Just five games for today, beginning with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Marcus Hogberg are the goalies. Edmonton started in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Josh Norris goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Thomas Chabot and Brady Tkachuk. The Oilers retook the lead with a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, assisted by McDavid and Ethan Bear. The Senators tied it again in the third period with a Connor Brown goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Mike Reilly and Artem Zub. Edmonton regained the lead with a McDavid goal, his twenty-third of the season, helped along by Draisaitl and Barrie. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Draisaitl empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year completing his hat trick with a lone helper by McDavid. The three stars were Draisaitl, McDavid, and Barrie.
Also in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Jack Campbell are the masked men. Toronto opened in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Ilya Mihkeyev and Zach Hyman. Montreal tied it with a Corey Perry goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Nick Suzuki and Joel Edmundson. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with a T.J. Brodie goal, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Wayne Simmonds. Toronto added on with a Hyman goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Matthews and Mitchell Marner. The Canadiens got one back with a Perry goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, passed from Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hyman, Matthews, and Perry.
Stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Victor Rask and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on with a Luke Johnson goal, courtesy of Kyle Rau and Carson Soucy. Minnesota extended the lead as Kevin Fiala scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, thanks to Spurgeon and Rask. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. The Wild replied with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Avalanche fired back on an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Jacob MacDonald and Kyle Burroughs. Colorado got closer with a Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with helpers from MacKinnon and Makar. Minnesota answered with a Kaprizov power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, fueled by Fiala and Spurgeon. The Wild padded the lead in the third on a Fiala goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nick Bonino. Minnesota continued in the third period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Zach Parise and Jordan Greenway. Jonas Johansson replaced Grubauer in goal. The Wild struck again with a Fiala power play goal, completing his hat trick on his fourteenth goal of the season, dished from Kaprizov and Rask. This made it 8-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Fiala, Kaprizov, and Spurgeon, while Rask, MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Makar get the honorable mentions.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington tend the twines. St. Louis began in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his third of the season, guided in by Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues added on with a Sammy Blais goal, his fourth of the year, via David Perron and Torey Krug. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Jake Walman scored, thanks to Jordan Kyrou and Ivan Barbashev. Vegas got on the board with a Nicolas Roy goal, his second of the season, coming off of William Carrier and Ryan Reaves. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Binnington (50 for 51 in saves), Blais, and Walman.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and Jonathan Quick occupy the creases. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his third of the season, coming off of Christian Fischer and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes added on with an Ilya Lyubushkin goal, via Crouse and Fischer. Los Angeles got on the board with a Jaret Anderson-Dolan goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Trevor Moore and Kale Clague. Arizona replied in the second period with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Chychrun and Phil Kessel. The Kings got one back in the third period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Clague and Sean Walker. Los Angeles tied it on a Jeff Carter goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Drew Doughty and Blake Lizotte. The Kings pulled ahead on a Carl Grundstrom goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Moore and Doughty. This held for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Doughty, Moore, and Clague, while Crouse, Fischer, and Chychrun get the honorable mentions.
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