It's a busy Monday with 10 games on, most of them matinees. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the masked men. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, his ninth of the season, via Dylan Cozens. Anaheim tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Max Jones and Ross Johnston. The Sabres retook the lead in the second period with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Cozens. The Ducks tied it again with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Mason McTavish and Troy Terry. Anaheim took the lead with another Vatrano goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of McTavish and Terry. Buffalo retied it on a Zach Benson goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Henri Jokiharju and JJ Peterka. The Ducks regained the lead with a Terry goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by McTavish. This stood for a 4-3 final, with the three stars going to Vatrano, Terry, and McTavish, while Cozens gets an honorable mention.
In Boston, the Bruins welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman guard the cages. Boston started in the first period with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Anthony Richard and Charlie McAvoy. Dallas tied it with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Thomas Harley and Jamie Benn. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Ryan Suter goal, his second of the season, coming off of Roope Hintz. The Bruins tied it on a Justin Brazeau goal, helped along by Boqvist and Trent Frederic. Dallas pulled ahead in the third period with an Esa Lindell goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone helper from Jason Robertson. Boston tied it again with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, made possible by McAvoy and Brad Marchand. The tie went to a shootout, where Marchand and McAvoy lifted the Bruins to a 4-3 win over Robertson and the Stars. The three stars were Boqvist, McAvoy, and Marchand.
To St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Joel Hofer draw the starts in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with a Matthew Knies goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner. St. Louis tied it on a Brandon Saad power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Colton Parayko and Oskar Sundqvist. The Maple Leafs retook the lead in the third period with a Matthews power play goal, his forty-ninth of the season, helped along by Marner. Toronto added on with a shorthanded William Nylander goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues got one back on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Torey Krug and Robert Thomas. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Bobby McMann, his eighth of the year, set up by Marner and T.J. Brodie. The three stars were Matthews, Marner, and Nylander.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Vancouver Canucks. Casey DeSmith and Filip Gustavsson are in the creases. Vancouver began in the first period with an Ian Cole goal, his second of the season, via Tyler Myers and Pius Suter. The Canucks added on with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Noah Juulsen. Minnesota got on the board with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov. Vancouver replied with an Elias Pettersson goal in the second period, his twenty-ninth of the year, passed from Nils Hoglander and Elias Lindholm. The Canucks extended the lead as Miller scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season on the power play, powered by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Wild got one back with a Boldy goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Eriksson Ek and Jon Merrill. Vancouver fired back with a Miller goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-seventh of the season, with the help of Suter. Minnesota answered with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek. Marc-Andre Fleury replaced Gustavsson in goal. The Wild got closer in the third period with an Eriksson Ek power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, dished from Zuccarello and Ryan Hartman. Minnesota tied it on a Kaprizov power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Zuccarello and Boldy. The Wild pulled ahead as Eriksson Ek completed his hat trick with his twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Zuccarello and Kaprizov on the power play. Minnesota padded the lead on a Marco Rossi goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Jacob Lucchini and Vinni Lettieri. The Wild kept going with a Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, with a lone helper from Boldy. The Canucks got one back with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his third of the year, coming off of Miller and Suter. Vancouver got closer with a Boeser goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists from Hughes and Filip Hronek. Minnesota replied with an empty net goal by Jonas Brodin, his fourth of the year, set up by Eriksson Ek. The Wild iced it at 10-7 with a Kaprizov empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were awarded to Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, and Miller, while Boldy, Zuccarello, Boeser, Suter, and Hughes get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Seattle Kraken welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Joey Daccord are between the pipes. Detroit led off in the first period with a Moritz Seider goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. Seattle tied it on a Jared McCann power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Vince Dunn and Andre Burakovsky. The Red Wings took the lead back in the second period with a Lucas Raymond goal, his sixteenth of the season, via J.T. Compher and Jeff Petry. The Kraken tied it again with a McCann goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Jamie Oleksiak and Will Borgen. Detroit retook the lead with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Christian Fischer. Seattle tied it again in the third period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Yanni Gourde and Will Borgen. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Ben Chiarot goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Dylan Larkin and Raymond. The three stars were Raymond, McCann, and Borgen.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner faces a lesser foe in Matt Villalta in goal. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Arizona tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Lawson Crouse and Matt Dumba. The Oilers took the lead with a Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the season, via Brett Kulak and Vincent Desharnais. The Coyotes tied it on a Clayton Keller goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Nick Schmaltz and Sean Durzi on the power play. Arizona gained the lead with another Bjugstad goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, passed from Keller. Edmonton retied it on an Evander Kane goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm. The Oilers pulled ahead with a Zach Hyman goal, his thirty-third of the season, passed from Ekholm and Bouchard. Edmonton added on with a Kane goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Ryan McLeod and Draisaitl. The Oilers iced it at 6-3 with a Warren Foegele empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by McDavid and Draisaitl. The three stars went to Kane, Draisaitl, and Bouchard, while Bjugstad, Keller, McDavid, and Ekholm get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Calgary Flames host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Oliver Kylington goal, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi. The Jets pulled ahead with another Monahan goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Josh Morrissey. Winnipeg added on with a Monahan power play goal, completing his hat trick on his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Vilardi and Connor. The Flames replied with a Blake Coleman goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Calgary tied it on a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames pulled ahead with a Huberdeau goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Rasmus Andersson and Yegor Sharangovich. Calgary extended the lead as Mangiapane scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Kadri. The Flames padded the lead on a Kadri empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, set up by Andersson. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars being Kadri, Monahan, and Huberdeau, while Mangiapane, Andersson, Connor, and Vilardi get the honorable mentions.
In California, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Mackenzie Blackwood are set to start in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, his eighth of the season, via Zach Whitecloud. The Golden Knights added on with a William Karlsson goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Alec Martinez and Mark Stone. Vegas extended the lead as Mason Morelli scored, thanks to Alex Pietrangelo and Martinez. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the second period with a Keegan Kolesar goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Martinez and Morelli. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Thompson (29 save shutout), Martinez, and Morelli.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Spencer Martin patrol the creases. Carolina was first to score in the first period with a Michael Bunting goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Martin Necas and Jack Drury. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Necas goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. Carolina extended the lead as Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Dmitry Orlov and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Sebastian Aho goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Andrei Svechnikov and Jesper Fast. Chicago got on the board with a Nick Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Connor Bedard. Carolina shot back in the third period with a Brent Burns power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Aho and Seth Jarvis. The Blackhawks got one back with a Bedard power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Philipp Kurashev and Tyler Johnson. Chicago got closer with a Johnson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Bedard and Foligno. The Hurricanes iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Jordan Martinook, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Jarvis and Jordan Staal. The three stars were Aho, Necas, and Bedard, while Jarvis, Foligno, and Johnson get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Ottawa cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub. The Senators added on with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Claude Giroux and Stutzle. Ottawa extended the lead in the second period as Joseph scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, thanks to Zub. Tampa Bay got on the board with an unassisted Mitchell Chaffee goal, his second of the year. The Senators shot back in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto. The Lightning got one back with a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, helped along by Brandon Hagel. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Joseph, Stutzle, and Zub.
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