We've got six games this Monday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen get the starts in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel. The Lightning added on with a Corey Perry goal, his third of the year, guided in by Steven Stamkos. Buffalo got on the board with an unassisted Tage Thompson goal, his fourteenth of the season. The Sabres tied it on a Jack Quinn goal, his fourth of the year, via J.J. Peterka and Owen Power. Buffalo pulled ahead in the second period on a Tyson Jost goal, fueled by Kyle Okposo and Zemgus Girgensons. Tampa Bay tied it again with another Point power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, with assists provided by Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev. The Sabres gained the lead in the third period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson. Buffalo extended the lead as Jeff Skinner scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Thompson and Alex Tuch. The Lightning got one back on a Stamkos goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Alex Killorn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay tied it with a Hagel power play goal, his seventh of the season, with helpers from Kucherov and Sergachev. The Lightning won 6-5 in overtime with a Stamkos goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Nick Paul. The three stars were Stamkos, Point, and Sergachev, while Kucherov, Hagel, and Thompson get the honorable mentions.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Daniil Tarasov are the young goalies. Vegas led off in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jonathan Marchessault and Brayden McNabb. The Golden Knights added on with a William Carrier goal, his eighth of the year, via Zach Whitecloud. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Gustav Nyquist and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blue Jackets tied it in the third period with a Boone Jenner goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Nyquist and Gaudreau. The tie went to a shootout, where Marchessault and Paul Cotter lifted the Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over Nyquist and the Blue Jackets. The three stars were Gaudreau, Marchessault, and Nyquist.
Back east, the New York Rangers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Igor Shesterkin guard the cages. New York opened in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his sixth of the season, via Filip Chytil and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba. New Jersey got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. The Devils tied it on a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey pulled ahead with a Jack Hughes goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Dawson Mercer. The Devils extended the lead as Michael McLeod scored his third of the year, thanks to Miles Wood and Fabian Zetterlund. New York got one back in the third period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Kreider and Adam Fox. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Sharangovich empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Tatar. The three stars were Sharangovich, Tatar, and Kreider.
To Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Ville Husso are the masked men. Detroit started in the first period with a Moritz Seider goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik. Toronto tied it on an Auston Matthews goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Michael Hunting and Mac Hollowell. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a William Nylander power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Rasmus Sandin. Toronto added on in the second period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mark Giordano and Calle Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Sandin scored, thanks to Matthews and Alexander Kerfoot. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with an Adam Erne goal, his third of the campaign, assisted by Seider and Ben Chiarot. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Matthews, Sandin, and Seider.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. Dallas got going in the second period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jamie Benn. The Stars added on in the third period with a Ty Dellandrea goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnston and Benn. St. Louis got on the board with a Brandon Saad goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Josh Leivo. Dallas replied with a Jason Robertson goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with a Miro Heiskanen empty net goal, his third of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Johnston, Wedgewood (23 for 24 in saves), and Benn.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Stuart Skinner are between the pipes. Florida struck first in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Nick Cousins and Sam Bennett. Edmonton tied it in the second period on a Connor McDavid power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Hyman and Brett Kulak. The Panthers retied it on an Anton Lundell goal, his fourth of the year, via Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida regained the lead with a Brandon Montour power play goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Aaron Ekblad and Tkachuk. Edmonton tied it on an Evan Bouchard goal, his third of the year, passed from McDavid and Hyman. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, fueled by McDavid and Darnell Nurse. The three stars were McDavid, Hyman, and Tkachuk.
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