Seven games on for Monday night, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Linus Ullmark are set to start in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Henri Jokiharju goal, his second of the season, made possible by Curtis Lazar and Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Cody Eakin goal, his second of the year, via Tobias Rieder and Riley Sheahan. Buffalo extended the lead as Brandon Montour scored his second of the season, thanks to Tage Thompson and Taylor Hall. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Travis Sanheim. The Flyers got closer with a Claude Giroux goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. Philadelphia tied it as Couturier scored his tenth of the year, with the help of Ivan Provorov and Giroux. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Provorov goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Travis Konecny. The three stars went to Provorov, Giroux, and Couturier.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Tristan Jarry man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with an Anthony Angello power play goal, his second of the season, powered by John Marino and Mike Matheson. The Penguins added on with a Jared McCann goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Marino and Matheson. Casey DeSmith relieved Jarry in goal to start the second period. New York got on the board in the second period with a Matt Martin power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Mathew Barzal and Nick Leddy. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to DeSmith (19 for 20 in saves), Marino, and Matheson.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Michael Hutchinson are in the blue paint. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Josh Archibald goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Kris Russell and Jujhar Khaira. Toronto tied it with a Mitchell Marner goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Zach Hyman and Justin Holl. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Marner and Holl. The Oilers retied it in the third period with a Kyle Turris goal, his second of the year, via Adam Larsson and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with a Darnell Nurse goal, his twelfth of the campaign, made possible by Connor McDavid. The three stars were Nurse, Marner, and Holl.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Philipp Grubauer are in the creases. Colorado started in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Nathan MacKinnon. Anaheim tied it on a Danton Heinen goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Max Comtois and Ben Hutton. The Avalanche retook the lead in the second period with a Tyson Jost goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan Graves and Valeri Nichushkin. Colorado added on with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Cale Makar and MacKinnon. The Ducks got one back with an unassisted Troy Terry goal in the third period, his seventh of the season. The Avalanche responded with a J.T. Compher goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Logan O'Connor and Makar. Colorado extended the lead as Nichushkin scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Makar and Joonas Donskoi. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars being Nichushkin, Makar, and MacKinnon.
Down in Vegas, the Golden Knights welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Matt Roy goal, his second of the season, via Gabriel Vilardi and Jeff Carter. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Tomas Nosek goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Zach Whitecloud and William Carrier. Vegas added on with a Nicolas Hague goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Marchessault and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Alec Martinez scored his fifth of the campaign, thanks to Keegan Kolesar and Shea Theodore. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Lehner (24 for 25 in saves), Nosek, and Marchessault.
North to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary struck first in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. Winnipeg tied it on a Nate Thompson goal, his second of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Trevor Lewis. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers. Winnipeg added on in the second period with a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, passed from Ehlers and Connor. The Jets extended the lead as Andrew Copp scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Ehlers and Scheifele. Winnipeg padded the lead in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Blake Wheeler and Paul Stastny. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars handed to Scheifele, Ehlers, and Connor.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Martin Jones are the veteran goalies. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Marcus Johansson goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Kevin Fiala and Ryan Hartman. San Jose tied it on a Radim Simek goal, his second of the year, passed from Ryan Donato and John Leonard. The Wild retook the lead on a Nick Bonino goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway. The Sharks tied it in the second period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his third of the year, coming off of Evander Kane. San Jose pulled ahead with a Karlsson goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the season, fueled by Donato and Dylan Gambrell. Minnesota tied it again with a Fiala goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Matt Dumba and Johansson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc, and Karlsson lifted the Sharks to a 4-3 win over Fiala and Mats Zuccarello's Wild. The three stars were Karlsson, Donato, and Fiala, while Johansson gets an honorable mention.
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