It's another nine-game day, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Alex Lyon man the nets. Detroit got going in the second period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on with a Moritz Seider goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Raymond. Detroit extended the lead on a shorthanded Andrew Copp goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Michael Rasmussen and Jeff Petry. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars handed to Lyon (30 save shutout), Raymond, and Larkin.
In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Sam Montembeault are set to start in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Juraj Slafkovsky and Sean Monahan. The Canadiens added on with a Cole Caufield goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Suzuki. Montreal extended the lead as Monahan scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, thanks to Michael Matheson and the goalie Montembeault. New York got on the board in the second period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. The Islanders got closer in the third period with a Barzal power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Dobson and Kyle Palmieri. New York tied it on a Palmieri power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Dobson and Horvat. The Canadiens regained the lead with a Monahan goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, made possible by Josh Anderson and Caufield. This made it a 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Monahan, Caufield, and Suzuki, while Dobson, Horvat, Barzal, and Palmieri get the honorable mentions.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo are between the pipes. Boston started in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Charlie McAvoy and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Trent Frederic goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Pavel Zacha and Pastrnak. Ottawa got on the board with a Thomas Chabot power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. The Senators tied it in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Chabot and Josh Norris on the power play. Boston won 3-2 in overtime with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, fueled by Coyle. The three stars were Pastrnak, Coyle, and Chabot.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Darren Raddysh goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli. Arizona tied it on a Clayton Keller goal, his twentieth of the year, via Josh Brown and Jack McBain. The Lightning retook the lead with a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-third of the season, courtesy of Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Kucherov goal, his thirty-second of the year, passed from Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Stamkos scored his twentieth of the season on the power play, with the help of Kucherov and Point. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Mitchell Chaffee goal, fueled by Maxwell Crozier and Emil Martinsen Lilleberg. The Coyotes got one back with a Sean Durzi goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Keller and Nick Schmaltz. The Lightning fired back in the third period with a Luke Glendening goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Chaffee. Arizona replied with a Lawson Crouse goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Logan Cooley. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Stamkos, and Point, while Chaffee and Keller get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Antti Raanta receive the starting nods in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on with a Teravainen power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Michael Bunting and Aho. Carolina extended the lead as Jordan Staal scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Brady Skjei and Seth Jarvis. Vitek Vanecek replaced Daws in goal. New Jersey got on the board with a Justin Dowling goal in the third period, passed from Alexander Holtz and Chris Tierney. The Devils got closer with a Jesper Bratt goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Luke Hughes. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Teravainen, Aho, and Staal.
Along to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin. Anaheim tied it with an Urho Vaakanainen goal, via Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Troy Terry goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Adam Henrique. The Stars tied it on a Craig Smith goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim pulled ahead in the third period with a Silfverberg goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Lundestrom. Dallas tied it on a Miro Heiskanen goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Thomas Harley and Evgenii Dadonov. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Harley goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Joe Pavelski. The three stars were Harley, Silfverberg, and Lundestrom.
North to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Filip Gustavsson protect the nets. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello on the power play. Nashville tied it on an Alexandre Carrier goal, his fourth of the year, via Yakov Trenin and Kiefer Sherwood. The Predators took the lead with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Roman Josi and Ryan O'Reilly. Nashville added on with a Josi goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and O'Reilly. The Wild got one back with a Matt Boldy power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Brock Faber and Kaprizov. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars going to Josi, O'Reilly, and Kaprizov.
Over in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Yegor Chinakhov goal, his twelfth of the season, via Zach Werenski and Cole Sillinger. Calgary tied it on a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Blake Coleman. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Damon Severson goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames retied it with a Connor Zary goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Matt Coronato and Rasmus Andersson. Columbus took the lead with a shorthanded Alexandre Texier goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, set up by Sean Kuraly and Erik Gudbranson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Dmitri Voronkov power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Adam Fantilli and Severson. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Fantilli, his twelfth of the campaign, coming off of Chinakhov. The three stars were Severson, Chinakhov, and Fantilli.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Calvin Pickard are the goalies. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Connor McDavid power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on in the third period with a Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, via McDavid and Draisaitl. Edmonton iced it at 3-0 as McDavid scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the campaign into an empty net, set up by Draisaitl. The three stars were McDavid, Pickard (27 save shutout), and Draisaitl.
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