There's three games on Halloween this year, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Eric Comrie receive the starts in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Tage Thompson goal, his fourth of the season, via Jeff Skinner and Casey Ftizgerald. Detroit tied it in the second period with an Olli Maatta goal, his second of the year, fueled by Andrew Copp and Filip Hronek. The Sabres retook the lead with a Jack Quinn goal, helped along by Thompson and Kyle Okposo. Buffalo added on with a Skinner goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Thompson. The Sabres extended the lead as Thompson scored his second of the game and fifth of the year on the power play, thanks to Alex Tuch and Okposo. The Red Wings got one back with a David Perron goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Joe Veleno and Moritz Seider. Detroit got closer in the third period shorthanded and unassisted Dylan Larkin goal, his fifth of the year. Buffalo fired back on a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Casey Mittelstadt and Thompson. The Sabres padded the lead on a Dylan Cozens goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Owen Power and JJ Peterka. Buffalo continued as Thompson finished his hat trick on his sixth of the season, with the help of Skinner and Dahlin. The Sabres iced it at 8-3 with a Rasmus Asplund goal, courtesy of Peyton Krebs and Zemgus Girgensons.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Carolina began in the first period with a Stefan Noesen power play goal, powered by Brent Burns and Martin Necas. Washington tied it in the second period with a Dylan Strome goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nick Jensen and Conor Sheary. The Capitals took the lead on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Hurricanes retied it on an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Paul Stastny and Necas. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Burns and Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes to give them a 3-2 win over Kuznetsov's lone tally for the Capitals. The three stars were Svechnikov, Burns, and Necas.
Finally, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Kevin Fiala and Adrian Kempe. The Kings added on in the second period with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his second of the year, via Rasmus Kupari and Fiala. Los Angeles extended the lead as Anze Kopitar scored his second of the season, thanks to Vilardi and Drew Doughty. The Kings padded the lead on an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Trevor Moore and Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles chased Binnington with another Grundstrom goal, his second of the game and third of the season, guided in by Fiala and Matt Roy. St. Louis got on the board with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, made possible by Ivan Barbashev and Noel Acciari. The final held from here at 5-1, with the three stars given to Grundstrom, Fiala, and Vilardi.
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