NHL 2021-22 - Day 171

There's a big 14-game schedule on today, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Jeremy Swayman are the masked men. St. Louis started in the first period with a David Perron goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Ryan O'Reilly and Brandon Saad. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the year, via Brad Marchand and Derek Forbort. The Bruins took the lead with a Marc McLaughlin goal, his second of the season, fueled by Erik Haula and Connor Clifton. The Blues retied it in the second period on a Torey Krug power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Brayden Schenn and Perron. St. Louis took the lead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. The Blues added on in the third period with another Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers from Buchnevich and Krug. This stood for a 4-2 final, with the three stars being Tarasenko, Krug, and Buchnevich, while Perron gets an honorable mention.

In Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Erik Kallgren are in the blue paint. Buffalo began in the first period with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Dahlin. Toronto tied it in the second period on a Timothy Liljegren, his fourth of the year, via William Nylander and Morgan Rielly. The Sabres pulled ahead again with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, with assists provided by Alex Tuch and Henri Jokiharju. Buffalo added on in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-first of the year, passed from Tuch and Thompson. The Sabres extended the lead as Dahlin scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Olofsson and Rasmus Asplund. The Maple Leafs got one back on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Rielly and Pierre Engvall. Buffalo iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Asplund, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Dahlin, Asplund, and Olofsson, while Tuch and Rielly get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Sergei Bobrovsky are the veterans in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, his thirty-third of the season, coming off of Trevor Zegras and Derek Grant. Florida tied it in the second period on an Anthony Duclair goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, via Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov. The Ducks took the lead back with a Grant goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Jamie Drysdale and Adam Henrique. The Panthers tied it again with a Duclair power play goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, powered by Sam Reinhart and Claude Giroux. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Duclair, Huberdeau, and Grant.

Back north, the New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York got going in the second period with a K'Andre Miller goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Mika Zibanejad and Frank Vatrano. Carolina tied it on an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, via Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Jarvis goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Aho and Brady Skjei. Carolina added on with a Jordan Staal goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Skjei and Jesper Fast. The Rangers got one back with a Chris Kreider goal, his fiftieth of the season, helped along by Andrew Copp and Ryan Strome. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Aho, his thirty-fourth of the year, set up by Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Aho, Svechnikov, and Jarvis, while Skjei gets an honorable mention.

Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Washington opened in the first period with Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-sixth of the season, assisted by Conor Sheary and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his ninth of the year, via John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. Philadelphia got on the board with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Washington shot back with a Martin Fehervary goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. Martin Jones replaced Hart to start the second period. The Capitals extended the lead in the second period as Lars Eller scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Anthony Mantha and Tom Wilson. The Capitals padded the lead on a Sheary goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Kuznetsov and Ovechkin. Washington continued with a Matt Irwin goal, helped along by Justin Schultz and Johan Larsson. Washington kept going with Eller's second of the game and twelfth of the season, with helpers from Mantha and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Capitals struck again with a Hathaway goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Schultz and Irwin. The Flyers got one back on a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Hayes and Bobby Brink. Washington finished it at 9-2 with a power play goal by Larsson, his seventh of the year, powered by Schultz and Nic Dowd. The three stars were Schultz, Eller, and Ovechkin, while Sheary, Kuznetsov, Dowd, Hathaway, Larsson, Mantha, Irwin, and James van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.

Back in New York, the Islanders bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby. New York tied it on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. The Islanders pulled ahead on another Parise shorthanded goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, set up by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech. New York added on with a Josh Bailey goal, his ninth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Penguins got one back with a Danton Heinen goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Kasperi Kapanen and Brian Boyle in the second period. Pittsburgh tied it on another Guentzel goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Rakell and Chad Ruhwedel. The Islanders pulled ahead in the third period with a Bailey goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins retied it on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Guentzel and Crosby. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Kyle Palmieri's lone tally gave the Islanders a 5-4 win. The three stars were Bailey, Parise, and Guentzel, while Crosby and Rakell get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the Detroit Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Thomas Greiss make the starts in goal. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, his eighth of the season, via Josh Norris and Mathieu Joseph. Detroit tied it in the second period on a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. The Senators retook the lead with a Drake Batherson goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Michael Del Zotto and Tim Stutzle. Ottawa added on in the third period with an empty net goal by Stutzle, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Nick Holden. The Senators finished it at 4-1 with another Stutzle empty net goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, passed from Watson. The three stars were Stutzle, Watson, and Forsberg (24 for 25 in saves).

Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild added on in the second period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Matt Boldy and Dmitry Kulikov. Minnesota extended the lead as Fiala scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Wild padded the lead on a Ryan Hartman goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, made possible by Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota continued in the third period with a Hartman goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Jordie Benn and Kaprizov. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his fifty-first of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and Zach Hyman. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars given to Fiala, Hartman, and Kaprizov.

Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. Nashville won 1-0 in overtime with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his sixth of the season, via Ryan Johansen and Filip Forsberg. The three stars were Saros (25 save shutout), Ekholm, and Kahkonen (40 for 41 in saves).

Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Collin Delia are set to start in goal. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with a Trevor Moore goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Phillip Danault and Viktor Arvidsson. The Kings added on with a Danault goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Matt Roy and Arvidsson. Chicago got on the board in the second period with a Taylor Raddysh goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews. Los Angeles replied with a Blake Lizotte goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Alex Iafallo and Dustin Brown. The Kings extended the lead in the third period as Jordan Spence scored his second of the season, thanks to Anze Kopitar and Arthur Kaliyev. The Blackhawks got one back with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-third of the year, with helpers from Raddysh and Kurashev. Los Angeles iced it at 5-2 with a Lizotte empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Brown and Alexander Edler. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars being Danault, Raddysh, and Lizotte, while Arvidsson, Brown, and Kurashev get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Calgary, with the Flames welcoming the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Jacob Markstrom patrol the creases. Seattle opened in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Matty Beniers and Vince Dunn. Calgary tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, via Noah Hanifin and Rasmus Andersson. The Kraken took the lead back in the second period with a Victor Rask goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Yanni Gourde and Kole Lind. Seattle added on with an Adam Larsson goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Alexander Wennberg and Joonas Donskoi. Dan Vladar replaced Markstrom in goal. The Flames got one back on a Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Andersson. Calgary tied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Elias Lindholm and Connor Mackey. The Flames took the lead with a Hanifin power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Michael Stone and Mikael Backlund. Calgary iced it at 5-3 with a Tkachuk empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his thirty-seventh of the year, set up by Gaudreau. The three stars were handed to Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Hanifin, while Andersson gets an honorable mention.

Backtracking to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Scott Wedgewood are designated to start in goal. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Roope Hintz goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. The final held at 1-0, with the three stars going to Wedgewood (24 save shutout), Hintz, and Vasilevskiy (28 for 29 in saves).

Over in Arizona, the Coyotes host the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Karel Vejmelka are the inexperienced goalies. Arizona led off in the first period with a Travis Boyd goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Nick Schmaltz and Nick Ritchie. New Jersey tied it on a Fabian Zetterlund goal, coming off of Nico Hischier and Yegor Sharangovich. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Kevin Bahl goal, assisted by Nathan Bastian. The Coyotes tied it with a Schmaltz power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Matias Maccelli. New Jersey took the lead back with a Tomas Tatar goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Janne Kuokkanen and P.K. Subban. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period as Sharangovich scored his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Zetterlund and Hischier. The Devils padded the lead as Sharangovich scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, thanks to Bahl and Hischier. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars going to Sharangovich, Hischier, and Zetterlund, while Bahl and Schmaltz get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Thatcher Demko protect the nets. Vancouver began in the first period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Alex Chiasson and J.T. Miller. Vegas tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, assisted by Mattias Janmark and Keegan Kolesar. The Canucks took the lead with a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes in the second period. Vancouver added on with a Pettersson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Conor Garland. The Golden Knights got one back with a Michael Amadio goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. The Canucks shot back on a Brad Richardson goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Pettersson. Vegas got one back with a Shea Theodore goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Evgenii Dadonov and Martinez. The Golden Knights tied it on a Theodore goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Pietrangelo and Jack Eichel. Vancouver won 5-4 in overtime with a Hughes goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Garland and Horvat. The three stars were Pettersson, Hughes, and Theodore, while Horvat, Garland, and Martinez get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 170

