It's a 10-game Tuesday schedule, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Devon Levi are the young goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Tuch. Seattle tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Kraken added on with a Vince Dunn power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Andre Burakovsky and Tolvanen. The Sabres retied it in the second period with a Tuch goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Skinner and Mittelstadt. Seattle reclaimed the lead on an Alexander Wennberg goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Jaden Schwartz and Brian Dumoulin. The Kraken added on with a Schwartz goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Will Borgen and Brandon Tanev. Seattle extended the lead as Beniers scored his sixth of the campaign, thanks to Borgen. This held for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Schwartz, Borgen, and Tolvanen, while Tuch, Skinner, and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Los Angeles got going in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Jordan Spence and Trevor Moore. The Kings added on with a Matt Roy goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Kevin Fiala and Moore. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Motte goal, his third of the season, passed from Mikey Eyssimont. The Lightning tied it on a Brandon Hagel goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Nick Perbix and Emil Martinsen Lilleberg. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Perbix goal, made possible by Hagel. The three stars were Perbix, Hagel, and Moore.
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Martin Jones man the nets. Toronto started in the first period with a Morgan Rielly goal, his fifth of the season, via William Nylander and T.J. Brodie. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Mitchell Marner and Nylander. Toronto extended the lead in the second period as Marner scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Jake McCabe and Timothy Liljegren. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on a Pontus Holmberg goal, guided in by Bobby McMann and David Kampf. Mackenzie Blackwood replaced Kahkonen in goal. San Jose got on the board with a Henry Thrun power play goal, with assists provided by Mikael Granlund and Anthony Duclair. Toronto replied in the third period with a McCabe goal, his second of the year, coming off of Marner and Simon Benoit. The Maple Leafs continued with a Marner power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, guided in by Rielly and Nylander. Toronto kept going with a Nicholas Robertson power play goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Matthew Knies and McCabe. The final stood at 7-1, with the three stars going to Marner, Nylander, and McCabe, while Rielly gets an honorable mention.
Along to New York, as the Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks. Casey DeSmith and Ilya Sorokin are the goalies. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Filip Hronek goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Conor Garland. The Canucks added on with a Quinn Hughes goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Vancouver extended the lead as Elias Pettersson scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to J.T. Miller and Hronek. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Mathew Barzal. The Canucks answered with a Tyler Myers goal, his third of the season, helped along by Teddy Blueger and Garland. The Islanders got one back in the third period with a Nelson goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Dakota Joshua, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hronek, Garland, and Nelson.
Next up, the Nashville Predators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal and Juuse Saros occupy the blue paint. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks added on with a Frank Vatrano goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Jackson LaCombe and Killorn. Anaheim extended the lead on a Mason McTavish power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Troy Terry and Pavel Mintyukov. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period with a Terry goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Adam Henrique and Urho Vaakanainen. Anaheim kept going in the third period with a Radko Gudas goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by LaCombe. Nashville got on the board with a shorthanded Alexandre Carrier goal, his second of the year, set up by Gustav Nyquist. The Predators got closer on a Philip Tomasino goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Michael McCarron and Roman Josi. Nashville pulled closer with a Denis Gurianov goal, passed from McCarron. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars going to Terry, Killorn, and LaCombe, while McCarron gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Joel Hofer are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad. Florida tied it with a Kevin Stenlund goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jonah Gadjovich and William Lockwood. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. Florida added on in the third period with a Tkachuk goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers extended the lead as Tkachuk scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, thanks to Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell. Florida iced it at 5-1 with a Tkachuk empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, set up by Dmitry Kulikov. The three stars were Tkachuk, Stolarz (29 for 30 in saves), and Reinhart.
North to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brenden Dillon goal, his sixth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on in the second period with a Cole Perfetti goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Samberg and Nate Schmidt. Winnipeg extended the lead as Josh Morrissey scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Adam Lowry. The Jets padded the lead in the third period with a Perfetti goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Winnipeg kept going with a Gabriel Vilardi power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Lowry and Perfetti. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars being Hellebuyck (30 save shutout), Perfetti, and Lowry.
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Petr Mrazek protect the nets. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers took the lead with a Connor McDavid goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Warren Foegele. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Skinner (25 for 26 in saves), McDavid, and Draisaitl.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Connor Ingram guard the cages. Boston drew first blood in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Pavel Zacha and Morgan Geekie. Arizona tied it on a Clayton Keller power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with an assist from Guenther. The Bruins retook the lead on a Jesper Boqvist goal, an unassisted goal. The Coyotes it with a Dylan Guenther goal, his second of the season, made possible by Logan Cooley and Nick Bjugstad. Arizona gained the lead in the third period with a Matias Maccelli goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Lawson Crouse. Boston tied it on a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, his ninth of the season, with helpers from Hampus Lindholm and Geekie. Ullmark was injured in overtime, and Jeremy Swayman replaced him. The Coyotes won 4-3 with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Keller and J.J. Moser. The three stars were Keller, Geekie, and Guenther.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Ottawa cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Jacob Bernard-Docker goal, his fourth of the season, via Vladimir Tarasenko and Ridly Greig. Calgary tied it on a Connor Zary goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Senators took the lead with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Greig and Jakob Chychrun. The Flames tied it on a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Elias Lindholm. Ottawa reclaimed the lead with a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Drake Batherson. Calgary retied it in the third period with a Noah Hanifin goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Martin Pospisil and Zary. The Flames pulled ahead with a Blake Coleman goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers from Hanifin and Nazem Kadri. Calgary added on with a Sharangovich goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, helped along by Hanifin and Kadri. The Flames iced it at 6-3 with a Coleman empty net goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Mikael Backlund. The three stars were Sharangovich, Hanifin, and Coleman, while Zary, Kadri, and Greig get the honorable mentions.
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