There's 12 games on for this Thursday. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Boston started in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers. The Kraken took the lead in the second period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Beniers. Seattle added on in the third period with a Beniers goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Alexander Wennberg. The Kraken iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Jared McCann, his twenty-second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Beniers, Daccord (37 for 38 in saves), and Tolvanen.
In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Eric Comrie draw the starts in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on in the second period with an Anton Lundell goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling. Florida extended the lead with a Verhaeghe empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Sam Reinhart. The Panthers iced it at 4-0 with a Ryan Lomberg power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Forsling and Lundell. The three stars were awarded to Stolarz (45 save shutout), Verhaeghe, and Lundell, while Forsling gets an honorable mention.
Along to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Los Angeles Kings. David Rittich and Nico Daws are in the creases. Los Angeles got going in the second period with an Anze Kopitar shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Adrian Kempe. New Jersey tied it on a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. The Kings took the lead in the third period with a Quinton Byfield power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Brandt Clarke and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars given to Rittich (27 for 28 in saves), Byfield, and Kopitar.
Over in New York, the Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Jake Evans goal, his fourth of the season, via Josh Anderson and Tanner Pearson. New York tied it in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, made possible by Mika Zibanejad and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers took the lead with a Will Cuylle goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox. New York added on with a shorthanded Zibanejad goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Fox and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers extended the lead on a Kreider power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Panarin and Fox. The Canadiens got one back with a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Cole Caufield. New York shot back in the third period with an Vincent Trocheck goal, his sixteenth of the season, with helpers from Panarin and Braden Schneider. Montreal got one back with a Caufield power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki. The Rangers shot back as Kreider completed his hat trick on his twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey. New York padded the lead on a Kaapo Kakko goal, his sixth of the year, with assists from Fox and Cuylle. The Canadiens fired back with a Caufield goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, fueled by Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle. The final stood from here at 7-4, with the three stars going to Kreider, Zibanejad, and Fox, while Caufield, Panarin, Cuylle, and Slafkovsky get the honorable mentions.
In Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Joonas Korpisalo are the veterans in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Pavel Mintyukov goal, his third of the season, coming off of Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Cam Fowler and Ryan Strome. Anaheim extended the lead as Mason McTavish scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Jakob Silfverberg and Vatrano. Lukas Dostal replaced Gibson in goal at the start of the third period. The Ducks padded the lead in the third period with a McTavish goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, via Terry and Fowler. Ottawa got on the board with a Claude Giroux goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim replied with a power play goal by Fowler, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Strome and Vatrano. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars being McTavish, Fowler, and Vatrano, while Terry and Strome get the honorable mentions.
Also in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Ilya Samsonov are in the creases. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a shorthanded Travis Sanheim goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny. Toronto tied it in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his forty-third of the year, guided in by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Matthews power play goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the season, powered by Marner and William Nylander. Toronto added on with a Matthews goal, completing his hat trick on his forty-fifth of the year, assisted by Timothy Liljegren. The Flyers got one back with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Nick Seeler and Ryan Poehling. Philadelphia tied it with a Konency power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Owen Tippett and Joel Farabee. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime with a Nylander goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, fueled by Liljegren and Marner. The three stars were Matthews, Nylander, and Marner, while Konecny and Liljegren get the honorable mentions.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Bowen Byram goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. Tampa Bay tied it on a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, assisted by Brandon Hagel. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with a Byram goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, via Ross Colton and Artturi Lehkonen. Colorado took the lead in the third period with a Lehkonen power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. Tampa Bay retied it on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Lightning pulled ahead with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the season, coming off of Point and Stamkos. Tampa Bay added on with an empty net goal by Anthony Cirelli, his twelfth of the year, set up by Hagel and Erik Cernak. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with an Nick Perbix empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kucherov, Stamkos, and Point, while Byram, Hagel, Lehkonen, and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with an unassisted Sam Steel goal, his seventh of the season. The Stars added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Mason Marchment. Dallas extended the lead as Craig Smith scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Steel and Ryan Suter. The Stars padded the lead on a Wyatt Johnston goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Ty Dellandrea and Thomas Harley. Kevin Lankinen replaced Saros in goal for the second period. Dallas continued with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Johnston and Dellandrea. Nashville got on the board with a Cole Smith goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Michael McCarron and Alexandre Carrier. The Stars answered with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Marchment and Duchene. The Predators responded with a Tommy Novak goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Gustav Nyquist. Dallas shot back with another Duchene goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, assisted by Seguin and Suter. Scott Wedgewood relieved Oettinger for the third period. The Stars kept going with a Dellandrea goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jason Robertson and Suter. Dallas struck again with a Johnston goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, fueled by Seguin and Duchene on the power play. The final stood at 9-2, with the three stars given to Duchene, Johnston, and Seguin, while Dellandrea, Steel, Marchment, and Suter get the honorable mentions.
West to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jordan Binnington are the masked men. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Robert Thomas goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Nick Leddy and Pavel Buchnevich. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers took the lead with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Zach Hyman and McDavid. The Blues tied it in the second period with a Jake Neighbours goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Brayden Schenn and Torey Krug. St. Louis pulled ahead with a Krug goal, his second of the season, passed from Neighbours and Matthew Kessel. The Blues added on with a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Neighbours and Thomas. St. Louis extended the lead as Buchnevich scored his eighteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Thomas and Kyrou. Edmonton got one back with a Corey Perry goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, helped along by Brett Kulak and McDavid. The Blues iced it at 6-3 with a Brandon Saad empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Neighbours, Thomas, and McDavid, while Buchnevich, Krug, and Kyrou get the honorable mentions.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Arvid Soderblom are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Marcus Pettersson and Rickard Rakell. The Penguins added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Drew O'Connor. Chicago got on the board in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno. Pittsburgh shot back in the third period with another Crosby goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, assisted by Rakell and Pettersson. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Bryan Rust empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Kris Letang. The three stars were Crosby, Rakell, and Pettersson.
To Calgary, where the Flames welcome the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Dustin Wolf patrol the creases. Calgary opened in the first period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Martin Pospisil. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Filip Zadina. The Sharks took the lead with a Justin Bailey goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Zadina. San Jose added on with a Luke Kunin power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by William Eklund and Kyle Burroughs. The Flames got one back with a Mikael Backlund goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin. San Jose responded in the third period with a Zadina goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Nico Sturm and Bailey. The Sharks extended the lead as Zadina scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Bailey and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks padded the lead with another Kunin goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by . Calgary got one back with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Tanev and Jonathan Huberdeau. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars going to Zadina, Bailey, and Kunin, while Tanev gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Thatcher Demko are in goal. Vancouver started in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks added on with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Elias Pettersson. Vancouver extended the lead in the second period as Nikita Zadorov scored his second of the season, thanks to Pettersson and Nils Hoglander. Detroit got on the board with a J.T. Compher goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Patrick Kane and Christian Fischer. The Canucks shot back with a Lindholm goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, made possible by Pettersson. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Lindholm, Pettersson, and Demko (27 for 28 in saves).
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