There's five games on today, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Tristan Jarry are in goal. Washington got going in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his third of the season, coming off of Richard Panik and Nick Jensen. The Capitals added on with a Jakub Vrana goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead in the third period as Lars Eller scored his second of the season, thanks to Panik and Zdeno Chara. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his third of the year, fueled by Teddy Blueger and John Marino. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Panik, Vrana, and Eller.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Carter Hutton make the starts in goal. New York opened in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Noah Dobson and Josh Bailey. The Islanders added on with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his sixth of the year, via Ryan Pulock and Nick Leddy. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Lee empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, set up by Bailey and Pageau. The three stars were Sorokin (20 save shutout), Lee, and Pageau, while Bailey gets an honorable mention.
In Manhattan, the New York Rangers host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Damon Severson and Janne Kuokkanen. New York tied it with a Colin Blackwell goal, his second of the year, guided in by Brett Howden. The Devils retook the lead on a Will Butcher goal, courtesy of Nick Merkley and Kuokkanen. The Rangers tied it again with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba. New Jersey regained the lead in the third period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his second of the year, guided in by P.K. Subban and Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with a Merkley goal, made possible by Kuokkanen. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with a Mikhail Maltsev empty net goal, set up by Kyle Palmieri. The three stars were Kuokkanen, Merkley, and Blackwood (37 for 39 in saves).
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Minnesota Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen and Jonathan Quick man the nets. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Jaret Anderson-Dolan power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jeff Carter and Gabriel Vilardi. The Kings added on in the second period with a Trevor Moore goal, fueled by Anderson-Dolan. Los Angeles extended the lead in the third period as Dustin Brown scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Anze Kopitar and Mikey Anderson. The Kings iced it at 4-0 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Quick (28 save shutout), Anderson-Dolan, and Moore.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Brandon Saad. Vegas tied it on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Shea Theodore and William Karlsson. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Saad goal, his sixth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Ryan Graves. The Golden Knights retied it in the third period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Karlsson and Reilly Smith. Colorado took the lead on a Nazem Kadri goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Donskoi and Bowen Byram. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Saad, Donskoi, and Karlsson.
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