We'll have 11 games on the schedule today, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Linus Ullmark man the nets. Boston began in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Patrice Bergeron. Edmonton tied it on an Evan Bouchard goal, his second of the year, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Bruins took the lead back in the second period with a Brad Marchand goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Pastrnak and Matt Grzelcyk. The Oilers tied it again on a Zach Hyman goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Connor McDavid. Boston regained the lead on a Brandon Carlo goal, passed from Grzelcyk and Bergeron. Edmonton tied it again on a Draisaitl goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Oilers pulled ahead with another Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, via Cody Ceci and Duncan Keith. Edmonton added on with a Ceci goal, coming off of Colton Sceviour and Ryan McLeod. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Draisaitl, Ceci, and Pastrnak, while Bergeron and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen are the goalies. Calgary led off in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his third of the season, via Trevor Lewis and Oliver Kylington. Montreal tied it on a Ben Chiarot goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Tyler Toffoli and Nick Suzuki. The Flames took the lead with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Blake Coleman. The Canadiens tied it in the second period on a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Chris Wideman and Mike Hoffman. Montreal took the lead with a Suzuki power play goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone helper by Hoffman. The Canadiens iced it at 4-2 with a Jake Evans empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Gallagher and Toffoli. The three stars were Suzuki, Gallagher, and Hoffman, while Toffoli gets an honorable mention.
To Ottawa, as the Senators bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Filip Gustavsson are in the creases. Los Angeles got going in the second period with a power play goal by Anze Kopitar, his eighth of the season, powered by Kale Clague and Adrian Kempe. The Kings added on in the third period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his second of the year, passed from Alexander Edler and Phillip Danault. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Quick (34 save shutout), Kopitar, and Athanasiou.
Stateside, the New Jersey Devils host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and MacKenzie Blackwood are between the pipes. New Jersey opened in the first period with a shorthanded Janne Kuokkanen goal, his third of the season, set up by Nico Hischier and P.K. Subban. The Devils added on in the second period with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Pavel Zacha. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period as Dawson Mercer scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Andreas Johnsson. The Devils padded the lead on a Hamilton goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan Graves and Jimmy Vesey. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Blackwood (42 save shutout), Hamilton, and Kuokkanen.
Along to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tristan Jarry protect the nets. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Teddy Blueger goal, his third of the season, coming off of Kris Letang and Mike Matheson. Florida tied it on a Frank Vatrano goal, his third of the year, passed from Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart. The Penguins took the lead in the second period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jason Zucker and John Marino. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his ninth of the year, via Carter Verhaeghe and MacKenzie Weegar. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Bryan Rust and Jeff Carter lifted the Penguins 3-2 over Jonathan Huberdeau and the Panthers. The three stars were Carter, Rodrigues, and Blueger.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Washington Capitals. Zach Fucale and Thomas Greiss are set to start in goal. Washington struck first in the first period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the season, coming off of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals added on with a Lars Eller goal, via Nick Jensen. This stuck for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Fucale (21 save shutout), Orlov, and Eller.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues host the Nashville Predators. David Rittich is mismatched with Jordan Binnington in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Tyler Bozak and Calle Rosen. The Blues added on with another Kyrou power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, powered by Colton Parayko and Robert Thomas. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Luke Kunin and Mikael Granlund. The Predators tied it on a Kunin goal, his second of the year, coming off of Duchene and Granlund. Nashville took the lead with a Yakov Trenin goal, via Mathieu Olivier and Granlund. St. Louis retied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Thomas and Justin Faulk. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Duchene goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, fueled by Granlund and Tanner Jeannot. The three stars were Duchene, Granlund, and Kyrou, while Kunin and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Connor Hellebuyck draw the starts in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his second of the season, via Brent Burns. Winnipeg tied it on a Kyle Connor goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Evgeny Svechnikov. The Jets took the lead in the second period with a Nate Schmidt goal, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Jansen Harkins goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Adam Lowry and Andrew Copp. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with a Dubois empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Copp and Nikolaj Ehlers. The three stars went to Dubois, Hellebuyck (27 for 28 in saves), and Copp.
South again to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, powered by Nazem Kadri and Alex Newhook. The Avalanche added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead as Rantanen scored his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Avalanche padded the lead as Logan O'Connor scored his second of the season, thanks to Samuel Girard and Devon Toews. Colorado continued with a Darren Helm shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by O'Connor. The Avalanche struck again with a Toews goal, with a lone assist by Girard. Jaroslav Halak took over for Demko in goal in the third period. Vancouver got on the board with a Nils Hoglander goal, his second of the season, guided in by J.T. Miller. Colorado responded with a J.T. Compher goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Rantanen and Makar on the power play. This made it 7-1, the final, with the three stars being Rantanen, O'Connor, and Toews, while Makar and Girard get the honorable mentions.
In Vegas, the Golden Knights host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Laurent Brossoit are the masked men. Vegas led off in the first period with a Paul Cotter goal, assisted by Nicolas Hague and Jonas Rondbjerg. The Golden Knights added on with a Rondbjerg goal, via Brett Howden and Brayden McNabb. Vegas extended the lead in the second period as Jonathan Marchessault scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Reilly Smith. Minnesota got on the board with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his third of the year, fueled by Kirill Kaprizov and Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild got closer with a Ryan Hartman goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jon Merrill and Dmitry Kulikov. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Rondbjerg, Marchessault, and Cotter.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Philipp Grubauer tend the twines. Anaheim began in the first period with a Mason McTavish goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Troy Terry goal, his tenth of the year, via Jamie Drysdale. Seattle got on the board with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Vince Dunn. Anaheim replied with a Josh Mahura goal, courtesy of Derek Grant. The Kraken replied with a Jared McCann goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Ryan Donato and Riley Sheahan. The Ducks shot back on a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Terry and Ryan Getzlaf. Seattle replied with an Eberle goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Alex Wennberg and Schwartz. Anaheim countered with a Hampus Lindholm goal, coming off of Adam Henrique. The Kraken pulled back with McCann's second goal of the game and fifth of the season, fueled by Donato. The Ducks fired back with a Sam Carrick empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Getzlaf and Josh Manson. Anaheim iced it at 7-4 with a Terry empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Terry, McCann, and Getzlaf, while Eberle, Schwartz and Donato get the honorable mentions.
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