There's five games on this Monday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Igor Shesterkin are the goalies. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his third of the season, assisted by Chad Ruhwedel and Evgeni Malkin. New York tied it on a Kevin Rooney goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Artemi Panarin and Ryan Lindgren. The Rangers took the lead with a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Adam Fox and Panarin. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Panarin empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Ryan Strome. The three stars were Panarin, Kreider, and Shesterkin (25 for 26 in saves).
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Braden Holtby and Carey Price tend the twines. Montreal started in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his third of the season, coming off of Josh Anderson and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens added on with a shorthanded an unassisted Artturi Lehkonen goal, his second of the year. Vancouver got on the board with an Adam Gaudette goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal shot back with a Jeff Petry goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Paul Byron and Lehkonen. The Canadiens extended the lead as Brendan Gallagher scored his fourth of the season in the second period, thanks to Suzuki. Montreal padded the lead on a Petry goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, fueled by Corey Perry and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Canadiens continued with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Shea Weber and Petry. The Canucks got one back with a Jay Beagle goal, helped along by Tyler Motte and Alexander Edler in the third period. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars given to Petry, Lehkonen, and Suzuki.
Way south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Jan Rutta. The Lightning added on with a Yanni Gourde goal, his second of the year, passed from Tyler Johnson and Anthony Cirelli. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Brayden Point scored his third of the season, thanks to Mathieu Joseph and Pat Maroon. The Lightning padded the lead in the second period with a Stamkos power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn. Nashville got on the board in the third period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, made possible by Erik Haula. The Predators pulled closer with a Mikael Granlund goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-2 with a Gourde empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Barclay Goodrow. The three stars belonged to Stamkos, Gourde, and Point.
Backtracking to DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Vitek Vanecek patrol the creases. Washington began in the first period with a Zdeno Chara goal, his second of the season, coming off of Garnet Hathaway and Nic Dowd. The Capitals added on with a Daniel Sprong goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jakub Vrana and Nick Jensen. Washington extended the lead in the second period with a Josh Carlson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Vrana. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak goal, guided in by Brad Marchand and Brandon Carlo. The Bruins got closer with another Pastrnak goal in the third period, fueled by Jakub Zboril and Charlie McAvoy. Boston tied it as Craig Smith scored his third of the year, thanks to Jeremy Lauzon and Nick Ritchie. The Bruins took the lead with a Carlo goal, his second of the season, helped along by Sean Kuraly and Chris Wagner. Boston iced it at 5-3 with a Marchand empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by David Krejci. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Carlo, and Marchand, while Vrana gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets added on with a Connor power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by Josh Morrissey and Wheeler. Calgary got on the board with a Christopher Tanev goal, helped along by Elias Lindholm. The Flames tied it in the third period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Juuso Valimaki and Lindholm. Calgary took the lead on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, fueled by Noah Hanifin and Matthew Tkachuk. Winnipeg retied it on a Scheifele goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Neal Pionk and Wheeler. The tie went to a shootout, where Sean Monahan and Gaudreau lifted the Flames 4-3 over Connor and the Jets. The three stars were Gaudreau, Connor, and Wheeler, while Scheifele and Lindholm get the honorable mentions.
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