NHL 2021-22 - Day 12

There's 13 games on today, including a pair of matinees. The action begins with...

The Ottawa Senators hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Matt Murray make the starts in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tim Stutzle and Connor Brown. The Senators added on in the third period with a Josh Norris goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. New York got on the board with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad. Anton Forsberg replaced Murray in goal. The Rangers tied it with a Ryan Lindgren goal, via Adam Fox and Kreider. New York won 3-2 with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his second of the year, passed from Sammy Blais and Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Kreider, Goodrow, and Lindgren.

Along to Washington, as the Capitals welcome the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Vitek Vanecek draw the starts in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Milan Lucic and Noah Hanifin. The Flames added on with an Elias Lindholm goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary extended the lead as Lindholm scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season. Ilya Samsonov replaced Vanecek in goal for the second period. Washington got on the board with an Evgeny Kuznetsov shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals got closer with a Martin Fehervary goal, coming off of Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin. Washington tied it with an unassisted Ovechkin goal, his fifth of the season. The Flames won 4-3 in overtime with a Lindholm goal to complete his hat trick on his sixth of the year, set up by Gaudreau and the goalie Vladar. The three stars were Lindholm, Gaudreau, and Ovechkin. 

Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his third of the season, coming off of Hampus Lindholm and Adam Henrique. Minnesota tied it on a Brandon Duhaime goal, assisted by Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba. The Wild took the lead with a Jared Spurgeon goal, guided in by Alex Goligoski and Jordan Greenway. The Ducks retied it on a Troy Terry goal, his second of the year, via Lindholm and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim took the lead in the second period with a Rakell power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, powered by Jamie Drysdale and Getzlaf. Minnesota retied it on a Jon Merrill goal, helped along by Marcus Foligno. The Wild won 4-3 in overtime with a Ryan Hartman goal, his second of the year, fueled by Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin. The three stars were Hartman, Rakell, and Lindholm, while Getzlaf gets an honorable mention.

Back east, the Montreal Canadiens host the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Jake Allen are in the blue paint. Detroit was first to score in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Moritz Seider. Montreal tied it on a Ben Chiarot goal, fueled by Jonathan Drouin and David Savard. The Canadiens took the lead with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, coming off of Sami Niku and Christian Dvorak. Montreal added on with a Dvorak goal, courtesy of Niku and Drouin. The Canadiens extended the lead as Mathieu Perreault scored an unassisted goal. Montreal padded the lead on another Perreault goal, his second of the game, made possible by Tyler Toffoli and Cole Caufield. Alex Nedeljkovic replaced Greiss in goal. The Canadiens continued in the third period with Perreault finishing his hat trick, with the help of Chiarot into an empty net. The final was 6-1, and the three stars went to Perreault, Dvorak, and Niku, while Drouin gets an honorable mention.

Down south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his second of the season, made possible by Nathan MacKinnon and Bowen Byram. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, via Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn. The Avalanche took the lead back with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his third of the year, assisted by MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Lightning tied it in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Ryan McDonagh. Colorado retook the lead with a MacKinnon power play goal, powered by Makar and Landeskog. Tampa Bay tied it again on a Brayden Point goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Victor Hedman and Stamkos. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Rantanen, Landeskog and Makar lifted the Avalanche 4-3 over Hedman, Stamkos, and the Lightning. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Landeskog, and Makar, while Stamkos gets an honorable mention.

North again to New Jersey, where the Devils bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Dustin Tokarski and Nico Daws are the backups in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Dylan Cozens power play goal, powered by Jacob Bryson and Kyle Okposo. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier power play goal, with assists provided by Dougie Hamilton and Tomas Tatar. The Devils won 2-1 in overtime with a Pavel Zacha goal, his second of the season, via Damon Severson. The three stars were awarded to Daws (24 for 25 in saves), Zacha, and Hischier.

In Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carter Hart are the masked men. Florida dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, powered by Aaron Ekblad and Patric Hornqvist. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Sean Couturier. The Flyers took the lead with a shorthanded Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Panthers tied it on an Owen Tippett goal, guided in by MacKenzie Weegar and Huberdeau. Florida took the lead in the third period with a Huberdeau shorthanded goal, his second of the game, set up by Sam Bennett. The Panthers iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Sam Reinhart, his  of the campaign, with helpers from Anton Lundell and Mason Marchment. The three stars belonged to Huberdeau, Tippett, and Bobrovsky (27 for 29 in saves).

