We've got another ten-game schedule on, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jake Allen start in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, powered by Seth Jones and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on in the third period with a Henrik Borgstrom goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Fleury (30 save shutout), Toews, and Borgstrom.
Over in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jack Campbell tend the twines. Toronto led off in the first period with an Ondrej Kase power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. Tampa Bay tied it on a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his second of the year, via Corey Perry. The Lightning took the lead on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Alex Killorn. The Maple Leafs tied it on a William Nylander power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with an assist provided by Auston Matthews. Tampa Bay retook the lead in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Stamkos and Taylor Raddysh. The Lightning added on with a Raddysh goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Palat and Stamkos. Toronto pulled one back on a Kase goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of Jake Muzzin and Tavares. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-3 with a Palat empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Stamkos and Killorn. The three stars went to Stamkos, Palat, and Kase, while Raddysh, Killorn, and Tavares get the honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Elvis Merzlikins man the nets. Columbus began in the first period with an Alexandre Texier goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly. Anaheim tied it on an Isac Lundestrom goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Trevor Zegras and Rickard Rakell lifted the Ducks to a 2-1 win over Jakub Voracek and the Blue Jackets. The three stars were Gibson (33 for 34 in saves), Lundestrom, and Merzlikins (25 for 26 in saves).
East to New York, as the Islanders host the Nashville Predators. David Rittich and Semyon Varlamov patrol the creases. New York opened in the first period with an Austin Czarnik goal, fueled by Oliver Wahlstrom and Kieffer Bellows. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Luke Kunin. The Predators took the lead with a Colton Sissons goal, his third of the year, guided in by Tanner Jeannot and Matt Benning. The Islanders tied it in the second period with an Anders Lee power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Mathew Barzal and Wahlstrom. New York took the lead in the third period with a Noah Dobson goal, his second of the year, assisted by Andy Greene and Ross Johnston. Nashville tied it again with a Yakov Trenin goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jeannot and Sissons. The Predators pulled ahead on an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Roman Josi and Johansen. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Johansen, Sissons, and Jeannot, while Wahlstrom gets an honorable mention.
In St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic faces a lesser foe in Charlie Lindgren in goal. St. Louis started in the first period with a Nathan Walker goal, via Brayden Schenn and Dakota Joshua. The Blues added on with another Walker goal, his second of the game, passed from Niko Mikkola and Ryan O'Reilly. Detroit got on the board with a Robby Fabbri goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, assisted by Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin. St. Louis replied with a Colton Parayko goal, his second of the year, guided in by Joshua and Mikkola. Thomas Greiss replaced Nedeljkovic in goal in the third period. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Walker completed his hat trick, with the help of Torey Krug and Marco Scandella. St. Louis padded the lead on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Krug and Pavel Buchnevich. The Red Wings pulled one back with a Fabbri goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Raymond and Filip Hronek. The Blues iced it at 6-2 with a Scandella empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Walker, Joshua, and Scandella, while Fabbri, Krug, Mikkola, and Raymond get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Jaccob Slavin and Nino Niederreiter. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Noah Hanifin goal, his second of the year, via Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime on an Aho goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, coming off of the goalie Andersen and Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars went to Aho, Andersen (26 for 27 in saves), and Hanifin.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Stuart Skinner are set to start in goal. Boston struck first in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his tenth of the season, set up by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Taylor Hall. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Tyson Barrie and Connor McDavid. The Oilers tied it in the third period on a power play goal by Draisaitl, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by McDavid and Barrie. Boston regained the lead on a Matt Grzelcyk goal, passed from Hall and Craig Smith. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Hall, while Barrie gets an honorable mention.
In Seattle, the Kraken welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. Winnipeg drew first blood in the first period with a Dominic Toninato goal, his third of the season, coming off of Paul Stastny. The Jets added on in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Mark Scheifele and Logan Stanley. Winnipeg extended the lead as Connor scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Scheifele. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Hellebuyck (25 save shutout), Connor, and Scheifele.
To California, as the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Dustin Brown and Phillip Danault. The Kings added on with an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Rasmus Kupari and Tobias Bjornfot in the third period. Los Angeles extended the lead as Viktor Arvidsson scored his fifth of the season into an empty net, going in unassisted. The Kings finished it at 4-0 with an Andreas Athanasiou empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Matt Roy and Alexander Edler. The three stars went to Quick (27 save shutout), Kempe, and Kaliyev.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Adin Hill are in the creases. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fourth of the season, via Jon Merrill and Brandon Duhaime. The Wild added on in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov on the power play. Minnesota extended the lead as Jordan Greenway scored his third of the season on the power play, thanks to Fiala and Alex Goligoski. San Jose got on the board with a Jonathan Dahlen goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks got closer with a Hertl power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Dahlen and Logan Couture. The Wild answered with a Greenway empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, set up by Ryan Hartman and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a Kaprizov empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Greenway, Fiala, and Eriksson Ek, while Kaprizov, Hertl, and Dahlen get the honorable mentions.
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