There's 12 games on this Thursday. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the masked men. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by JJ Peterka and Owen Power. The Sabres added on with a Dylan Cozens goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Connor Clifton and Jeff Skinner. Buffalo extended the lead as Zach Benson scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Henri Jokiharju and Power. The Sabres padded the lead in the third period with an empty net goal by Benson, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Rasmus Dahlin and Bowen Byram. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars being Benson, Luukkonen (21 save shutout), and Power.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Frederik Andersen are the veterans in goal. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Seth Jarvis goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Jake Guentzel. Carolina extended the lead as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jalen Chatfield. The Hurricanes padded the lead on an Andrei Svechnikov empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Slavin. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Andersen (21 save shutout), Slavin, and Kuznetsov.
Next up, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Elvis Merzlikins man the nets. Columbus led off in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and Adam Boqvist. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with an Alexander Nylander power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Gaudreau and Zach Werenski. Ottawa got on the board with a Claude Giroux goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Boris Katchouk and Mark Kastelic. The Senators tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Jacob Bernard-Docker and Erik Brannstrom. The tie went to a shootout, where Stutzle and Giroux lifted the Senators to a 3-2 win over Alexandre Texier and the Blue Jackets. The three stars went to Stutzle, Giroux, and Gaudreau.
To Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Alex Lyon are set to start in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a shorthanded Logan Cooley goal, his twelfth of the season, set up by Dylan Guenther. Detroit tied it on a Lucas Raymond power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period with a Michael Carcone goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Kerfoot and Matias Maccelli. Arizona added on in the third period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with a Keller empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, via Bjustad and Travis Dermott. The three stars were Bjugstad, Keller, and Ingram (27 for 28 in saves).
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Sam Montembeault are in the creases. Boston began in the first period with a Danton Heinen goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. Montreal tied it on a Nick Suzuki goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Juraj Slafkvosky. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and Hampus Lindholm. The three stars were Ullmark (18 for 19 in saves), DeBrusk, and Heinen.
Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the San Jose Sharks. Magnus Chrona is mismatched with Tristan Jarry in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Noel Acciari goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Drew O'Connor. San Jose tied it on a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Calen Addison and Henry Thrun. The Sharks took the lead with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his sixth of the season, via Kilm Kostin and Mikael Granlund. The Penguins tied it in the second period with a Jeff Carter goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Emil Bemstrom. Pittsburgh took the lead with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of O'Connor and Lars Eller. San Jose retied it on a Kostin goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Granlund and Vlasic. The Penguins pulled ahead in the third period with a John Ludvig goal, his second of the season, passed from Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Reilly Smith. Pittsburgh added on with a Rickard Rakell goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Joseph and Ludvig. The Penguins extended the lead as Bryan Rust scored his nineteenth of the campaign into an empty net, set up by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Ludvig, Joseph, and O'Connor, while Vlasic, Kostin, and Granlund get the honorable mentions.
South to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. New York struck first in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers added on with a Braden Schneider goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mika Zibanejad and Jack Roslovic. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Brayden Point goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, thanks to Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning tied it on an Anthony Duclair goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Point and Kucherov. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Roslovic goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Adam Fox and Chris Kreider. Tampa Bay tied it on a Point goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Victor Hedman and Kucherov. The Lightning took the lead with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Point and Anthony Cirelli. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Point finished his hat trick on his thirty-sixth of the year, thanks to Kucherov and Hedman. The Lightning padded the lead on a Kucherov empty net goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, set up by Point and Nick Paul. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars given to Point, Kucherov, and Hedman, while Roslovic gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Samuel Ersson are the goalies. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Auston Matthews and William Nylander. The Maple Leafs added on with a Pontus Holmberg goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Connor Dewar and Morgan Rielly. Toronto extended the lead as Timothy Liljegren scored his third of the season, thanks to Bertuzzi and the goalie Samsonov. Felix Sandstrom replaced Ersson in goal. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Owen Tippett power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Morgan Frost and Travis Konecny. The Maple Leafs replied in the third period with a Matthews goal, his fifty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Holmberg and Ilya Lyubushkin. Toronto padded the lead on a Nylander goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Max Domi and David Kampf. The Maple Leafs continued with a Matthew Knies goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Jake McCabe and Liljegren. The Flyers got one back with a Tyson Foerster shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Travis Sanheim and Sean Couturier. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being Matthews, Nylander and Bertuzzi, while Holmberg and Liljegren get the honorable mentions.
South again to Dallas, where the Stars bring in the New Jersey Devils. Jake Allen and Jake Oettinger are in the creases. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Jamie Benn and Thomas Harley. New Jersey tied it on an unassisted Erik Haula goal, his fourteenth of the year. The Stars pulled ahead with a Craig Smith goal, his eighth of the season, via Jani Hakanpaa and Ty Dellandrea. The Devils retied it on a Chris Tierney goal, his second of the year, made possible by Kurtis MacDermid and Nick DeSimone. New Jersey took the lead in the second period with a Dawson Mercer goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Nico Hischier and Luke Hughes. The Devils added on with a Timo Meier goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jesper Bratt and Simon Nemec. Scott Wedgewood replaced Oettinger in goal. New Jersey extended the lead as Tomas Nosek scored, with the help of Curtis Lazar. The Devils padded the lead in the third period with an Alexander Holtz goal, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Tierney and Meier. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars given to Meier, Tierney, and Allen (36 for 38 in saves).
Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal and Marc-Andre Fleury receive the starts in goal. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Zach Bogosian goal, his third of the season, via Marco Rossi and Jonas Brodin. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, assisted by Ryan Hartman and Matt Boldy in the second period. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars handed to Fleury (17 save shutout), Bogosian, and Kaprizov.
Over in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill faces a lesser foe in Dustin Wolf in goal. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Shea Theodore. Calgary tied it in the third period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Dryden Hunt and Oliver Kylington. The Flames pulled ahead with a Blake Coleman goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Nazem Kadri. Calgary added on with a Matthew Coronato goal, his second of the year, guided in by Hunt and Sharangovich. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Coleman empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, set up by Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane. The three stars were Coleman, Sharangovich, and Hunt.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Joey Daccord protect the nets. Washington got the first goal in the second period when T.J. Oshie scored his eleventh of the season on the power play, going in unassisted. Seattle tied it in the third period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Yanni Gourde and Kailer Yamamoto. The Capitals retook the lead with a Connor McMichael goal, his fourteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Lindgren (23 for 24 in saves), McMichael, and Oshie.
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