Nine games on for today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Frederik Andersen get the starts in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, fueled by Brady Skjei and Vincent Trocheck. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Brett Pesce and the goalie Andersen. Carolina iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an Andrei Svechnikov empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Andersen (33 save shutout), DeAngelo, and Niederreiter.
Up in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom faces a lesser foe in Casey DeSmith in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, via Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames added on in the third period with a Blake Coleman goal, his third of the season, fueled by Oliver Kylington and Mikael Backlund. Calgary extended the lead as Dillon Dube scored, thanks to Gaudreau and Kylington. The Flames padded the lead on a Milan Lucic goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Markstrom (45 save shutout), Gaudreau, and Kylington.
Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Ivan Prosvetov and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the Russian goalies. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos and Jan Rutta. The Lightning added on with another Killorn goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a Stamkos power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. The Lightning padded the lead on an Alex Barre-Boulet goal, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev. Arizona got on the board in the third period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his second of the year, guided in by Barrett Hayton. Tampa Bay finished it at 5-1 with an Andrej Sustr goal, assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Killorn. The three stars went to Killorn, Stamkos, and Vasilevskiy (24 for 25 in saves).
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Jordan Binnington tend the twines. St. Louis started in the first period with a Colton Parayko goal, assisted by Marco Scandella and Vladimir Tarasenko. Colorado tied it with a J.T. Compher goal, his third of the season, via Ryan Murray and Tyson Jost. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with another Compher goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, coming on the power play from Andre Burakovsky and Cale Makar. Colorado added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his second of the season, guided in by Logan O'Connor and Murray. The Blues got one back with a Brayden Schenn goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jordan Kyrou and James Neal. The Avalanche shot back with a Cale Makar goal, his second of the season, passed from Nathan MacKinnon. St. Louis pulled back with a Tarasenko goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Robert Thomas and Ivan Barbashev. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Compher, Makar, and Tarasenko, while Murray gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Jaroslav Halak are the backups in goal. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Sean Couturier goal, his third of the season, coming off of Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux. Vancouver tied it on a Quinn Hughes goal, his second of the year, passed from Luke Schenn and Matthew Highmore. Philadelphia took the lead back with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, powered by Couturier and Giroux. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Jones (27 for 28 in saves), Couturier, and Giroux.
Stateside, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his third of the season, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Marcus Foligno. Seattle tied it on a Haydn Fleury goal, courtesy of Jaden Schwartz and Joonas Donskoi. The Kraken took the lead in the second period with a Fleury goal, his second of the game, via Ryan Donato. Seattle added on in the third period with a Brandon Tanev empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Yanni Gourde and Donskoi. The Kraken iced it at 4-1 with a Mark Giordano empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Fleury, Grubauer (30 for 31 in saves), and Tanev.
Further south, the Anaheim Ducks host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Anthony Stolarz draw the starts in goal. Buffalo was first to score in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his third of the season, via Kyle Okposo and Mark Pysyk. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Rasmus Asplund power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson. Buffalo extended the lead as Arttu Ruotsalainen scored his second of the season, thanks to Vinnie Hinostroza and Pysyk. Anaheim got on the board with a Troy Terry goal, his third of the year, fueled by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Ducks got closer with an Adam Henrique goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Isac Lundestrom. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Simon Benoit goal, courtesy of Kevin Shattenkirk. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with an Asplund goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Olofsson and Dahlin. The three stars were Asplund, Dahlin, and Olofsson.
Next up, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Winnipeg drew first blood in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. Los Angeles tied it on a Rasmus Kupari goal, via Arthur Kaliyev. The Kings took the lead in the second period with an Adrian Kempe goal, guided in by Phillip Danault and Alex Iafallo. The Jets tied it in the third period with an Andrew Copp power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Connor and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg took the lead with another Dubois goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, courtesy of Connor and Pionk. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Dubois, Connor, and Pionk.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Adin Hill are between the pipes. Montreal cracked the scoresheet in the first period on a Mike Hoffman goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brett Kulak and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an Alexander Romanov goal, via Jonathan Drouin. Montreal extended the lead as Brendan Gallagher scored a power play goal, powered by Josh Anderson and Suzuki. The Canadiens iced it at 4-0 with an Anderson empty net goal, set up by Tyler Toffoli and David Savard. The three stars belonged to Allen (45 save shutout), Anderson, and Hoffman, while Suzuki gets an honorable mention.
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