We've got 11 games on the docket tonight, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Craig Anderson are set to start in goal. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, assisted by Tanner Pearson. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his second of the season, made possible by Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Dahlin. The Canucks took the lead with a Justin Dowling goal, helped along by Luke Schenn and J.T. Miller. The Sabres tied it in the second period with a Girgensons goal, his second of the year, via Okposo and Dylan Cozens. Buffalo took the lead with a Jeff Skinner goal, courtesy of Colin Miller and Cozens. The Sabres added on with a Tage Thompson goal, fueled by Will Butcher and Victor Olofsson. Buffalo iced it at 5-2 with a Rasmus Asplund empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Okposo, Girgensons, and Cozens.
In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Jake Allen are the goalies. San Jose began with a Jonathan Dahlen goal, via Timo Meier and Brent Burns. The Sharks added on with another Dahlen goal, assisted by Logan Couture and Meier. San Jose extended the lead as Erik Karlsson scored, thanks to Matt Nieto and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks padded the lead on a Meier power play goal in the second period, powered by Couture and Karlsson. San Jose continued in the third period with a Kevin Labanc power play goal, with assists provided by Karlsson and William Eklund. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars given to Hill (21 save shutout), Dahlen, and Meier, while Karlsson and Couture get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning bring in the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Florida got going in the second period with a Brandon Montour goal, coming off of Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell. Tampa Bay tied it in the third period with a Brayden Point goal, assisted by Victor Hedman and Jan Rutta. The Panthers retook the lead with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his second of the season, fueled by Carter Verhaeghe. Florida added on with a Lundell goal, courtesy of Reinhart and Mason Marchment. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with an Anthony Duclair empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Barkov and Gustav Forsling. The three stars were Lundell, Reinhart, and Barkov.
Back north, the New Jersey Devils host the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Jonathan Bernier are in the blue paint. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Dawson Mercer goal, fueled by Tomas Tatar and Ryan Graves. The Devils added on with a Damon Severson goal, guided in by Jack Hughes and Graves. Seattle got on the board in the second period with a Riley Sheahan goal, via Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn. New Jersey replied with a Jimmy Vesey goal, assisted by Andreas Johnsson and Colton White. The Kraken got one back on a Jared McCann power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, powered by Mark Giordano and Yanni Gourde. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Pavel Zacha empty net goal, set up by Michael McLeod and Nico Hischier. The three stars were Graves, Vesey, and Severson.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Dallas Stars. Braden Holtby and Tristan Jarry guard the cages. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Michael Raffl goal, his second of the season, passed from Radek Faksa and Miro Heiskanen. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a John Marino goal, courtesy of Brock McGinn and Marcus Pettersson. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Joe Pavelski and Alexander Radulov tallied for a 2-1 Stars win over Jeff Carter and the Penguins. The three stars were Holtby (27 for 28 in saves), Jarry (28 for 29 in saves), and Raffl.
To DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Ilya Samsonov protect the nets. Washington started in the first period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, helped along by John Carlson. Colorado tied it on a shorthanded J.T. Compher goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals took the lead back with a Nick Jensen goal, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with a Darren Helm goal, via Logan O'Connor and Bowen Byram. Washington took the lead again with an Anthony Mantha goal, made possible by Lars Eller. The Capitals added on with a Kuznetsov goal, his second of the game, passed from Wilson and Orlov. Washington extended the lead as Nic Dowd scored in the third period, thanks to Jensen and Carl Hagelin. Colorado got one back with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Compher. The Capitals answered with an Alex Ovechkin empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Wilson and Kuznetsov to make it a 6-3 final. The three stars belonged to Kuznetsov, Wilson, and Jensen, while Orlov and Compher get the honorable mentions.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Thomas Greiss are given the starting nods in goal. Detroit drew first blood in the third period with a Lucas Raymond goal, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Nick Leddy. The Red Wings added on with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Larkin and Raymond. Columbus got on the board with a Boone Jenner power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. Detroit answered with a Vladislav Namestnikov empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Adam Erne and Marc Staal. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with an Erne empty net goal, via Namestnikov and Michael Rasmussen. The three stars were Raymond, Larkin, and Namestnikov, while Erne gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. New York cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on in the third period with an Oliver Wahlstrom goal, his second of the season, an unassisted goal. New York extended the lead as Wahlstrom scored again, his second of the game and third of the year, thanks to Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders padded the lead on a Cal Clutterbuck goal, going in unassisted. Chicago got on the board with a MacKenzie Entwistle goal, via Kirby Dach and Erik Gustafsson. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Sorokin (39 for 40 in saves), Wahlstrom, and Beauvillier.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Juuse Saros patrol the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. Nashville tied it in the third period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, powered by Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi. The Predators took the lead on a Tanner Jeannot goal, via Colton Sissons and Alexandre Carrier. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Saros (25 for 26 in saves), Jeannot, and Duchene.
Back north, the Minnesota Wild host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Talbot tend the twines. Winnipeg kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his second of the season, assisted by Andrew Copp and Mark Scheifele. Minnesota tied it on a Mats Zuccarello goal, via Matt Dumba and Kirill Kaprizov. The Jets retook the lead with another Connor goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with a lone helper by Copp. The Wild retied it on a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, powered by Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon. Winnipeg took the lead with a Josh Morrissey power play goal, with assists provided by Paul Stastny and Neal Pionk. Minnesota retied it again on a Zuccarello goal, his second of the game, made possible by Alex Goligoski. The Jets retook the lead once more in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his second of the season, coming off of Connor and Nate Schmidt. Winnipeg added on with a Copp goal, his second of the year, fueled by Scheifele and Pionk. The Wild pulled one back with a Marcus Foligno power play goal, his second of the season, guided in by Goligoski and Frederick Gaudreau. Minnesota tied it on an Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the game, helped along by Zuccarello and Kaprizov. The Wild won 6-5 in overtime with an Eriksson Ek power play goal, set up by Kaprizov. The three stars were Eriksson Ek, Zuccarello, and Kaprizov, while Goligoski, Connor, Copp, Scheifele, and Pionk get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz is mismatched with Mike Smith in goal. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the season, made possible by Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique. Edmonton tied it on a Zack Kassian goal, via Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Warren Foegele. The Oilers took the lead on with a Connor McDavid goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Leon Draisaitl and Jesse Puljujarvi. The Ducks tied it on a Sam Steel goal, helped along by Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg. Edmonton took the lead again with a Draisaitl power play goal, powered by McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Anaheim tied it with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, coming off of Ryan Getzlaf and Troy Terry. The Ducks pulled ahead with a Steel goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Lundestrom and Silfverberg. Mikko Koskinen replaced Smith in goal. The Oilers retied it on a Kassian power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse. Edmonton took the lead with a Bouchard goal, assisted by Puljujarvi and Draisaitl. The Oilers padded the lead with a Draisaitl empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Zach Hyman and McDavid. Anaheim got one back on a Shattenkirk goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Terry. The three stars of the 6-5 game were Draisaitl, Shattenkirk, and McDavid, while Steel, Kassian, Nugent-Hopkins, Bouchard, Puljujarvi, Terry, Silfverberg, and Lundestrom get the honorable mentions.
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