There's two games on today, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning welcoming the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the Russian goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Zach Parise. Tampa Bay tied it on a Mathieu Joseph goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead on an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay added on in the third period with a Brayden Point goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning extended the lead on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Hedman and Point. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Point, Hedman, and Vasilevskiy (25 for 26 in saves).
The other game has the Detroit Red Wings bringing in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Thomas Greiss are in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his seventh of the season, via Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, coming off of Vladislav Namestnikov. Columbus got on the board with a Boone Jenner goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Andrew Peeke. The Blue Jackets tied it on an Adam Boqvist goal, fueled by Yegor Chinakhov and Gavin Bayreuther. Detroit retook the lead in the third period with a Raymond goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Tyler Bertuzzi and Larkin. Columbus tied it again with a Chinakhov goal, made possible by Jakub Voracek and Cole Sillinger. The Blue Jackets pulled ahead with a Zach Werenski goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nyquist and Jenner. Columbus iced it at 5-3 with an Alexandre Texier empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly. The three stars were Chinakhov, Raymond, and Larkin, while Nyquist gets an honorable mention.
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