There's eleven games on for this Tuesday slate, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Ilya Samsonov are the veteran goalies. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brandon Saad shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Noel Acciari and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. Toronto got on the board with a Pierre Engvall goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Alexander Kerfoot and David Kampf. St. Louis answered in the second period with a Kyrou power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Schenn and Thomas. The Maple Leafs got one back with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Michael Bunting and Auston Matthews. The Blues countered with a Josh Leivo goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Jake Neighbours and Acciari. Toronto answered with a Bunting goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by T.J. Brodie. St. Louis shot back on a Saad goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, helped along by Schenn and Parayko. The Maple Leafs replied with a Matthews goal, his nineteenth of the season, with helpers from Nylander and Timothy Liljegren. Toronto tied it in the third period with a Bunting goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Nylander and Mitch Marner on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich, and Schenn lifted the Blues 6-5 over Matthews, Marner and the Maple Leafs. The three stars were Saad, Bunting, and Schenn, while Kyrou, Acciari, Parayko, Nylander, and Matthews get the honorable mentions.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg are set to start in goal. Ottawa got going in the second period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Jake Sanderson and Claude Giroux. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Giroux. Ottawa extended the lead as Drake Batherson scored his thirteenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators iced it at 4-0 in the third period with an Austin Watson shorthanded empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Travis Hamonic. The three stars were Forsberg (22 save shutout), Stutzle, and Giroux.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Spencer Knight start in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling. The Panthers added on with an Eric Staal goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Marc Staal. Arizona got on the board with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. The Coyotes tied it on a Keller goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, via Juuso Valimaki. Florida retook the lead with another Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, fueled by Josh Mahura. Arizona tied it again with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by J.J. Moser and Jack McBain. The Panthers retook the lead with an Eric Staal goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Ryan Lomberg and Tkachuk. Florida extended the lead as Tkachuk finished his hat trick on his twentieth of the year, with the help of Sam Reinhart and the goalie Knight. The final stayed at 5-3, with the three stars handed to Tkachuk, Eric Staal, and Keller.
Back north, the New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Igor Shesterkin are the masked men. Carolina opened in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his fifth of the season, via Paul Stastny and Jaccob Slavin. New York tied it on a Jacob Trouba power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Vitali Kravtsov and Filip Chytil. The Hurricanes retook the lead with a Martin Necas goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Andrei Svechnikov and Stastny. The Rangers tied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Carolina retook the lead on a Jalen Chatfield goal, his second of the season, fueled by Teuvo Teravainen. New York tied it in the third period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox. The Rangers pulled ahead with a K'Andre Miller goal, his third of the season, helped along by Zibanejad and Kaapo Kakko. New York added on with a Chytil empty net goal, his ninth of the year, coming on the power play set up by Miller and Trouba. The three stars of the 5-3 game were were Zibanejad, Miller, and Trouba, while Chytil and Stastny get the honorable mentions.
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Darcy Kuemper are in the blue paint. Buffalo started in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner. Washington tied it on a Sonny Milano goal, his sixth of the year, via Anthony Mantha and Matt Irwin. The Sabres took the lead back with a Thompson power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Thompson goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Tuch and Ilya Lyubushkin. The Capitals got one back with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington tied it in the third period with a Nic Dowd goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Milano and Nick Jensen. The Capitals pulled ahead on an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, with a helper from Conor Sheary. The Sabres retied it on a Tyson Jost goal, his third of the year, helped along by Casey Mittelstadt and Owen Power. Buffalo won 5-4 in overtime as Thompson completed his hat trick on his thirtieth of the campaign, with an assist provided by Tuch. The three stars were awarded to Thompson, Ovechkin, and Tuch, while Milano gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Nashville Predators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cody Glass power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Mattias Ekholm and Nino Niederreiter. The Predators added on with a Colton Sissons goal, his fifth of the year, via Filip Forsberg. Nashville extended the lead as Ekholm scored his third of the season, thanks to Mikael Granlund and Niederreiter. Montreal got on the board with a Cole Caufield goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens got closer in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Jonathan Drouin and Anthony Richard. The Predators responded with a Thomas Novak goal, his third of the year, guided in by Yakov Trenin and Tanner Jeannot. Nashville padded the lead as Roman Josi scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Novak and Niederreiter. The Predators continued in the third period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Josi and Granlund. Montreal pulled one back with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Mike Hoffman and Christian Dvorak. The final was 6-3, and the three stars belonged to Niederreier, Josi, and Novak, while Ekholm and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brenden Dillon goal, assisted by Dylan DeMelo and Mark Scheifele. Calgary tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his fifth of the season, via Tyler Toffoli and Elias Lindholm. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Kyle Connor and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Flames tied it on a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Andrew Mangiapane. Winnipeg pulled ahead with a Sam Gagner goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Ville Heinola and Dylan Samberg. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Gagner, Morrissey, and Dillon.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Taylor Raddysh and Max Domi. Tampa Bay tied it on a Pat Maroon goal, his second of the year, assisted by Victor Hedman. The Lightning pulled ahead with an Alex Killorn goal, his twelfth of the season, via Brandon Hagel. Tampa Bay added on with a Hagel power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Nick Paul shorthanded empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Hedman. The three stars were Hagel, Hedman, and Elliott (25 for 26 in saves).
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Stuart Skinner occupy the creases. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-third of the year, via Mattias Janmark and Brett Kulak. Seattle got on the board with a Matty Beniers power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Daniel Sprong and Justin Schultz. The Kraken tied it on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Beniers and Adam Larsson. Seattle pulled ahead with a Yanni Gourde goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Eeli Tolvanen and Schultz. The Kraken extended the lead as Jared McCann scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Alexander Wennberg and Schwartz. Jack Campbell replaced Skinner in goal. Seattle iced it at 5-2 in the third period with a Wennberg empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Brandon Tanev and Schwartz. The three stars went to Schwartz, Beniers, and Wennberg, while Schultz gets an honorable mention.
Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Spencer Martin receive the starts in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brock Boeser. New York tied it in the second period with an Aatu Raty goal, his second of the year, via Ross Johnston and Matt Martin. The Islanders took the lead with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal. New York added on with a Barzal goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canucks pulled one back with a Horvat power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Islanders shot back with an Anders Lee goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Brock Nelson. New York extended the lead as Casey Cizikas scored his third of the season, thanks to Barzal and Parker Wotherspoon. The Islanders iced it at 6-2 with a Pageau shorthanded empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Cizikas. The three stars were Barzal, Pageau, and Horvat, while Cizikas gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Pheonix Copley draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles was first to score in the first period with a Rasmus Kupari goal, his third of the season, via Kevin Fiala. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Roope Hintz. The Kings retook the lead on an Anze Kopitar goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Drew Doughty and Quinton Byfield. The Stars tied it again with a Jason Robertson goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Joe Pavelski and Hintz. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period with an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Fiala and Gabriel Vilardi. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Fiala, Hintz, and Kempe.
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