There's five games on today, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Sam Montembeault are in goal. Montreal started in the first period with an unassisted David Savard goal. The Canadiens added on with a Jayden Struble goal, his second of the season, via Michael Pezzetta and Jesse Ylonen. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Sidney Crosby goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Drew O'Connor. Montreal shot back on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Nick Suzuki and Michael Matheson. The Penguins got one back in the second period with a power play goal by Jake Guentzel, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh tied it on a Crosby power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, helped along by Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. The tie went to a shootout, where Kris Letang, Crosby, Lars Eller and Jansen Harkins lifted the Penguins to a 4-3 win over Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Monahan and the Canadiens. The three stars were Crosby, Karlsson, and Monahan.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Vitek Vanecek are the masked men. Boston opened in the first period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his third of the season, courtesy of James van Riemsdyk and Danton Heinen. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Dawson Mercer goal, his seventh of the year, via Erik Haula and Alexander Holtz. The Devils won 2-1 in overtime with a Jack Hughes goal, his eleventh of the campaign, assisted by Jesper Bratt and the goalie Vanecek. The three stars went to Hughes, Vanecek (24 for 25 in saves), and Mercer.
Along to New York, as the Islanders host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Semyon Varlamov are the veteran goalies. New York got going in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Brock Nelson and Hudson Fasching. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Noah Dobson. Anaheim got on the board with a Troy Terry power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Pavel Mintyukov and Leo Carlsson. The Ducks tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Urho Vaakanainen and Brett Leason. Anaheim pulled ahead in the third period with a Sam Carrick goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Bo Horvat and Dobson. The Islanders took the lead with a Simon Holmstrom shorthanded goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The three stars were Dobson, Holmstrom, and Barzal.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Ivan Prosvetov are the backups in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eleventh of the year, via Fredrik Olofsson and Rantanen. Colorado extended the lead as Miles Wood scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Sam Malinski. Buffalo got on the board with a Zach Benson goal, his third of the year, helped along by Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka. The Avalanche shot back in the third period with a Malinski goal, coming off of Jack Johnson and Jonathan Drouin. Colorado padded the lead on a Nichushkin power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by MacKinnon and Rantanen. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Nichushkin, Malinski, and Rantanen, while MacKinnon gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield. The Kings added on with an Alex Laferriere goal, his third of the year, passed from Pierre-Luc Dubois. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Gabriel Vilardi. The Jets tied it on an Ehlers goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, assisted by Vilardi and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg took the lead with a Scheifele goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Vilardi and Ehlers. The Jets extended the lead in the third period as Vilardi scored his second of the year, thanks to Dylan DeMelo. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with a Scheifele empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Ehlers. The three stars were Vilardi, Ehlers, and Scheifele.
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