Five games on today, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Cayden Primeau are set to start in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with a Cole Caufield goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton tied it on an Alex Chiasson goal, his ninth of the year, via James Neal and Dmitry Kulikov. The Canadiens took the lead back with a Nick Suzuki shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Oilers tied it again with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and Connor McDavid. Edmonton took the lead in the second period with a Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Chiasson and McDavid. Montreal retied it in the third period with a Suzuki goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, fueled by Caufield. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a Dominik Kahun goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Draisaitl and Barrie.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Filip Gustavsson start in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Nikita Zaitsev goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Shane Pinto. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Jake Muzzin power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Alexander Kerfoot. The Senators retook the lead with a Connor Brown shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the season, set up by Zaitsev. Ottawa added on with a Parker Kelly goal, made possible by Erik Brannstrom and Artem Anisimov. The Maple Leafs got one back with a John Tavares goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of William Nylander and Muzzin. Toronto tied it in the third period with an Auston Matthews goal, his forty-first of the season, going in unassisted. The Senators won 4-3 in overtime with a Josh Norris goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Brady Tkachuk. The three stars were Zaitsev, Muzzin, and Norris.
Out in San Jose, the Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Alexei Melnichuk are in the blue paint. Vegas led off in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with a Keegan Kolesar goal, his third of the year, via William Carrier and Nicolas Roy. Vegas extended the lead as Carrier scored his sixth of the season, made possible by Alex Tuch and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights padded the lead with a Marchessault goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Smith and Zach Whitecloud. Vegas continued in the third period with a Dylan Sikura goal, passed from Mattias Janmark and Brayden McNabb. The Golden Knights struck again with another Sikura goal, his second of the game, with a lone helper from Dylan Coghlan. The three stars of the 6-0 game were Sikura, Fleury (19 save shutout), and Marchessault, while Carrier and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Ville Husso are the masked men. St. Louis began in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of David Perron and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Torey Krug scored his second of the season, thanks to Ryan O'Reilly and Perron. The Blues padded the lead with a Perron goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Krug and Justin Faulk. This held for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Perron, Krug, and Husso (31 save shutout).
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Philipp Grubauer tend the twines. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Andre Burakovsky and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche added on with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Jayson Megna and Kiefer Sherwood. Colorado extended the lead as J.T. Compher scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche padded the lead in the second period on another Compher goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Devon Toews and Samuel Girard. Colorado continued with a Landeskog goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Toews and Rantanen. The Avalanche struck again when Compher finished his hat trick on his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Valeri Nichushkin. The final held at 6-0, with the three stars handed to Compher, Grubauer (18 save shutout), and Rantanen, while Landeskog and Toews get the honorable mentions.
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