Six games on for Monday's schedule, beginning with...
The Minnesota Wild hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Kaapo Kahkonen guard the cages. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Victor Rask. The Wild iced it at 2-0 with a Jonas Brodin empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Joel Eriksson Ek in the third period. The three stars were Kahkonen (26 save shutout), Fiala, and Fleury (20 for 21 in saves).
Southwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Philipp Grubauer man the nets. Arizona began in the first period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his seventh of the year, via Keller and Alex Goligoski. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Nazem Kadri and Ryan Graves. The Avalanche tied it with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Samuel Girard and Mikko Rantanen. Antti Raanta replaced an injured Kuemper in the third period. Arizona took the lead back in the third period with a Johan Larsson goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ekman-Larsson and Phil Kessel. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Keller, Ekman-Larsson, and Larsson.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Joey Daccord and Mikko Koskinen are the backups in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Thomas Chabot and Nikita Zaitsev. Edmonton tied it on a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Darnell Nurse and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by McDavid and the goalie Koskinen. Edmonton added on with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his eleventh of the year, assists by Kyle Turris and Tyson Barrie. The Senators got one back with a Tim Stutzle goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Chabot and Colin White. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars being Draisaitl, McDavid, and Chabot.
To California, as the San Jose Sharks host the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Devan Dubnyk get the starts in goal. St. Louis started in the first period with a Niko Mikkola goal, via Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, coming off of Ryan Donato and Patrick Marleau. The Blues retook the lead with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by David Perron and O'Reilly. The Sharks retied it in the third period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Donato and Rudolfs Balcers. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime with an Evander Kane goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Erik Karlsson. The three stars were Donato, Kane, and O'Reilly.
Further south, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the season, guided in by Isac Lundestrom. Los Angeles tied it with an Adrian Kempe goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Blake Lizotte and Trevor Moore. The Ducks took the lead back on a Rickard Rakell goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Max Comtois and Ryan Getzlaf. The Kings tied it again in the second period with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Carl Grundstrom. Anaheim regained the lead on a Ben Hutton goal, assisted by Comtois and Rakell. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Adam Henrique and Jacob Larsson. Los Angeles fired back with a Kempe power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Anaheim responded on a Rakell goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, fueled by Comtois. The Kings pulled one back with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Los Angeles tied it on a Kempe goal to complete his hat trick with his ninth of the season, with helpers from Doughty and Matt Roy. The Ducks won 6-5 in overtime with a Henrique goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Trevor Zegras and Shattenkirk. The three stars belonged to Kempe, Henrique, and Rakell, while Comtois, Shattenkirk, Kopitar and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Thatcher Demko are the masked men. Montreal kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jeff Petry power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Tomas Tatar and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Vancouver tied it on an Adam Gaudette goal, his third of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks won 2-1 in the shootout with a lone tally by Horvat. The three stars were Horvat, Demko (29 for 30 in saves), and Price (28 for 29 in saves).
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