We've got 10 games on for today, including two matinees. First up...
The Winnipeg Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Marcus Hogberg is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Kristian Vesalainen and Josh Morrissey. Ottawa tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his fourth of the year, via Colin White and Nick Paul. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Mike Reilly and Connor Brown. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Tkachuk, Hogberg (30 for 31 in saves), and Dadonov.
Out in San Jose, the Sharks welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones man the nets. Vegas opened in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Chandler Stephenson and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Mark Stone power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by William Karlsson and Cody Glass. San Jose got on the board with a Tomas Hertl goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Rudolfs Balcers and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vegas replied in the third period with a Stephenson power play goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Alex Tuch and Martinez. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Stephenson, Martinez, and Fleury (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Russian goalies. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning added on with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Tyler Johnson scored his second of the season, thanks to Gemel Smith. The Lightning padded the lead on another Johnson goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by Palat and Jan Rutta. Florida got on the board in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Brett Connolly and Eetu Luostarinen. Tampa Bay replied with an Alexander Volkov goal, fueled by Smith and Joseph. The Lightning struck again with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his third of the year, guided in by Yanni Gourde. This stood for a 6-1 win, with the three stars being Joseph, Palat, and Johnson, while Smith gets an honorable mention.
Up in New York, the Islanders host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Boston started in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak. New York tied it with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his third of the season, via Leo Komarov and Ryan Pulock. The Islanders took the lead on a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Brock Nelson and Scott Mayfield. The Bruins retied it in the second period on a Bergeron goal, his seventh of year, coming off of Marchand and Pastrnak. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Mathew Barzal power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Anders Lee and Eberle. The Islanders added on with a Pageau shorthanded goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, set up by Komarov. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Pageau, Komarov, and Eberle, while Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak get the honorable mentions.
North to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Toronto led off in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his seventh of the season, via Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman. Montral tied it on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens took the lead on a Gallagher goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Jeff Petry and Toffoli. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Gallagher, Toffoli, and Price (21 for 22 in saves).
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Pekka Rinne patrol the creases. Detroit began in the first period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Valtteri Filppula and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings added on with an Adam Erne goal, via Luke Glendening. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Glendening scored, thanks to Fabbri and Troy Stecher. Juuse Saros replaced Rinne for the third period. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Matt Duchene and Dante Fabbro. The Red Wings responded on an Anthony Mantha goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Glendening and Hronek. The Predators got one back with a Rocco Grimaldi goal, his third of the year, set up Ryan Ellis and Fabbro. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Glendening, Fabbri, and Hronek, while Fabbro gets an honorable mention.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Kevin Lankinen are in the blue paint. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Cam Atkinson. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Nicolas Beaudin goal, his second of the year, assisted by Patrick Kane and Nikita Zadorov. The Blue Jackets took the lead on an Atkinson goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Zach Werenski and Seth Jones. The Blackhawks retied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, via Philipp Kurashev. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Kane. The three stars were Kane, DeBrincat, and Atkinson.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Nedeljkovic and Jake Oettinger are the backups in goal. Dallas cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his third of the season, via Andrew Cogliano and Blake Comeau. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Martinook goal, assisted by Jake Gardiner and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, passed from Martin Necas and Gardiner. Carolina added on in the third period with a Jordan Staal power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Vincent Trocheck. The Stars pulled one back with a Jason Robertson goal, his second of the season, fueled by Roope Hintz and Andrej Sekera. Dallas tied it on a power play goal by Joe Pavelski, his ninth of the year, with an assist by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in the shootout where Trocheck had the lone tally. The three stars were Trocheck, Gardiner, and Staal.
Westward to Arizona, where the Coyotes bring in the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Antti Raanta draw the starts in goal. Arizona kicked off the scoring in the first period with an unassisted Conor Garland goal, his sixth of the season. St. Louis tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his third of the year, passed from Jacob de la Rose. The Blues took the lead with a Zach Sanford goal, his second of the season, assisted by Ivan Barbashev and Torey Krug. The Coyotes tied it on a Barrett Hayton goal, his second of the year, coming off of Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun. St. Louis reclaimed the lead with a Barbashev goal, his second of the season, via Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. Arizona tied it in the third period on a Nick Schmaltz goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jason Demers. The Coyotes pulled ahead with a Dryden Hunt goal, guided in by Christian Fischer. The Blues tied it on a Jordan Kyrou goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Mike Hoffman. St. Louis won 5-4 in overtime with a Hoffman goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Oskar Sundqvist and Vince Dunn. The three stars were Hoffman, Barbashev, and Kyrou.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Thatcher Demko are between the pipes. Vancouver drew first blood in the second period with a Quinn Hughes goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his second of the year, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Canucks took the lead in the third period with an unassisted Tyler Myers goal, his second of the season. Vancouver iced it at 3-1 with a Brandon Sutter empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Loui Eriksson. The three stars were Hughes, Myers, and Markstrom (43 for 45 in saves).
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