There's 13 games on for this Saturday, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Ottawa Senators. Cam Talbot and Carter Hart protect the nets. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his third of the season, made possible by Travis Konecny and Joel Farabee. Ottawa tied it with a Thomas Chabot goal, his third of the year, via Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators took the lead in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle. Ottawa added on in the third period with another DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Derick Brassard and Giroux. The Senators iced it at 4-1 with a Stutzle empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Tkachuk. The three stars were DeBrincat, Tkachuk, and Giroux, while Stutzle gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Spencer Knight are the young goalies. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ryan McLeod and Mattias Janmark. Florida tied it in the third period with a Sam Bennett power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Gustav Forsling and Patric Hornqvist. The Oilers took the lead back with a Barrie power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Leon Draisaitl. The Panthers pulled one back on a Bennett goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, helped along by Colin White and Radko Gudas. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Connor McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi.
Back north, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Boston Bruins. Keith Kinkaid and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Buffalo began in the first period with a shorthanded and unassisted Tage Thompson goal, his eleventh of the season. Boston tied it in the second period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand. The Bruins pulled ahead in the third period with a Jakub Zboril goal, coming off of Tomas Nosek. Boston added on with another Bergeron goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, made possible by Marchand and David Pastrnak. The three stars were Bergeron, Kinkaid (30 for 31 in saves), and Marchand.
To New Jersey, where the Devils host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Akira Schmid are the lesser-known goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his third of the season, assisted by Fabian Zetterlund and Nico Hischier. Arizona tied it on a Dylan Guenther power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Matias Maccelli and Juuso Valimaki. The Devils retook the lead on a Jack Hughes goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Tatar and Damon Severson. The Coyotes tied it again in the second period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Travis Boyd and J.J. Moser. New Jersey reclaimed the lead on a Jesper Boqvist goal, helped along by Erik Haula and Jonas Siegenthaler. The Devils added on with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Jesper Bratt. This made it 4-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Tatar, Boqvist, and Hamilton.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jake Allen are in the creases. Montreal started in the first period with a Josh Anderson goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Jeff Petry power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Rickard Rakell and Jason Zucker. The Penguins took the lead with a Rakell goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Zucker. The Canadiens retied it in the third period with a Cole Caufield goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Kaiden Guhle and Nick Suzuki. Pittsburgh retook the lead on an Evgeni Malkin goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Zucker and Petry. Montreal tied it again with a Suzuki unassisted goal, his tenth of the year. The Penguins pulled ahead on a Brock McGinn goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Jeff Carter and Brian Dumoulin. The Canadiens evened the score again on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Jonathan Drouin and Kirby Dach. Montreal won 5-4 in overtime with a Mike Hoffman goal, his fifth of the campaign, courtesy of Dach and Guhle. The three stars were Suzuki, Petry, and Zucker, while Rakell, Dach, and Guhle get the honorable mentions.
On to Ontario, as the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Erik Kallgren are the backups in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Luke Schenn and Vasily Podkolzin. The Canucks added on with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser. Toronto got on the board in the second period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Pierre Engvall goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Calle Jarnkrok and Mark Giordano. Toronto pulled ahead on a Jordie Benn goal, assisted by Morgan Rielly and William Nylander. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Benn, Engvall, and Matthews.
Back stateside, the New York Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Ilya Sorokin are in the blue paint. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Cole Sillinger power play goal, powered by Yegor Chinakhov and Jake Bean. New York tied it on a Brock Nelson goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Scott Mayfield and Sebastian Aho. The Blue Jackets took the lead back with an Emil Bemstrom goal, via Gustav Nyquist and Bean. The Islanders tied it again on another Nelson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, guided in by Anders Lee and Aho. Columbus gained the lead with a Marcus Bjork goal, assisted by Bemstrom and Nyquist. New York tied it as Mayfield scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Mathew Barzal and Oliver Wahlstrom. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime with a Zach Parise goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech. The three stars were Mayfield, Bemstrom, and Nelson, while Aho, Nyquist, and Bean get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Juuse Saros are between the pipes. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Juuso Parssinen goal, made possible by Filip Forsberg and Mikael Granlund. The Predators took the lead with a Mark Jankowski goal, his second of the season, via Roman Josi in the second period. New York got on the board with a Filip Chytil goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Adam Fox and Kaapo Kakko. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Saros (34 for 35 in saves), Jankowski, and Parssinen.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Pavel Francouz make the starts in goal. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Cale Makar power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Makar goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Staal goal, his third of the season, made possible by Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast. Colorado answered in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Rantanen and Devon Toews. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Rantanen, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Rantanen, Makar, and MacKinnon.
Up in Calgary, the Flames host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary led off in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Adam Ruzicka and Rasmus Andersson. Winnipeg tied it on a Neal Pionk goal, his fourth of the year, via Josh Morrissey. The Flames took the lead back with a Ruzicka goal, assisted by Lindholm and Andersson. The Jets tied it in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Morrissey and Pionk. Calgary regained the lead on a Trevor Lewis shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Ruzicka, Lindholm, and Pionk, while Andersson and Morrissey get the honorable mentions.
Down in Vegas, the Golden Knights welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Adin Hill man the nets. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his second of the season, via Calle Rosen and Ryan O'Reilly. Vegas tied it on a Reilly Smith shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Phil Kessel goal, his third of the season, coming off of William Karlsson and Paul Cotter. The Blues tied it again with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his second of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn. St. Louis pulled ahead with an O'Reilly goal, his third of the season, assisted by Josh Leivo and Niko Mikkola. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to O'Reilly, Barbashev, and Saad.
In California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Anthony Stolarz receive the starts in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Trevor Zegras. The Ducks added on with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the year, via Terry and Simon Benoit. Chicago got on the board with a Jarred Tinordi goal, passed from Max Domi and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks tied it on a Filip Roos goal in the second period, courtesy of Kane and Domi. Chicago gained the lead in the third period with a Tinordi goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Tinordi, Domi, and Kane, while Terry gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Cal Petersen are set to start in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his fourth of the season, via Rasmus Kupari and Alexander Edler. Detroit tied it on a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Filip Hronek and David Perron. The Kings retook the lead with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe. Los Angeles added on in the second period with a Sean Durzi goal, his second of the year, coming off of Phillip Danault and Arthur Kaliyev. The Kings extended the lead as Durzi scored his second of the game and third of the season on the power play, thanks to Kaliyev and Danault. The Red Wings got one back with a Dylan Larkin power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Oskar Sundqvist and Lucas Raymond. Detroit got closer with a Hronek goal, passed from Kubalik and Perron. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Durzi, Kubalik, and Hronek, while Danault and Kaliyev get the honorable mentions.
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