We've got 13 games this Saturday. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Los Angeles Kings. David Rittich and Linus Ullmark are between the pipes. Boston began in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his tenth of the season, via Trent Frederic and Kevin Shattenkirk. Los Angeles tied it on a Matt Roy goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Trevor Lewis and Andreas Englund. The Bruins retook the lead with a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, powered by Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak. Boston added on with an Anthony Richard goal in the second period, guided in by Jesper Boqvist and Jakub Lauko. The Kings got one back with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Brandt Clarke and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Los Angeles tied it in the third period with an Alex Laferriere goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Dubois and Quinton Byfield. The Bruins regained the lead with a Frederic goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Morgan Geekie and van Riemsdyk. The Kings tied it again with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles won 5-4 in overtime with a Clarke goal, with a lone assist by Phillip Danault. The three stars were Clarke, van Riemsdyk, and Dubois, while Frederic gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Jake Oettinger in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Mason Marchment power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene. Edmonton tied it on an Evan Bouchard goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Mattias Ekholm and Corey Perry. The Stars took the lead with a Thomas Harley goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Duchene and Miro Heiskanen. The Oilers tied it with a Perry goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton took the lead with a shorthanded Derek Ryan goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Dallas tied it again with a Duchene power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Marchment and Harley. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a Bouchard power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Draisaitl. The three stars were Bouchard, Duchene, and Draisaitl, while Perry, Marchment, and Harley get the honorable mentions.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Philipp Kurashev and Connor Bedard. Ottawa tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Claude Giroux and Mathieu Joseph. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko and Stutzle. The Blackhawks retied it on a Bedard goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Kurashev. Chicago pulled ahead in the third period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Tyler Johnson and Joey Anderson. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Bedard, Kurashev, and Stutzle.
Over in Calgary, the Flames host the Detroit Red Wings. James Reimer and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Detroit opened in the first period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Moritz Seider and Robby Fabbri. The Red Wings added on with a J.T. Compher goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Lucas Raymond. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Dylan Larkin scored his twenty-fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kane and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Red Wings padded the lead on a David Perron goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Andrew Copp and Joe Veleno. Dan Vladar replaced Markstrom in goal. Detroit continued in the third period on a Raymond goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, made possible by Seider. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars given to Reimer (38 save shutout), Kane, and Raymond, while Seider gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Filip Gustavsson guard the cages. Buffalo dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his thirteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Henri Jokiharju. Minnesota tied it on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild took the lead with a Declan Chisholm goal, assisted by Marcus Johansson and Marco Rossi on the power play. The Sabres tied it on a Dylan Cozens goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Jordan Greenway and Tage Thompson. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Jokiharju goal, his third of the year, passed from Alex Tuch and Thompson. The three stars were Jokiharju, Thompson, and Cozens.
South to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Nashville started in the first period with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it on a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Robert Thomas and Torey Krug. The Predators took the lead back in the second period with a Luke Evangelista goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Jeremy Lauzon. Nashville added on in the third period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Roman Josi and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators extended the lead as Luke Schenn scored, with the help of Ryan McDonagh and Kiefer Sherwood. The Blues got one back with a Nathan Walker goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Kevin Hayes. Nashville iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by O'Reilly, his twentieth of the year, set up by Gustav Nyquist and Forsberg. The three stars were Forsberg, O'Reilly, and Saros (35 for 37 in saves).
Southeast to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his twentieth of the season, via Anthony Cirelli. Florida tied it on a Brandon Montour goal, his third of the year, made possible by Sam Bennett. The Panthers took the lead with a Bennett goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Matthew Tkachuk and Dmitry Kulikov. Florida added on with a Kevin Stenlund goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Ryan Lomberg and Josh Mahura. The Panthers extended the lead as Gustav Forsling goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida padded the lead in the second period with a Tkachuk power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Montour. The Panthers continued with another Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, guided in by Carter Verhaeghe and Montour. Jonas Johansson replaced Vasilevskiy in goal. Florida kept going in the third period with a Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, passed from Bennett and Tkachuk. The Panthers struck again with a Bennett power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Evan Rodrigues and Anton Lundell. Florida piled on with another Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, fueled by Forsling and Sam Reinhart. The Lightning got one back with a Brayden Point power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The final stood at 9-2, with the three stars given to Bennett, Tkachuk, and Verhaeghe, while Montour and Forsling get the honorable mentions.
