We've got six games on for tonight, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Igor Shesterkin guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with a Jacob Trouba power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Kaapo Kakko and Nils Lundkvist. The Rangers added on with a Dryden Hunt goal, his third of the year, guided in by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. New York extended the lead in the second period as Chris Kreider scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Kakko and Mika Zibanejad. Philadelphia got on the board with a Morgan Frost goal, fueled by Cam Atkinson and Claude Giroux. The Rangers iced it at 4-1 with a Panarin empty net goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, set up by
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Jonas Johansson is mismatched with Jack Campbell in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of John Tavares and Alexander Kerfoot. The Maple Leafs added on with a Jason Spezza goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Wayne Simmonds and Nick Ritchie. Toronto extended the lead as Auston Matthews scored his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mitchell Marner and Michael Bunting. Colorado got on the board with a Samuel Girard goal, his second of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Logan O'Connor. The Avalanche got one back in the second period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Jack Johnson and Valeri Nichushkin. The Maple Leafs replied with a Travis Dermott goal, guided in by Nylander and Tavares. Toronto answered on a Tavares goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Kerfoot and T.J. Brodie. The Maple Leafs continued in the third period with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, courtesy of Marner and Bunting. Toronto kept going with a Matthews goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Jake Muzzin. The Maple Leafs struck again on a Pierre Engvall goal, his third of the season, dished from Bunting and Morgan Rielly. Colorado got one back with a Kadri power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, passed from Gabriel Landeskog and MacKinnon. This produced an 8-3 final score, with the three stars handed to Matthews, Tavares, and Kadri, while Bunting, Nylander, Marner, Kerfoot, and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Filip Gustavsson are the young goalies. Vancouver began in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourth of the season, via Conor Garland and Luke Schenn. Ottawa tied it on an Adam Gaudette power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Connor Brown and Chris Tierney. The Canucks took the lead back in the second period with a Tyler Motte goal, his second of the season, assisted by Garland and Kyle Burroughs. Vancouver added on with a Schenn goal, coming off of Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. The Canucks extended the lead in the third period as Bo Horvat scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Hughes and the goalie Demko. Vancouver padded the lead on a power play goal by Alex Chiasson, his third of the season, with assists provided by Miller and Hughes. The Senators got one back with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Victor Mete and Josh Norris. The Canucks replied with a Miller power play goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Elias Pettersson and Hughes. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars being Miller, Hughes, and Schenn, while Garland gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the Detroit Red Wings host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Thomas Greiss are in the creases. Detroit got going in the second period with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Dylan Larkin and Pius Suter. Seattle tied it on a Vince Dunn power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Marcus Johansson and Alex Wennberg. The Kraken took the lead with a Ryan Donato goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Yanni Gourde and Joonas Donskoi. The Red Wings tied it again with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his eighth of the year, via Jordan Oesterle and Moritz Seider. Detroit pulled ahead with a Lucas Raymond goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Larkin and Seider. Seattle tied it again with another Donato goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, made possible by Jamie Oleksiak. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Larkin and Adam Erne lifted the Red Wings 4-3 over Donskoi and the Kraken. The three stars were Larkin, Donato, and Seider.
Westward to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Zach Hyman goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Connor McDavid. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his tenth of the year, via John Marino and Sidney Crosby. The Oilers took the lead back with a Hyman goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, coming off of McDavid. The Penguins tied it in the second period on a Teddy Blueger goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Evan Rodrigues and Kris Letang. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Tyson Barrie and Kris Russell. The Oilers added on with an Evan Bouchard goal, his third of the year, helped along by McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a McDavid empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Jesse Puljujarvi and Bouchard. The three stars were McDavid, Hyman, and Bouchard.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Anthony Stolarz are between the pipes. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Troy Terry goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Jamie Drysdale and Sam Steel. The Ducks added on with a Rickard Rakell goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Sonny Milano and Trevor Zegras. Vegas got on the board with a William Carrier goal, his third of the season, guided in by Michael Amadio. Anaheim replied with a Josh Manson goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Ducks extended the lead as Hampus Lindholm scored his third of the season, thanks to Milano and Zegras. The Golden Knights got one back with a Zach Whitecloud shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Mattias Janmark and Brett Howden. Vegas got closer in the third period with a Janmark shorthanded goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Stone. Anaheim replied with a Drysdale goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Milano and Zegras. The Golden Knights pulled one back with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Shea Theodore. The Ducks countered with an Isac Lundestrom empty net goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Vegas pulled one back on a Reilly Smith power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Alex Pietrangelo and Pacioretty. This only made it 6-5, with the three stars going to Milano, Zegras, and Drysdale, while Pacioretty and Janmark get the honorable mentions.
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