We've got six games on this Monday, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Carter Hart man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust. Philadelphia tied it on a Tyson Foerster goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, assisted by Travis Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Sean Couturier goal, his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Konecny and Travis Sanheim. The three stars were Hart (31 for 32 in saves), Konecny, and Couturier.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning added on with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Erik Cernak and Kucherov. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Luke Glendening scored his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Lightning padded the lead on a Cirelli goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Vasilevskiy (25 save shutout), Cirelli, and Kucherov.
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. Montreal opened in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Josh Anderson and Jake Evans. The Canadiens added on with a Tanner Pearson goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, fueled by Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak. Montreal extended the lead on a Monahan power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, powered by Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Seattle got on the board with a Jared McCann goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson. The Kraken got closer in the third period with a Dunn power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers. The Canadiens iced it at 4-2 with an Anderson empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Monahan, Anderson, and Dunn.
Over in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Laurent Brossoit are set to start in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on with an Ehlers goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, coming off of Scheifele and Connor. Carolina got on the board with a Martin Necas goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Stefan Noesen and Jalen Chatfield. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Brossoit (42 for 43 in saves), Ehlers, and Connor, while Scheifele gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Connor Ingram are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Logan Cooley power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Sean Durzi. The Coyotes added on with a Michael Carcone goal, his twelfth of the year, via Josh Brown and Jason Zucker. Arizona chased Kuemper with a Nick Schmaltz power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Keller and Alexander Kerfoot. Charlie Lindgren replaced Kuemper in goal. The Coyotes extended the lead as Schmaltz scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with the help of Keller and Michael Kesselring. Arizona padded the lead on a Zucker goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Kerfoot. The Coyotes kept going in the second period with a shorthanded Nick Bjugstad goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Kerfoot and J.J. Moser. The final held at 6-0, with the three stars being Schmaltz, Keller, and Kerfoot, while Zucker and Ingram (26 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Logan Thompson are between the pipes. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Colton Parayko and Oskar Sundqvist. Vegas tied it in the third period on a Jack Eichel power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Alex Pietrangelo and Jonathan Marchessault. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his ninth of the campaign, courtesy of Robert Thomas and Parayko. The three stars were Binnington (33 for 34 in saves), Parayko, and Buchnevich.
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