We've got twelve games left on the schedule after postponements today. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Jeremy Swayman are between the pipes. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Shea Theodore goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Ben Hutton and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Stephenson and Mark Stone. Vegas extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, thanks to Alex Pietrangelo and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, made possible by Stone and Stephenson. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his tenth of the season, via Taylor Hall. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Pacioretty, Stephenson, and Stone.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Los Angeles led off in the first period with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Pat Maroon. The Kings took the lead in the second period on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Matt Roy and Phillip Danault. The Lightning tied it on a Taylor Raddysh goal, his fourth of the year, via Jan Rutta and Boris Katchouk. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime on a Mathieu Joseph goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Ross Colton. The three stars were Joseph, Raddysh, and Hedman.
Also in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Spencer Knight get the starting nods in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, his second of the season, made possible by Nick Paul and Thomas Chabot. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his tenth of the year, via Sam Reinhart and Lucas Carlsson. The Senators took the lead in the second period on a Dylan Gambrell shorthanded goal, set up by Connor Brown. The Panthers retied it with a Reinhart goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Anton Lundell. Ottawa retook the lead with a Josh Norris goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Drake Batherson and Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Brown and Alex Formenton. Ottawa extended the lead as Norris scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Batherson. The Senators padded the lead on a Batherson goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Norris. Ottawa continued on a Paul goal, his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Chabot. The Senators struck again with another Paul power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with assists provided by Brown and Tyler Ennis. The final was 8-2, and the three stars were Paul, Norris, and Batherson, while Brown, Chabot, and Reinhart get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Carter Hart patrol the creases. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Travis Sanheim goal, coming off of Rasmus Ristolainen and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Ristolainen and Sanheim. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Justin Braun goal, his second of the year, thanks to Oskar Lindblom and Ivan Provorov. New Jersey got on the board with a P.K. Subban goal, his second of the season, fueled by Michael McLeod. The Flyers shot back on an Atkinson shorthanded goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, set up by Provorov. Philadelphia padded the lead on a Lindblom goal, his second of the season, helped along by Atkinson. Akira Schmid replaced Blackwood in goal. The Flyers kept going in the third period when Atkinson finished his hat trick on his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Claude Giroux and Max Willman. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars given to Atkinson, Sanheim, and Lindblom, while Provorov and Ristolainen get the honorable mentions.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Tristan Jarry man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Evan Rodrigues. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Rodrigues power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Jeff Carter. Montreal replied on a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Laurent Dauphin. Pittsburgh replied with a Mike Matheson goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Rodrigues. The Canadiens pulled one back with a Jesse Ylonen goal, helped along by Drouin. The Penguins shot back in the third period with a Brian Dumoulin goal, courtesy of Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Brian Boyle scored his third of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Chad Ruhwedel. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars being Rodrigues, Crosby, and Drouin.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Alex Nedeljkovic are the masked men. Detroit got going in the second period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on in the third period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his third of the year, guided in by Adam Erne. New York got on the board with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Nedeljkovic (33 for 34 in saves), Rasmussen, and Larkin.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Buffalo kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Tage Thompson. Winnipeg tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Josh Morrissey. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with an Anders Bjork goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Cody Eakin. The Jets tied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eleventh of the year, via Dubois and Brenden Dillon. Buffalo took the lead back on a Dahlin goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Thompson. The Sabres added on in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Dahlin, Olofsson, and Thompson, while Dubois gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the St. Louis Blues. Charlie Lindgren and Jake Oettinger draw the starts in goal. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Riley Damiani goal, assisted by John Klingberg and Jason Robertson. St. Louis replied on a Colton Parayko goal, his third of the season, via Vladimir Tarasenko and Pavel Buchnevich. The Blues took the lead in the third period with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. St. Louis added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Tarasenko and Ivan Barbashev. The Blues extended the lead on a Tarasenko power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Barbashev and Buchnevich. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Faulk, and Barbashev.
Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. Colorado drew first blood in the first period on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky. The Avalanche added on with a Cale Makar power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri. New York got on the board with a Ryan Strome goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, via Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin. Colorado replied on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by J.T. Compher and Kadri. The Rangers pulled one back in the third period on a Julien Gauthier goal, his second of the season, fueled by Dryden Hunt and Barclay Goodrow. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Nichushkin goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Kadri. The three stars were Nichushkin, Kadri, and MacKinnon.
North to Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Ondrej Kase. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourth of the year, via Morgan Rielly and Kyle Clifford. Toronto extended the lead as T.J. Brodie scored, thanks to Timothy Liljegren and David Kampf. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Colton Sceviour goal, helped along by Zack Kassian and Tyson Barrie. The Maple Leafs shot back with a Rielly goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by William Nylander. Toronto padded the lead as Matthews scored his second of the game and twentieth of the year, with the help of Kase. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Matthews, Rielly, and Kase.
In Vancouver, the Canucks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Jaroslav Halak are in the blue paint. Columbus cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Eric Robinson goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Alexandre Texier and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with a Max Domi goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Jack Roslovic and Gabriel Carlsson. Columbus extended the lead as Robinson scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, thanks to Texier and Gavin Bayreuther. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Bo Horvat goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Canucks got closer in the third period with an Elias Pettersson goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Conor Garland and Tyler Myers. Vancouver tied it on a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Hughes and Myers. The Canucks took the lead on a Horvat power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Hughes. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars handed to Horvat, Hughes, and Robinson, while Myers and Texier get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and James Reimer make the starts in goal. Seattle tallied first in the third period with a Ryan Donato goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Joonas Donskoi and Carson Soucy. The Kraken added on with a Brandon Tanev goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Morgan Geekie and Calle Jarnkrok. San Jose got on the board with a Logan Couture goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. The Kraken iced it at 3-1 with a Jarnkrok empty net goal, his second of the year, set up Mason Appleton and Alex Wennberg. The three stars were Driedger (33 for 34 in saves), Jarnkrok, and Tanev.
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