There's eight games on to celebrate Hockey Day in America. First up...
The New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres. Jonas Johansson and Ilya Sorokin are the backups in goal. New York got going in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Jordan Eberle and Noah Dobson. The Islanders added on with a Brock Nelson goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Oliver Wahlstrom and Nick Leddy. New York extended the lead as Casey Cizikas scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, via Curtis Lazar and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres got closer with a Colin Miller goal, his third of the year, coming off of Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall. The Islanders fired back on a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his third of the season, assisted by Matt Martin. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Nelson empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Ryan Pulock. The three stars were Nelson, Cizikas, and Clutterbuck.
Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Kevin Lankinen are in the blue paint. Chicago led off in the first period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Carl Soderberg. The Blackhawks added on with a Mattias Janmark power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Dominik Kubalik and Patrick Kane. Chicago extended the lead in the second period as Pius Suter scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Janmark. Tampa Bay got on the board with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning got closer with a Yanni Gourde goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay tied it as Hedman scored on the power play, his fifth goal of the year, thanks to Brayden Point and Palat. The Lightning pulled ahead on a Gourde power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay padded the lead with an Alex Killorn goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Gourde and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning struck again on a Pat Maroon power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Gourde and Mathieu Joseph. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Gourde, Palat, and Hedman, while Janmark gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers. Chris Driedger and James Reimer are set to start in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, via Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho. Florida got on the board with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Noel Acciari. Carolina answered in the third period with an Aho goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Jordan Martinook and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Warren Foegele scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Brock McGinn. The Panthers got one back with a Mason Marchment goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Aho, Foegele, and Niederreiter.
Up in Boston, the Bruins bring in the New Jersey Devils. Scott Wedgewood is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Pavel Zacha and P.K. Subban. This held for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Wedgewood (40 save shutout), Palmieri, and Rask (24 for 25 in saves).
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia opened in the first period on a Joel Farabee goal, his eleventh of the season, via Sean Couturier. Washington tied it in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of T.J. Oshie and Zdeno Chara. The Capitals took the lead on a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the campaign, passed from John Carlson and Jakub Vrana. Washington added on in the third period with a Nick Jensen goal, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Oshie. This held for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Samsonov (36 for 37 in saves), Orlov, and Oshie.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Casey DeSmith are between the pipes. New York started in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his third of the season, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Jacob Trouba. Pittsburgh tied it with a John Marino goal, helped along by Kasperi Kapanen and Evan Rodrigues. The Penguins took the lead with a Kapanen goal, his sixth of the year, via Jared McCann and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh added on with a Sidney Crosby goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang. Keith Kinkaid replaced Georgiev in goal. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Malkin scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Kapanen and Marcus Pettersson. Pittsburgh capped it at 5-1 with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Teddy Blueger and Brandon Tanev. The three stars were Kapanen, Malkin, and DeSmith (23 for 24 in saves).
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jake Oettinger get the starting nods in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Mikael Granlund power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Eeli Tolvanen. The Predators added on with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Tolvanen scored his fifth of the season on the power play, with the help of Roman Josi and Forsberg. Dallas got on the board with a Radek Faksa goal, his third of the year, via Jason Robertson and Esa Lindell. The Stars got closer with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Denis Gurianov and Miro Heiskanen. Dallas tied it as Robertson scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Forsberg and Josi lifted the Predators 4-3 over Robertson and the Stars. The three stars went to Tolvanen, Forsberg, and Robertson, while Josi and Heiskanen get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Connor Brown goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Thomas Chabot. The Senators added on with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Chris Tierney and Mike Reilly. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Mark Giordano goal, his third of the season, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Nikita Nesterov. Ottawa shot back with a Colin White goal, his seventh of the year, via Nick Paul and Nikita Zaitsev. The Flames pulled one back with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk. Calgary tied it on a Noah Hanifin goal, his second of the year, helped along by Dillon Dube and Elias Lindholm. In the shootout, the Senators won 4-3 with tallies by Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson overpowering Matthew Tkachuk. The three stars were Matthew Tkachuk, White, and Hanifin.
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