NHL 2023-24 - Day 80

We've got 13 games for Tuesday's slate, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Igor Shesterkin are in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Jack Drury power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Stefan Noesen and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes added on with an Andrei Svechnikov power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns. New York got on the board in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Jacob Trouba and Artemi Panarin. Carolina replied with a Jordan Martinook goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the third period as Jalen Chatfield scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Drury and Martin Necas. Carolina padded the lead on a Svechnikov goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Skjei. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-1 with a Michael Bunting goal, his ninth of the season, with helpers from Brendan Lemieux and Skjei. The three stars were Svechnikov, Drury, and Skjei.

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark faces a lesser foe in Spencer Martin in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie Coyle. Columbus tied it on a Kent Johnson goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Ivan Provorov and Dmitri Voronkov. The Bruins took the lead with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jake DeBrusk and Hampus Lindholm. Boston added on in the third period with a Danton Heinen goal, his fifth of the year, passed from van Riemsdyk. The Bruins extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored his tenth of the season, thanks to van Riemsdyk. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being van Riemsdyk, Ullmark (24 for 25 in saves), and Heinen.

Across the border in Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Tristan Jarry protect the nets. Washington began in the first period with a Tom Wilson goal, his eleventh of the season, via Rasmus Sandin and Ethan Bear. The Capitals added on with a Beck Malenstyn goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nic Dowd. Washington extended the lead as Martin Fehervary scored his second of the season, thanks to Dylan Strome and Hendrix Lapierre. Alex Nedeljkovic replaced Jarry in goal. The Capitals padded the lead on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Sandin and Anthony Mantha. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Rickard Rakell goal, his third of the season, coming off of Erik Karlsson and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Penguins got closer in the second period with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh got closer with a Guentzel goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Crosby and Rakell. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Sandin, Crosby, and Guentzel, while Rakell gets an honorable mention.

Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Scott Wedgewood are set to start in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his seventh of the season, via Wyatt Johnston. Montreal tied it on a Nick Suzuki goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Juraj Slafkovsky and Jordan Harris. The Canadiens took the lead on a Kaiden Guhle goal, his third of the season, coming off of Johnathan Kovacevic and Michael Pezzetta. Montreal added on in the second period with a Harris goal, going in unassisted. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Cole Caufield scored his eleventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Sean Monahan and Suzuki. The Stars got one back with a Johnston goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin. Dallas got closer with a Jason Robertson goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Suzuki, Harris, and Johnston, while Marchment gets an honorable mention.

Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar. The Flames added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Elias Lindholm and Yegor Sharangovich. Minnesota got on the board with a Pat Maroon goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nic Petan and Marco Rossi. Calgary iced it at 3-1 with a Blake Coleman empty net goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund and Weegar. The three stars were Markstrom (28 for 29 in saves), Weegar, and Huberdeau.

Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville opened in the first period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators added on with an O'Reilly power play goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Filip Forsberg and Nyquist. Nashville iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Luke Evangelista, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Luke Schenn. The three stars were Saros (21 save shutout), Nyquist, and O'Reilly.

North again to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Neal Pionk goal, his third of the year, coming off of Brenden Dillon and Morgan Barron. The Jets took the lead on an Alex Iafallo goal, his seventh of the season, via Cole Perfetti and Vladislav Namestnikov. Winnipeg added on in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Namestnikov. The Jets extended the lead with an empty net goal by Barron, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Dominic Toninato and Namestnikov. The Lightning countered with a Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, assisted by Hedman. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Namestnikov, Kucherov, and Barron, while Hedman gets an honorable mention.

Stateside again to Arizona, as the Coyotes welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Karel Vejmelka are the masked men. Florida was first to score in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona tied it in the third period on a shorthanded Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Lawson Crouse. The Panthers took the lead with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Verhaeghe. Florida added on with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida iced it at 4-1 with a Gustav Forsling empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Verhaeghe, Bobrovsky (21 for 22 in saves), and Reinhart.

Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Stuart Skinner man the nets. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Vincent Desharnais. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-second of the year, via McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Joel Farabee and Sean Couturier. The Flyers tied it on a Marc Staal goal, coming off of Konecny and Farabee. Edmonton retook the lead on a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by McDavid and Hyman. The Oilers extended the lead as Draisaitl scored his eighteenth of the season in the third period, with the help of McDavid and Cody Ceci. Edmonton padded the lead on a Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by McDavid and Hyman. The final stood from here at 5-2, with the three stars awarded to McDavid, Hyman, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Draisaitl, Konecny, and Farabee.

In Denver, the Colorado Avalanche host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Alexandar Georgiev are in the blue paint. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Pierre Engvall goal, his fifth of the season, via Brock Nelson. Colorado tied it on a Devon Toews goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Logan O'Connor and Cale Makar. Ilya Sorokin replaced Varlamov in goal. The Islanders took the lead with a Nelson power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Noah Dobson and the goalie Sorokin. New York added on in the second period with a Simon Holmstrom goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Cal Clutterbuck. The Avalanche got one back with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Samuel Girard and Jonathan Drouin. Colorado tied it on a Drouin goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. The Islanders retook the lead with an Alexander Romanov goal, his third of the season, fueled by Mathew Barzal. The Avalanche tied it again in the third period with a Nichushkin goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, a power play goal with assists provided by MacKinnon and Makar. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a MacKinnon goal, his twentieth of the campaign, helped along by Makar and Rantanen on the power play. The three stars were MacKinnon, Nichushkin, and Makar, while Rantanen, Drouin, and Nelson get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Thatcher Demko receive the starts in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Ian Cole goal, courtesy of Noah Juulsen and Ilya Mikheyev. The Canucks added on with a Pius Suter goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Sam Lafferty and Tyler Myers. Vancouver extended the lead as Elias Pettersson scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Suter. The Canucks padded the lead with a J.T. Miller goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Nikita Zadorov and Brock Boeser. Joonas Korpisalo replaced Forsberg in goal. Vancouver kept going with a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, powered by Miller and Quinn Hughes. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Claude Giroux goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Giroux and Tim Stutzle. Ottawa pulled closer on a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, with helpers from Stutzle and Drake Batherson. The Canucks shot back to make it 6-3 with a Suter goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Suter, Pettersson, and Tarasenko, while Miller, Giroux, and Stutzle get the honorable mentions.

South once more to San Jose, as the Sharks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Kaapo Kahkonen are the backups in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Lucas Raymond and Shayne Gostisbehere. San Jose tied it in the first period with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Mikael Granlund and Mike Hoffman. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Justin Holl and Olli Maatta. The Sharks tied it with a Justin Bailey goal, his second of the year, guided in by Mario Ferraro. San Jose pulled ahead with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his second of the season, fueled by Ferraro and Ty Emberson. Detroit retied it on a David Perron power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Sprong and Raymond. The Red Wings took the lead with another Perron goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Raymond. Detroit iced it at 5-3 with a Michael Rasmussen empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Perron, Sprong, and Raymond, while Ferraro gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Cam Talbot patrol the creases. Toronto got going in the second period with a William Nylander goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs added on with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his ninth of the year, via Bertuzzi and Max Domi. Toronto iced it at 3-0 with a Nylander empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The three stars were Jones (31 save shutout), Nylander, and Bertuzzi. 

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