Across the state, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Tristan Jarry patrol the creases. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Drew O'Connor goal, his second of the season, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Mark Friedman. Toronto tied it on a Jason Spezza goal, his third of the year, guided in by Pierre Engvall and Wayne Simmonds. The Penguins took the lead in the second period with a Mike Matheson goal, coming off of Kasperi Kapanen. Pittsburgh added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his second of the season, made possible by Danton Heinen. The Penguins extended the lead as O'Connor scored his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Heinen and Pettersson. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Pettersson goal, via Evan Rodrigues and Jake Guentzel. Michael Hutchinson replaced Campbell in goal for the third period. The Penguins continued in the third period with a Brian Boyle goal, his second of the season, fueled by Dominik Simon. Pittsburgh kept going with a Rodrigues power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Matheson and Kapanen. This made it 7-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Pettersson, O'Connor, and Matheson, while Rodrigues, Heinen, and Kapanen get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Joonas Korpisalo receive the starting nods in goal. Carolina drew first blood in the first period with a Jesper Fast goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Tony DeAngelo. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. Carolina replied with a Staal power play goal, courtesy of Brett Pesce and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the third period as Sebastian Aho scored his third of the season on the power play, thanks to Trocheck and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina padded the lead with a Trocheck goal, his second of the game, with helpers from Svechnikov and Jaccob Slavin. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars handed to Trocheck, Staal, and Svechnikov.

In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Colton Sissons goal, assisted by Tanner Jeannot and Nick Cousins. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, fueled by Dylan DeMelo and Jansen Harkins. The Jets took the lead in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nate Schmidt and Evgeny Svechnikov. Winnipeg added on with a Paul Stastny power play goal, powered by Kyle Connor and Neal Pionk. The Predators got one back with a Cousins power play goal, with assists provided by Thomas Novak and Philip Tomasino. The Jets answered with a Kristian Vesalainen goal, passed from Schmidt and Dubois. Nashville pulled one back with a Roman Josi goal in the third period, his second of the season made possible by Dante Fabbro and Novak. Winnipeg answered with a Stastny goal, his second of the game, helped along by Pionk and Brenden Dillon. The Jets extended the lead as Connor scored on the power play, his sixth of the year, thanks to Schmidt and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Predators responded with a Tomasino power play goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Cousins and Novak. This made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars given to Stastny, Connor, and Dubois, while Schmidt, Pionk, Cousins, Novak, and Tomasino get the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Jordan Binnington are the steady netminders. Los Angeles got going in the first period with an Alex Iafallo goal, helped along by Alexander Edler. St. Louis tied it on a David Perron power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues took the lead with an Ivan Barbashev shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Marco Scandella. St. Louis added on in the second period with another Perron goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Krug and Klim Kostin. The Blues extended the lead as Jake Neighbours scored, thanks to Brayden Schenn and Kyle Clifford. St. Louis padded the lead on a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Schenn and Perron. The Blues continued in the third period with a James Neal power play goal, coming off of Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. The Kings got one back with a Dustin Brown goal, his second of the season, via Sean Walker and Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles pulled closer on a Carl Grundstrom goal, courtesy of Edler and Blake Lizotte. St. Louis answered with a Perron power play goal to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the year, passed from Tarasenko and Krug. This stood for a 7-3 win, with the three stars going to Perron, Krug, and Schenn, while Tarasenko and Edler get the honorable mentions.

Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Karel Vejmelka are in the creases. New York opened in the first period with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his second of the season, with a lone helper from Adam Pelech. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson. New York extended the lead as Anthony Beauvillier scored his second of the season in the third period, thanks to Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Sorokin (26 save shutout), Nelson, and Clutterbuck.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Philipp Grubauer will be in goal. Seattle started in the first period with a Vince Dunn goal, assisted by Adam Larsson and Joonas Donskoi. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Bo Horvat goal, his second of the season, made possible by Conor Garland. The Kraken took the lead back in the third period with a Mark Giordano goal, via Jared McCann and Alex Wennberg. The Canucks tied it again on a Horvat power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. Vancouver pulled ahead with a Garland goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Justin Dowling empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Brock Boeser and Miller. The three stars were Horvat, Garland, and Miller. 

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