There's eleven games scheduled tonight, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Igor Shesterkin are the young goalies. New York led off in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it on an Anthony Duclair goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers took the lead on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Barkov and Aaron Ekblad in the second period. The Rangers retied it on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Chris Kreider. New York took the lead with a Kreider power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on the third period with a Kreider power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, helped along by Zibanejad and Panarin. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Panarin empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, coming on the power play as an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Kreider, Panarin, and Zibanejad, while Barkov gets an honorable mention.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Tristan Jarry man the nets. Washington opened in the first period with a shorthanded goal by Nic Dowd, his sixth of the season, set up by Carl Hagelin. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang. Ilya Samsonov replaced an injured Vanecek later in the first period. The Penguins took the lead on a Bryan Rust power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Sidney Crosby and Guentzel. The Capitals tied it on a Dmitry Orlov power play goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Conor Sheary and Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh retook the lead in the second period on a power play goal by Rust, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, helped along by Crosby and Guentzel. Washington tied it on a Daniel Sprong goal, his eighth of the year, via John Carlson. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with another Orlov goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, with helpers from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. The three stars were Orlov, Rust, and Guentzel, while Crosby gets an honorable mention.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Andrei Vasilevskiy are set to start in goal. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh. San Jose tied it on a Rudolfs Balcers goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture. The Lightning retook the lead on an Alex Killorn power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Couture power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Brent Burns and Alexander Barabanov. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Hedman goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hedman, Couture, and Killorn.
Back north in New Jersey, the Devils host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Jon Gillies are the goalies. Toronto began in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Pierre Engvall. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Mitchell Marner and Michael Bunting. Toronto extended the lead as David Kampf scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Ilya Mikheyev and Justin Holl. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Marner goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Matthews. Toronto continued in the second period on a Bunting goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Marner and Kampf. The Maple Leafs struck again on an Engvall goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Wayne Simmonds. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Jack Hughes goal, his twelfth of the season, with helpers from Yegor Sharangovich and Jesper Bratt. Toronto shot back with another Marner goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 7-1, with the three stars going to Marner, Matthews, and Kampf, while Bunting and Engvall get the honorable mentions.
Along to Boston, as the Bruins welcome the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Linus Ullmark patrol the creases. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period on a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Taylor Hall and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead with a Hall goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Tomas Nosek and Pastrnak. Seattle got on the board in the third period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, going in unassisted. The Kraken tied it on a Mason Appleton goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Adam Larsson and Colin Blackwell. Boston took the lead with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Patrice Bergeron and Marchand. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Pastrnak, Hall, and Marchand.
To Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Carter Hart protect the nets. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Cole Perfetti and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Philadelphia tied it on a Travis Konecny goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flyers took the lead with a James van Riemsdyk goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, via Scott Laughton. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with an Oskar Lindblom empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Cam Atkinson. The three stars were van Riemsdyk, Konecny, and Hart (32 for 33 in saves).
Next up, the New York Islanders host the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Ilya Sorokin are between the pipes. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Nick Holden goal, his second of the season, via Tyler Ennis and Brady Tkachuk. New York tied it on an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Zach Parise and Brock Nelson. The Islanders took the lead on an Oliver Wahlstrom goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Zdeno Chara and Noah Dobson. New York added on with a Mathew Barzal goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Scott Mayfield. The Islanders extended the lead in the third period as Adam Pelech scored his second of the season, passed from Mayfield and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars handed to Sorokin (26 for 27 in saves), Mayfield, and Wahlstrom.
Westward to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Matthew Highmore goal, his second of the season, via Juho Lammikko. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the year, assists by Michael McCarron and Alexandre Carrier. The Predators took the lead with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Philippe Myers and Matt Duchene. The Canucks tied it again on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his third of the year, guided in by Brock Boeser and Tanner Pearson. Nashville took the lead in the second period with a Forsberg goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Roman Josi and Mikael Granlund. The Predators added on in the third period with a Tanner Jeannot goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Mattias Ekholm and Colton Sissons. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars being Forsberg, Jeannot, and Johansen.
South to Dallas, where the Stars bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fourth of the season, via Adam Ruzicka and Milan Lucic. Dallas tied it on a Joel Hanley goal, coming off of Riley Damiani and Tanner Kero. The Stars took the lead with a Jason Robertson goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Esa Lindell and Miro Heiskanen. Dallas added on in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Tyler Seguin and Denis Gurianov. Daniel Vladar replaced Markstrom in goal in the third period. The Flames got one back in the third period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Blake Coleman and Noah Hanifin. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames pulled ahead on an Oliver Kylington goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Rasmus Andersson and Lindholm. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Lindholm, Kylington, and Gaudreau.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and Darcy Kuemper are the masked men. Colorado cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, via Ilya Lyubushkin and Clayton Keller. The Avalanche took the lead on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Andre Burakovsky. The Coyotes tied it on a Lawson Crouse goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Jakob Chychrun and Phil Kessel. Arizona won 3-2 in the shootout with a Galchenyuk tally as the lone goal. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Crouse, and Wedgewood (38 for 40 in saves).
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with a Brett Howden goal, his seventh of the year, via Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas extended the lead on a Marchessault power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Nicolas Roy and Karlsson. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Keegan Kolesar shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Howden. Buffalo got on the board with an Alex Tuch goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Henri Jokiharju. Vegas replied in the third period with a Stone goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Pacioretty and Nolan Patrick. The Sabres got one back wit ha John Hayden goal, helped along by Tage Thompson. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars being Marchessault, Stone, and Howden, while Pacioretty and Karlsson get the honorable mentions.
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