There's twelve games on for today, including four matinees. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Dustin Tokarski are the goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Casey Fitzgerald. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Noah Dobson and Sebastian Aho. The Sabres took the lead back in the second period with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch. Buffalo added on with a Tage Thompson goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, via Jacob Bryson and Victor Olofsson. The Sabres extended the lead as Vinnie Hinostroza scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Anders Bjork and Zemgus Girgensons. The Islanders got one back in the third period with a Dobson goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Zach Parise and Zdeno Chara. New York got closer with a Kieffer Bellows goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Ryan Pulock and Otto Koivula. Buffalo iced it at 5-3 with a Skinner goal, his thirty-third of the year, passed from Thompson and Oloffson. The three stars were Thompson, Skinner, and Dobson, while Olofsson gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Thomas Greiss receive the starts in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Chad Ruhwedel goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Teddy Blueger and Brock McGinn. The Penguins added on with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirtieth of the year, made possible by Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang. Detroit got on the board with a Jakub Vrana power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Tyler Bertuzzi and Moritz Seider. The Red Wings tied it in the second period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Danny DeKeyser and the goalie Greiss. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Rakell goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Mike Matheson. The Penguins extended the lead as Letang scored his ninth of the year, thanks to Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh padded the lead with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, with assists provided by Jake Guentzel and Crosby. Alex Nedeljkovic took over in goal for Greiss in the third period. The Penguins kept going with a Danton Heinen goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Letang and Jeff Carter. Pittsburgh finished it at 7-2 with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Jason Zucker and Ruhwedel. The three stars were given to Letang, Malkin, and Ruhwedel, while Crosby and Rakell get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Jon Gillies are the little-known goalies. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Yegor Sharangovich power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jesper Boqvist and Damon Severson. The Devils added on in the third period with a Nico Hischier goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Sharangovich and Nikita Okhotiuk. Carolina got on the board with a Brady Skjei goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Seth Jarvis goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, via DeAngelo. The three stars were DeAngelo, Sharangovich, and Jarvis.
Along to Boston, as the Bruins host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Linus Ullmark are the masked men. Boston opened in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, via Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Taylor Hall, goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Erik Haula and Pastrnak. New York got on the board in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Alexis Lafreniere. Boston replied with a Trent Frederic goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Craig Smith and Charlie Coyle. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Pastrnak, Hall, and Ullmark (30 for 31 in saves).
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Brian Elliott are in the creases. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Victor Hedman power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Mikhail Sergachev. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Matt Duchene and Filip Forsberg. Tampa Bay replied with a Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Brayden Point. The Predators got one back in the second period with an Alexandre Carrier power play goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Philip Tomasino and Mattias Ekholm. The Lightning shot back on a Stamkos goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, made possible by Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Ross Colton scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Hedman and Nick Paul. The Lightning padded the lead on a Pat Maroon goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Stamkos. David Rittich replaced Saros in goal. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars being Stamkos, Hedman, and Kucherov.
Further down, the Florida Panthers bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Sergei Bobrovsky are protecting the nets. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, via T.J. Brodie and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a Justin Holl goal, his third of the year, coming off of David Kampf and Brodie. Florida got on the board in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, assisted by Mason Marchment and Claude Giroux. The Panthers tied it on a Giroux power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with a Brandon Montour goal, his tenth of the campaign, courtesy of Marchment and Giroux. The three stars were Giroux, Barkov, and Brodie, while Marchment gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Anton Forsberg patrol the creases. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mark Kastelic goal, courtesy of Scott Sabourin and Chris Tierney. Montreal tied it on a Rem Pitlick goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jake Evans. The Senators took the lead back in the second period with an Austin Watson goal, his ninth of the year, via Nick Holden and Parker Kelly. Ottawa added on with a Kelly goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Watson. The Senators extended the lead as Josh Norris scored his thirty-fourth of the year, thanks to Brady Tkachuk and Darake Batherson. Ottawa padded the lead on another Kastelic goal, with a helper from Sabourin. The Canadiens got one back with a Cole Caufield goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Mike Hoffman and David Savard. Montreal pulled closed with a Joel Edmundson goal, his third of the year, fueled by Evans and Jake Petry. The Senators fired back on an Alex Formenton shorthanded goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canadiens pulled one back with another Pitlick goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak. The final held at 6-4, with the three stars being Kastelic, Pitlick, and Keller, while Watson, Sabourin and Evans get the honorable mentions.
South again to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Seattle drew first blood in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his third of the season, via Adam Larsson and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken added on with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Derrick Pouliot and Kole Lind. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, coming off of Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelskin. The Stars tied it on a Hintz power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the year, powered by Robertson and the goalie Oettinger. Dallas pulled ahead with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Denis Gurianov. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Hintz, Robertson, and Oettinger (30 for 32 in saves).
Out in California, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Kaapo Kahkonen are the Finnish goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Jasper Weatherby goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Scott Reedy and Sasha Chmelevski. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Timo Meier. San Jose extended the lead as Meier scored his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Alexander Barabanov. Chicago got on the board with a Tyler Johnson goal, his third of the year, via Jonathan Toews and Seth Jones. The Sharks shot back in the third period with a Nick Bonino power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Logan Couture. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars going to Meier, Kahkonen (27 for 28 in saves), and Hertl.
Up in Calgary, the Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Dan Vladar are in the blue paint. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his fortieth of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. The Flames added on with a Dillon Dube goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Calle Jarnkrok and Christopher Tanev. Vancouver got on the board with a Quinn Hughes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Vasily Podkolzin and J.T. Miller. The Canucks tied it on a Conor Garland goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Tyler Myers and Miller. Calgary retook the lead on a Brett Ritchie goal, his third of the season, coming off of Tanev and Trevor Lewis. The Flames extended the lead as Dube scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to Lindholm. Calgary padded the lead as Nikita Zadorov scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Mikael Backlund. Vancouver got one back with an Elias Pettersson goal, his thirty-second of the year, courtesy of Hughes. The Flames answered with a Gaudreau empty net goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, set up Matthew Tkachuk and Tanev. The final was 6-3, with the three stars going to Dube, Tanev, and Lindholm, while Gaudreau, Miller, and Hughes get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Harri Sateri receive the starting nods in goal. St. Louis cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Justin Faulk goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan Walker and Logan Brown. The Blues added on with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Faulk and Nick Leddy. St. Louis extended the lead on a Brandon Saad power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona got on the board with a Nathan Smith goal, his second of the year, via Anton Stralman and Michael Carcone. The Blues shot back in the second period with a Brown goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Dakota Joshua. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with a Bokondji Imama goal, courtesy of Alex Galchenyuk. Arizona got closer with a Carcone goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Stralman and Phil Kessel. The Coyotes tied it with a Janis Moser goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Nick Schmaltz and Jan Jenik. St. Louis won 5-4 in overtime with a Faulk goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, fueled by Vladimir Tarasenko. The three stars were Faulk, Brown, and Carcone, while Stralman gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Jonathan Quick have the green light to play in goal. Los Angeles got on the board first in the first period with an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Quinton Byfield and Carl Grundstrom. Anaheim tied it on a Trevor Zegras power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Sonny Milano. The Ducks took the lead with a Gerry Mayhew goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Josh Mahura. The Kings tied it on a Matt Roy goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kaliyev and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles took the lead with an Alexander Edler goal, his third of the season, made possible by Byfield. The Kings iced it at 4-2 with an Alex Iafallo power play goal into an empty net, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Adrian Kempe and Kopitar. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Kaliyev, Kopitar, and Byfield.
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