There's 10 games on this Monday, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Alex Lyon are in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his fortieth of the season, assisted by Mitch Marner and T.J. Brodie. Florida tied it in the third period with a Brandon Montour goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Carter Verhaeghe and Marc Staal. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in overtime with a John Tavares goal, his thirty-sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Morgan Rielly. The three stars went to Tavares, Matthews, and Samsonov (45 for 46 in saves).
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Mads Sogaard are set to start in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his thirty-third of the season, via Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle. The Senators added on with a Stutzle goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, coming off of Giroux and Tkachuk. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Brett Pesce goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Martin Necas and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Seth Jarvis and Necas. Ottawa retook the lead with a Giroux goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the campaign, helped along by Shane Pinto and Erik Brannstrom. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Giroux, Stutzle, and Tkachuk, while Necas gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Devon Levi and Igor Shesterkin are in the blue paint. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a JJ Peterka goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Jack Quinn and Tyson Jost. New York tied it in the second period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Patrick Kane. The Rangers took the lead with another Panarin goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Vladimir Tarasenko. The Sabres tied it in the third period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Alex Tuch. The tie went to a shootout, where Owen Power and Mittelstadt lifted the Sabres to a 3-2 win over Tarasenko and the Rangers. The three stars were Panarin, Mittelstadt, and Tarasenko.
Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Ville Husso man the nets. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Thomas Harley and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Hintz and Robertson. Dallas extended the lead as Ty Dellandrea scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Max Domi and Tyler Seguin. Magnus Hellberg replaced Husso in goal. The Stars padded the lead in the second period on a Robertson power play goal, his forty-sixth of the year, powered by Hintz and Miro Heiskanen. Dallas continued with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Heiskanen and Hintz. The Stars kept going with a Jamie Benn goal, his thirty-third of the year, fueled by Colin Miller and Wyatt Johnston. Detroit got on the board with a David Perron goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign with a lone assist by Dylan Larkin. Scott Wedgewood played the third period instead of Oettinger, but the score stayed at 6-1. The three stars were Hintz, Robertson, and Heiskanen.
Back east, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Washington opened in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his twenty-second of the season, via John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Rasmus Sandin goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Craig Smith and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead as Smith scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Martin Fehervary. New York got on the board in the third period with a Hudson Fasching goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Cal Clutterbuck and Noah Dobson. The Capitals fired back with a Tom Wilson empty net goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders got one back on a Casey Cizikas goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Sebastian Aho. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Strome, his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Conor Sheary and Wilson. The three stars went to Strome, Smith, and Wilson.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Connor Hellebuyck are the veterans in goal. San Jose started in the first period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jacob Peterson and Logan Couture. Winnipeg tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets took the lead with an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Nino Niederreiter and Nate Schmidt. Winnipeg added on with a Kyle Connor goal, his thirty-second of the year, helped along by Dylan DeMelo and Josh Morrissey. The Jets extended the lead in the third period as Mason Appleton scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Niederreiter and Lowry. The Sharks got one back with a Karlsson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Tomas Hertl. Winnipeg shot back with a Morrissey goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by DeMelo and Appleton. The Jets finished it at 6-2 with a Scheifele power play goal, his forty-first of the year, guided in by Connor and Morrissey. The three stars were Morrissey, Karlsson, and Lowry, while Scheifele, Appleton, Niederreiter, and DeMelo get the honorable mentions.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Alex Stalock receive the starting nods in goal. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Matt Boldy goal, his thirty-first of the season, via Marcus Johansson and Calen Addison. Chicago tied it on a Joey Anderson goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Boris Katchouk and Jujhar Khaira. The Blackhawks took the lead in the second period on an Anders Bjork goal, made possible by Buddy Robinson and Andreas Athanasiou. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Johansson shorthanded goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota took the lead with another Johansson goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, assisted by Boldy. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Gustav Nyquist empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Ryan Hartman. The three stars were Johansson, Boldy, and Gustavsson (40 for 42 in saves).
Back in Canada, the Calgary Flames welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Nashville was first to score in the first period with an Egor Afanasyev goal, via Mark Jankowski. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Troy Stecher goal, his third of the season, passed from Andrew Mangiapane and Dillon Dube. The Predators took the lead in the third period with a Zach Sanford goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Cody Glass and Jake Livingstone. The Flames tied it on a Mikael Backlund goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau. The tie went to a shootout, where Glass and Thomas Novak lifted the Predators to a 3-2 win over Huberdeau and the Flames. The three stars were Glass, Mangiapane, and Huberdeau.
Way south to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Ivan Prosvetov patrol the creases. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Jack McBain goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Liam O'Brien. Seattle tied it in the second period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Eeli Tolvanen. The Kraken took the lead with a Justin Schultz goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Seattle added on with a Matty Beniers goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Jared McCann and Will Borgen. The Kraken extended the lead as McCann scored his fortieth of the season on the power play in the third period, thanks to Schultz. The final stayed at 4-1, with the three stars given to Schultz, McCann, and Grubauer (22 for 23 in saves).
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and Joonas Korpisalo are the starting goalies. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Blake Lizotte and Sean Durzi. The Kings added on in the third period with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Trevor Moore and Phillip Danault. Los Angeles iced it at 3-0 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Korpisalo (20 save shutout), Kaliyev, and Gavrikov.
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