We've got six games to pull out of the All-Star break. First up...
The Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hart are in goal. New York began in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Josh Bailey and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his third of the campaign, via Tony DeAngelo and Nick Seeler. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Varlamov (25 for 26 in saves), Barzal, and Palmieri.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Russian goalies. Florida led off in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Mikhail Sergachev and Brayden Point. Florida shot back on a Tkachuk goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Verhaeghe and Bennett. The Panthers extended the lead as Eetu Luostarinen scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Brandon Montour and Verhaeghe. Florida padded the lead on an unassisted Eric Staal goal in the third period, his eighth of the year. The Panthers continued on a Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Tkachuk. Florida capped it at 7-1 with a Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Bennett and Ekblad. The three stars were Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, and Bennett, while Ekblad gets an honorable mention.
Back north in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and Vitek Vanecek are set to start in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, coming off of Fabian Zetterlund and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead in the second period on an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Hamilton and Jonas Siegenthaler. New Jersey added on with an unassisted Palat goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year. The Devils extended the lead as Hughes scored his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the season, thanks to Zetterlund and Damon Severson. The Canucks got one back with a Schenn goal, his third of the year, helped along by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland. Vancouver pulled closer with a Curtis Lazar goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Riley Stillman and Garland. The Canucks tied it in the third period on a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, made possible by J.T. Miller and Ekman-Larsson. New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime with a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Hughes and Hamilton. The three stars belonged to Hughes, Hamilton, and Palat, while Zetterlund, Schenn, Garland, and Ekman-Larsson get the honorable mentions.
To New York, as the Rangers host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. New York started in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox. Calgary tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Andrew Mangiapane. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with a Chytil goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames retied it with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. New York pulled ahead with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Calgary tied it again in the third period with a Mangiapane goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Noah Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. The Flames pulled ahead on a Michael Stone goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Backlund and Coleman. The Rangers retied it on a Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Panarin and Jimmy Vesey. New York won 5-4 in overtime on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone helper from Zibanejad. The three stars went to Zibanejad, Chytil, and Mangiapane, while Panarin, Coleman, and Backlund get the honorable mentions.
South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jake Oettinger protect the nets. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Nilas Lundkvist goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Radek Faksa and Mason Marchment. The Stars added on in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Denis Gurianov and Jason Robertson. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Frank Vatrano. The Ducks tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Trevor Zegras. The tie went to a shootout, where Robertson and Tyler Seguin lifted the Stars to a 3-2 win over Mason McTavish and the ducks. The three stars were Robertson, Hintz, and Lundkvist.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Karel Vejmelka patrol the creases. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Calen Addison. Arizona tied it on a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller. The Wild took the lead back in the third period with a Jonas Brodin goal, his second of the season, assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman. The Coyotes tied it again on a Chychrun goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, guided in by Matias Maccelli and Juuso Valimaki. Arizona took the lead with a Jack McBain goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Christian Fischer and Patrik Nemeth. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Chychrun, McBain, and Vejmelka (33 for 35 in saves).
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