There's six games on this Monday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Eric Comrie are set to start in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Jordan Harris goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Drouin and Mike Matheson. Buffalo tied it on a Lukas Rousek goal, assisted by Tyson Jost and Owen Power. The Canadiens retook the lead in the second period with an Alex Belzile goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of David Savard. The Sabres tied it again with a JJ Peterka power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Alex Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt. Buffalo pulled ahead on a Riley Stillman goal, via Victor Olofsson and Rousek. Montreal retied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, guided in by Jake Evans and Jesse Ylonen. The tie went to a shootout, where Ylonen and Michael Pezzetta lifted the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over Jack Quinn and the Sabres. The three stars were Rousek, Ylonen, and Gallagher.
On to Ottawa, as the Senators welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Mads Sogaard draw the starts in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, via Thomas Chabot. The Senators added on with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Erik Brannstrom. Florida got on the board with a Gustav Forsling goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Sam Reinhart and Eric Staal. Ottawa replied with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Drake Batherson and Tkachuk. The Panthers got one back in the third period with another Forsling goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, guided in by Aaron Ekblad and Eetu Luostarinen. The Senators fired back with a Tim Stutzle power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Travis Hamonic and Claude Giroux. Ottawa iced it at 5-2 with a Shane Pinto empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Forsling, Tkachuk, and DeBrincat.
Stateside again to New York, as the Islanders bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Sorokin guard the cages. New York started in the first period with a Pierre Engvall goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Kyle Palmieri and Scott Mayfield. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Erik Haula goal, his ninth of the year. The Islanders retook the lead with a Palmieri goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Brock Nelson. New York added on in the third period with a Palmieri goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders extended the lead on a Bo Horvat empty net goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee. New York iced it at 5-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Zach Parise, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The three stars were Palmieri, Sorokin (30 for 31 in saves), and Engvall.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Jacob Middleton goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Johansson. The Wild added on in the second period with a power play goal by Matt Boldy, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Johansson and Spurgeon. Minnesota extended the lead as Boldy scored his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild padded the lead in the third period on another Boldy goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Eriksson Ek. Martin Jones replaced Grubauer in goal. Minnesota continued with a Ryan Hartman goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Jon Merrill. Seattle got on the board with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Morgan Geekie and Vince Dunn. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Boldy, Eriksson Ek, and Johansson, while Spurgeon gets an honorable mention.
Further along to Anaheim, as the Ducks welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Jonas Johansson and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Grant goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg. Colorado tied it on a Bowen Byram goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Avalanche took the lead with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-second of the season, fueled by Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. Colorado added on in the second period with a Jack Johnson goal, via Denis Malgin and Matt Nieto. The Avalanche extended the lead as Valeri Nichushkin scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to MacKinnon and Makar. Colorado padded the lead in the third period on a Samuel Girard power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Evan Rodrigues and Byram. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Byram, MacKinnon, and Makar.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Karel Vejmelka are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Matias Maccelli goal, his ninth of the season, via Jack McBain and Lawson Crouse. Edmonton tied it on a Zach Hyman power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Coyotes pulled ahead with a Barrett Hayton power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Crouse and Nick Schmaltz. The Oilers tied it again on an Evan Bouchard goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Warren Foegele and Nick Bjugstad. Edmonton gained the lead on a shorthanded Darnell Nurse goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Arizona replied in the third period with a Maccelli goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, helped along by Crouse and McBain. The Coyotes tied it on another Hayton goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. Edmonton pulled ahead with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the campaign, guided in by Bouchard and Draisaitl. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Draisaitl, Maccelli, and Hayton, while Nugent-Hopkins, Bouchard, Crouse, McBain, and Schmaltz get the honorable mentions.
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