There's 11 games on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Ottawa Senators. Leevi Merilainen and Antti Raanta are in goal. Carolina started in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Brady Skjei and Stefan Noesen. The Hurricanes added on with a Skjei power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Kotkaniemi and Noesen. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Claude Giroux goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Ridly Greig and Alex DeBrincat. The Senators tied it in the third period on a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by DeBrincat and Drake Batherson. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Martin Necas goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, fueled by Seth Jarvis and Brent Burns. The three stars were Skjei, Kotkaniemi, and Noesen, while DeBrincat gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Devon Levi and Alex Lyon are in the creases. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Dylan Cozens power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin. Florida tied it on an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Brandon Montour and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers took the lead in the third period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, fueled by Montour and Anton Lundell. The final was 2-1, with the three stars given to Montour, Tkachuk, and Lyon (40 for 41 in saves).
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Cayden Primeau are in the blue paint. Detroit opened in the first period with a Lucas Raymond goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by David Perron. The Red Wings added on with a Perron goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Jordan Oesterle and Olli Maatta. Detroit extended the lead as Matt Luff scored his second of the season, thanks to Jonatan Berggren. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Joe Veleno power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jake Walman and Dominik Kubalik. Detroit continued in the third period with a Perron goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Maatta and Oesterle. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars going to Husso (24 save shutout), Perron, and Maatta, while Oesterle gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Vitek Vanecek are the goalies. New Jersey began in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Ondrej Palat and Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with a Dawson Mercer goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Meier scored a power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Jack Hughes and Hamilton. The Devils padded the lead on another Mercer goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, helped along by John Marino and Ryan Graves. New Jersey kept going in the third period with a Mercer goal to finish his hat trick with his twenty-seventh of the season, coming off of Hischier and Michael McLeod. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Bryan Rust goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Jeff Petry. The final stayed at 5-1, with the three stars given to Mercer, Hischier, and Hamilton.
In Canada again, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves and Joseph Woll are the backups in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Justin Holl and Sam Lafferty. Columbus tied it on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eleventh of the year, via Kent Johnson and Liam Foudy. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Nick Abruzzese and David Kampf. The Maple Leafs added on with another Aston-Reese goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, made possible by Jake McCabe and Lafferty. The Blue Jackets pulled one back with an Eric Robinson goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-2 with an Auston Matthews empty net goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, set up by Calle Jarnkrok. The three stars went to Aston-Reese, Lafferty, and Kerfoot.
To Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Jonathan Quick and Kevin Lankinen are between the pipes. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Thomas Novak goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Luke Evangelista. The Predators added on with another Novak power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, guided in by Cody Glass and Philip Tomasino.Vegas got on the board in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Chandler Stephenson and Phil Kessel. The Golden Knights tied it on a Pietrangelo goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel. The Predators won 3-2 in overtime with a Glass power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Novak and Tyson Barrie. The three stars were Novak, Pietrangelo, and Glass.
West to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Jordan Binnington man the nets. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Brandon Saad. The Blues added on in the second period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his sixth of the year, via Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker. St. Louis extended the lead as Justin Faulk scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Sammy Blais and Nick Leddy. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Nick Seeler and Scott Laughton. The Flyers got closer with a Morgan Frost goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Cam York. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Toropchenko, his ninth of the year, set up by Faulk and Brayden Schenn. The three stars were Toropchenko, Faulk, and Binnington (30 for 32 in saves).
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Chicago drew first blood in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Lukas Reichel and Jonathan Toews. Calgary tied it with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Boris Katchouk. The Flames tied it in the second period on a Noah Hanifin goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Blake Coleman and Jonathan Huberdeau. Chicago regained the lead with an Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, made possible by Reichel. The Blackhawks added on with an Austin Wagner unassisted goal. Calgary got one back with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Hanifin and Dillon Dube. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars going to Athanasiou, Reichel, and Hanifin.
Along to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Collin Delia are set to start in goal. Vancouver got going in the first period with an Elias Pettersson goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko and Dakota Joshua. The Canucks added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Conor Garland and Nils Aman. Seattle got on the board with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Jesper Froden. The Kraken tied it in the second period with a shorthanded Brandon Tanev goal, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Seattle gained the lead with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Kraken extended the lead on a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Eberle and Daniel Sprong. Seattle padded the lead with a Matty Beniers empty net goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Jared McCann. The final was 5-2, with the three stars going to Eberle, Tanev, and Schwartz.
Down in San Jose, the Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Kaapo Kahkonen receive the starts in goal. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jack Johnson goal, his second of the season, via Bowen Byram and Denis Malgin. The Avalanche added on with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. San Jose got on the board with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson in the second period. Colorado replied with a MacKinnon goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Rantanen and Devon Toews. The Sharks got one back with a Jacob Peterson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Danil Gushchin and Couture. San Jose tied it on a Labanc goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, fueled by Noah Gregor and Jacob MacDonald. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Toews. The three stars were MacKinnon, Labanc, and Rantanen, while Toews and Couture get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Pheonix Copley patrol the creases. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles tied it in the third period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Trevor Moore. The Oilers took the lead back with a Draisaitl power play goal, his fifty-first of the season, assisted by Connor McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton iced it at 3-1 with a Darnell Nurse empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Draisaitl. The three stars were Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins, and Skinner (20 for 21 in saves).
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