It's a 10-game Tuesday on this schedule, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Linus Ullmark tend the twines. Boston started in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Hampus Lindholm and David Krejci. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his third of the year, guided in by Ty Dellandrea and Jamie Benn. The Bruins took the lead with a Taylor Hall goal, his fourth of the season, via Pastrnak and Matt Grzelcyk. Boston finished it at 3-1 with a Patrice Bergeron empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Pastrnak, Hall, and Ullmark (30 for 31 in saves).
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jake Allen are the veterans in goal. Minnesota began in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Duhaime and Jacob Middleton. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Cole Caufield goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Chris Wideman and Sean Monahan. The Wild retook the lead with a Duhaime goal, his second of the season, via Frederick Gaudreau. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Eriksson Ek, his second of the game and fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Eriksson Ek, Duhaime, and Fleury (26 for 27 in saves).
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Daniil Tarasov are the inexperienced goalies. Arizona opened in the first period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Travis Boyd and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes added on with a Zack Kassian goal, via Nick Ritchie. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Gostisbehere scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, thanks to Keller and Josh Brown. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Dylan Guenther power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Juuso Valimaki and Matias Maccelli. Arizona continued in the third period with a Jack McBain goal, courtesy of Christian Fischer and Liam O'Brien. Elvis Merzlikins replaced Tarasov in goal. Columbus got on the board with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Zach Werenski and Jake Bean. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Kent Johnson goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Gustav Nyquist and Cole Sillinger. The Coyotes responded with a Lawson Crouse empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Gostisbehere and Keller. Columbus grabbed one more on an Andrew Peeke goal, his second of the campaign, passed from Sean Kuraly and Bean. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Gostisbehere, Keller, and Bean.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the blue paint. Detroit led off in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Dominik Kubalik and Adam Erne. New Jersey tied it on a Dawson Mercer goal, his third of the year, assisted by John Marino and Ryan Graves. The Devils pulled ahead with a Jack Hughes goal, his second of the season, via Jesper Bratt and Damon Severson. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Bratt power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Hughes and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils extended the lead as Yegor Sharangovich scored a shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Graves. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with a Kubalik goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Robert Hagg and Michael Rasmussen. New Jersey replied with a Nico Hischier goal, his third of the season, made possible by Tomas Tatar. The Devils padded the lead on a Bratt goal, his second of the game and third of the year, guided in by Michael McLeod and Hamilton. The final was 6-2, with the three stars being Bratt, Hughes, and Kubalik, while Hamilton and Graves get the honorable mentions.
East to New York, as the Rangers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Igor Shesterkin are the former teammates in goal. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. New York tied it in the second period with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jacob Trouba and Sammy Blais. The Avalanche took the lead back in the third period with a Logan O'Connor shorthanded goal, set up by Andrew Cogliano. The Rangers tied it with an Adam Fox goal, his second of the season, helped along by Jimmy Vesey and Goodrow. The tie went to a shootout, where Mikko Rantanen and Evan Rodrigues lifted the Avalanche to a 3-2 win over Artemi Panarin and the Rangers. The three stars were Goodrow, Georgiev (44 for 46 in saves), and Shesterkin (42 for 44 in saves).
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Taylor Raddysh power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Kane goal, assisted by Andreas Athanasiou and Max Domi. Chicago extended the lead as Philipp Kurashev scored his second of the year in the second period, thanks to MacKenzie Entwistle and Caleb Jones. Florida got on the board in the third period with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his third of the season, helped along by Colin White and Anton Lundell. The Panthers got closer with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his fourth of the year, via Brandon Montour and Carter Verhaeghe. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 with a Jonathan Toews empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Jason Dickinson. The three stars were Kane, Kurashev, and Stalock (29 for 31 in saves).
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Jacob Markstrom man the nets. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his third of the season, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Dillon Dube. The Flames added on with another Kadri goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary extended the lead in the second period on a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Kadri. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Carter and Sam Poulin. The Flames replied with a Michael Stone goal, his second of the year, fueled by Milan Lucic and Brett Ritchie. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Kadri, Markstrom (32 for 33 in saves), and Huberdeau.
In Seattle, the Kraken welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Comrie and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Seattle dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, via Daniel Sprong and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken added on with a Morgan Geekie goal, made possible by Brandon Tanev and Vince Dunn. Seattle extended the lead in the second period as Sprong scored, thanks to Tanev. Buffalo got on the board with a Dylan Cozens goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza and Rasmus Dahlin. The Kraken replied with a Jared McCann power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Andre Burakovsky and Dunn. Seattle padded the lead in the third period with a Matty Beniers power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Justin Schultz and Sprong. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Sprong, Tanev, and Dunn.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period with a Phillip Danault goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi and Mikey Anderson. Tampa Bay tied it on a Brandon Hagel goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings retook the lead in the second period with a Vilardi power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles added on with a Blake Lizotte goal, coming off of Brandt Clarke and Arthur Kaliyev. The Kings extended the lead in the third period as Adrian Kempe scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Anze Kopitar. The Lightning got one back with a Nikita Kucherov unassisted goal. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars being Vilardi, Lizotte, and Kempe.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and James Reimer are the goalies. Vegas got going in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, assisted by Brett Howden. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Nico Sturm goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Kevin Labanc and Evgeny Svechnikov. The Sharks pulled ahead on a Matt Nieto goal, via Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with a Shea Theodore goal, his second of the year, fueled by Brayden McNabb and Jonathan Marchessault. Vegas took the lead with a William Karlsson goal, his third of the season, passed from Reilly Smith and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights added on with a Mark Stone goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Chandler Stephenson and Theodore. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Theodore, Kessel, and Karlsson.
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