There's four games on this Monday, beginning with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with an Oliver Wahlstrom power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Drake Batheron power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Tim Stutzle and Claude Giroux. The Islanders retook the lead with a Noah Dobson goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York added on in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his second of the year, helped along by Dobson and Barzal. The Senators got one back with a Giroux goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Brady Tkachuk and Stutzle. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Brock Nelson empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were Dobson, Giroux, and Barzal, while Stutzle gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Calgary Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary began in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his second of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. Los Angeles tied it on an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Viktor Arvidsson and Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead with another Kaliyev goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Blake Lizotte and Matt Roy. The Flames retied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his third of the year, guided in by Milan Lucic and Nazem Kadri. Calgary took the lead on a Brett Ritchie goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist from Blake Coleman. The Flames added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Elias Lindholm and Adam Ruzicka. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Lindholm scored his sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Toffoli and Kadri. Los Angeles got one back with a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Alexander Edler and Rasmus Kupari. The Flames fired back with a Ruzicka goal, his second of the season, fueled by Lindholm and Toffoli. The Kings answered in the third period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Drew Doughty and Sean Walker. Los Angeles got closer with an Adrian Kempe goal, his seventh of the campaign, passed from Doughty and Fiala. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars being Lindholm, Toffoli, and Kaliyev, while Ruzicka, Kadri, Fiala, and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Brent Burns and Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Staal goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Burns and Martinook. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Andrei Svechnikov scored his twelfth of the campaign, thanks to Jesper Fast. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Kochetkov (27 save shutout), Martinook, and Staal, while Burns gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Colorado got going in the second period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eleventh of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Thomas goal, his third of the year, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues took the lead with a Brandon Saad goal, his third of the season, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Colton Parayko. St. Louis added on in the third period on a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Thomas and Buchnevich. The Avalanche got one back with an Artturi Lehkonen power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Rantanen and Makar. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Thomas, Rantanen, and Buchnevich, while Makar gets an honorable mention.
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