It's a hefty Tuesday with 12 games on. First up...
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Dylan Gambrell goal, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay tied it on a Mikhail Sergachev power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov in the second period. The Senators retook the lead with a Mathieu Joseph shorthanded goal, going in unassisted. The Lightning retied it in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his third of the year, helped along by Stamkos and Nick Paul. Ottawa retook the lead on a Claude Giroux goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brady Tkachuk. Tampa Bay tied it again with a Brayden Point goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Kucherov and Ian Cole. The Lightning pulled ahead on a Kucherov goal, his fourth of the season, via Sergachev and Point. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Kucherov, Point, and Sergachev, while Stamkos gets an honorable mention.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. New York won 1-0 in overtime with a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad. The three stars were Shesterkin (19 save shutout), Kreider, and Hart (35 for 36 in saves).
To DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren make the starts in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. Vegas tied it on a Jack Eichel power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Chandler Stephenson and Alex Pietrangelo. The Capitals took the lead with a Trevor van Riemsdyk goal in the second period, via Strome. The Golden Knights tied it on a William Carrier goal, his second of the season, made possible by William Karlsson and Pietrangelo. Vegas won 3-2 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his third of the year, helped along by Eichel and Pietrangelo. The three stars were Eichel, Pietrangelo, and Strome.
Along to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Tristan Jarry tend the twines. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Trent Frederic and A.J. Greer. The Bruins took the lead with a Jakub Lauko goal, assisted by Nick Foligno. The Penguins retied it in the second period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his fifth of the season, via Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Brock McGinn. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Josh Archibald goal, his second of the year, courtesy of McGinn and Jan Rutta. The Penguins added on with a Bryan Rust goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Brian Dumoulin and Jake Guentzel. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Rickard Rakell scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Jason Zucker and Malkin. Jeremy Swayman replaced Ullmark in goal. Boston got one back with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Hampus Lindholm and Jake DeBrusk. Swayman exited the game hurt and Ullmark returned in the third period. The Bruins got closer with a Pavel Zacha goal, his second of the year, guided in by Lindholm and Brandon Carlo. Boston tied it on a Taylor Hall goal, his fifth of the season, passed from David Pastrnak and Lindholm. The Bruins won 6-5 in overtime with a Lindholm goal, his third of the year, made possible by Patrice Bergeron. The three stars were Lindholm, Malkin, and McGinn.
Westward to Minnesota, with the Wild welcoming the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Mason Shaw goal, his second of the season, passed from Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Matt Boldy and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota extended the lead as Kaprizov scored his second of the game and eighth of the season, thanks to Marco Rossi and Tyson Jost. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Kirby Dach and Chris Wideman. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with a Boldy empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Connor Dewar and Jared Spurgeon. The three stars belonged to Kaprizov, Boldy, and Eriksson Ek.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Alex Stalock receive the starts in goal, but Stalock left with an injury and was replaced by Arvid Soderblom early in the first period. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Anders Lee power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Nelson goal, his fourth of the year, via Ross Johnston. Chicago got on the board with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Caleb Jones and Patrick Kane. New York iced it at 3-1 with a Zach Parise empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Josh Bailey. The three stars were Nelson, Sorokin (21 for 22 in saves), and Lee.
Further south, the Dallas Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Scott Wedgewood are the backups in goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his third of the year, via Carl Grundstrom and Drew Doughty. The Stars retook the lead with a Robertson power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Miro Heiskanen and Hintz. Dallas added on with a Tyler Seguin goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Denis Gurianov and Heiskanen. The Stars extended the lead as Hintz scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kings got one back with an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault. Dallas responded with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Benn and Robertson. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hintz, Robertson, and Heiskanen, while Benn gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Dan Vladar are set to start in goal. Seattle drew first blood in the first period with a Carson Soucy goal, via Andre Burakovsky and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Tyler Toffoli and Elias Lindholm. The Flames took the lead with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Mackenzie Weegar and Chris Tanev. The Kraken tied it again with a Morgan Geekie goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jamie Oleksiak. Calgary retook the lead in the third period with a Toffoli goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Lindholm. The Flames added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his second of the season, made possible by Brett Ritchie. Seattle got one back with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Alex Wennberg and Bjorkstrand. The Kraken tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Yanni Gourde goal. Seattle took the lead with a Matty Beniers goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Jordan Eberle. The final stood from here at 5-4, with the three stars being Bjorkstrand, Toffoli, and Lindholm.
Also in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jack Campbell guard the cages. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Mattias Ekholm goal, via Matt Duchene and Mikael Granlund. Edmonton tied it on an Evander Kane goal, his third of the season, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers took the lead on another Kane goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto. Edmonton added on with a Connor McDavid goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored, thanks to Tyson Barrie and Devin Shore. Edmonton padded the lead on another McDavid goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, helped along by Draisaitl on the power play. The Predators got one back with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. Nashville got closer in the third period with a Forsberg goal, his third of the year, assisted by Duchene and Granlund. The Oilers fired back with a Draisaitl power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. The Predators pulled one back with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his fifth of the year, dished from Granlund and Forsberg. Edmonton fired back with an empty net goal by Kane, completing his hat trick on his fifth of the season, set up by Draisaitl and McDavid. The final remained at 7-4, with the three stars awarded to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Kane, while Forsberg, Granlund, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Thatcher Demko are the goalies. New Jersey was first to score in the first period with a Nico Hischier power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. The Devils added on with a Michael McLeod goal, via Nathan Bastian and Miles Wood. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Dawson Mercer scored his fourth of the year shorthanded, thanks to Yegor Sharangovich. The Devils padded the lead on a Sharangovich goal, his third of the season, passed from Jesper Boqvist and John Marino. Vancouver got on the board with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks got closer with a Horvat power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Miller and Elias Pettersson. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with a Jack Hughes empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Tomas Tatar. The three stars were handed to Sharangovich, Horvat, and Jack Hughes, while Miller gets an honorable mention.
Way south to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight takes on Karel Vejmelka in goal. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Colin White goal, his third of the season, via Josh Mahura and Sam Bennett. Arizona tied it on a Lawson Crouse power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Matias Maccelli and Dylan Guenther. The Coyotes took the lead in the third period with a Nick Ritchie power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Clayton Keller and J.J. Moser. Arizona added on with a Keller empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Christian Fischer and Patrik Nemeth. The three stars of the 3-1 game were Keller, Ritchie, and Crouse.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Kaapo Kahkonen are in the blue paint. Anaheim cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, via Kevin Shattenkirk. San Jose tied it on an Erik Karlsson goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Evgeny Svechnikov and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks took the lead with another Karlsson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with helpers from Jaycob Megna and Nico Sturm. The Ducks tied it on a Frank Vatrano goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Siflverberg. Anaheim retook the lead with a Henrique goal, his second of the game, fueled by Trevor Zegras and Shattenkirk. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Timo Meier power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Alexander Barabanov and Karlsson. The Ducks retook the lead with a Ryan Strome goal, his second of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Troy Terry. The Sharks tied it again with a Meier goal, his second of the game and third of the year, going in unassisted. Anaheim regained the lead on a Max Comtois goal, his second of the season, helped along by Terry and Nathan Beaulieu. San Jose evened it with a Karlsson goal to complete his hat trick on his ninth of the year, thanks to Barabanov and Hertl. The tie went to a shootout, where Zegras and Terry lifted the Ducks to a 6-5 win over Logan Couture and the Sharks. The three stars were Karlsson, Henrique, and Meier, while Terry, Shattenkirk, Hertl, and Barabanov receive the honorable mentions.
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