The sixth week of the season begins here with 11 games after the first postponement of the season. Leading off...
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jack Campbell are the masked men. Toronto started in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by William Nylander and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a David Kampf goal, his third of the year, via Ondrej Kase and Alexander Kerfoot. Toronto extended the lead on a Mitchell Marner empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Kampf and Matthews. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Campbell (24 save shutout), Matthews, and Kampf.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Florida opened in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his fifth of the season, via Anthony Duclair and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Ryan Lomberg goal, coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Brandon Montour. Florida extended the lead as Carter Verhaeghe scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Sam Bennett and Montour. The Panthers padded the lead on a Hornqvist goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Semyon Varlamov replaced Sorokin in goal for the second period. Florida continued in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his fifth of the year, passed from MacKenzie Weegar. New York got on the board with a Kyle Palmieri goal, assisted by Kieffer Bellows and Noah Dobson. The Panthers shot back in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Owen Tippett. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars given to Hornqvist, Montour, and Lomberg.
Back north, the New York Rangers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his second of the season, made possible by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. Montreal tied it on a Christian Dvorak goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Brendan Gallagher and Brett Kulak. The Rangers retook the lead with a Chris Kreider goal, his twelfth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad. New York added on with a Julien Gauthier goal, going in unassisted. The Canadiens replied with a Josh Anderson goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dvorak and Chris Wideman. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Gauthier, Dvorak, and Kreider.
To Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Carter Hart guard the cages. Calgary began in the first period with an Oliver Kylington goal, his third of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Elias Lindholm. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, via Rasmus Ristolainen. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Cam Atkinson goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Sean Couturier and Ivan Provorov. The three stars were Hart (33 for 34 in saves), Atkinson, and Markstrom (41 for 43 in saves).
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Dustin Tokarski and Tristan Jarry man the nets. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Colin Miller goal, his second of the season, assisted by Drake Caggiula and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres added on with a Kyle Okposo goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Dahlin. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Tokarski (45 for 46 in saves), Okposo, and Miller.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and Jordan Binnington draw the starts in goal. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Kyle Capobianco power play goal, courtesy of Lawson Crouse and Alex Galchenyuk. St. Louis tied it with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Pavel Buchnevich. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period with a Barrett Hayton goal, going in unassisted. The Blues tied it with a Torey Krug goal, his third of the year, via O'Reilly. Arizona took the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Hayton, his second of the game, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Phil Kessel. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Hayton, Capobianco, and O'Reilly.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Cam Talbot are the veterans in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mario Ferraro goal, his second of the season, assisted by Logan Couture and Timo Meier. The Sharks added on with a Meier goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Couture. Minnesota got on the board with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Kevin Fiala and Jonas Brodin. San Jose replied with an Erik Karlsson goal, his third of the year, helped along by Jacob Middleton and Rudolfs Balcers. San Jose extended the lead in the third period as Tomas Hertl scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Alexander Barabanov and Balcers. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Meier, Couture, and Balcers.
Further north, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets added on in the second period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Andrew Copp and Josh Morrissey. Winnipeg extended the lead as Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his ninth of the season on the power play, powered by Morrissey and Nate Schmidt. The Jets padded the lead on a Mark Scheifele goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Logan Stanley and Dylan DeMelo. Stuart Skinner replaced Koskinen in goal in the third period. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers got closer with another Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with a Kyle Connor empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Blake Wheeler. The three stars belonged to Morrissey, Draisaitl, and McDavid.
Way south to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Jake Oettinger are the young goalies. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan Suter goal, his second of the season, coming off of Radek Faksa and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his third of the year, via Miro Heiskanen. Dallas extended the lead as Roope Hintz scored his third of the season, thanks to Esa Lindell. Detroit got on the board with a Filip Zadina goal, his third of the season, passed from Sam Gagner and Marc Staal. The Red Wings got closer with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. The Stars answered in the third period with a Robertson goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Jani Hakanpaa. Dallas iced it at 5-2 with a Robertson empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Luke Glendening. The three stars were Robertson, Oettinger (28 for 30 in saves), and Hintz.
Out in Vegas, the Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Robin Lehner patrol the creases. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, his third of the season, fueled by Martin Necas and Vincent Trocheck. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov. Vegas got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his second of the season, via Ben Hutton and Dylan Coghlan. The Golden Knights tied it with a Shea Theodore goal, his third of the year, guided in by Mark Stone and Chandler Stephenson. Carolina retook the lead with a Seth Jarvis goal in the third period, his second of the season, made possible by Ethan Bear and Aho. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Trocheck scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Teravainen and Necas. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Aho, Trocheck, and Teravainen, while Necas gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and John Gibson receive the starting nods in goal. Anaheim cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Cam Fowler goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Troy Terry. Washington tied it in the third period on a Garrett Pilon goal, coming off of Martin Fehervary and John Carlson. The Ducks retook the lead with a Trevor Zegras goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Sonny Milano. The Capitals retied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Carlson and Fehervary. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Zegras goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers from Hampus Lindholm and Adam Henrique. The three stars were Zegras, Carlson, and Fehervary.
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