There's eight games on this Monday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Igor Shesterkin receive the starts in goal. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Reilly Smith. The Penguins added on with a Crosby goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, coming off of Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Emil Bemstrom scored his seventh of the season in the third period, thanks to Jesse Puljujarvi. New York got on the board with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers pulled closer with a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Mika Zibanejad. The Penguins fired back on a Rust empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Jeff Carter and Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with an unassisted Crosby empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the campaign. The three stars were Crosby, Rust, and Letang.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Samuel Ersson are the goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Noah Cates goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Matt Martin goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Kyle MacLean and Mike Reilly. The Islanders took the lead with a Bo Horvat goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by Mathew Barzal and Casey Cizikas. Ivan Fedotov replaced Ersson in goal. The Flyers tied it in the second period with an unassisted Travis Sanheim goal, his tenth of the year. New York regained the lead with an Anders Lee goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Romanov. Philadelphia pulled even in the third period with a Morgan Frost goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Jamie Drysdale and Travis Konecny. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime with a Brock Nelson goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, fueled by Kyle Palmieri. The three stars were Nelson, Lee, and Horvat.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in goal. Detroit got going in the second period with a Patrick Kane goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat. Tampa Bay tied it on an Anthony Cirelli shorthanded goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Brandon Hagel. The Red Wings pulled ahead in the third period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by J.T. Compher. The Lightning tied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. Detroit pulled ahead with a David Perron goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Moritz Seider and Compher. The Red Wings finished it at 4-2 with a Lucas Raymond empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Larkin. The three stars were Perron, Compher, and Larkin.
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Samsonov protect the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Nicholas Robertson goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Matthew Knies. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his sixty-first of the year, fueled by TJ Brodie. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Montour goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Carter Verhaeghe. Toronto replied with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Matthews and Max Domi. The Maple Leafs extended the lead on an unassisted David Kampf goal, his seventh of the season. Toronto padded the lead on a Knies goal, his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Pontus Holmberg and Robertson. Anthony Stolarz replaced Bobrovsky in goal for the third period. The Panthers fired back in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Niko Mikkola and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida pulled closer with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fifty-second of the year, via Tarasenko and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers chipped closer with a Sam Bennett goal, his seventeenth of the season, with helpers from Tarasenko and Matthew Tkachuk. The Maple Leafs countered with a Matthews empty net goal, his second of the game and sixty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 6-4, with the three stars being Matthews, Robertson, and Knies, while Tarasenko gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Daniil Tarasov are the backups in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Erik Gudbranson and Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets added on with an Alex Nylander goal, his ninth of the year, via Dmitri Voronkov and Ivan Provorov. Columbus extended the lead as Nylander scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, thanks to Jake Bean and Gudbranson. Colorado got on the board in the third period with a Chris Wagner goal, helped along by Sean Walker and Artturi Lehkonen. The Blue Jackets fired back with a Cole Sillinger empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Alexandre Texier and Marchenko. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Nylander, Tarasov (45 for 46 in saves), and Marchenko, while Gudbranson gets an honorable mention.
Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jordan Binnington are the masked men. Edmonton began in the first period with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his ninth of the season, via Connor Brown and Sam Carrick. St. Louis tied it in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Justin Faulk and Kevin Hayes. The Blues pulled ahead on a Schenn goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Hayes. The Oilers tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, guided in by Connor McDavid and Ekholm. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Schenn, Hayes, and Ekholm.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Laurent Brossoit are in the blue paint. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Cole Perfetti goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Kyle Connor. Los Angeles tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his second of the year, via Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty. The Kings pulled ahead on a Kevin Fiala goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Vladislav Gavrikov. The Jets retied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Josh Morrissey and Connor. Los Angeles regained the lead with an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Adrian Kempe and Gavrikov. Winnipeg tied it again with a Morrissey goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Perfetti and Connor. The Jets pulled ahead in the third period with a Perfetti goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Neal Pionk and Nate Schmidt. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Perfetti, Connor, and Morrissey, while Gavrikov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Mackenzie Blackwood start in goal. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Matty Beniers goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen. The Kraken added on with a Bjorkstrand goal, his twentieth of the year, via Tolvanen. San Jose got on the board with a Fabian Zetterlund power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and William Eklund. Seattle responded with a Shane Wright goal, helped along by Jordan Eberle and Jaden Schwartz. The Sharks got one back in the second period with a Klim Kostin goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Zetterlund. The Kraken iced it at 4-2 with a Jared McCann empty net goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Schwartz and Vince Dunn. The three stars were Bjorkstrand, Tolvanen, and Zetterlund, while Schwartz gets an honorable mention.
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