We open the third week of the season with the Frozen Frenzy, a 16-game, everyone plays slate. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Darcy Kuemper are the goalies. Toronto led off in first period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, powered by Timothy Liljegren and Max Domi. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his third of the season, assisted by Rielly and Tyler Bertuzzi. Toronto extended the lead as William Nylander scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Matthews power play goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Mitchell Marner and John Klingberg. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, guided in by John Carlson and Tom Wilson. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Rielly, Matthews, and Woll (36 for 37 in saves).
In Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Anton Forsberg are start to start in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Alex Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres added on with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his second of the year, via Connor Clifton and Kyle Okposo. Buffalo extended the lead as Skinner scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, assisted by Dylan Cozens and Mittelstadt in the second period. Ottawa got on the board with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his third of the year, passed from Travis Hamonic and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Sabres answered with a Tuch power play goal, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson. Buffalo padded the lead on a Thompson goal, his second of the season, fueled by Owen Power and Henri Jokiharju. Joonas Korpisalo replaced Forsberg in goal for the third period. The Senators got one back with a Tarasenko goal, his third of the season, helped along by Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph. Ottawa got closer with a Josh Norris power play goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. The Senators pulled closer on a Joseph goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Ridly Greig and Jake Sanderson. The Sabres iced it at 6-4 with a Thompson empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Skinner, Thompson, and Tuch, while Tarasenko, Mittelstadt, and Joseph get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Jonas Johansson man the nets. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on in the second period with an Alex Barre-Boulet goal, his second of the season, via Darren Raddysh and Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Nick Paul scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Brandon Hagel and Mikhail Sergachev. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Johansson (32 save shutout), Point, and Barre-Boulet.
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens host the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Cayden Primeau will start in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with a Justin Barron goal, his second of the season, via Michael Pezzetta. New Jersey tied it on an Alexander Holtz goal, fueled by Timo Meier and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jack Hughes. New Jersey added on in the third period with a Nico Hischier power play goal, powered by Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The Devils extended the lead as Toffoli scored his second of the game and third of the season on the power play, thanks to Hughes. The Canadiens got one back with a Mike Matheson goal, made possible by Cole Caufield. New Jersey finished it at 5-2 with a Toffoli empty net goal to finish his hat trick on his fourth of the year, set up by Hughes. The three stars were Toffoli, Hughes, and Vanecek (27 for 29 in saves).
Stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the creases. Pittsburgh kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Jason Robertson goal, via Craig Smith and Roope Hintz. The Stars took the lead on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, passed from Matt Duchene and Thomas Harley. Dallas added on in the third period with a Harley goal, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Robertson. The Stars extended the lead as Wyatt Johnston scored his second of the year, thanks to Jamie Benn. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Harley, Robertson, and Oettinger (38 for 39 in saves).
South again to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Anthony Stolarz receive the starting nods in goal. San Jose got going in the second period with a Fabian Zetterlund power play goal, his second of the season, powered by William Eklund and Filip Zadina. Florida tied it on a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his third of the year, passed from Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida pulled ahead with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Evan Rodrigues and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Panthers iced it at 3-1 with a Kevin Stenlund empty net goal in the third period, his second of the year, set up by Tkachuk and Anton Lundell. The three stars were Tkachuk, Stolarz (27 for 28 in saves), and Reinhart.
Up in New York, the Islanders host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. New York tied it on a Cal Clutterbuck goal, guided in by Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Makar goal, his third of the year, made possible by Rantanen and Devon Toews. The Islanders tied it in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Mathew Barzal and Dobson. New York pulled ahead on a Simon Holmstrom goal, fueled by Clutterbuck and Pageau. Colorado tied it on a Bowen Byram goal, coming off of Valeri Nichushkin and Makar. The Avalanche went ahead on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Nichushkin. New York retied it with an Anders Lee goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Colorado took the lead back with a Rantanen goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Tomas Tatar. The Avalanche padded the lead with a Johansen empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, set up by Rantanen. Colorado iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Ross Colton, going in unassisted. The three stars were Rantanen, Johansen, and Makar, while Nichushkin, Clutterbuck, Pageau, and Dobson get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Ville Husso are the goalies. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Joe Veleno goal, his fourth of the season, via Olli Maatta and Daniel Sprong. Seattle tied it on a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers. The Kraken took the lead with another Schwartz goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Alexander Wennberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Seattle added on with a Tye Kartye goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brian Dumoulin. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Moritz Seider and Dylan Larkin. Detroit tied it on a Larkin power play goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Gostisbehere and Seider. The Red Wings pulled ahead with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his ninth of the season, with helpers from Larkin and Gostisbehere. The Kraken retied it on a Jared McCann power play goal, his third of the year, assisted by Beniers and Jordan Eberle. Seattle won 5-4 in overtime with an Eberle goal, made possible by McCann and Dunn. The three stars were Eberle, McCann, and Larkin, while Schwartz, Beniers, Dunn, Gostisbehere, and Seider get the honorable mentions.
