There's eight games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Anton Forsberg man the nets. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Artem Zub and Claude Giroux. The Senators added on with a Giroux goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Jacob Bernard-Docker and Josh Norris. New York got on the board in the second period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. Ottawa replied with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Drake Batherson. The Rangers countered with a K'Andre Miller goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alexis Lafreniere and Panarin. The Senators answered with a Batherson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Tarasenko. Ottawa extended the lead as Tkachuk scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with the help of Zub and Erik Brannstrom. The Senators padded the lead in the third period on a Tarasenko empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Batherson and Brannstrom. The final was 6-2, with the three stars being Tarasenko, Tkachuk, and Batherson, while Giroux, Panarin, Zub, and Brannstrom get the honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Elvis Merzlikins are in the blue paint. Columbus started in the first period with a Kirill Marchenko power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Adam Boqvist and Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Gaudreau goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus extended the lead as Mathieu Olivier scored, thanks to David Jiricek and Adam Fantilli. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Phillip Danault goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Matt Roy and Trevor Moore. The Kings got closer with another Danault goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Vladislav Gavrikov and Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles tied it on an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Gavrikov. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Drew Doughty goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. The three stars were Danault, Gavrikov, and Gaudreau.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres host the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Eric Comrie draw the starts in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on with a Robby Fabbri goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Andrew Copp and David Perron. Detroit extended the lead on a Moritz Seider power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Fabbri and Alex DeBrincat. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Michael Rasmussen goal, his third of the year, guided in by Shayne Gostisbehere and Jeff Petry. Buffalo got on the board with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres got closer in the third period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Jeff Skinner and JJ Peterka. Buffalo chipped closer on a Skinner power play goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit iced it at 5-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, an unassisted shorthanded goal. The three stars were Fabbri, Larkin, and Skinner.
In New York, the Islanders bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Ilya Sorokin are the masked men. New York began in the first period with a Julien Gauthier goal, his second of the season, coming off of Simon Holmstrom and Bo Horvat. San Jose tied it on a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifth of the year, via Anthony Duclair. The Islanders took the lead back in the second period with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Noah Dobson and Horvat. New York added on in the third period with a shorthanded Mike Reilly goal, set up by Holmstrom. The Islanders extended the lead on a Ryan Pulock power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Reilly and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Sharks got one back with a Kevin Labanc goal, fueled by Nikita Okhotiuk. San Jose got closer with a Hertl goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, passed from Mikael Granlund and William Eklund. The Sharks tied it as Hertl completed his hat trick on his seventh of the year, with the help of Eklund and Alexander Barabanov. San Jose won 5-4 in overtime with an Eklund goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hertl, Eklund, and Reilly, while Horvat and Holmstrom get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros faces a lesser foe in Arvid Soderblom in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his third of the season, via Seth Jones. Nashville tied it in the second period on a Luke Evangelista goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Tyson Barrie and Juuso Parssinen. The Predators took the lead with a Mark Jankowski goal, assisted by Colton Sissons and Dante Fabbro. The Blackhawks tied it on a Jason Dickinson goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Foligno and Alex Vlasic. Chicago pulled ahead on a Foligno goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, fueled by Joey Anderson and Jones. Nashville retied it on a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Gustav Nyquist, O'Reilly, and Forsberg lifted the Predators to a 4-3 win over Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks. The three stars were Foligno, O'Reilly, and Forsberg, while Jones gets an honorable mention.
Out in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Alexandar Georgiev tend the twines. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kurtis MacDermid goal, his second of the season, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a MacKinnon goal, his ninth of the year, via Jonathan Drouin and Josh Manson. Colorado extended the lead in the third period as Logan O'Connor scored his fourth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and Drouin. Anaheim got on the board with a Sam Carrick shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Ducks got closer with a Leo Carlsson power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Troy Terry and Cam Fowler. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars going to MacKinnon, Drouin, and O'Connor.
Up in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Dan Vladar are between the pipes. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his third of the season, via Matt Boldy. The Wild added on in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota extended the lead as Boldy scored his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Dustin Wolf replaced Vladar in goal. Calgary got on the board with a Mikael Backlund goal, his sixth of the year, passed from MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson. The Wild replied with a Boldy power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon. The Flames got one back with a Connor Zary goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ilya Solovyov and Nazem Kadri in the third period. Minnesota answered with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Marcus Johansson. The final was 5-2, with the three stars going to Boldy, Kaprizov, and Gustavsson (28 for 30 in saves).
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Thatcher Demko protect the nets. New Jersey drew first blood in the first period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jonas Siegenthaler. Vancouver tied it on a J.T. Miller power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson. The Devils retook the lead with an Erik Haula goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jack Hughes. New Jersey added on with a Jack Hughes goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Kevin Bahl. The Devils extended the lead as Michael McLeod scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Nathan Bastian and Curtis Lazar. The Canucks got one back on a Dakota Joshua goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Conor Garland and Teddy Blueger. New Jersey countered with a Luke Hughes power play goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Jack Hughes. Vancouver got one back in the third period with a Boeser goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Miller. The Canucks pulled closer on a Sam Lafferty goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Quinn Hughes and Pettersson. Vancouver tied it on a Nils Hoglander goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Quinn Hughes and Boeser. The Devils regained the lead on a Bratt goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, passed from Nico Hischier and Bahl. This held for a 6-5 win, with the three stars being Bratt, Jack Hughes, and Boeser, while Bahl, Miller, Quinn Hughes, and Pettersson get the honorable mentions.
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