There's nine games on this Thursday, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Linus Ullmark are starting in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Nico Hischier and Damon Severson. The Bruins took the lead with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Hampus Lindholm. Boston added on in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his tenth of the year, passed from David Pastrnak. The Bruins extended the lead as Brad Marchand scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to DeBrusk and Grzelcyk. Boston padded the lead on a Bergeron power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Jon Gillies replaced Daws in goal. The Bruins kept going with another Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, with helpers from Mike Reilly and Bergeron. Boston continued with a Marc McLaughlin goal, coming off of Trent Frederic. The Bruins piled on with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Pastrnak. The final was 8-1, with the three stars given to Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak, while DeBrusk and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Frederik Andersen patrol the creases. Carolina started in the first period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Tony DeAngelo. The Hurricanes added on with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Jaccob Slavin and Max Domi. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Teravainen scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Aho and DeAngelo. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-0 with a Svechnikov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Slavin. The three stars belonged to Andersen (32 save shutout), Svechnikov, and Teravainen, while Aho, DeAngelo, and Slavin get the honorable mentions.
Further south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia is mismatched with Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Florida struck first in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Joe Thornton and Radko Gudas. Florida extended the lead as Forsling scored his third of the season, thanks to Sam Reinhart and Mason Marchment. The Panthers padded the lead on a Barkov power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Reinhart. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Barkov, Bobrovsky (37 save shutout), and Forsling, while Reinhart gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the New York Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Semyon Varlamov will play in the blue paint. New York opened in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, via Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on with an Oliver Wahlstrom goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Zach Parise and Mathew Barzal. Columbus got on the board in the second period with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Eric Robinson and Jake Bean. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Justin Danforth goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Vladislav Gavrikov and Yegor Chinakhov. The Islanders pulled ahead in the third period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Josh Bailey and Adam Pelech. New York extended the lead as Barzal scored his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Ryan Pulock, his third of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Barazal, Palmieri, and Varlamov (30 for 32 in saves).
In Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Erik Kallgren man the nets. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Zach Sanford and Josh Morrissey. The Jets added on with a Paul Stastny goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. Toronto got on the board with a Mark Giordano goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Ilya Mikheyev and Timothy Liljegren. The Maple Leafs tied it on a William Nylander power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner in the second period. Winnipeg retook the lead with an Ehlers goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Josh Morrissey on the power play. Toronto retied it on a John Tavares goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Carl Dahlstrom and Mikheyev. The Maple Leafs pulled ahead with another Nylander power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, with assists provided by Marner and Morgan Rielly. Toronto extended the lead on a shorthanded Mikheyev goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Pierre Engvall. The Maple Leafs padded the lead with a Matthews empty net goal in the third period, his fiftieth of the campaign, fueled by Marner. Toronto continued with a Liljegren power play goal, his second of the campaign, dished from Nylander and Giordano. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars going to Nylander, Mikheyev, and Marner, while Matthews, Giordano, Liljegren, Ehlers, and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighteenth of the season, via John Marino and Jason Zucker. Minnesota tied it with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Matt Boldy. The Penguins took the lead back in the second period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, with assists provided by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh added on with a Rakell goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, guided in by Sidney Crosby. The Wild replied with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Kevin Fiala and Boldy. Minnesota tied it in the third period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, assisted by Ryan Hartman and Jared Spurgeon. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime with a Malkin goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, with helpers from Bryan Rust and Marino. The three stars were Malkin, Rakell, and Marino, while Boldy gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Pavel Francouz are the backups in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Alex Newhook goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Kurtis MacDermid and Erik Johnson. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his thirty-first of the year, coming off of Tomas Hertl and Alexander Barabanov. The Avalanche took the lead with a Darren Helm goal in the third period, his sixth of the season, assisted by Valeri Nichushkin. The Sharks tied it again with a Brent Burns goal, his eighth of the year, via Hertl. Colorado pulled ahead on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Johnson and Kadri. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Kadri, Hertl, and Johnson.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Los Angeles got going in the second period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Adrian Kempe and Alexander Edler. Calgary tied it in the third period on a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Calle Jarnkrok and Noah Hanifin. The Flames took the lead with an Erik Gudbranson goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Sean Monahan and Milan Lucic. The Kings tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Phillip Danault and Olli Maatta. The tie went to a shootout, where Lias Andersson had the lone tally for a 3-2 win for the Kings. The three stars were Arvidsson, Iafallo, and Petersen (26 for 28 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and John Gibson guard the cages. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Ryan Suter power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Jacob Peterson. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Jamie Drysdale goal, his fourth of the year, via Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick. The Stars took the lead with an Andrej Sekera goal in the third period, going in unassisted. The Ducks retied it on a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Urho Vaakanainen and Troy Terry. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime with a Jamie Benn goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Miro Heiskanen. The three stars were Benn, Sekera, and Suter.
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