Dropping down to Ohio, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks for a slightly delayed game. Lukas Dostal and Elvis Merzlikins are in the creases. Columbus was first to score in the first period with an Emil Bemstrom power play goal, powered by Ivan Provorov and Adam Fantilli. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Ryan Strome goal, courtesy of Pavel Mintyukov and Mason McTavish. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Fantilli goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jack Roslovic and Jake Bean. The Ducks tied it on a Brett Leason goal, passed from Ross Johnston. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Frank Vatrano goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Benoit-Olivier Groulx.
West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Petr Mrazek are the masked men. Boston drew first blood in the first period with a Pavel Zacha goal, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins added on in the third period with a Matthew Poitras goal, his third of the season, via Morgan Geekie. Boston extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored his second of the year, thanks to James van Riemsdyk and Charlie Coyle. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Swayman (23 save shutout), Zacha, and Poitras.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a David Gustafsson goal, via Cole Perfetti and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets added on with a Mason Appleton goal, his second of the season, assisted by Adam Lowry and Neal Pionk. St. Louis got on the board with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, powered by Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou. Winnipeg replied in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nate Schmidt. The Blues got one back with a Robert Thomas goal, passed from Buchnevich. The Jets shot back with a Morgan Barron empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Mark Scheifele and Pionk. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Buchnevich, Pionk, and Connor.
Backtracking to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Filip Gustavsson are between the pipes. Edmonton led off in the first period with an Evan Bouchard goal, his second of the season, made possible by Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl. Minnesota tied it on a Marco Rossi goal, his second of the year, guided in by Ryan Hartman and Jake Middleton. The Oilers took the lead back with a Warren Foegele goal, his second of the season, assisted by Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm. The Wild retied it on a Hartman goal, his second of the year, helped along by Middleton and Calen Addison. Edmonton took the lead back in the second period with a Foegele goal, his second of the game and third of the season, passed from Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman. Minnesota tied it again on a Hartman goal in the third period, his second of the game and third of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild took the lead with a Zuccarello goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Kaprizov and Hartman. Minnesota added on with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Pat Maroon and Marcus Johansson. The Oilers got one back with a power play goal by Kane, powered by Bouchard and Draisaitl. The Wild fired back with a Hartman goal to complete his hat trick on his fourth of the season, with helpers from Middleton and Kaprizov. Minnesota extended the lead as Marcus Foligno scored an empty net goal, set up by Eriksson Ek. The final stood at 7-4, with the three stars going to Hartman, Kaprizov, and Zuccarello, while Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Bouchard, Kane, Draisaitl, and Foegele get the honorable mentions.
Further south, the Nashville Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Juuse Saros are the masked men. Vancouver began in the first period with an Ilya Mihkeyev goal, courtesy of Andrei Kuzmenko and Ian Cole. Nashville tied it with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, passed from Brock Boeser. Vancouver added on with a Nils Hoglander goal, his second of the year, via Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek. The Predators got one back on a Kiefer Sherwood goal, his second of the season, coming off of Thomas Novak. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Hoglander, Di Giuseppe, and Mikheyev.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary opened in the first period with a Blake Coleman goal, his second of the season, assisted by Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane. New York tied it in the second period with an Alexis Lafreniere power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Filip Chytil. The Rangers took the lead on a Chris Kreider power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. New York added on with a Gustafsson goal, his second of the year, made possible by Chytil and K'Andre Miller. The final was 3-1, with the three stars given to Gustafsson, Chytil, and Shesterkin (24 for 25 in saves).
Into California, where the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Pheonix Copley are the backups in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Jack McBain goal, via Travis Boyd and Matias Maccelli. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Kevin Fiala and Adrian Kempe. The Kings took the lead with a Trevor Lewis goal, made possible by Andreas Englund and Blake Lizotte. Los Angeles added on with a Trevor Moore goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Phillip Danault and Mikey Anderson. The Coyotes pulled one back in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his second of the season, fueled by Lawson Crouse and Michael Carcone. The Kings replied with a Lizotte goal, helped along by Drew Doughty. Arizona fired back on a Clayton Keller power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Logan Cooley and Nick Schmaltz. Los Angeles countered in the third period with a Fiala goal, passed from Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence. The Kings iced it at 6-3 with a Kempe empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Quinton Byfield and Kopitar. The three stars went to Fiala, Lizotte, and Kopitar, while Kempe gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Logan Thompson have the green light to play in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault. Philadelphia tied it on a Noah Cates goal, via Joel Farabee and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers took the lead on a Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Owen Tippett and Cam York. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with a Paul Cotter goal, his second of the season, guided in by William Karlsson and Kaedan Korczak. Vegas pulled ahead on a Shea Theodore goal, his second of the year, fueled by Eichel and Brayden McNabb. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Eichel, Theodore, and Thompson (26 for 28 in saves).
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