Just two games again today, with one being early from Europe. First...
The Colorado Avalanche play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Alexandar Georgiev man the nets. Colorado led off in the first period with a Logan O'Connor goal, his second of the season, via Alex Newhook and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche added on with a J.T. Compher power play goal, powered by Devon Toews and Samuel Girard. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Mikko Rantanen scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Evan Rodrigues and Nathan MacKinnon. Columbus got on the board with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, helped along by Patrik Laine and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets got closer with a Laine goal, his second of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Boone Jenner. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Sean Kuraly goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Liam Foudy and Eric Robinson. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Rantanen power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Cale Makar and MacKinnon. Colorado padded the lead on a Makar goal, guided in by MacKinnon and Rantanen. The Avalanche iced it at 6-3 with a Rantanen empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his seventh of the campaign, set up by MacKinnon and Toews. The three stars belonged to Rantanen, MacKinnon, and Laine, while Makar and Toews get the honorable mentions.
The other game sees the Carolina Hurricanes host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Antti Raanta are the veteran goalies. Buffalo began in the first period with a Jacob Bryson goal, via Dylan Cozens. Carolina tied it on a Sebastian Aho goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Seth Jarvis. The Sabres retook the lead with a Victor Olofsson goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Jack Quinn and Kale Clague. The Hurricanes tied it again with an Aho power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, powered by Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina took the lead in the second period with a Necas goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist by Aho. The Hurricanes added on in the third period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, guided in by Necas and Svechnikov. Carolina extended the lead on an Aho empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his seventh of the season, set up by Teravainen and Jarvis. Buffalo got one back late with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by JJ Peterka and Quinn. The three stars were Aho, Necas, and Teravainen, while Svechnikov, Jarvis, and Quinn get the honorable mentions.
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