We're back for another five-game day as more teams get their first summer hockey action. Leading off...
The Nashville Predators face the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Arizona led off in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, via Taylor Hall and Derek Stepan. The Coyotes added on with a Christian Dvorak goal, courtesy of Phil Kessel and Hall. Arizona extended the lead as Clayton Keller scored on the power play, with the help of Dvorak and Kessel. Nashville got on the board with an unassisted Filip Forsberg power play goal. The Coyotes replied in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Michael Grabner goal. The Predators pulled back in the third period with a Ryan Ellis goal, coming off of Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi. Nashville got closer with another Forsberg power play goal, powered by Josi and Matt Duchene. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Dvorak, Hall, and Forsberg, while Kessel and Josi get the honorable mentions. Arizona holds a 1-0 series lead.
In the east, the first round-robin game sees the Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jaroslav Halak are set to start in goal. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Michael Raffl goal, via Travis Sanheim. The Flyers added on with a Nate Thompson goal, assisted by Raffl and Ivan Provorov. Boston got on the board with a Chris Wagner goal, fueled by Joakim Nordstrom and Charlie McAvoy. Philadelphia shot back on a Philippe Myers goal, with a lone helper from Jakub Voracek. The Flyers extended the lead in the third period as Scott Laughton scored, thanks to Kevin Hayes. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Raffl, Hart (34 for 35 in saves), and Thompson.
Back west, the Colorado Avalanche meet the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. St. Louis began in the first period with a David Perron power play goal, powered by Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Ryan Graves goal, via Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche won 2-1 with a fraction of a second on the clock when Nazem Kadri scored a power play goal, with helpers from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were Grubauer (31 for 32 in saves), Kadri, and Graves.
Last call in the east today sees the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Frederik Andersen draw the starts in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Cam Atkinson goal, guided in by David Savard. The Blue Jackets iced it at 2-0 with an Alexander Wennberg empty net goal, set up by Nick Foligno and Atkinson. The three stars were awarded to Korpisalo (28 save shutout), Atkinson, and Andersen (33 for 34 in saves). Columbus leads the series 1-0.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks battle the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Jacob Markstrom play in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, powered by Eric Staal and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on in the second period with a Spurgeon power play goal, coming off of Staal. Minnesota iced it at 3-0 with a Spurgeon empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Joel Eriksson Ek and Mikko Koivu in the third period. The three stars were Spurgeon, Stalock (28 save shutout), and Staal. The Wild have a 1-0 series lead.
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