We're back for another NHL season, or at least we'll give it a start here. The first day of the campaign has three games, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros faces a lesser foe in Jonas Johansson in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, assisted by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, via Filip Forsberg and Ryan McDonagh. The Predators took the lead in the third period with a Juuso Parssinen goal, coming off of Forsberg and O'Reilly. The Lightning tied it with a Nicholas Paul power play goal, powered by Point and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay took the lead back with a Brandon Hagel penalty shot goal. Nashville retied it on a Thomas Novak power play goal, fueled by Philip Tomasino and Gustav Nyquist. The Lightning pulled ahead again with a Paul power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Mikhail Sergachev and Point. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-3 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Paul and Sergachev. The three stars were Paul, Kucherov, and Point, while O'Reilly, Forsberg, and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Tristan Jarry start in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, via Kris Letang and Lars Eller. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Sidney Crosby goal, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Marcus Pettersson. Chicago got on the board with a Ryan Donato goal, guided in by Alex Vlasic and Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period with a Cole Guttman power play goal, helped along by Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones. Chicago took the lead with a Jason Dickinson goal, coming off of Corey Perry and Nick Foligno. The Blackhawks finished it at 4-2 with a Foligno empty net goal, set up by Perry and Dickinson. The three stars were Dickinson, Foligno, and Perry.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Adin Hill are between the pipes. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, passed from Brett Howden and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, going in unassisted. Vegas extended the lead in the second period as Ivan Barbashev scored, thanks to Brayden McNabb. Seattle got on the board with a Jared McCann goal, helped along by Jordan Eberle. The Golden Knights finished it at 4-1 with a Jack Eichel empty net goal, set up by Stone and Stephenson. The three stars were Stephenson, Hill (32 for 33 in saves), and Stone.
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