got one back with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the year, passed from Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Kakko, Zibanejad, and Heiskanen, while Fox gets an honorable mention.
Over to Anaheim, where the Ducks host the Ottawa Senators. Marcus Hogberg and Ryan Miller make the starts. Anaheim was first to score on a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Christian Djoos. The Ducks added on with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fifth of the year, via Carter Rowney and David Backes. Anaheim extended the lead as Deslauriers scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Rowney and Michael Del Zotto. The Ducks padded the lead on a Deslauriers goal, completing his natural hat trick with his seventh of the year, fueled by Backes. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Colin White and Connor Brown. Anaheim countered with a Rakell power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Max Jones and Adam Henrique. The Senators got one back in the third period with a White goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Tkachuk and Thomas Chabot. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Deslauriers, Rakell, and Rowney, while Backes, Tkachuk, and White get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Thatcher Demko are in the creases. New York struck first in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, coming off of Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. Vancouver tied it on an Adam Gaudette goal, his twelfth of the season, via Alexander Edler and Troy Stecher. The Canucks took the lead with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. The Islanders retied it on a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. Vancouver pulled ahead with a Zack MacEwen goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Edler. New York tied it again on a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Derick Brassard and Noah Dobson. The Canucks regained the lead with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Toffoli and J.T. Miller. The Islanders evened it in the third period with a Nelson goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Anthony Beauvillier and Brassard. In the shootout, Miller had the lone tally to give the Canucks a 5-4 win. The three stars were Toffoli, Edler, and Miller, while Nelson and Brassard get the honorable mentions.
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