Four games on today, beginning with a regular-season clash with...
The Vancouver Canucks hosting the Calgary Flames. Louis Domingue and Thatcher Demko are the goalies. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his third of the season, made possible by Tyler Graovac and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks added on with a Nils Hoglander goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Tyler Myers and Bo Horvat. Vancouver extended the lead in the third period as Myers scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller. Calgary got on the board with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Milan Lucic and Adam Ruzicka. The Flames got closer with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Boeser empty net goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Hamonic. The three stars were Hamonic, Myers, and Boeser.
In Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Tristan Jarry are in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on with a Jeff Carter goal, coming off of Jared McCann and Kasperi Kapanen. New York got on the board in the second period with a Josh Bailey goal, helped along by Brock Nelson and Scott Mayfield. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Jarry (37 for 38 in saves), Carter, and Rust. The series heads to New York tied at 1-1.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Chris Driedger are the masked men. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, via Alex Killorn and David Savard. The Lightning added on with an Ondrej Palat goal, coming off of Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Mason Marchment goal, assisted by Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov. Tampa Bay replied in the third period with a Yanni Gourde empty net goal, set up by Palat. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Vasilevskiy (32 for 33 in saves), Palat, and Stamkos. The Lightning lead the series 2-0 and will now head home for the next two games.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Matt Dumba goal, via Jonas Brodin. Vegas tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, assisted by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights took the lead with an Alex Tuch goal, courtesy of Mattias Janmark and Alex Pietrangelo. Vegas added on with a Tuch power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Tuch, Fleury (34 for 35 in saves), and Marchessault. The series heads to Minnesota tied at 1-1.
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