There's ten games on today, including one matinee. We begin with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Sergei Bobrovsky are the goalies. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Logan Brown goal, his second of the season, via Dakota Joshua and Ivan Barbashev. Florida tied it on a Maxim Mamin goal, his second of the year, guided in by Lucas Carlsson and Anton Lundell. The Blues took the lead in the second period with a Jake Walman goal, passed from Ryan O'Reilly. The Panthers tied it again with a Sam Reinhart goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Carlsson and Jonathan Huberdeau. St. Louis regained the lead in the third period with a Brandon Saad goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by O'Reilly. Florida tied it again with a Mamin goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Lundell. The tie went to a shootout, where Huberdeau and Reinhart topped Brown to give the Panthers a 4-3 win. The three stars were Mamin, Lundell, and Carlsson, while O'Reilly gets an honorable mention.
At the regular time, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, his second of the season, helped along by Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Dumba. The Wild added on in the second period with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jonas Brodin and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota extended the lead as Marcus Foligno scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Eriksson Ek. Toronto got on the board with a Jason Spezza goal, his his sixth of the year, via Nick Ritchie and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs got closer with a Spezza power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, powered by Auston Matthews and Rielly. Toronto tied it on a Matthews power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Spezza and Rielly. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello and Kaprizov lifted the Wild 4-3 over Matthews and the Maple Leafs. The three stars belonged to Spezza, Matthews, and Rielly, while Eriksson Ek gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the Washington Capitals bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov is mismatched with Ilya Samsonov in goal. Washington started in the first period with an Aliaksei Protas goal, his second of the season, via Justin Schultz. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by John Carlson. Columbus got on the board in the third period with an Eric Robinson goal, his third of the season, coming off of Justin Danforth. Washington replied with a Garnet Hathaway empty net goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Ovechkin, Protas, and Samsonov (17 for 18 in saves).
Over to Boston, as the Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman are between the pipes. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the first period with a Taylor Raddysh shorthanded goal, set up by Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning added on in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Victor Hedman. Boston got on the board with a Charlie Coyle goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Erik Haula and Craig Smith. The Bruins tied it in the third period with a Curtis Lazar goal, via Brandon Carlo and Matt Grzelcyk. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twelfth of the campaign, passed from Sergachev. The three stars were Sergachev, Stmakos, and Raddysh.
In Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Alex Nedeljkovic man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Cal Clutterbuck shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech. Detroit tied it on a Filip Hronek goal, his second of the year, passed from Adam Erne and Michael Rasmussen. The Red Wings took the lead with a Sam Gagner goal, his third of the season, via Givani Smith and Carter Rowney. The Islanders tied it on an Oliver Wahlstrom power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal. Detroit retook the lead with a Smith goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on another Wahlstrom power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with assists provided by Barzal and Zach Parise. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Moritz Seider goal, his third of the campaign, courtesy of Pius Suter and Filip Zadina.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Jonas Johansson and Anton Forsberg are the goalies. Colorado began in the first period with a Darren Helm goal, his third of the season, coming off of Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Alex Newhook. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his sixth of the year, via Tim Stutzle and Thomas Chabot. The Senators took the lead on an Austin Watson goal, made possible by Dylan Gambrell. The Avalanche tied it again with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Devon Toews and Nathan MacKinnon. Ottawa took the lead in the second period with a Stutzle goal, his second of the year, helped along by Connor Brown and Nick Paul. The Senators added on with a Josh Norris power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Tkachuk and Chabot. Justus Annunen replaced Johansson in goal. Ottawa extended the lead as Stutzle scored his second of the game and third of the year, with the help of Drake Batherson and Norris on the power play. Colorado got one back with a Newhook goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Avalanche got closer with a Tyson Jost goal, his third of the year, assisted by MacKinnon and Jack Johnson. Colorado tied it on a Toews goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from MacKinnon and Landeskog. The Senators won 6-5 in overtime with a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Tkachuk, Stutzle, and Norris, while Chabot, Landeskog, Toews, Newhook, and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Nashville Predators host the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Juuse Saros are set to start in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his second of the season, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Luke Kunin. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Chris Wideman and Cole Caufield. The Canadiens took the lead with a Christian Dvorak goal, his fifth of the season, via David Savard and Tyler Toffoli. The Predators tied it on a Tanner Jeannot goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Ekholm and Alexandre Carrier. Montreal took the lead in the third period with a Brett Kulak goal, helped along by Caufield and Toffoli in the third period. Nashville tied it on a Kunin goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Matt Benning. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Filip Forsberg goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi. The three stars were Kunin, Ekholm, and Toffoli, while Caufield gets an honorable mention.
Eastward to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Malcolm Subban and Antti Raanta are the netminders. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes added on with a Martin Necas goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Seth Jarvis and Vincent Trocheck. Buffalo got on the board with a Henri Jokiharju goal, courtesy of Jeff Skinner and Victor Olofsson. Carolina replied in the second period with an Ian Cole goal, via Trocheck. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Trocheck scored his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina padded the lead as Niederreiter scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Aho. The Sabres got one back with a Zemgus Girgensons power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Jacob Bryson and Kyle Okposo. The Hurricanes answered with a shorthanded Teravainen goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, set up by Aho. The final stood at 6-2, with the three stars handed to Teravainen, Aho, and Niederreiter, while Trocheck gets an honorable mention.
In New York, the Rangers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Alexandar Georgiev are the backups in goal. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Brandon Hagel and Seth Jones. New York tied it on a Ryan Strome power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. The Rangers took the lead with a Fox goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Panarin and Strome. New York added on in the third period with a Panarin goal, his seventh of the year, via Strome and Jacob Trouba. The Blackhawks got one back with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Kane and Jones. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Strome, Panarin, and Fox, while Kane and Jones get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Thatcher Demko tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang. Vancouver tied it on a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his fifth of the year, via Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brock Boeser. The Penguins took the lead back with a Guentzel power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Jeff Carter. Pittsburgh added on with a Guentzel power play goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Letang. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Crosby scored his third of the season, with the help of Letang and Guentzel. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Guentzel, Crosby, and Letang.
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