There's 13 games on the slate today, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Ottawa Senators. Mads Sogaard and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Dylan Gambrell goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ridley Greig. Boston tied it on a David Krejci power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Patrice Bergeron and Hampus Lindholm. The Bruins took the lead with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and Lindholm. This held as the final score, with the three stars being Ullmark (40 for 41 in saves), Lindholm, and DeBrusk.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Nashville started in the first period with a Philip Tomasino goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Matt Duchene. The Predators added on with a Duchene goal, his twentieth of the year, via Tomasino and Jeremy Lauzon. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn. Nashville replied with a Thomas Novak goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Luke Evangelista and Tyson Barrie. The Predators extended the lead as Evangelista scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Novak and the goalie Saros. Nashville padded the lead on another Evangelista goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, made possible by Kiefer Sherwood. The Predators chased Anderson with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen took over in goal. The Sabres pulled one back with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his forty-third of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson. Buffalo got closer in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirtieth of the season, helped along by Alex Tuch. Nashville iced it at 7-3 with a Duchene empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, set up by McDonagh. The three stars were Duchene, Evangelista, and Novak, while Tomasion and McDonagh get the honorable mentions.
Across the border, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sam Montembeault receive the starts in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Kirby Dach goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens added on with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Denis Gurianov and Justin Barron. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Brayden Point power play goal, his forty-fourth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Mikhail Sergachev. Montreal replied in the second period with a Mike Matheson goal, his eighth of the year, via David Savard and Suzuki. The Lightning got one back with a Patrick Maroon goal in the third period, his third of the season, coming off of Ross Colton. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars being Suzuki, Matheson, and Dach.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Tyler Motte goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Barclay Goodrow. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Jalen Chatfield goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Derek Stepan and Jack Drury. The Rangers retook the lead with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox. The Hurricanes retied it on a Stefan Noesen goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Jesper Fast and Jordan Staal. Carolina pulled ahead on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Brent Burns and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Teravainen, Noesen, and Chatfield.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Vitek Vanecek are the masked men. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mason Shaw goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Connor Dewar and Oskar Sundqvist. New Jersey tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, via Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. The Wild won 2-1 in overtime with a Matt Boldy goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Boldy, Gustavsson (47 for 48 in saves), and Shaw.
Moving along to Philadelphia, as the Flyers bring in the Florida Panthers. Alex Lyon and Carter Hart draw the starts in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, coming off of Carter Verhaeghe and Eetu Luostarinen. Philadelphia tied it on a Joel Farabee goal, his twelfth of the year, via Noah Cates and Egor Zamula. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Travis Sanheim goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Brendan Lemieux. The Panthers tied it on a Brandon Montour goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. Philadelphia pulled ahead with a Scott Laughton goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Tony DeAngelo and Zamula. The Flyers added on with another Sanheim goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Cates and Farabee. Philadelphia extended the lead as Ivan Provorov scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Tyson Foerster and Morgan Frost. Florida got one back with a Reinhart power play goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Barkov and Montour. The Flyers iced it at 6-3 with a Frost empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Foerster. The three stars were Sanheim, Farabee, and Frost, while Cates, Foerster, Zamula, Barkov, Montour, and Reinhart get the honorable mentions.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. Washington struck first in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fortieth of the season, passed from Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Martin Fehervary and Sonny Milano. Washington extended the lead as Conor Sheary scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Rasmus Sandin and Aliaksei Protas. Columbus got on the board with an Eric Robinson goal, his ninth of the year, via Mathieu Olivier. The Blue Jackets got closer with an Adam Boqvist goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, made possible by Emil Bemstrom and Cole Sillinger. The Capitals answered with a Milano goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Nicklas Backstrom and Oshie. Columbus fired back on a power play goal by Jack Roslovic, his eighth of the season, powered by Kent Johnson and Nick Blankenburg. Washington answered with a Nick Jensen goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nic Dowd and Wilson. The Blue Jackets replied in the third period with a Boqvist goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, helped along by Lane Pederson and Robinson. Columbus tied it on a Bemstrom goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Patrik Laine and Johnny Gaudreau. The Capitals regained the lead with a Jensen goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, set up by the goalie Lindgren. The Blue Jackets evened it on a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, dished from Johnson and Laine. Columbus won 7-6 in overtime with a Roslovic goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Gaudreau. The three stars were Roslovic, Boqvist, and Bemstrom, while Robinson, Johnson, Gaudreau, Laine, Jensen, Oshie, Milano, and Wilson get the honorable mentions.
