Thirteen games today, including five matinees. The first is in...
Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Brian Elliott are in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Brandon Manning goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Valtteri Filppula. Calgary tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his ninth of the year, via Micheal Ferland and Sean Monahan. The Flyers took the lead with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia added on with an Ivan Provorov goal, his third of the year, assisted by Jori Lehtera and Scott Laughton. The Flames got one back with a Monahan power play goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Kris Versteeg and Mark Giordano. Calgary tied it on another Monahan power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with assists provided by Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. The Flyers regained the lead with a Nolan Patrick goal, his second of the season, made possible by Voracek and Claude Giroux. The Flames retied it on a Monahan power play goal, completing his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Gaudreau and Versteeg. The Flames won 5-4 in overtime with a Michael Frolik goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Mikael Backlund and Brodie. The three stars were Monahan, Gaudreau, and Brodie, while Versteeg and Voracek get the honorable mentions.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Kari Lehtonen draw the starts. Dallas led off in the first period with an Antoine Roussel goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The Stars added on with an Alexander Radulov goal, his seventh of the year, via Roussel and Esa Lindell. Edmonton got on the board with a shorthanded Drake Caggiula goal, his second of the season, set up by Connor McDavid. The Oilers tied it with a McDavid power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Milan Lucic and Oscar Klefbom. Edmonton took the lead in the second period with a Caggiula goal, his second of the game and third of the season, fueled by Darnell Nurse and McDavid. Ben Bishop replaced Lehtonen in goal. Dallas tied it on a Devin Shore goal, courtesy of Tyler Seguin. The Stars pulled ahead with a Radek Faksa goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Tyler Pitlick and Jamie Oleksiak. Dallas extended the lead as Benn scored his eleventh of the season, with the help of Roussel and Radulov. The Stars padded the lead with a Jason Spezza power play goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist from the goalie Bishop. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Roussel, Benn, and McDavid, while Radulov and Caggiula get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Mike Condon are the backups in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Tom Pyatt and Johnny Oduya. Arizona tied it on an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourth of the year, via Jason Demers. The Senators retook the lead with a Mark Borowiecki goal in the second period, his second of the season, passed from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Cody Ceci. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with a Duclair power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, powered by Alex Goligoski and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Duclair goal, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Ekman-Larsson and Derek Stepan. The three stars were awarded to Duclair, Ekman-Larsson, and Raanta (30 for 32 in saves).
Over in Winnipeg, the Jets host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, his fifth of the season, via Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. New Jersey tied it on a Brian Gibbons goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Blake Coleman and Will Butcher. The Jets retook the lead with a Patrik Laine goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Nikolaj Ehlers and Bryan Little. Winnipeg added on with a Jacob Trouba goal, passed from Connor and Scheifele. The Jets extended the lead as Matt Hendricks scored his second of the year, thanks to Mathieu Perreault and Joel Armia. Winnipeg padded the lead with a Perreault goal, his third of the season, made possible by Hendricks and Armia. The Devils got one back in the third period with a Butcher goal, coming off of Nico Hischier and Taylor Hall. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Hendricks, Perreault, and Armia, while Connor, Butcher, and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.
Out in California, the matinees end with the Los Angeles Kings welcoming the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Darcy Kuemper make spot starts in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Drew Doughty and Dustin Brown. The Kings added on in the third period with a Jonny Brodzinski goal, assisted by Nic Dowd and Jussi Jokinen. Los Angeles extended the lead as Andy Andreoff scored, thanks to Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. The Kings iced it at 4-0 with a Trevor Lewis empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Tanner Pearson and Nick Shore. The three stars were Kuemper (24 save shutout), Toffoli, and Brodzinski.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Chad Johnson are the goalies. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Justin Williams goal, his third of the season, passed from Marcus Kruger and Brett Pesce. Buffalo tied it on a third period Evander Kane goal, his eleventh of the year, via Ryan O'Reilly. The Hurricanes took the lead back with a Sebastian Aho goal, his third of the season, guided in by Teuvo Teravainen and Hadyn Fleury. Carolina added on with a Joakim Nordstrom empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Kruger and Jaccob Slavin. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Darling (24 for 25 in saves), Kruger, and Aho.
In Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Charlie Lindgren make the starts in goal. Toronto drew first blood in the second period with a Ron Hainsey goal, coming off of Tyler Bozak and Dominic Moore. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Patrick Marleau and the goalie Andersen. Toronto extended the lead in the third period as Connor Brown scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Nikita Zaitsev and Zach Hyman. The Maple Leafs padded the lead with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Bozak. Toronto chased Lindgren with an Auston Matthews goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Mitchell Marner and Matt Martin. Antti Niemi made the relief appearance. The Maple Leafs capped it at 6-0 with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Marner. The three stars were Matthews, Bozak, and Marner, while Andersen (33 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Matt Murray tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Gustav Forsling power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Alex DeBrincat and Jonathan Toews. Pittsburgh tied it in the third period with a Matt Hunwick shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Riley Sheahan and Carl Hagelin. The Blackhawks took the lead back with an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Patrick Kane. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars belonging to Crawford (35 for 36 in saves), Anisimov, and Forsling.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. New York was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of John Tavares and Joshua Ho-Sang. The Islanders added on with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the year, via Tavares and Josh Bailey. New York extended the lead in the second period as Brock Nelson scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Jason Chimera and Adam Pelech. The Islanders padded the lead in the third period with a Lee power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, powered by Bailey and Mathew Barzal. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Yanni Gourde goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Brayden Point and Slater Koekkoek. The Lightning pulled closer with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Point and the goalie Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay got closer with a Gourde goal, his sixth of the season and second of the game, made possible by Palat and Dan Girardi. New York finished it at 5-3 with a Tavares empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Casey Cizikas and Bailey. The three stars were Lee, Gourde, and Tavares, while Bailey, Palat, and Point earn the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to DC, where the Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Braden Holtby are given the green light to play goal. Washington opened in the first period with a T.J. Oshie goal, his tenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu. The Capitals took the lead back with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Niskanen and Oshie. Washington added on in the third period with a Kuznetsov power play goal, his fifth of the year, via Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Oshie, Kuznetsov, and Holtby (30 for 31 in saves).
Southwest to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Pekka Rinne are the veterans in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Roman Josi and Nick Bonino. Nashville extended the lead as Anthony Bitetto scored, thanks to Smith and Kevin Fiala. The Predators padded the lead in the third period with a Mattias Ekholm power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Fiala and Josi. Nashville continued with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Subban and Alexei Emelin. Colorado got on the board with an Andrei Mironov goal, passed from Nikita Zadorov and Alexander Kerfoot. The Avalanche got another with a J.T. Compher goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Kerfoot and Mironov. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Smith, Mironov, and Fiala, while Josi, Subban, and Kerfoot get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Anders Nilsson are in the blue paint. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Sven Baertschi and Bo Horvat. St. Louis tied it on a Colton Parayko goal, his second of the year, via Paul Stastny and Scottie Upshall. The Canucks retook the lead in the second period with a shorthanded Markus Granlund goal, his third of the season, set up by Loui Eriksson and Alex Biega. Vancouver added on with a Baertschi power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Eriksson and Thomas Vanek. The Blues got one back with a Vladimir Sobotka goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Stastny and Vince Dunn. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Joel Edmundson goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Stastny, who got a sock trick, and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime on a Brayden Schenn goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Jaden Schwartz and Dunn. The three stars went to Stastny, Dunn, and Baertschi, while Eriksson gets an honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. San Jose began in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Daniel O'Regan and Joel Ward. Boston tied it on a Peter Cehlarik goal, coming off of Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins took the lead with a DeBrusk goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Sean Kuraly. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Danton Heinen goal in the third period, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Kevan Miller. The three stars belonged to DeBrusk, Khudobin (36 for 37 in saves), and Cehlarik.
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