Six games are on for the second day of the season. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Frederik Andersen are the goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, assisted by Artem Zub and Parker Kelly. Carolina tied it in the second period on a Michael Bunting power play goal, powered by Sebastian Aho and Tony DeAngelo. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, coming off of Martin Necas and Brady Skjei. Carolina added on in the third period with a Jordan Staal goal, helped along by Jordan Martinook. The Senators got one back with a Kelly shorthanded goal, set up by Joseph. Ottawa tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes regained the lead on a Skjei goal, made possible by Jesper Fast and Jordan Staal. Carolina extended the lead on a Jaccob Slavin shorthanded goal, helped along by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Seth Jarvis. The final stood at 5-3, with the three stars going to Skjei, Staal, and Joseph.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Ilya Samsonov start in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Jake Evans goal, going in unassisted. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an Alex Newhook goal, passed from Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach. Toronto got on the board with a Noah Gregor goal, courtesy of John Klingberg. The Maple Leafs tied it on an Auston Matthews power play goal, assisted by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares. Toronto took the lead on a William Nylander power play goal, powered by Klingberg and Tavares. Montreal retied it on a Cole Caufield goal in the third period, with assists provided by Michael Matheson and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens pulled ahead on a Newhook goal, his second of the game, made possible by Arber Xhekaj and Dach. Montreal extended the lead as Jesse Ylonen scored, thanks to Rafael Harvey-Pinard. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Matthews goal, his second of the game with helpers from Tavares and Morgan Rielly. Toronto tied it on a Matthews goal to complete his hat trick, fueled by Nylander. The tie went to a shootout, where Marner's lone tally gave the Maple Leafs a 6-5 win. The three stars were Matthews, Tavares, and Newhook, while Nylander, Klingberg, and Dach get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Boston Bruins bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Linus Ullmark man the nets. Chicago led off in the first period with a Connor Bedard goal, courtesy of Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato. Boston tied it on a Trent Frederic goal, via Brandon Carlo and Matthew Poitras. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a David Pastrnak goal, fueled by Milan Lucic. Boston iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Pastrnak empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy. The three stars were Pastrnak, Ullmark (20 for 21 in saves), and Frederic.
Out in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Thatcher Demko are in the creases. Vancouver began in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, guided in by Elias Pettersson and Noah Juulsen. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser goal, via J.T. Miller and Phillip Di Giuseppe. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period as Boeser scored again, with the help of Miller and Filip Hronek. The Canucks padded the lead on a Boeser power play goal to complete his hat trick, powered by Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko. Stuart Skinner replaced Campbell in goal. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, helped along by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Vancouver shot back with a Pettersson power play goal, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and Miller. The Canucks kept going in the third period with Boeser's fourth goal of the game, assisted by Miller and Hughes. Vancouver struck again with a Miller power play goal, passed from Hughes and Pettersson. The Canucks continued with a Dakota Joshua goal, made possible by Sam Lafferty and Nils Hoglander. The final held at 8-1, with the three stars handed to Boeser, Miller, and Pettersson, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Calgary was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane power play goal, powered by Adam Ruzicka and Noah Hanifin. Winnipeg tied it on a Kyle Connor goal, via Dylan Samberg and Neal Pionk. The Flames retook the lead with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, passed from Nikita Zadorov and Walker Duehr. The Jets tied it in the second period on an Alex Iafallo goal, coming off of Dylan DeMelo and Adam Lowry. Calgary pulled ahead with a shorthanded Rasmus Andersson goal, set up by Elias Lindholm. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal in the third period, assisted by Josh Morrissey. The Flames took the lead with a Lindholm goal, courtesy of Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau. Calgary iced it at 5-3 with a Mangiapane empty net goal, his second of the game, fueled by Huberdeau and Lindholm. The three stars were Mangiapane, Lindholm, and Huberdeau.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Jonathan Drouin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Cale Makar power play goal, powered by MacKinnon and Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead as Rantanen scored, thanks to Devon Toews and MacKinnon. Los Angeles got on the board with a Carl Grundstrom goal, courtesy of Phillip Danault. The Kings got closer with a Quinton Byfield goal, going in unassisted. The Avalanche answered with a Rantanen goal, his second of the game, helped along by Jack Johnson and Makar. Colorado finished it at 5-2 with a Miles Wood empty net goal, set up Ross Colton and Tomas Tatar. The three stars were Rantanen, MacKinnon, and Makar.
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