Some eastern action for a five-game Monday. We begin with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. Florida led off in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his second of the season, via Evan Rodrigues. The Panthers added on with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk and Josh Mahura. Florida extended the lead in the second period as Niko Mikkola scored, thanks to Tkachuk and Dmitry Kulikov. The Panthers padded the lead on a Reinhart power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Aleksander Barkov in the third period. New Jersey got on the board with an Erik Haula power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The Devils got closer with a Michael McLeod goal, helped along by Haula and Alexander Holtz. New Jersey got closer with a Bratt power play goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist from Dougie Hamilton. They couldn't complete the comeback, losing 4-3, with the three stars given to Reinhart, Tkachuk, and Bratt, while Haula gets an honorable mention.
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Calgary began in the first period with an Adam Ruzicka goal, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Dillon Dube. The Flames added on with a Dube power play goal, powered by Hanifin and Ruzicka. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Matthew Phillips goal, via Sonny Milano. The Capitals tied it with a Connor McMichael goal, guided in by Phillips and John Carlson. The tie went to a shootout, where Evgeny Kuznetsov's lone tally gave the Capitals a 3-2 win. The three stars were Phillips, Kuemper (38 for 40 in saves), and Dube, while Ruzicka and Hanifin get the honorable mentions.
Over in New York, the Rangers host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. New York started in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Kaapo Kakko. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, powered by Nick Schmaltz and Logan Cooley. The Rangers pulled ahead in the third period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Shesterkin (26 for 27 in saves), Trocheck, and Kreider.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Joseph Woll are the backups in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a MacKenzie Entwistle goal, passed from Andreas Athanasiou and Boris Katchouk. Toronto tied it on a John Tavares goal, assisted by William Nylander and Mark Giordano. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Corey Perry goal, fueled by Alex Vlasic and Seth Jones. Chicago added on with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Athanasiou and Kevin Korchinski. The Blackhawks finished it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Taylor Raddysh, going in shorthanded and unassisted. The three stars went to Perry, Johnson, and Soderblom (34 for 35 in saves).
Finally, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings. James Reimer and Spencer Martin man the nets. Detroit opened in the first period with a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, coming off of Joe Veleno and Olli Maatta. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, assisted by J.T. Compher. Detroit extended the lead as Dylan Larkin scored a power play goal, powered by Alex DeBrincat and Moritz Seider. The Red Wings padded the lead as Andrew Copp scored on the power play, with the help of Lucas Raymond and Jake Walman. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars being Reimer (23 save shutout), Gostisbehere, and Rasmussen.
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