There's 12 games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Buffalo started in the first period with a Dylan Cozens power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jordan Greenway and Owen Power. Florida tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Nick Cousins and Brandon Montour. The Panthers took the lead with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Carter Verhaeghe and Montour. Florida added on with a Montour power play goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, helped along by Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart. Buffalo got one back with a Tage Thompson goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Montour, Tkachuk, and Bennett.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Alex Lyon receive the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Joe Veleno and David Perron. The Red Wings added on with a Lucas Raymond goal, his seventeenth of the year, via J.T. Compher. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Hendrix Lapierre goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Alex Ovechkin and Anthony Mantha. Detroit shot back with a Veleno goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Perron. The Red Wings extended the lead as Gostisbehere scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Raymond. The Capitals got one back with a Michael Sgarbossa goal, his second of the year, guided in by John Carlson. Detroit replied with a Compher shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Andrew Copp and Moritz Seider. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Robby Fabbri power play goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Daniel Sprong. Washington got one back with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Ovechkin and Alexander Alexeyev. Detroit shot back with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Kane. The Red Wings kept going with a Larkin goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, with helpers from Raymond and Olli Maatta. This made it 8-3, the final, with the three stars being Raymond, Gostisbehere, and Compher, while Larkin, Veleno, Kane, Perron, and Ovechkin get the honorable mentions.
Along to Montreal, as the Canadiens bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Sam Montembeault are set to start in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with a Joel Armia goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Alex Newhook and Joshua Roy. The Canadiens added on with a Jordan Harris goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Arizona got on the board with an Alex Kerfoot goal, his ninth of the season, passed from J.J. Moser and Nick Schmaltz. Montreal answered in the third period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Harris and Jake Evans. The Coyotes pulled one back with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Matias Maccelli and Michael Kesselring. The Canadiens iced it at 4-2 with a Nick Suzuki empty net goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Armia and Evans. The three stars were Harris, Armia and Evans.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy faces a lesser foe in Samuel Ersson in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Bobby Brink goal, his eighth of the season, via Morgan Frost and Marc Staal. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Nick Paul goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Brandon Hagel. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a Tyson Foerster goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Frost. Philadelphia added on with a Travis Sanheim goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Noah Cates and Ryan Poehling. The Flyers extended the lead as Sean Walker scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Joel Farabee and Foerster. The Lightning got one back with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. Philadelphia replied with an empty net goal by Cates, his third of the campaign, set up by Poehling. The Flyers iced it at 6-2 with an empty net goal by Cam York, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Sanheim. The three stars were Sanheim, Cates, and Frost.
Back in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Ilya Samsonov are the masked men. Vegas got going in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Michael Amadio and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights added on with a Mason Morelli goal, his second of the year, made possible by Theodore and Sheldon Rempal. Toronto got on the board with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jake McCabe and William Nylander. Vegas answered with a William Karlsson goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the third period as Marchessault scored his thirty-first of the season, thanks to Karlsson. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Ryan Reaves goal, his third of the year, passed from Pontus Holmberg. Vegas shot back with an empty net goal by Marchessault, his second of the game and thirty-second of the season, set up by Alex Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights iced it at 6-2 with a Nicolas Roy goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Theodore and Brayden McNabb. The three stars belonged to Marchessault, Theodore, and Karlsson.
West to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Filip Gustavsson guard the cages. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Connor Dewar goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Declan Chisholm and Ryan Hartman. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Staal goal, his eighth of the year, via Jordan Martinook and Jaccob Slavin. The Wild retook the lead with a Jonas Brodin goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Brandon Duhaime and Hartman. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Seth Jarvis and Staal. Carolina pulled ahead in the third period with a Stefan Noesen goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jack Drury and Teuvo Teravainen. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Staal, Hartman, and Noesen.
Down in Nashville, the Predators host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Michael McCarron goal, his ninth of the season, via Roman Josi and Cole Smith. The Predators added on with a Josi power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Tommy Novak. Ottawa got on the board with a Drake Batherson power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Jake Sanderson and Tim Stutzle. Nashville shot back in the second period with a Josi goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Nyquist and Ryan McDonagh. The Predators extended the lead in the third period as Nyquist scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Filip Forsberg and Ryan O'Reilly. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars handed to Josi, Nyquist, and Saros (24 for 25 in saves).
North again to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Joel Hofer and Laurent Brossoit are the backups in goal. Winnipeg kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey. The Jets added on with a Brenden Dillon goal, his second of the year, fueled by Mark Scheifele. St. Louis got on the board with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Marco Scandella and Robert Thomas. Winnipeg shot back with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Morrissey. The Blues got one back in the second period with a Brandon Saad goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets answered in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Ehlers and Monahan. The final held from here at 4-2, with the three stars being Monahan, Ehlers, and Morrissey.
Over in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty. Calgary tied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Noah Hanifin and the goalie Markstrom. The Flames took the lead with a Blake Coleman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Chris Tanev. The Kings tied it on a Fiala goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield. Calgary retook the lead with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Dryden Hunt and Jakob Pelletier. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Mikael Backlund shorthanded empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Tanev. The three stars were Tanev, Sharangovich, and Coleman.
South to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Alexandar Georgiev tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Logan Stankoven goal, his second of the season, via Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson. Colorado tied it on a Joel Kiviranta goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Andrew Cogliano and Devon Toews. The Avalanche took the lead with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado added on in the second period with a Cogliano goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Chris Wagner. The Avalanche extended the lead as MacKinnon scored his thirty-fifth of the season, thanks to Artturi Lehkonen and Cale Makar. Colorado padded the lead on a Lehkonen power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Rantanen. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars going to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Cogliano, while Lehkonen gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Thatcher Demko are between the pipes. Vancouver started in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Tyler Myers and Ilya Mikheyev. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Filip Hronek. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Sidney Crosby. The Penguins tied it on a Rakell power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Vancouver retook the lead with a shorthanded Miller goal, his thirtieth of the season, set up by Elias Pettersson and the goalie Demko. Pittsburgh retied it in the third period on a Lars Eller goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Valtteri Puustinen and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh won 4-3 in overtime with an Erik Karlsson goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Eller and Reilly Smith. The three stars were Rakell, Eller, and Miller, while Crosby gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Mackenzie Blackwood are in the blue paint. San Jose opened in the first period with a Nico Sturm goal, his fourth of the season, via Alexander Barabanov. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Timo Meier and Nico Hischier. The Devils took the lead with a Jack Hughes goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. New Jersey added on with a Kevin Bahl goal, passed from Hischier and Hughes. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Colin Miller scored his third of the year, thanks to Hischier and Meier. New Jersey padded the lead on a Brendan Smith goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ondrej Palat and Chris Tierney. The Devils continued with a Dawson Mercer goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Hughes and John Marino. New Jersey kept going with a Hischier goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Bratt and Jonas Siegenthaler. The Sharks got one back with a Justin Bailey goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Carpenter and Henry Thrun. This made it 7-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hischier, Hughes, and Bratt, while Meier gets an honorable mention.
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