There's 12 games on tonight, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Devon Levi patrol the creases. Calgary started in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his second of the season, via Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson. Buffalo tied it on an Erik Johnson goal, courtesy of Rasmus Dahlin and Kyle Okposo. The Flames retook the lead with a Walker Duehr goal, passed from A.J. Greer and Yegor Sharangovich. The Sabres tied it on a Tage Thompson power play goal, powered by Dylan Cozens and Dahlin. Calgary pulled ahead with a Blake Coleman goal, helped along by Matthew Coronato and Dennis Gilbert. Buffalo tied it on a J.J. Peterka goal, his second of the year, assisted by Cozens and Henri Jokiharju. The Flames took the lead back with an Adam Ruzicka goal, his second of the season, guided in by Nazem Kadri and Dillon Dube. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Ruzicka, Cozens, and Dahlin.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Sergei Bobrovsky are set to start in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Kevin Stenlund goal, going in unassisted. The Panthers added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, made possible by Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. Toronto got on the board with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, powered by John Tavares and William Nylander. Florida iced it at 3-1 with a Reinhart empty net goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Dmitry Kulikov. The three stars were Reinhart, Bobrovsky (30 for 31 in saves), and Ekman-Larsson.
Back north, the New York Rangers bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. Nashville led off in the first period with a Cole Smith goal, courtesy of Michael McCarron and Tyson Barrie. The Predators added on with another Smith goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly scored his second of the season on the power play, thanks to Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg. The Predators padded the lead on a Forsberg power play goal, powered by Barrie and Roman Josi. Jonathan Quick replaced Shesterkin in goal. New York got on the board with an Adam Fox power play goal, with assists provided by Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars handed to Smith, Forsberg, and Barrie.
South again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Jonas Johansson are the goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nick Paul power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Brock Boeser goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by J.T. Miller. The Canucks took the lead with a Tyler Myers goal, fueled by Elias Pettersson. The Lightning retied it on a Mikey Eyssimont goal, via Conor Sheary and Nick Perbix. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Hagel and Darren Raddysh. The Lightning added on in the third period with a Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Paul and Brayden Point. Vancouver got one back on a Miller goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Filip Hronek and Pettersson. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Kucherov, Paul, and Miller, while Pettersson gets an honorable mention.
Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, his second of the season, coming off of Bobby Brink and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his second of the year, via Owen Tippett. Edmonton got on the board with a Zach Hyman goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Cody Ceci and Connor McDavid. Philadelphia replied with a Sean Walker shorthanded goal, set up by Sean Couturier. The Flyers extended the lead in the third period as Atkinson scored his second of the game and third of the year, thanks to Tippett and Couturier. The final was 4-1, with the three stars handed to Atkinson, Couturier, and Tippett.
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Doughty. Minnesota tied it on a Connor Dewar goal, his second of the year, made possible by Jon Merrill and Dakota Mermis. The Wild took the lead with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jonas Brodin and Mats Zuccarello. The Kings tied it on a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, his second of the year, passed from Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his second of the season, helped along by Kevin Fiala. The Kings added on with another Dubois goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Fiala. Los Angeles extended the lead as Trevor Moore scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Arthur Kaliyev and Andreas Englund. Minnesota got one back on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Marcus Johansson and Pat Maroon. The Kings responded with an Adrian Kempe empty net goal, set up by Matt Roy. Los Angeles iced it at 7-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Blake Lizotte, dished from Mikey Anderson. The three stars were Dubois, Kempe, and Fiala.
Next up, the St. Louis Blues host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Joel Hofer are the backups in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, powered by Matias Maccelli and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Clayton Keller goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Nick Schmaltz. St. Louis got on the board with a Jakub Vrana goal, assisted by Marco Scandella and Keivn Hayes. Arizona replied with a Michael Carcone goal, helped along by Sean Durzi. The Coyotes extended the lead as Schmaltz scored his second of the year, thanks to Keller. Arizona padded the lead in the third period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, with assists provided by Maccelli and Valimaki. The Blues got one back with a Sammy Blais goal, coming off of Vrana. The Coyotes fired back with a Durzi power play goal, his second of the season, guided in by Logan Cooley. The final stood at 6-2, with the three stars being Schmaltz, Keller, and Durzi, while Vrana, Maccelli, and Valimaki get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Laurent Brossoit are between the pipes. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his second of the season, via Josh Morrissey and Nino Niederreiter. Vegas tied it with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Brett Howden goal, made possible by Mark Stone. Vegas added on with an Alec Martinez goal, assisted by William Karlsson and Paul Cotter. The Jets shot back with a Cole Perfetti goal, helped along by Vladislav Namestnikov and Nikolaj Ehlers. Winnipeg tied it in the third period with an Iafallo power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, with assists provided by Mark Scheifele and Ehlers. The Golden Knights retook the lead on a Jack Eichel power play goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Stone and Theodore. Vegas added on with an empty net goal by Nicolas Roy, his second of the season, set up by Theodore. The three stars were given to Theodore, Iafallo, and Stone, while Ehlers gets an honorable mention in the 5-3 game.
To California, as the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, courtesy of Trevor Zegras and Pavel Mintyukov. Dallas tied it in the second period on a Roope Hintz goal, powered by Joe Pavelski and Miro Heiskanen. The Stars took the lead with a Pavelski power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Heiskanen and Jason Robertson. The Ducks tied it in the third period on a Leo Carlsson goal, via Terry. Dallas retook the lead with a Heiskanen goal, helped along by Sam Steel and Tyler Seguin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Heiskanen, Pavelski, and Oettinger (27 for 29 in saves).
North to Seattle, as the Kraken host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Joey Daccord are set to start in goal. Seattle started in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, assisted by Andre Burakovsky and Eeli Tolvanen. Carolina tied it on a Jesper Fast goal, via Jaccob Slavin and Jordan Staal. The Kraken took the lead back with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Kailer Yamamoto and Vince Dunn. Seattle added on with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shorthanded goal, set up by Dunn. The Kraken extended the lead as Dunn scored on the power play, thanks to Burakovsky and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Pyotr Kochetkov replaced Raanta in goal. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period on a Seth Jarvis goal, his third of the year, coming off of Stefan Nosen. Carolina got closer with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Noesen and Jarvis. Seattle answered with a Jared McCann goal, courtesy of Bjorkstrand and Alex Wennberg. The Kraken padded the lead on a Tye Kartye goal, passed from Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. The Hurricanes pulled one back with a Jarvis power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, made possible by Staal and Martin Necas. Seattle responded with a Bjorkstrand empty net goal, an unassisted goal. The final was 7-4, with the three stars handed to Bjorkstrand, Dunn, and Jarvis, while Burakovsky, Noesen, and Staal get the honorable mentions.
In Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Colorado led off with a Logan O'Connor shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Andrew Cogliano and Josh Manson. The Avalanche added on with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, powered by Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead as Devon Toews scored, thanks to Valeri Nichushkin and Tomas Tatar. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his second of the year, via Tatar and Rantanen. The final held from here at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Georgiev (18 save shutout), Tatar, and Rantanen.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark faces a lesser foe in Kaapo Kahkonen in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, via John Beecher. The Bruins added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his third of the season, fueled by Trent Frederic and Charlie Coyle. Boston extended the lead in the second period as David Pastrnak scored his fourth of the year, coming off of Brandon Carlo. San Jose got on the board with an Anthony Duclair goal, guided in by Tomas Hertl. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Ullmark (26 for 27 in saves), van Riemsdyk, and Marchand.
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