It's a 10-game Tuesday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. Buffalo started in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on with a Bowen Byram goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Zach Benson and Jordan Greenway. Detroit got on the board with a Ben Chiarot goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Lucas Raymond and Jonatan Berggren. Buffalo shot back with a Benson goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Greenway and Rasmus Dahlin. The Sabres extended the lead as Jeff Skinner scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Benson and Dylan Cozens. James Reimer replaced Lyon in goal. Buffalo padded the lead in the second period with a Connor Clifton goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Tage Thompson. The Sabres continued with a Byram goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, helped along by Thompson and Zemgus Girgensons. The Red Wings got one back with a Raymond power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Robby Fabbri and Patrick Kane. Buffalo replied with a JJ Peterka goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit got one back in the third period with a Jake Walman goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Shayne Gostisbehere and Olli Maatta. The final was 7-3, and the three stars were Benson, Byram, and Thompson, while Raymond and Greenway get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Pyotr Kochetkov guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with an Adam Fox goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Chris Kreider and Ryan Lindgren. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Shesterkin (28 save shutout), Fox, and Kochetkov (23 for 24 in saves).
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Cayden Primeau are set to start in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Jake Evans. The Canadiens added on with a Juraj Slafkovsky power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Mike Matheson and Cole Caufield. Montreal extended the lead as Joshua Roy scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook. Daniil Tarasov replaced Merzlikins in goal. The scoring ended here for a 3-0 final score, with the three stars being Primeau (41 save shutout), Gallagher, and Slafkovsky.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Ottawa dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jake Sanderson goal, his eighth of the season, via Mathieu Joseph and Claude Giroux. Pittsburgh tied it on a Michael Bunting goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. The Senators won 2-1 in overtime with a Drake Batherson goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, assisted by Tim Stutzle and Sanderson. The three stars were Sanderson, Batherson, and Korpisalo (34 for 35 in saves).
Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Magnus Chrona and Samuel Ersson are the young goalies. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Morgan Frost. San Jose tied it on a Filip Zadina power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Luke Kunin and Alexander Barabanov. The Flyers took the lead with a Frost power play goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Travis Konecny and Cam York. The Sharks retied it on a Zadina power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Kunin and Klim Kostin. Philadelphia pulled ahead in the third period with an Owen Tippett goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Konecny and York. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Zadina, Konecny, and York, while Kunin gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston. The Stars added on in the second period with a Robertson power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Pavelski and Jamie Benn. Dallas extended the lead as Johnston scored his twenty-fourth of the season, thanks to Mason Marchment. Florida got on the board with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his forty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers got closer in the third period with a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, coming off of Brandon Montour and Tkachuk. Florida tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling. The Panthers took the lead on a Barkov power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Verhaeghe and Montour. The final was 4-3, and the three stars were Barkov, Verhaeghe, and Tkachuk, while Robertson, Pavelski, Johnston and Montour get the honorable mentions.
Way north to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by Brock Faber and Jon Merrill. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Michael Carcone and Michael Kesselring. The Wild retook the lead with a Ryan Hartman power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Kaprizov and Frederick Gaudreau. Minnesota added on with a Kaprizov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, set up by Jake Middleton. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Marcus Foligno, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kaprizov, Fleury (21 for 22 in saves), and Hartman.
Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Petr Mrazek are the veteran goalies. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brett Leason shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Cam Fowler. Chicago tied it on a Ryan Donato power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Taylor Raddysh and Andreas Athanasiou. The Ducks retook the lead in the second period with a Leason goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, via Urho Vaakanainen. The Blackhawks tied it again with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno. Chicago took the lead with a Seth Jones power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Foligno and Bedard. The Blackhawks added on with a Bedard goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Kurashev and Foligno. Chicago extended the lead in the third period as Mackenzie Entwistle scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Athanasiou. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Kurashev goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, fueled by Bedard and Foligno. Chicago continued with a Tyler Johnson goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Bedard and Kurashev. The final held at 7-2, with the three stars being Bedard, Kurashev, and Foligno, while Leason and Athanasiou get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Dan Vladar are the backups in goal. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Valeri Nichushkin and Nathan MacKinnon. Calgary tied it on a Daniil Miromanov goal, helped along by Nazem Kadri and Martin Pospisil. The Flames took the lead with a Walker Duehr goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jonathan Huberdeau and Brayden Pachal. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with a Josh Manson goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Sean Walker and Andrew Cogliano. Colorado pulled ahead with a MacKinnon goal, his forty-first of the year, passed from Nichushkin and Rantanen. The Avalanche added on with a Nichushkin goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Rantanen and Devon Toews. Colorado extended the lead as Casey Mittelstadt scored his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Brandon Duhaime and Toews. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Rantanen goal, his thirty-third of the season, courtesy of Cale Makar. Dustin Wolf replaced Vladar in goal. The final remained at 6-2, with the three stars being Rantanen, Nichushkin, and MacKinnon, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Philipp Grubauer protect the nets. Seattle got going in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his third of the season, via Jared McCann and Tye Kartye. Vegas tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, powered by Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson. The Kraken tied it again in the third period with a Matty Beniers goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Will Borgen and Tomas Tatar. Seattle took the lead with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Kailer Yamamoto and Brandon Tanev. The Kraken added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Eeli Tolvanen and Yanni Gourde. Vegas got one back with a Karlsson goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Brayden Mcnabb and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it on a Marchessault goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the year, with helpers from Chandler Stephenson and Eichel. Vegas won 5-4 in overtime with an Eichel goal, his twentieth of the campaign, made possible by Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were Eichel, Marchessault, and Karlsson.
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