A big thirteen games on the docket today, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Boston Bruins for a matinee. Jeremy Swayman and Jonathan Bernier are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with an Erik Haula goal, via Anton Blidh and Karson Kuhlman. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, powered by Charlie McAvoy and Patrice Bergeron. New Jersey got on the board with a Dawson Mercer goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Andreas Johnsson and Jesper Bratt. Boston shot back with a Marchand goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak and McAvoy. The Devils got one back with a Bratt goal, his third of the year, helped along by Mercer. The Bruins answered in the third period on a Bergeron goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Pastrnak and McAvoy. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Jake DeBrusk empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Marchand, McAvoy, and Bergeron, while Mercer, Pastrnak, and Bratt get the honorable mentions.
Over to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the creases. Montreal began in the first period with a Ryan Poehling goal, assisted by Michael Pezzetta and Chris Wideman. Sam Montembeault replaced an injured Allen late in the first period. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Filip Hronek and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings took the lead with a Pius Suter goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Robby Fabbri and Moritz Seider. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with a Wideman goal, his second of the season, helped along by Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Armia. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with a Larkin goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, courtesy of Lucas Raymond. The three stars went to Larkin, Wideman, and Suter.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the Russian goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Pat Maroon power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Ross Colton and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Victor Hedman goal, his second of the year, via Boris Katchouk and Zach Bogosian. Florida got on the board with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Aleksander Barkov and Lucas Carlsson. The Panthers tied it on an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Aaron Ekblad and Ryan Lomberg. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Brayden Point goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Ondrej Palat. The three stars were handed to Point, Hedman, and Maroon.
Way north to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Logan Stanley and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Los Angeles tied it on a Carl Grundstrom goal, his third of the year, passed from Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead in the second period with a Brendan Lemieux goal, his second of the season, coming off of Blake Lizotte and Olli Maatta. The Jets tied it again in the third period on a Dylan DeMelo shorthanded goal, set up by Andrew Copp and Stanley. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime with a Mark Scheifele goal, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers. The three stars belonged to Stanley, Scheifele, and DeMelo.
Back stateside, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. Toronto struck first in the first period with a David Kampf goal, his second of the season, assisted by Alexander Kerfoot and Pierre Engvall. Buffalo tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Colin Miller and Kyle Okposo. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Ondrej Kase goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, made possible by John Tavares and Auston Matthews. Toronto added on with a Michael Bunting goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Jake Muzzin and Jason Spezza. The Sabres got one back with a Tage Thompson goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Skinner. The Maple Leafs countered in the third period with a Tavares power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Mitchell Marner. Buffalo pulled back with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with a lone helper from Thompson. The Sabres tied it on a Rasmus Dahling goal, his second of the year, via Arttu Ruotsalainen and Okposo. Toronto won 5-4 with a Rielly goal, set up by Kerfoot. The three stars went to Rielly, Skinner, and Tavares, while Kerfoot, Thompson, and Okposo get the honorable mentions.
In Canada again, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Filip Gustavsson are in the creases. Ottawa got going in the second period with a Zach Sanford goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jacob Bernard-Docker and Thomas Chabot. The Senators added on with a Michael Del Zotto power play goal, powered by Drake Batherson and Chris Tierney. Ottawa extended the lead as Parker Kelly scored, thanks to Logan Shaw and Lassi Thomson. The Senators padded the lead on a Tim Stutzle power play goal, with assists provided by Batherson and Chabot. Ottawa continued in the third period with a Batherson goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Tyler Ennis and Del Zotto. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mark Friedman and Evan Rodrigues. The Penguins got closer with a Rodrigues goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone helper from Kapanen. Pittsburgh pulled closer on another Rodrigues goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. The Senators iced it at 6-3 with a Batherson empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Brady Tkachuk and Josh Norris. The three stars were given to Batherson, Del Zotto, and Rodrigues, while Chabot and Kapanen get the honorable mentions.
South to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Elvis Merzlikins man the nets. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, powered by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cole Sillinger. New York tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his third of the season, assisted by Adam Fox and Ryan Strome. The Blue Jackets retook the lead in the second period with an Eric Robinson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jake Bean and Zach Werenski. The Rangers tied it again with a Chris Kreider goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Jacob Trouba. New York pulled ahead with a Panarin goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, via Strome. The Rangers added on with a Trouba goal, made possible by Barclay Goodrow and Julien Gauthier. New York extended the lead in the third period as Kreider scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Mika Zibanejad and Fox. Columbus got one back with an Alexandre Texier goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Vladislav Gavrikov and Gavin Bayreuther. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Panarin, Kreider, and Trouba, while Fox and Strome get the honorable mentions.