Back in New York, the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Ilya Sorokin are the similarly named goalies. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a Sam Lafferty goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Timothy Liljegren and Bobby McMann. New York tied it in the second period with a Zach Parise goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Scott Mayfield and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders took the lead with a Hudson Fasching goal, his seventh of the season, an unassisted goal. New York added on with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Ryan Pulock. The Maple Leafs got one back in the third period with a Mitch Marner goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Auston Matthews and Justin Holl. The Islanders replied with another Clutterbuck goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, going in unassisted. New York extended the lead as Simon Holmstrom scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Anders Lee. The Islanders padded the lead on a Noah Dobson empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Pageau. New York continued with a Lee goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, with helpers from Dobson and Clutterbuck. The three stars of the 7-2 game were Clutterbuck, Lee, and Dobson, while Pageau gets an honorable mention.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg and Joel Hofer receive the starting nods in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his second of the season, assisted by Sammy Blais and Brayden Schenn. Detroit tied it on an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by David Perron and Dylan Larkin. The Blues took the lead back on a Marco Scandella goal, going in unassisted. The Red Wings tied it on a Filip Zadina goal, his third of the season, coming off of Dominik Kubalik and Gustav Lindstrom. The tie went to a shootout, where Lucas Raymond had the only tally to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Zadina, Chiasson, and Scandella.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets added on with a shorthanded Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Morgan Barron and Neal Pionk. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Barrett Hayton goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars given to Lowry, Hellebuyck (29 for 30 in saves), and Ehlers.
Way south to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord is mismatched with Jake Oettinger in goal. Seattle started in the first period with a Brandon Tanev goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Daniel Sprong and Carson Soucy. Dallas tied it with a Miro Heiskanen power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. The Kraken took the lead back with a Sprong goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Tanev and Adam Larsson. Seattle added on in the second period with a Jared McCann goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, helped along by Jordan Eberle and Jamie Oleksiak. The Stars got one back in the third period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Jamie Benn and Ryan Suter. The Kraken replied with a Tanev goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Morgan Geekie and Soucy. Dallas pulled one back with a Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Evgenii Dadonov and Benn. The Stars tied it on a Benn goal, his thirtieth of the year, guided in by Roope Hintz and Heiskanen. Seattle won 5-4 in overtime with a Larsson goal, his sixth of the campaign, fueled by McCann and Alexander Wennberg.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and John Gibson are set to start in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his twelfth of the season, via Noah Hanifin and Dillon Dube. The Flames added on with a Troy Stecher goal, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman. Calgary extended the lead in the second period on a Rasmus Andersson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Mikael Backlund. Anaheim got on the board with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Jakob Silfverberg and Max Comtois. The Flames shot back with an Elias Lindholm power play goal in the third period, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Toffoli and Backlund. Calgary padded the lead on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Toffoli. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Toffoli, Backlund, and Vladar (19 for 20 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Jonathan Quick and Thatcher Demko are in the blue paint. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Phil Kessel goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by William Karlsson. Vancouver got on the board with a J.T. Miller shorthanded penalty shot goal, his twenty-seventh of the season. Vegas answered with a Teddy Blueger goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Brett Howden and Nicolas Hague. The Canucks got one back with a Miller power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Golden Knights answered with a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Alex Pietrangelo and Karlsson. Vancouver got one back in the third period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Miller and Hughes. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars being Karlsson, Miller, and Hughes.
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