We've got eleven games on the docket tonight. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the Colorado Avalanche. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alexandar Georgiev are in the creases. Colorado began in the first period with a J.T. Compher power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews. Buffalo tied it with a JJ Peterka goal, his fifth of the year, via Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres took the lead with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Skinner and Cozens. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with a MacKinnon power play goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado took the lead with a power play goal by Artturi Lehkonen, his seventh of the season, fueled by MacKinnon and Rantanen. The Avalanche added on with MacKinnon's second goal of the game and his eighth of the year, helped along by Makar and Toews. Buffalo got one back with a Cozens power play goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Thompson and Skinner. Colorado fired back with a Compher goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Logan O'Connor and Andrew Cogliano. The Sabres pulled one back with an Alex Tuch goal in the third period, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Rasmus Dahlin and Thompson. The Avalanche iced it at 6-4 with a Rantanen empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Compher and MacKinnon. The three stars were awarded to MacKinnon, Compher, and Rantanen, while Toews, Makar, Cozens, Thompson, and Skinner get the honorable mentions.
To New Jersey, as the Devils welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. Nashville led off in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Cole Smith and Mattias Ekholm. The Predators added on with a Colton Sissons goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Roman Josi. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Kevin Bahl goal, coming off of Jack Hughes and Erik Haula. The Devils tied it on a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Hughes and Nico Hischier. New Jersey pulled ahead with an Alexander Holtz power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Damon Severson and Erik Haula. Nashville tied it in the third period on a Mikael Granlund goal, his third of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg and Johansen. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Johansen goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Matt Duchene. The three stars were Johansen, Hughes, and Haula.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Carter Hart are the masked men. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Nick Paul power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Corey Perry and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Paul goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Ian Cole and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Ross Colton scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Perry. The Lightning padded the lead in the third period on a Cole goal, his second of the year, made possible by Erik Cernak and the goalie Vasilevskiy. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Travis Sanheim and Tony DeAngelo. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Paul, Perry, and Cole.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Tristan Jarry guard the cages. Vegas opened in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and William Karlsson. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter. The Penguins tied it on a Rickard Rakell goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. Vegas regained the lead in the third period with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Chandler Stephenson and Eichel. Pittsburgh tied it again with a Guentzel power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Petry. The Penguins took the lead on a Kapanen goal, his second of the season, via McGinn and Brian Dumoulin. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kapanen, McGinn, and Guentzel, while Eichel gets an honorable mention.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Jordan Binnington are set to start in goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on in the second period with a Noel Acciari goal, his sixth of the year, via Nick Leddy and Colton Parayko. Carolina got on the board with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes tied it on a Jordan Martinook goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. Carolina took the lead with a Seth Jarvis goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Martin Necas. St. Louis retied it on a Torey Krug power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Buchnevich and Tarasenko. Pyotr Kochetkov replaced Raanta in goal for the third period. The Hurricanes pulled ahead in the third period with a Martinook goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, thanks to Jaccob Slavin. Carolina extended the lead with a Jordan Staal empty net goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blues replied with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jordan Kyrou. The Hurricanes iced it at 6-4 with a Martinook goal to finish his hat trick on his seventh of the campaign, set up by Burns. The three stars belonged to Martinook, Burns, and Buchnevich, while Tarasenko gets an honorable mention.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Kirill Kaprizov. The Oilers took the lead back with a McDavid goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. The Wild tied it on a Kaprizov power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Matt Boldy and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota pulled ahead with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Nic Petan and Jon Merrill. The Wild added on in the third period with a Sam Steel goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Mats Zuccarello and Merrill. Minnesota extended the lead as Zuccarello scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Matt Dumba and Kaprizov. Edmonton pulled one back on a Klim Kostin goal, guided in by Devin Shore and Derek Ryan. The final stayed at 5-3, with the three stars given to Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Zuccarello, while Draisaitl, McDavid, and Merrill get the honorable mentions.
South to Dallas, as the Stars host the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz is mismatched with Jake Oettinger in goal. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Roope Hintz and Colin Miller. The Stars added on in the second period with a Robertson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski. Dallas extended the lead as Joel Kiviranta scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin. The Stars padded the lead in the third period as Robertson finished his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with the help of Heiskanen and Hintz. Dallas continued with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jani Hakanpaa. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Robertson, Heiskanen, and Oettinger (31 save shutout), while Hintz gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Kaiden Guhle. Calgary tied it in the second period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau and Adam Ruzicka. The Canadiens took the lead in the third period with a power play goal by Cole Caufield, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Nick Suzuki and Monahan. The final was 2-1, with the three stars going to Allen (45 for 46 in saves), Monahan, and Caufield.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Thatcher Demko are the young goalies. Florida got going in the second period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his eleventh of the season, via Josh Mahura. The Panthers added on with a Gustav Forsling goal, his third of the year, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida extended the lead as Ryan Lomberg scored his third of the season, thanks to Patric Hornqvist and Eric Staal. Spencer Martin relieved an injured Demko. The Panthers padded the lead in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Carter Verhaeghe and Tkachuk. Vancouver got on the board with a Dakota Joshua goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Ethan Bear and Sheldon Dries. Florida fired back with a Bennett goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, guided in by Tkachuk. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Tkachuk, Bennett, and Knight (32 for 33 in saves).
Stateside, the Seattle Kraken host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Philipp Grubauer patrol the creases. Washington cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Martin Fehervary goal, his second of the season, assisted by Conor Sheary and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals added on with a Sheary power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Marcus Johansson and Ovechkin. Seattle got on the board in the second period with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Vince Dunn and Andre Burakovsky. The Kraken tied it in the third period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his third of the year, passed from Daniel Sprong and Dunn. Seattle won 3-2 in overtime with a Matty Beniers goal, his tenth of the campaign, coming off of Burakovsky. The three stars went to Burakovsky, Dunn, and Sheary, while Ovechkin gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the first period with a shorthanded Christian Fischer goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Gabriel Vilardi and Kevin Fiala. The Coyotes took the lead back in the second period with a Matias Maccelli goal, his second of the campaign, via Troy Stecher and Dylan Guenther. Arizona added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Guenther and Matias Maccelli. The Kings fired back with a Trevor Moore power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Viktor Arvidsson and Sean Durzi. Los Angeles tied it on a Carl Grundstrom goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Samuel Fagemo and Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The Kings took the lead in the third period with a Kopitar goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers from Drew Doughty and Tobias Bjornfot. Los Angeles iced it at 5-3 with a Fiala empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Adrian Kempe. The three stars were Kopitar, Fiala, and Maccelli, while Guenther gets an honorable mention.
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