The third day of the season is here, with five games on. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Linus Ullmark are the goalies. Washington got going in the second period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his second of the season, made possible by Tom Wilson. Buffalo tied it on a Rasmus Ristolainen goal in the third period, via Taylor Hall and Jack Eichel. The Capitals retook the lead on a Wilson goal, helped along by Nicklas Backstrom. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Wilson, Vanecek (30 for 31 in saves), and Vrana.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Matt Murray protect the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Zach Hyman power play goal, powered by John Tavares and William Nylander. Ottawa tied it with a Thomas Chabot power play goal, with assists provided by Drake Batherson and Josh Norris. The Maple Leafs retook the lead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal in the second period, made possible by Justin Holl and Ilya Mikheyev. The Senators tied it again with a Brady Tkachuk goal, assisted by Nikita Zaitsev and Norris. Ottawa took the lead with an Austin Watson goal, guided in by Braydon Coburn and Nick Paul. The Senators added on with a Chris Tierney goal, fueled by Zaitsev and Tkachuk. Ottawa extended the lead in the third period as Derek Stepan scored, thanks to Tkachuk and Batherson. Toronto got one back on a Tavares power play goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Tkachuk, Norris, and Tavares, while Zaitsev and Batherson get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Carter Hart man the nets. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Travis Konecny power play goal, powered by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on with another Konecny goal, via Nolan Patrick and James van Riemsdyk. Philadelphia extended the lead as Ivan Provorov scored, thanks to Voracek and van Riemsdyk. Casey DeSmith replaced Jarry in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust. The Penguins pulled closer with a Brandon Tanev goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jared McCann and Mark Jankowski. The Flyers responded in the third period on a Konecny goal to complete his hat trick, fueled by Kevin Hayes and Giroux. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with an Oskar Lindblom empty net goal, set up by Scott Laughton and Konecny. The three stars belonged to Konecny, Voracek, and van Riemsdyk, while Giroux gets an honorable mention.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay struck first in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his second of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn goal, via Tyler Johnson and Anthony Cirelli. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Blake Coleman scored, thanks to Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde. Chicago got on the board with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, powered by Dylan Strome and Adam Boqvist. The Blackhawks got closer with a Patrick Kane goal, helped along by DeBrincat and Connor Murphy. The Lightning countered in the third period with a Gourde goal, guided in by Coleman and Goodrow. Tampa Bay finished it at 5-2 with a Stamkos goal, his second of the year, passed from Palat and Brayden Point. The three stars were Coleman, Gourde, and Palat, while Stamkos, Goodrow, and DeBrincat get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Philipp Grubauer are set to start in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan Graves. The Avalanche added on with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his second of the season, powered by the goalie Grubauer. Colorado extended the lead as Landeskog scored again, with the help of Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Rantanen power play goal, with assists provided by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri. Ville Husso replaced Binnington in goal. Colorado continued in the third period with a Kadri power play goal, fueled by MacKinnon and Makar. The Avalanche struck again with a MacKinnon power play goal, with a lone assist by Makar. Colorado kept going with a Joonas Donskoi goal, with helpers from Devon Toews and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche piled on with a Toews power play goal, guided in by Girard and Burakovsky. This made it 8-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to MacKinnon, Grubauer (20 save shutout), and Makar, while Kadri, Rantanen, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Toews, and Girard all get honorable mentions.
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