There's five games on this Monday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal and Ville Husso man the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Radko Gudas goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Brett Leason and Adam Henrique. The Ducks added on with a Pavel Mintyukov goal, his second of the year, coming off of Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry. James Reimer replaced an injured Husso in goal. Anaheim extended the lead on a Henrique power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Cam Fowler and Ryan Strome. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period on a Terry goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Urho Vaakanainen and Alex Killorn. Detroit got on the board with a Jeff Petry goal, assisted by Andrew Copp and Patrick Kane. The Red Wings got closer in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Kane and Shayne Gostisbehere. Detroit pulled closer with a DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, fueled by Gostisbehere and Dylan Larkin. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Henrique, Terry, and DeBrincat, while Kane gets an honorable mention.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Alex Nedeljkovic are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Evgeni Malkin scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Puustinen and Pettersson. Minnesota got on the board with a Ryan Hartman goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson. The Wild got closer with a Jake Middleton goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota tied it in the third period with a Vinni Lettieri goal, his third of the year, helped along by Jon Merrill and Daemon Hunt. The Penguins retook the lead with a Crosby power play goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Guentzel and Malkin. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Crosby, Guentzel, and Malkin, while Puustinen and Pettersson get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Winnipeg Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Connor Hellebuyck are the goalies. Montreal got going in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Michael Matheson and Jake Evans. The Canadiens added on with a Christian Dvorak power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Anderson and Brendan Gallagher. Winnipeg got on the board with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Cole Perfetti goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Vladislav Namestnikov and Brenden Dillon. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime with a Justin Barron goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki on the power play. The three stars were handed to Anderson, Barron, and Dvorak.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Scott Wedgewood are in the blue paint. Dallas opened in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his ninth of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment. The Stars added on with a Jason Robertson goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz. Seattle got on the board in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his second of the season, assisted by Matty Beniers. Dallas replied with another Duchene goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Joe Pavelski and Evgenii Dadonov. The Kraken pulled one back with a Beniers goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Tatar. Seattle tied it in the third period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Alexander Wennberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Thomas Harley goal, his eighth of the campaign, helped along by Duchene and Jamie Benn. The three stars were Duchene, Pavelski, and Beniers, while Tatar gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Calgary started in the first period with a Martin Pospisil goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Nazem Kadri and Dennis Gilbert. Florida tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Mikael Backlund shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Noah Hanifin. Calgary added on with a shorthanded Blake Coleman empty net goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Markstrom (34 for 35 in saves), Backlund, and Pospisil.
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