We've got nine games on today, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Jaxson Stauber and Jake Allen are the goalies. Montreal led off in the first period with a Morgan Barron power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Evgenii Dadonov. The Canadiens added on in the third period with a Joel Armia goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Drouin and Christian Dvorak. Montreal extended the lead as David Savard scored his second of the season, thanks to Alex Belzile and Jordan Harris. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Dvorak goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Armia and Drouin. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Allen (22 save shutout), Drouin, and Armia, while Dvorak gets an honorable mention.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Carolina began in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook. Washington tied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Joe Snively and Dmitry Orlov. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Calvin de Haan and Stefan Noesen. The Capitals retied it on a Snively goal, via Trevor van Riemsdyk. Carolina gained the lead again with a Noesen power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brady Skjei and Teuvo Teravainen. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars given to Noesen, Snively, and Andersen (34 for 36 in saves).
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Elvis Merzlikins are set to start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Fabian Zetterlund and Erik Haula. Columbus tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Patrik Laine and Adam Boqvist. The Devils took the lead on a Jesper Bratt goal, his twenty-first of the season, via John Marino and Ryan Graves. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Boqvist goal, assisted by Boone Jenner and Gavin Bayreuther. New Jersey took the lead in the third period with a Graves goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Michael McLeod and Ondrej Palat. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Graves, Boqvist, and Bratt.
Over in New York, the Islanders host the Ottawa Senators. Kevin Mandolese is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. New York got going in the second period with a Ryan Pulock goal, his third of the season, via Matt Martin and Sebastian Aho. Ottawa tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Brady Tkachuk and Travis Hamonic. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Stutzle and Thomas Chabot. The Islanders tied it on a Brock Nelson power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal. The tie went to a shootout, where Stutzle and Drake Batherson lifted the Senators to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Mandolese (46 for 48 in saves).
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. St. Louis started in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Robert Thomas. The Blues added on with a Schenn goal in the second period, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Kyrou. St. Louis extended the lead as Nick Leddy scored his second of the season, thanks to Ivan Barbashev. Florida got on the board with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. The Blues answered in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich and Barbashev. St. Louis padded the lead on a Kyrou goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Thomas. The Panthers got one back with a Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Tkachuk and Brandon Montour. The Blues iced it at 6-2 with a Barbashev empty net goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Schenn, Barbashev, and Kyrou, while Verhaeghe, Tkachuk, and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and David Rittich are in the blue paint. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers. Seattle tied it on a John Hayden goal, his second of the year, coming off of Morgan Geekie and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor. The tie went to a shootout, where Mark Scheifele and Dubois lifted the Jets to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Dubois, Wheeler, and Rittich (27 for 29 in saves).
South to Dallas, where the Stars host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Jake Oettinger protect the nets. Boston struck first in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Hampus Lindholm and David Krejci. Dallas tied it on a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Robertson goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Pavelski. The Bruins retied it in the third period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Brandon Carlo and David Pastrnak. Boston won 3-2 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, helped along by Charlie McAvoy and Zacha. The three stars were Pastrnak, Zacha, and Robertson, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Alexandar Georgiev tend the twines. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a MacKinnon goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Bowen Byram. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Brayden Point. The Lightning tied it in the third period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. Colorado retook the lead with an unassisted Denis Malgin goal, his third of the season. Tampa Bay retied it on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Corey Perry. The tie went to a shootout, where Stamkos' lone tally gave the Lightning a 4-3 win. The three stars were Stamkos, MacKinnon, and Namestnikov.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh drew first blood in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jeff Petry and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Crosby and Rakell. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 with a Guentzel empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Crosby and Rakell. The three stars were Guentzel, Rakell, and Crosby.
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