Way north to Montreal, as the Canadiens welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Jake Allen are the veteran goalies. Washington drew first blood in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Aliaksei Protas and Nick Jensen. Montreal tied it on an Arber Xhekaj goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Joshua Roy and Joel Armia. The Capitals took the lead back with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. The Canadiens tied it in the second period with an Alex Newhook goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Armia. Washington regained the lead in the third period with a Sonny Milano goal, his fifth of the season, via Max Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson. Montreal tied it again with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike Matheson. The Capitals reclaimed the lead with a Protas goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Nic Dowd and Mantha. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Protas, Mantha, and Armia.
Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal and Martin Jones are in the creases. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his forty-sixth of the season, via Matthew Knies and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Bobby McMann power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Nicholas Robertson and Max Lajoie. Toronto extended the lead as Jake McCabe scored his fifth of the season, thanks to William Nylander and Max Domi. Anaheim got on the board with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Strome and Jakob Silfverberg. The Maple Leafs fired back with a Nylander power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Timothy Liljegren and Matthews. John Gibson replaced Dostal in goal. Toronto padded the lead on another Matthews goal, his second of the game and forty-seventh of the year, assisted by Marner and Nylander on the power play. The Maple Leafs kept going with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his seventh of the season, with helpers from Matthews and Liljegren. Toronto continued with a Matthews goal to complete his hat trick on his forty-eighth of the year, coming off of Knies and McCabe. The Maple Leafs struck again with a McMann goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, guided in by Pontus Holmberg and Domi. The Ducks got one back in the third period with a Strome goal, his ninth of the year, dished from Gustav Lindstrom and Alex Killorn. Toronto fired back on a Robertson goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by McMann. This made it 9-2, the final, with the three stars being Matthews, Nylander, and McMann, while Robertson, Marner, Liljegren, McCabe, Knies, Domi, and Strome get the honorable mentions.
Taking it outside, the New Jersey Devils face the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Nico Daws are the young goalies. New Jersey kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nico Hischier goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Ondrej Palat and John Marino. The Devils added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Brendan Smith and Jack Hughes. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Owen Tippett goal, his twentieth of the season, via Travis Konecny and Egor Zamula. New Jersey replied with a Smith goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Palat and Hischier. The Devils extended the lead as Nathan Bastian scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Timo Meier and Curtis Lazar. The Flyers got one back with a Tippett power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Konecny and Morgan Frost. New Jersey fired back with a Hischier goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, passed from Jesper Bratt and Marino in the third period. Philadelphia got one back with a Nick Seeler goal, helped along by Scott Laughton and Ryan Poehling. The Devils iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Bastian, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Erik Haula and Lazar. The three stars were Hischier, Bastian, and Tippett, while Smith, Palat, Lazar, Marino, and Konecny get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Thatcher Demko tend the twines. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Noah Juulsen goal, via Conor Garland and Ilya Mikheyev. Winnipeg tied it on a Gabriel Vilardi power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk. The Jets took the lead with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Vilardi and Scheifele. The Jets tied it on a Tyler Myers goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg pulled ahead with a Vilardi goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, passed from Kyle Connor and Scheifele. The Jets added on with a Scheifele goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Connor and Nate Schmidt. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars being Scheifele, Vilardi, and Connor.
Down in California, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Kaapo Kahkonen handle the goaltending duties. San Jose led off in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it on a Zach Werenski goal, his second of the year, via Johnny Gaudreau and Jack Roslovic. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Yegor Chinakhov and Erik Gudbranson. Columbus added on with a Dmitri Voronkov goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Chinakhov and Gudbranson. The Sharks got one back with a Duclair goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by Fabian Zetterlund and Calen Addison. San Jose tied it on a Zetterlund power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Addison and Mikael Granlund. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Boone Jenner goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov. This held for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Gaudreau, Chinakhov, and Duclair, while Gudbranson, Zetterlund, and Addison get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Spencer Martin and Adin Hill receive the starts in goal. Vegas began in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Nicolas Roy and Ivan Barbashev. Carolina tied it in the second period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Seth Jarvis and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a shorthanded Jarvis goal, his eighteenth of the season, set up by Jordan Staal and Brady Skjei. Carolina added on with a Stefan Noesen goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Martin Necas. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars going to Jarvis, Noesen, and Martin (29 for 30 in saves).
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