With some schedule shuffling, there's six games on today. We begin with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Matt Murray draw the starts in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Jeff Petry power play goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it on a Colin White power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Derek Stepan and Josh Norris. The Canadiens retook the lead in the third period with a Josh Anderson goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Allen (34 for 35 in saves), Anderson, and Petry.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper faces a lesser foe in Ville Husso in goal. Arizona began in the first period with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his second of the season, assisted by Clayton Keller and Conor Garland. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Thomas goal, via Colton Parayko and Torey Krug. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period with a Keller power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Jordan Oesterle. Arizona iced it at 3-1 with a Chychrun power play empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, set up by Garland. The three stars were Chychrun, Keller, and Garland.
At the regular time, the New York Islanders bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Semyon Varlamov are set to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his fourth of the season, via Michael Dal Colle and Noah Dobson. Pittsburgh tied it on a Pierre-Olivier Joseph goal, passed from Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang. The Islanders took the lead back with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, courtesy of Brock Nelson and Dal Colle. The Penguins tied it in the second period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Kasperi Kapanen. Pittsburgh took the lead in the third period on a Guentzel goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. New York tied it again with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, guided in by Casey Cizikas and Matt Martin. The Islanders took the lead with an Anders Lee power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Eberle, Dal Colle, and Guentzel.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Vancouver Canucks. Braden Holtby and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Toronto started in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Marner and Zach Hyman. Toronto extended the lead in the second period as Hyman scored his third of the season, thanks to Mikko Lehtonen and Marner. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period with Matthews' second of the game and tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto kept going with Simmonds' second goal of the game and fifth of the season, passed from Lehtonen and John Tavares. Vancouver got on the board with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Matthews, Simmonds, and Marner, while Hyman and Lehtonen get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Calgary Flames welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his third of the season, assisted by Dillon Dube and Matthew Tkachuk. Edmonton tied it on a Jujhar Khaira goal, courtesy of William Lagesson and Adam Larsson. The Oilers took the lead on a power play goal by Connor McDavid, his ninth of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Tyson Barrie. The Flames tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, his third of the season, fueled by Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Calgary took the lead on a Backlund goal, his third of the year, via Mangiapane and Lucic. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by McDavid. The Flames regained the lead on a Dube power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Mark Giordano and Backlund. Calgary added on with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Sean Monahan and Giordano. The Oilers pulled back on a Darnell Nurse goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Dominik Kahun and Leon Draisaitl. The Flames responded with a Sam Bennett goal, coming off of Gaudreau and Monahan. This held for a 6-4 win, with the three stars going to Backlund, Lucic, and Gaudreau, while Dube, Mangiapane, Monahan, Giordano, and McDavid get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Devan Dubnyk and Ryan Miller are in the blue paint. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Mario Ferraro and Evander Kane. Anaheim tied it in the second period on an Isac Lundestrom goal, assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Kevin Shattenkirk. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Troy Terry and Max Comtois topped Ryan Donato as the Ducks won 2-1. The three stars were Miller (26 for 27 in saves), Dubnyk (32 for 33 in saves), and Lundestrom.
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