There's eight games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jeremy Swayman are the masked men. Calgary led off in the first period with an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri. The Flames added on with a Connor Zary goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kadri. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle. Calgary replied with a Huberdeau goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Kadri. The Flames extended the lead as Noah Hanifin scored his ninth of the season on the power play, thanks to Huberdeau and the goalie Markstrom. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Huberdeau, Kadri, and Markstrom (21 for 22 in saves).
Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are in the creases. Dallas started in the first period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Jeff Skinner. The Stars took the lead with a Sam Steel goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Radek Faksa and Craig Smith. The eventual final was 2-1, with the three stars awarded to Oettinger (47 for 48 in saves), Steel, and Duchene.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Pyotr Kochetkov are set to start in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Jordan Martinook shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Lindholm power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Hurricanes tied it on a Sebastian Aho goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Brent Burns and Seth Jarvis. Vancouver took the lead in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Boeser and Tyler Myers. The final held from here at 3-2, with the three stars given to Lindholm, Hughes, and Boeser.
Further south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Anthony Stolarz are in the blue paint. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Joel Farabee and Sean Walker. The Flyers pulled ahead in the third period with a Noah Cates goal, his second of the season, an unassisted goal. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Ersson (20 for 21 in saves), Cates, and Konecny.
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Tristan Jarry guard the cages. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Kris Letang goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Lars Eller and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Bryan Rust scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, with the help of Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Jarry (24 save shutout), Letang, and Carter.
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Charlie Lindgren are between the pipes. Montreal began in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Cole Caufield. The Canadiens added on with another Suzuki goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, via Arber Xhekaj. Montreal extended the lead as Michael Pezzetta scored his third of the season, thanks to Rafael Harvey-Pinard. Darcy Kuemper replaced Lindgren in goal. Washington got on the board in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Dylan Strome and Martin Fehervary. The Canadiens answered in the third period with a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jake Evans and Mike Matheson. the Capitals got one back with a Rasmus Sandin goal, his second of the year, with helpers from John Carlson and Strome. Montreal replied with a Slafkovsky power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Matheson and Suzuki. The final remained at 5-2, with the three stars being Suzuki, Slafkovsky, and Matheson, while Strome gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Vitek Vanecek receive the starting nods in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, passed from Jonathan Drouin. New Jersey tied it on a Chris Tierney goal, made possible by Simon Nemec and Kevin Bahl. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Nico Hischier and Ondrej Palat. New Jersey added on with a Dawson Mercer goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Erik Haula and Timo Meier. The Avalanche got one back in the third period with a Cale Makar goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen. Colorado tied it on a Samuel Girard goal, his second of the season, helped along by Drouin and Bowen Byram. The Devils took the lead with a John Marino goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Hischier and Bratt. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Haula empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Bratt, Haula, and Hischier, while Drouin gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Adin Hill tend the twines. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a shorthanded Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-first of the season, set up by Leon Draisaitl and Vincent Desharnais. Vegas tied it on a Nicolas Roy goal, his tenth of the year, via Alex Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights took the lead in the third period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Marchessault and Paul Cotter. Vegas iced it at 3-1 with a William Karlsson empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Stephenson and Mark Stone. The three stars were Stephenson, Hill (31 for 32 in saves), and Roy.
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