Over in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Joel Hofer and Alex Lyon are the third-string goalies. Carolina was first to score in the first period with a Brady Skjei goal, via Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with an Aho power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Svechnikov. St. Louis got on the board with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. The Blues tied it in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Ivan Barbashev and Thomas. Carolina won 3-2 with a Brendan Smith goal, fueled by DeAngelo and Jordan Martinook. The three stars were Aho, DeAngelo, and Svechnikov, while Thomas gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Juuse Saros are set to start in goal. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Roman Josi. The Predators added on with a Josi a power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Eeli Tolvanen and Duchene. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Mikael Granlund scored his third of the season, thanks to Tolvanen and Josi. The Predators padded the lead on a Josi goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, going in unassisted in the third period. Arizona got on the board with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, with assists provided by Phil Kessel and Shayne Gostisbehere. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Josi, Duchene, and Tolvanen.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Anton Khudobin are the veterans in goal. Dallas led off in the first period with a Luke Glendening goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Ryan Suter. The Stars added on in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his second of the year, via Denis Gurianov and Jason Robertson. Philadelphia got on the board with an unassisted James van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the season. Dallas shot back with a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Jacob Peterson and Andrej Sekera. The Stars extended the lead in the third period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Hintz and Alexander Radulov. The Flyers pulled back on an Ivan Provorov power play goal, with assists provided by Kevin Hayes and Ryan Ellis. Dallas iced it at 5-2 with a Radek Faksa empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Glendening. The three stars were Hintz, Glendening, and Seguin.
Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Darcy Kuemper are between the pipes. San Jose began in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Mario Ferraro and Timo Meier. Colorado tied it on a Devon Toews power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Samuel Girard and Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche took the lead with a Kadri goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Valeri Nichushkin and Jack Johnson. Colorado added on in the second period with an Alex Newhook goal, guided in by Girard and Jayson Megna. The Avalanche extended the lead on a shorthanded Logan O'Connor goal, his third of the year, set up by Darren Helm and Erik Johnson. The Sharks got one back in the third period with an Alexander Barabanov power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson. Colorado replied with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Gabriel Landeskog and Girard. The Avalanche iced it at 6-2 with a Girard empty net goal, with a helper from Kadri. The three stars went to Girard, Kadri, and Newhook.
Next up, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Robin Lehner tend the twines. Vancouver opened in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Nils Hoglander. The Canucks added on with a Tanner Pearson goal, his second of the year, via Conor Garland and Brad Hunt. Vegas got on the board with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it in the second period with a Reilly Smith goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jake Leschyshyn and Alex Pietrangelo. Vegas took the lead with a Brayden McNabb goal, his second of the season, helped along by Theodore. Vancouver tied it on a Hoglander goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the third period with a Leschyshyn goal, with helpers from Dadonov and Keegan Kolesar. The Canucks retied it with a Hoglander goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, made possible by Tyler Myers and Quinn Hughes. Vegas reclaimed the lead again with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Pietrangelo and Dylan Coghlan. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Dadonov scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, thanks to Mark Stone. Vegas padded the lead as Marchessault scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with the help of Smith and Stephenson. This made it 7-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Marchessault, Leschyshyn, and
Dadonov, while Smith, Stephenson, Pietrangelo, Theodore, and Hoglander get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Philipp Grubauer protect the nets. Minnesota started in the first period with a Rem Pitlick goal, via Ryan Hartman and Alex Goligoski. The Wild added on with another Pitlick goal in the second period, coming off of Hartman. Minnesota extended the lead as Pitlick completed his natural hat trick, thanks to Hartman. Seattle got on the board in the third period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, powered by Alex Wennberg and Jordan Eberle. The Wild countered with a Nico Sturm empty net goal, his third of the season, set up by Marcus Foligno. The Kraken got one back on a Wennberg goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Jaden Schwartz and Johansson. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Pitlick, Hartman, and Johansson, while Wennberg gets an honorable mention.
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