There's eleven games set to play today, beginning with...
The Dallas Stars hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jake Oettinger are the goalies. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Brian Dumoulin goal, his second of the season, guided in by Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his eighth of the year, via Marcus Pettersson and Jeff Carter. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Denis Gurianov goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Jacob Peterson and Jason Robertson. The Stars tied it in the third period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Robertson and John Klingberg. Dallas took the lead on a Roope Hintz goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, assisted by Miro Heiskanen and Robertson. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Robertson, Hintz, and Pavelski.
At the regular time, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alex Lyon are in the creases. Florida began in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Anthony Duclair and Gustav Forsling. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Sebastian Aho. The Panthers took the lead with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Aleksander Barkov. Florida added on with another Verhaeghe goal in the second period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from MacKenzie Weegar. The Hurricanes got one back with a Brady Skjei goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Brett Pesce and Jordan Staal. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Seth Jarvis goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Aho and Ian Cole. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Duclair goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Huberdeau. The three stars were given to Verhaeghe, Duclair, and Huberdeau, while Aho gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper tend the twines. Toronto struck first in the first period with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Michael Bunting. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Morgan Rielly and Kerfoot. Toronto extended the lead as Matthews scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, thanks to Kerfoot and Jake Muzzin. Pavel Francouz replaced Kuemper in goal. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fifth of the year, via Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog. The Maple Leafs answered in the second period with a Nick Ritchie power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Wayne Simmonds and Ilya Mikheyev. The Avalanche pulled one back with a Cale Makar goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Colorado got closer on a Landeskog goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Rantanen. The Avalanche tied it on a J.T. Compher goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Rantanen and Makar. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a Devon Toews goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Kadri and Rantanen. The three stars belonged to Rantanen, Matthews, and Kerfoot, while Landeskog, Makar, and Kadri get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. Boston opened in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Taylor Hall and Derek Forbort. The Bruins added on with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Hall and Erik Haula. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Mike Reilly and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins padded the lead on an Anton Blidh goal, his second of the year, guided in by Oskar Steen. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Erik Cernak and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning got closer with a Brayden Point goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Cernak and Sergachev. Boston iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Marchand, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Pastrnak, Marchand, and Hall, while Cernak and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Martin Jones are called on to start in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eighth of the season, via Oskar Lindblom and Kevin Hayes. The Flyers added on with a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, powered by Cam York and Cam Atkinson. San Jose got on the board with a Tomas Hertl goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Timo Meier and Brent Burns. The Sharks tied it on another Hertl goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, coming off of Meier and Burns. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime with a Hertl goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Burns. The three stars were Hertl, Burns, and van Riemsdyk, while Meier gets an honorable mention.
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Joonas Korpisalo are the veterans in goal. Columbus started in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. The Blue Jackets added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Gustav Nyquist and Adam Boqvist. New Jersey got on the board with a Nico Hischier goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Damon Severson and Jimmy Vesey. The Devils tied it on a Vesey goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Dawson Mercer. Columbus retook the lead in the second period with a Yegor Chinakhov goal, his second of the season, helped along by Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly. New Jersey tied it again with a Marian Studenic goal, assisted by Jesper Boqvist and Ryan Graves. The Blue Jackets grabbed the lead again in the third period with a Bjorkstrand goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, courtesy of Voracek and Adam Boqvist. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars going to Bjorkstrand, Vesey, and Voracek, while Adam Boqvist gets an honorable mention.
Over in Minnesota, the Wild host the Washington Capitals. Zach Fucale and Kaapo Kahkonen man the nets. Washington got going in the second period with a Connor McMichael goal, his fifth of the season, via Nick Jensen and Conor Sheary. The Capitals added on with an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Lars Eller. Minnesota got on the board with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted into an empty net on a delayed penalty. The Wild tied it on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala. The Wild won 3-2 in the shootout with tallies from Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau. The three stars were Fiala, Zuccarello, and Kahkonen (29 for 31 in saves).
Way south to Arizona, as the Coyotes welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Karel Vejmelka are in the blue paint. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his second of the season, assisted by Luke Kunin and Ryan Johansen. The Predators added on with a Yakov Trenin goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Matt Benning and Eeli Tolvanen. Nashville extended the lead as Tanner Jeannot scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Matt Duchene and Roman Josi. Arizona got on the board with a Clayton Keller goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Predators responded with a Josi power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Johansen and Mikael Granlund. The Coyotes got one back with a Lawson Crouse goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Riley Nash and Cam Dineen. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Johansen, and Jeannot.
Along to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner are the former teammates in goal. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Ben Hutton goal, via Nolan Patrick. Chicago tied it on a Jujhar Khaira goal, his third of the season, coming off of Ryan Carpenter. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Riley Stillman goal, courtesy of Dylan Strome and Patrick Kane. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Fleury (31 for 32 in saves), Stillman, and Khaira.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Anaheim cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Isac Lundestrom goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Troy Terry. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Kaapo Kakko and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with a Jarred Tinordi goal, coming off of Kevin Rooney and Filip Chytil. New York added on with a Ryan Lindgren goal, his third of the season, helped along by Adam Fox and Morgan Barron. The Rangers iced it at 4-1 with a Lindgren empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, set up by Barclay Goodrow. The three stars were Lindgren, Georgiev (13 for 14 in saves), and Tinordi.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Cal Petersen are the masked men. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with a Phillip Danault goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Arthur Kaliyev and Dustin Brown. The Kings added on with a Drew Doughty goal, his fourth of the year, via Rasmus Kupari and Brown. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period on a shorthanded Adrian Kempe goal, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Matt Roy and Blake Lizotte. The Kings iced it at 4-0 with a Trevor Moore empty net goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Petersen (21 save shutout), Brown, and Kempe.
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