There's 11 games on for this day, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Nico Daws are set to start in goal. Colorado began in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche added on with a Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with assists by MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Makar scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Devon Toews and MacKinnon. New Jersey got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Pavel Zacha and Jonas Siegenthaler. The Devils got closer with a Ty Smith goal, his third of the season, fueled by Jack Hughes and Yegor Sharangovich. New Jersey tied it on the power play as Damon Severson scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Jesper Bratt and Zacha. The Devils pulled ahead on a Nathan Bastian power play goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers from Hughes and Bratt. New Jersey padded the lead on a Sharangovich shorthanded empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Dawson Mercer. The final was 5-3, with the three stars being Bratt, Sharangovich, and Hughes, while MacKinnon, Makar, and Rantanen get the honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Carter Hart occupy the creases. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Justin Braun goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton. The Flyers added on with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Laughton and Ivan Provorov. Vegas got on the board with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel in the second period. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars given to Hart (47 for 48 in saves), Laughton, and Lindblom.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tristan Jarry protect the nets. Florida opened in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Panthers added on with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with a Bryan Rust goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby. Florida regained the lead on an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov. The Panthers extended the lead in the third period as Verhaeghe scored his eighteenth of the year, thanks to Maxim Mamin. Pittsburgh got one back on a Crosby goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Jeff Carter and Rust. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars going to Verhaeghe, Barkov, and Crosby, while Rust gets an honorable mention.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Jack Campbell are the masked men. Toronto struck first in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his forty-first of the season, fueled by William Nylander and Morgan Rielly on the power play. Seattle tied it on a Carson Soucy goal, his seventh of the year, via Mason Appleton and Colin Blackwell. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with a John Tavares goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Pierre Engvall and T.J. Brodie. Toronto added on in the second period with a Nylander power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Brodie and Ondrej Kase. The Kraken got one back with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Marcus Johansson and Jordan Eberle. Seattle tied it on a Blackwell shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Yanni Gourde. The Kraken took the lead on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jeremy Lauzon and Calle Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs retied it on another Matthews goal, his second of the game and forty-second of the year, with helpers from Michael Bunting and Mitchell Marner. Toronto took the lead with a Marner power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with an assist provided by Tavares. The Maple Leafs iced it at 6-4 with a Matthews empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his forty-third of the year, courtesy of Timothy Liljegren and Bunting. The three stars belonged to Matthews, Marner, and Nylander, while Tavares, Bunting, Blackwell, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Detroit Red Wings welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the blue paint. Arizona started in the first period with a Travis Boyd goal, his eleventh of the season, via Nick Schmaltz and Dysin Mayo. Detroit tied it on a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin. The Coyotes took the lead back with a Nick Ritchie goal, his fourth of the season, passed form Barrett Hayton and Loui Eriksson. Arizona added on with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Hayton and Eriksson. The Coyotes extended the lead in the second period as Schmaltz scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Clayton Keller and Shayne Gostisbehere. Thomas Greiss replaced Nedeljkovic in goal. Arizona padded the lead on another Chychrun goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, helped along by Hayton and Ritchie. The Coyotes continued with a Ritchie goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with helpers from Janis Moser and Schmaltz. Nedeljkovic returned in place of Greiss in goal. The Red Wings got one back on a Jakub Vrana goal, with assists from Filip Zadina and Michael Rasmussen on the power play. Arizona responded with a Schmaltz goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with the help of Keller and Boyd. The Coyotes kept going in the third period with a Christian Fischer goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Chychrun and Lawson Crouse. Arizona struck again on a Keller goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, dished from Anton Stralman. The final held at 9-2, with the three stars being Schmaltz, Keller, and Ritchie, while Boyd, Chychrun, Hayton, and Eriksson get the honorable mentions.
Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Jordan Binnington patrol the creases. Ottawa drew first blood in the first period with a Tim Stutzle power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Colin White and Josh Norris. St. Louis tied it on a David Perron goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Ivan Barbashev. The Senators took the lead back in the second period with a Norris goal, his twentieth of the season, via Stutzle and White on the power play. Ottawa added on in the third period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Norris and Connor Brown. The Senators iced it at 4-1 with an Alex Formenton empty net goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Stutzle. The three stars were Stutzle, Norris, and Forsberg (21 for 22 in saves), while White gets an honorable mention.
Along to Nashville, as the Predators host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Dallas got going in the third period with a John Klingberg goal, his second of the season, assisted by Esa Lindell and Denis Gurianov. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Alexandre Carrier and Matt Duchene. The Predators took the lead with a Roman Josi goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Dante Fabbro. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Josi, Saros (22 for 23 in saves), and Johansen.
North to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Cam Talbot man the nets. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild added on with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Marcus Foligno and Jordan Greenway. New York got on the board in the second period with a Dryden Hunt goal, his fourth of the season, via Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers tied it on a Mika Zibanejad shorthanded goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota replied with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Matt Boldy and Foligno. The Wild extended the lead as Foligno scored his nineteenth of the year, with the help of Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota padded the lead on another Fiala goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, guided in by Mats Zuccarello. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars being Foligno, Fiala, and Eriksson Ek.
In Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Winnipeg kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Logan Stanley and Nate Schmidt. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Brenden Dillon and Nikolaj Ehlers. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his third of the season, via Mathieu Joseph. Winnipeg replied on a Paul Stastny goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Neal Pionk and Scheifele. The Lightning pulled one back with an Alex Killorn goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Corey Perry and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. Winnipeg extended the lead on a Connor shorthanded goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Jets padded the lead on a Morrissey empty net goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Lightning pulled one back with a Ross Colton goal, his tenth of the year, dished from Jan Rutta and Taylor Raddysh. Winnipeg iced it at 7-4 with a Stastny empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, with helpers from Wheeler and Scheifele. The three stars were Scheifele, Stastny, and Morrissey, while Connor and Wheeler get the honorable mentions.
South again to Chicago as the Blackhawks host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Chicago cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a DeBrincat goal, his thirty-third of the year, via Kane and Strome. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to DeBrincat and Jake McCabe. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Ryan Carpenter goal, his third of the year, passed from Kane and Caleb Jones. Chicago continued with a Jonathan Toews shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Brandon Hagel. Anthony Stolarz replaced Gibson in goal in the second period. The Blackhawks continued in the second period on a Hagel goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of McCabe and Connor Murphy. Anaheim got on the board with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Sam Steel and Josh Mahura. The Ducks pulled one back on a Trevor Zegras power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Steel and Hampus Lindholm. Anaheim got closer with an Adam Henrique goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Cam Fowler and Max Comtois. Chicago fired back with another Strome goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, fueled by Kane and Seth Jones. The Blackhawks struck again as Strome finished his hat trick on his fifteenth of the season, with the help of Kane and DeBrincat. The final stood at 8-3, with the three stars awarded to Kane, Strome, and DeBrincat, while Hagel, McCabe, and Steel get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Daniel Vladar are the starters in goal. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames added on with an Adam Ruzicka goal, his fifth of the year, via Andrew Mangiapane and Dillon Dube. Washington got on the board with a Conor Sheary goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Calgary retook the lead in the third period with an Oliver Kylington goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Blake Coleman. Washington tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Nick Jensen. The Capitals took the lead with a Nic Dowd goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Jensen. Washington extended the lead with an Ovechkin empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, set up by Tom Wilson and Jensen. The Flames got one back with a Lindholm goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Tyler Toffoli and Andersson. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars handed to Ovechkin, Jensen, and Lindholm, while Andersson gets an honorable mention.
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