There's 11 games on this Thursday, including one make-up game. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on with a Jakub Lauko goal, fueled by Morgan Geekie and Hampus Lindholm. Colorado got on the board with a Miles Wood goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Devon Toews and Sam Malinski. Boston replied with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Parker Wotherspoon and Pavel Zacha. The Avalanche got one back in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Josh Manson and Cale Makar. The Bruins shot back in the third period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, powered by DeBrusk. Boston won 5-2 with an empty net goal by Pastrnak, completing his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the year, set up by Coyle. The three stars were Pastrnak, DeBrusk, and Coyle.
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen man the nets. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johnson and Peyton Krebs. The Sabres added on with a JJ Peterka goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, via Johnson and Jack Quinn. Buffalo extended the lead on a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Tuch. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Luukkonen (19 save shutout), Girgensons, and Johnson.
In Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Joonas Korpisalo are set to start in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Ridly Greig and Artem Zub. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Zub. Montreal got on the board with a Cole Caufield goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Sean Monahan. Ottawa shot back in the second period with a Rourke Chartier goal, his second of the year, guided in by Parker Kelly and Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators extended the lead as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Tkachuk and Stutzle. Ottawa padded the lead in the third period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone helper from Stutzle. The Senators continued with an empty net goal by Kelly, his fifth of the season, set up by Jake Sanderson. The Canadiens got one back with a Michael Pezzetta goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Zub, while Kelly gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Samuel Ersson are in the blue paint. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Sean Walker goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. The Flyers added on in the second period with an Owen Tippett goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Sean Couturier. Dallas got on the board with a Tyler Seguin goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Matt Duchene. Philadelphia answered in the third period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Frost and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers extended the lead on a Scott Laughton penalty shot goal, his fifth of the season. Philadelphia finished it at 5-1 with an unassisted Tippett goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year. The three stars were Tippett, Frost, and Ersson (14 for 15 in saves).
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Minnesota started in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Brock Faber and Jake Middleton. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning pulled ahead in the second period with an Anthony Cirelli power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Point and Hedman. Tampa Bay added on with a Waltteri Merela goal, via Conor Sheary and Nick Perbix. The Wild got one back with a Marco Rossi goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Middleton and Kirill Kaprizov. The Lightning replied with a Point goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Kucherov. Minnesota pulled back with a Middleton goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Rossi and Mats Zuccarello. Tampa Bay countered in the third period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Kucherov and Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Mikey Eyssimont scored his seventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Cirelli and Darren Raddysh. Tampa Bay padded the lead on another Cirelli goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, guided in by Brandon Hagel and Hedman. This stood for a 7-3 final score, with the three stars going to Hedman, Cirelli, and Point, while Kucherov, Middleton, and Rossi get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Washington Capitals bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Charlie Lindgren are the former teammates in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Max Pacioretty. St. Louis tied it on a Nathan Walker goal, his second of the year, coming off of Nick Leddy and Colton Parayko. The Capitals took the lead back in the second period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Hendrix Lapierre and John Carlson. Washington added on with an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by Dylan Strome and Pacioretty. Washington extended the lead in the third period as Strome scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Alex Ovechkin and Carlson. The Blues got one back on a Walker goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Justin Faulk and Nikita Alexandrov. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Oshie to complete his hat trick on his seventh of the campaign, set up by Martin Fehervary. The three stars were Oshie, Strome, and Walker, while Pacioretty and Carlson get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Dan Vladar are in the creases. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames added on with a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Elias Lindholm and Huberdeau. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, coming off of Noah Gregor and Pontus Holmberg. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, passed from William Nylander and Holmberg. Toronto pulled ahead with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Nylander and Matthews. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Matthews finished his hat trick with his thirty-seventh of the year, thanks to Matthew Knies and T.J. Brodie. Calgary got one back with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his ninth of the campaign, helped along by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. This only made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Matthews, Holmberg, and Nylander, while Huberdeau gets an honorable mention.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Stuart Skinner are the masked men. Seattle was first to score in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane. The Oilers tied it on a Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton pulled ahead with another Foegele goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, assisted by Draisaitl and Kane. The Oilers extended the lead as Hyman scored his twenty-seventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Connor McDavid and Draisaitl. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Draisaitl, Foegele, and Hyman, while Kane gets an honorable mention.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and David Rittich are in the creases. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Colton Sissons. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala. The Predators retook the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Luke Schenn and O'Reilly. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to O'Reilly, Saros (33 for 34 in saves), and Nyquist.
North again to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Thatcher Demko guard the cages. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. Arizona tied it on a Travis Dermott goal, via Alexander Kerfoot and Jason Zucker. The Canucks took the lead back in the second period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Nils Hoglander and Teddy Blueger. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Demko (20 for 21 in saves), Joshua, and Pettersson.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Logan Thompson tend the twines. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague. The Golden Knights added on with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Roy and Marchessault. Vegas extended the lead in the second period as Barbashev scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Mark Stone and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Keegan Kolesar goal, his third of the year, passed from Kaedan Korczak and Brett Howden. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Vegas iced it at 5-1 with a Howden shorthanded empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Stone. The three stars were Barbashev, Marchessault, and Howden, while Stone and Roy get the honorable mentions.
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