We've got five games on New Year's Day. First up...
The New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Mackenzie Blackwood are the goalies. Carolina got going in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his third of the season, via Stefan Noesen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Dawson Mercer and Erik Haula. The Hurricanes took the lead back with a shorthanded and unassisted Sebastian Aho goal, his twelfth of the season. The Devils tied it in the third period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Tomas Tatar. Carolina pulled ahead again with a Stepan goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, helped along by Noesen and Calvin de Haan. New Jersey retied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Bratt and Tatar. The Devils pulled ahead with a Bratt goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Ryan Graves. The Hurricanes retied it on a Martin Necas power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Brent Burns and Aho. In the shootout, Andrei Svechnikov had the lone tally for a 5-4 Hurricanes win. The three stars were Bratt, Stepan, and Aho, while Tatar and Noesen get the honorable mentions.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. The Rangers added on with a Zibanejad goal in the second period, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Braden Schneider. Florida got on the board with a Nick Cousins goal, his fourth of the season, via Eric Staal and Josh Mahura. New York answered with a Chris Kreider goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Kakko and Fox. The Panthers got one back with a Sam Bennett power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling. The Rangers countered in the third period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Kreider. Florida pulled back with a Staal goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. New York fired back with a Panarin goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Trocheck and Ben Harpur. This stood for a 5-3 win, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Panarin, and Trocheck, while Kreider, Kakko, Staal, and Fox get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Anton Forsberg are the veteran goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Mattias Samuelsson and Ilya Lyubushkin. The Senators retook the lead on a Jake Lucchini power play goal, powered by Derick Brassard and Giroux. Ottawa iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Stutzle empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Thomas Chabot. The three stars were Stutzle, Forsberg (33 for 34 in saves), and Giroux.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Petr Mrazek are in the blue paint. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Patrick Kane goal, his seventh of the season, via Ian Mitchell. The Blackhawks added on with a Sam Lafferty goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Andreas Athanasiou. San Jose got on the board with a Jonah Gadjovich goal, his second of the season, assisted by Oskar Lindblom and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks tied it on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, passed from Matt Benning and Logan Couture. San Jose pulled ahead with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Couture and Karlsson. The Sharks extended the lead in the third period as Timo Meier scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Tomas Hertl and Scott Harrington. San Jose padded the lead on an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Nick Bonino and Lindblom. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars given to Karlsson, Couture, and Lindblom.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Seattle struck first in the first period with an Adam Larsson goal, his fourth of the season, via Ryan Donato and Daniel Sprong. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Casey Cizikas and Josh Bailey. The Kraken retook the lead with an Eeli Tolvanen power play goal in the second period, his third of the season, powered by Vince Dunn and Jared McCann. Seattle added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Jamie Oleksiak and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Brandon Tanev empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Dunn and Gourde. The three stars were Dunn, Gourde, and Tolvanen.
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