We enter the second week of the season with a nine-game slate. First up...
The Philadelphia Flyers host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Carter Hart man the nets. Philadelphia opened in the first period with an Egor Zamula goal, via Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton. The Flyers added on with a Sean Couturier penalty shot goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Hart (25 save shutout), Couturier and Zamula.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Sam Montembeault draw the starts in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with a Brandon Duhaime shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Jake Middleton. The Wild added on with a Connor Dewar shorthanded goal, going in unassisted. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period on a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. Montreal got on the board with a Tanner Pearson goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild replied with a Kaprizov power play goal, with assists provided by Zuccarello and Calen Addison. Minnesota padded the lead on an Eriksson Ek power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Kaprizov and Zuccarello. The Canadiens got one back with an Alex Newhook goal, his third of the season, fueled by David Savard and Cole Caufield. The final stood from here at 5-2, with the three stars being Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, and Zuccarello.
Stateside, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonas Johansson and Devon Levi are in the blue paint. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, assisted by Tyson Jost and Mattias Samuelsson. The Sabres added on with a Jeff Skinner goal, via Owen Power and Alex Tuch. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his third of the season, coming off of Tanner Jeannot and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning tied it in the third period with a Hagel goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, fueled by Brayden Point. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Dylan Cozens goal, guided in by Jordan Greenway and Rasmus Dahlin. The three stars were Hagel, Cozens, and Levi (21 for 23 in saves).
Also in New York, the Islanders host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Ilya Sorokin are the masked men. New York got going in the second period with a Mathew Barzal power play goal, powered by Noah Dobson and Bo Horvat. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars given to Sorokin (14 save shutout), Barzal, and Vejmelka (31 for 32 in saves).
Southwest to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Juuse Saros are set to start in goal. Edmonton began in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Hyman goal, assisted by Evan Bouchard and Draisaitl. Edmonton extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored his second of the year, thanks to Warren Foegele and Hyman. The Oilers padded the lead on a Connor McDavid goal, his second of the season, made possible by Draisaitl and Evander Kane. Kevin Lankinen replaced Saros in goal for the second period. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Thomas Novak power play goal, his second of the year, with assists from Ryan O'Reilly and Philip Tomasino. Edmonton fired back with a Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, courtesy of Bouchard and McDavid. The Oilers kept going with a Foegele goal, helped along by Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman. The final held at 6-1, with the three stars going to Draisaitl, Hyman, and Nugent-Hopkins, while McDavid, Foegele, and Bouchard get the honorable mentions.
North to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, coming off of Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala. The Kings added on with a Trevor Moore goal, his second of the season, assisted by Phillip Danault and Arthur Kaliyev. Los Angeles extended the lead in the third period as Kaliyev scored, thanks to Moore and Danault. The Kings padded the lead on a Moore goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Mikey Anderson. Los Angeles kept going with a Danault power play goal, helped along by Quinton Byfield. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele goal, his third of the season, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Vladislav Namestnikov. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Moore, Danault, and Kaliyev.
Out west, the Seattle Kraken host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, via Vince Dunn. Colorado tied it on an Artturi Lehkonen goal in the second period, going in unassisted. The Avalanche took the lead with a Logan O'Connor shorthanded goal, set up by Cale Makar and Devon Toews. Colorado added on in the third period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his third of the season, passed from Samuel Girard and Andrew Cogliano. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with a Valeri Nichushkin empty net shorthanded goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Georgiev (37 for 38 in saves), O'Connor, and Rantanen.
Down in San Jose, the Sharks welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Mackenzie Blackwood are in the creases. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, coming off of Tomas Hertl. Carolina tied it on a Seth Jarvis goal, helped along by Michael Bunting and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes took the lead with a shorthanded Jaccob Slavin goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks tied it with a Filip Zadina power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Zetterlund. San Jose pulled ahead with a William Eklund power play goal, made possible by Henry Thrun and Hertl. Carolina tied it on a Stefan Noesen power play goal in the third period, with assists provided by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Jarvis power play goal, his second of the game, assisted by Martin Necas and Brent Burns. Carolina added on with a Necas goal, his second of the season, fueled by Bunting. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Brett Pesce scored, thanks to Kotkaniemi and Noesen. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Jarvis, Noesen, and Necas, while Bunting, Skjei, Kotkaniemi, Zetterlund, and Hertl get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Adin Hill tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, courtesy of Tyler Seguin and Thomas Harley. Vegas tied it on a Kaedan Korczak goal, via Brett Howden and William Karlsson. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a Joe Pavelski goal, made possible by Roope Hintz. The Golden Knights tied it with a Karlsson goal, fueled by Korczak and Mark Stone. The tie went to a shootout, where Shea Theodore and Jonathan Marchessault lifted Vegas to a 3-2 win over Matt Duchene and Dallas. The three stars were Karlsson, Korczak, and Hill (24 for 26 in saves).
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