It's a busier Monday with seven games on, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin man the nets. New York opened in the first period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Blake Lizotte goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Mikey Anderson and Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead with an Alex Iafallo power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. The Rangers retied it in the third period with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Panarin and Ryan Strome. The tie went to a shootout, where the Rangers got a 3-2 with tallies by Panarin, Alexis Lafreniere and Fox, while Kopitar and Quinton Byfield tallied for the Kings. The three stars were Panarin, Fox, and Shesterkin (34 for 36 in saves).
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Vitek Vanecek are the goalies. Vegas got going in the second period with a Michael Amadio goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Brett Howden. This held for a 1-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Lehner (34 save shutout), Amadio, and Vanecek (28 for 29 in saves).
Up in Boston, the Bruins bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Tuukka Rask are the veterans in goal. Anaheim started in the first period with a Derek Grant power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on in the second period with a shorthanded Isac Lundestrom goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Lindholm. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Tomas Nosek and Nick Foligno. Anaheim shot back with a Getzlaf goal, his third of the year, guided in by Rickard Rakell and Lindholm. The Bruins got one back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Ducks fired back with a Troy Terry goal, his twenty-third of the year, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler. Anaheim extended the lead as Greg Pateryn scored, thanks to Zegras and Rakell. Boston pulled back on an Erik Haula goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Mike Reilly and Pastrnak. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Getzlaf, Lindholm, and Pastrnak, while Rakell gets an honorable mention.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Carter Hart are the young goalies. Dallas led off in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Jason Robertson. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Travis Konecny and Justin Braun. The Stars retook the lead in the third period with a Jacob Peterson goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Alexander Radulov and Ryan Suter. Dallas iced it at 3-1 with a Joe Pavelski empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Hintz and Esa Lindell. The three stars went to Hintz, Oettinger (27 for 28 in saves), and Peterson.
Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Laurent Dauphin and Jeff Petry. Minnesota tied it on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Alex Goligoski and Jordan Greenway. The Wild took the lead with a Marcus Foligno goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Greenway and Jon Merrill. Minnesota added on in the second period with a Connor Dewar goal, passed from Nico Sturm and Goligoski. The Wild extended the lead as Sturm scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Dewar and Spurgeon. Minnesota padded the lead on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Kirill Kaprizov. Both Primeau and Talbot exited after the second period, with Michael McNiven and Kaapo Kahkonen drawing into the contest. The Canadiens got one back in the third period with a Rem Pitlick goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Cedric Paquette and Jake Evans. The Wild fired back with a Matt Boldy power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Kaprizov and Zuccarello. Minnesota padded the lead on a Jordie Benn goal, via Sturm and Kevin Fiala. The Wild finished it at 8-2 with a Fiala goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Frederick Gaudreau and Boldy. The three stars were Sturm, Spurgeon, and Zuccarello, while Boldy, Fiala, Dewar, Kaprizov, Greenway, and Goligoski get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Pavel Francouz are the masked men. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar on the power play. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Francouz (24 save shutout), Kadri, and Rantanen.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his third of the season, via Oskar Sundqvist and Klim Kostin. Calgary tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his third of the year, coming off of Matthew Tkachuk and Erik Gudbranson. The Flames took the lead with a Christopher Tanev goal, his second of the season, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary added on with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Gaudreau and Tkachuk. The Flames extended the lead as Sean Monahan scored his seventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Tkachuk and Rasmus Andersson. Calgary padded the lead with a Blake Coleman goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Mikael Backlund and Trevor Lewis. The Flames kept going with an Adam Ruzicka goal, his second of the season, passed from Tkachuk and Gaudreau. Calgary continued on a Gaudreau goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Tkachuk and Zadorov. The final held at 7-1, with the three stars being Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Zadorov.
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