There's eleven games on this Tuesday slate. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Linus Ullmark tend the twines. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with an Erik Cernak goal, via Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Boston got on the board with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. The Bruins tied it on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Marchand and Pastrnak. The tie went to a shootout, where Brayden Point's lone tally lifted the Lightning to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Marchand, Pastrnak, and Kucherov.
Next up, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Los Angeles Kings. David Rittich and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are set to start in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a JJ Peterka goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Jordan Greenway and Jacob Bryson. The Sabres added on with a Greenway goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. Buffalo extended the lead on a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin. The Sabres padded the lead as Dahlin scored his fourteenth of the year in the second period, with the help of Ryan Johnson and Peyton Krebs. Buffalo kept going with a Zach Benson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Bryson and Peterka. Cam Talbot replaced Rittich for the third period. The Sabres continued with an Alex Tuch goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Buffalo struck again with a Greenway goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Tuch and Casey Mittelstadt. The final stood at 7-0, with the three stars going to Greenway, Luukkonen (33 save shutout), and Peterka, while Tuch, Dahlin, and Bryson get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal and Cayden Primeau are the inexperienced goalies. Montreal got going in the second period with a Jake Evans goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Tanner Pearson and Josh Anderson. The Canadiens added on with a Nick Suzuki goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Juraj Slafkovsky and Jayden Struble. Montreal extended the lead as Suzuki scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, thanks to Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook on the power play. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Slafkovsky power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Suzuki and Cole Caufield in the third period. Montreal continued with a Brandon Gignac goal, fueled by Kaiden Guhle. The final stood at 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Suzuki, Slafkovsky, and Primeau (13 save shutout).
Over to Ontario, as the Senators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Anton Forsberg are the backups in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Dmitri Voronkov goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Josh Norris and Claude Giroux. The Senators took the lead with a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa added on with a shorthanded Giroux goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Parker Kelly. The Senators extended the lead in the second period as Ridly Greig scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Vladimir Tarasenko and Shane Pinto. The Blue Jackets got one back on a Boone Jenner goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Zach Werenski. Columbus got closer with a Jack Roslovic goal, his third of the season, helped along by Erik Gudbranson and Jake Bean. Ottawa fired back on a Tkachuk goal, completing his hat trick on the power play with his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Giroux and Thomas Chabot. The Senators iced it at 6-3 with an Erik Brannstrom empty net goal, his third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Tkachuk, Giroux, and Forsberg (36 for 39 in saves).
Staying in the province, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Ilya Samsonov are in the blue paint. Toronto opened in the first period with a Bobby McMann goal, his third of the season, assisted by Noah Gregor. The Maple Leafs added on with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his ninth of the season, via Nathan Walker and Matthew Kessel. Toronto replied in the third period with a McMann goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from T.J. Brodie and Simon Benoit. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by McMann to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the campaign, set up by Mark Giordano and David Kampf. The three stars were McMann, Samsonov (14 for 15 in saves), and Nylander.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Charlie Lindgren draw the starts in goal. Colorado started in the first period with a Ross Colton goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Miles Wood and Artturi Lehkonen. The Avalanche added on with a Devon Toews goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Andrew Cogliano. Washington got on the board with a Beck Malenstyn goal, his fifth of the season, via Martin Fehervary and Nic Dowd. The Capitals tied it on a Connor McMichael goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Anthony Mantha. Colorado took the lead with a Lehkonen goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Colton and Bowen Byram. The Avalanche extended the lead on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon. Washington pulled one back in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Mantha. Colorado fired back with a Lehkonen empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by MacKinnon and Rantanen. The Avalanche finished it at 6-3 with a Wood empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, fueled by Byram. The three stars were Lehkonen, Colton, and Mantha, while MacKinnon, Wood, Byram, and Rantanen get the honorable mentions.
Along to New York, as the Islanders host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Ilya Sorokin protect the nets. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Matty Beniers goal, his seventh of the season, via Jared McCann. New York tied it on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. The tie went to a shootout, where Tomas Tatar's lone tally lifted the Kraken to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Grubauer (26 for 27 in saves), Beniers, and Sorokin (29 for 30 in saves).
Southwest to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Jordan Staal goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Seth Jarvis and Jordan Martinook. The Stars retook the lead with a Mason Marchment goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Nils Lundkvist and Matt Duchene. The Hurricanes tied it again with a Jesper Fast goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Martinook and Staal. Dallas pulled ahead with a Robertson goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Pavelski and Jani Hakanpaa. The Stars added on with a Duchene empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Hakanpaa. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Robertson, Duchene, and Staal, while Pavelski, Hakanpaa, and Martinook get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Cody Glass and Roman Josi. New Jersey tied it in the second period on a Jack Hughes goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Luke Hughes and John Marino. The Predators took the lead back with a Tommy Novak goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Josi and Glass. The Devils tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Jesper Bratt and Ondrej Palat. New Jersey took the lead in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Curtis Lazar and Dawson Mercer. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Hischier empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hischier, Josi, and Glass.
In Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Dakota Joshua and Filip Hronek. The Canucks added on in the second period with another Garland goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, coming off of Hronek and Joshua. Chicago got on the board with a Tyler Johnson power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Nick Foligno. Vancouver shot back with a Nils Hoglander goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Elias Lindholm. The Canucks extended the lead in the third period as Joshua scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Teddy Blueger and Quinn Hughes. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kevin Korchinski goal, his third of the year, fueled by Ryan Donato and Lukas Reichel. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars given to Joshua, Garland, and Hronek.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Stuart Skinner man the creases. Edmonton began in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Darnell Nurse and Cody Ceci. Alex Lyon replaced an injured Husso in goal. The Oilers added on with a Ceci goal, coming off of Nurse and Connor McDavid. Detroit got on the board with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Moritz Seider. Edmonton answered in the second period with an Evan Bouchard goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. The Red Wings got one back with a Joe Veleno power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Daniel Sprong and DeBrincat. Detroit tied it on a Kane goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by J.T. Compher and David Perron. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a Dylan Holloway goal, his third of the year, passed from Bouchard and McDavid. Edmonton extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to McDavid and Bouchard. The Oilers padded the lead on a Zach Hyman goal, his thirty-second of the year, with a lone helper by Draisaitl. Edmonton continued with an Evander Kane goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by McDavid and Vincent Desharnais. The Red Wings got one back with a Perron goal, his eleventh of the year, dished from Ben Chiarot and Compher. The Oilers shot back with a Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, assisted by McDavid. The final stood at 8-4, with the three stars being McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins, and Bouchard, while Draisaitl, Ceci, Nurse, Patrick Kane, DeBrincat, Perron, and Compher get the honorable mentions.
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