An unusually quiet Saturday has only five games, beginning with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Elvis Merzlikins are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, assisted by Mitchell Stephens and Alexander Volkov. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno goal, his third of the season, coming off of Cam Atkinson and Michael Del Zotto. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Mikhail Grigorenko goal, passed from Kevin Stenlund and Nathan Gerbe. Columbus added on with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, fueled by Liam Foudy and Eric Robinson. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Brayden Point and Hedman. The Blue Jackets countered in the third period with a Zach Werenski goal, made possible by Alexandre Texier and Boone Jenner. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with a Robinson empty net goal, set up by Riley Nash and Seth Jones. The three stars were Robinson, Hedman, and Gavrikov.
Next up, the Boston Bruins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jaroslav Halak protect the nets. Boston started in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Nick Ritchie and David Krejci. Philadelphia tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal in the second period, his third of the year, courtesy of Jakub Voracek. The Bruins retook the lead with a Craig Smith goal, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Jeremy Lauzon. Boston added on with a Coyle goal, his second of the season, passed from Trent Frederic and Smith. The Bruins extended the lead in the third period as Brad Marchand scored his second of year, with the help of Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk. Boston padded the lead on a Marchand power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, with assists provided by Ritchie and Jakub Zboril. The Bruins continued with Bergeron's second of the game and third of the year on the power play, fueled by Marchand and Charlie McAvoy. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Bergeron, Marchand, and Ritchie, while Coyle and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Montreal led off in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his second of the season, coming off of Brett Kulak and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, made possible by Ben Chiarot and Tyler Toffoli. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with an Elias Pettersson goal, passed from Jordie Benn and Brock Boeser. The Canucks tied it with a Nils Hoglander goal, his second of the year, via Nate Schmidt and Bo Horvat. Montreal retook the lead with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tomas Tatar. The Canadiens extended the lead as Drouin scored, thanks to Josh Anderson. Montreal iced it at 5-2 on a Joel Edmundson empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Drouin, Gallagher, and Perry.
Backtracking to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen is mismatched with Jordan Binnington in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Torey Krug power play goal, powered by David Perron and Ryan O'Reilly. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his third of the season, assisted by Alex Iafallo and Matt Roy. The Blues took the lead back with a Vince Dunn goal, guided in by Robert Thomas and Mike Hoffman. St. Louis added on with a Perron goal, with a lone helper from Thomas. The Kings got one back with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The Blues iced it at 4-2 in the third period with a Jaden Schwartz empty net goal, set up by Brayden Schenn and O'Reilly. The three stars were Perron, Thomas, and O'Reilly.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Marcus Hogberg is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Neal Pionk and Adam Lowry. Ottawa tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal in the second period, coming off of Nick Paul and Erik Gudbranson. The Jets retook the lead with a Kyle Connor goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Senators retied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his second of the season, fueled by Josh Norris and Austin Watson. Ottawa pulled ahead with a Paul goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Artem Anisimov and Mike Reilly. Winnipeg retied it in the third period on an Andrew Copp goal, assisted by Paul Stastny and Ehlers. The Jets pulled ahead with a Stastny power play goal, with assists provided by Wheeler and Scheifele. Winnipeg added on with a Copp goal, his second of the game, guided in by Stastny and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets iced it at 6-3 with a Scheifele empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Connor and Wheeler. The three stars were awarded to Wheeler, Stastny, and Scheifele, while Ehlers, Copp, Connor, and Paul get the honorable mentions.
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