We've got just one game on tonight, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Sam Montembeault in goal. Montreal got going in the second period with a Joel Armia goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Christian Dvorak and David Savard. Winnipeg tied it on a Morgan Barron goal, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Dylan Samberg. The Jets took the lead with a Paul Stastny goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Barron and Samberg. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with a Josh Anderson goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Jeff Petry and Nick Suzuki. Winnipeg retook the lead with an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Kyle Connor and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with an Adam Lowry empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Zach Sanford and Josh Morrissey. The three stars were Barron, Samberg, and Svechnikov. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 169

We've got seven games on for this Sunday, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Vitek Vanecek are the goalies. Washington got going in the second period with a John Carlson goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Conor Sheary. Boston tied it on a Curtis Lazar goal, his eighth of the year, via Nick Foligno. The Bruins took the lead with an Erik Haula goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Charlie McAvoy. The Capitals retied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Lars Eller and Anthony Mantha. Washington retook the lead in the third period with an Eller goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Nick Jensen. The Capitals iced it at 4-2 with an Alex Ovechkin empty net goal, his forty-fifth of the year, set up by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Carlson. The three stars were Eller, Carlson, and Wilson. 

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Nashville Predators. David Rittich and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, coming off of Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang. Nashville tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, helped along by Mikael Granlund. The Predators took the lead in the third period with a Nick Cousins power play goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins retied it on a Jason Zucker goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Crosby and Rakell. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Crosby goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, made possible by Rakell. The three stars were Crosby, Rakell, and Zucker.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Zach Bogosian. The Lightning added on with an Ondrej Palat goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Brayden Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period as Brandon Hagel scored his twenty-fourth of the season, thanks to Anthony Cirelli and Victor Hedman. The Lightning padded the lead on a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Ryan McDonagh and Palat. Tampa Bay continued in the third period with a Ross Colton goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Nick Paul. The final was 5-0, with the three stars being Elliott (28 save shutout), Palat, and Perry.

Up in Minnesota, the Wild host the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a shorthanded Rasmus Kupari goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Trevor Moore. The Kings added on with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Los Angeles extended the lead with an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Sean Durzi and Phillip Danault. Minnesota got on the board with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his forty-second of the year, with assists provided by Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild got closer with a Boldy goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Fiala and Jacob Middleton. Minnesota tied it in the second period with an unassisted Spurgeon goal, his seventh of the year. The Wild took the lead as Mats Zuccarello scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Ryan Hartman. Minnesota padded the lead on a Marcus Foligno goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jordie Benn and Jordan Greenway. The Wild continued with a Nick Bjugstad shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone helper by Middleton. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Spurgeon, Boldy, and Middleton.

Southeast again to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Carolina started in the first period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Brady Skjei and Seth Jarvis. The Hurricanes added on with a Jordan Staal goal, his eleventh of the year, via Nino Niederreiter and Jesper Fast. Anaheim got one back with a Josh Mahura goal, his second of the season, passed from Dominik Simon. Carolina replied with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Max Domi and Svechnikov. The Ducks replied with a Troy Terry goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Trevor Zegras and Derek Grant. The Hurricanes answered in the third period with a Staal goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, assisted by Niederreiter and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with a Staal empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Fast and Tony DeAngelo. The three stars were Staal, Svechnikov, and Niederreiter.

Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Kevin Lankinen are the young goalies. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Ryan Suter. Chicago tied it on a Philipp Kurashev goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane.The Blackhawks took the lead with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Kane and Kirby Dach. The Stars tied it again with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Dallas took the lead in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his thirty-first of the season, with a lone helper from Pavelski. Chicago retied it on a Boris Katchouk goal, his third of the year, helped along by Erik Gustafsson and Reese Johnson. The Stars pulled ahead again with a Jason Robertson goal, his thirty-third of the season, coming off of Hintz. Dallas added on with another Robertson goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, guided in by Hintz and Suter. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Seguin scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Benn and Heiskanen. The Blackhawks got one back with a Dach goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Sam Lafferty and MacKenzie Entwistle. The final was 6-4, with the three stars awarded to Robertson, Hintz, and Benn, while Pavelski, Seguin, Suter, Dach, Heiskanen, and Kane get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Ottawa Senators host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Mads Sogaard in goal. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Josh Norris goal, his thirty-second of the season, coming off of Brady Tkachuk. Winnipeg tied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Paul Stastny. The Jets took the lead in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg added on with a Stastny goal, his nineteenth of the year, made possible by Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Senators got one back with a Tkachuk power play goal in the third period, his twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Colin White and Tim Stutzle. The Jets replied with a Connor power play goal, his forty-second of the year, helped along by Dubois and Ehlers. Ottawa fired back on another Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Norris and Erik Brannstrom. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Ehlers, Connor, and Dubois, while Tkachuk, Norris, and Stastny get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 168

There's twelve games on today, beginning with...

The Dallas Stars hosting the New Jersey Devils. Jake Oettinger and Nico Daws are the young goalies. Dallas got going in the second period with a Ryan Suter power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Vladislav Namestnikov and Jamie Benn. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Ty Smith goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Nico Hischier and Fabian Zetterlund. The Devils took the lead with a Hischier goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Kevin Bahl and Zetterlund. New Jersey finished it at 3-1 with a Pavel Zacha goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Jesper Boqvist. The three stars were Hischier, Zetterlund, and Daws (28 for 29 in saves). 

Up in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Tristan Jarry are the masked men. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin. Washington tied it on a Marcus Johansson goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals took the lead with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Johan Larsson and Nic Dowd. The Penguins retied it on a Jeff Carter goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Evan Rodrigues. Pittsburgh took the lead on a Brian Boyle goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Kris Letang and Teddy Blueger. Washington retied it in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-fourth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals pulled ahead in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Justin Schultz. Washington added on with an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, his twenty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals finished it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Martin Fehervary, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Wilson and Carlson. The three stars were Wilson, Carlson, and Kuznetsov.

Along to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Juuse Saros protect the nets. Florida started in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Brandon Montour and Gustav Forsling. Nashville tied it on a Ryan Johansen goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Filip Forsberg and Alexandre Carrier. The Panthers retook the lead in the second period with an Anton Lundell goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Mason Marchment. Florida added on with an empty net goal by Jonathan Huberdeau, his twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Reinhart. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Forsling empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Forsling, Knight (24 for 25 in saves), and Reinhart.

North to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Erik Kallgren are set to start in goal. Toronto kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his fifty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Mark Giordano and Mitchell Marner. Samuel Montembeault entered the contest. The Maple Leafs added on with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and fifty-eighth of the year, via Michael Bunting and Justin Holl. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Joel Edmundson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nick Suzuki and Jeff Petry. Toronto replied with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with helpers from Ilya Mikheyev and Alexander Kerfoot. The Canadiens got one back with a Cole Caufield goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Matthews, Tavares, and Kallgren (24 for 26 in saves).

In Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the creases. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Jack Roslovic goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Zach Werenski. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings took the lead with a Sam Gagner goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Marc Staal and Mitchell Stephens. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Cole Sillinger goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Werenski and Jakub Voracek. Columbus pulled ahead in the third period with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, made possible by Patrik Laine and The Blue Jackets added on with a Justin Danforth goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Roslovic and Gustav Nyquist. Detroit got one back on a Dylan Larkin goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Lucas Raymond and Jordan Oesterle. The Red Wings tied it on a Vrana goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with a helper from Pius Suter. Columbus won 5-4 in overtime with a Roslovic goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the campaign, passed from Nyquist and Werenski. The three stars were Roslovic, Vrana, and Werenski, while Nyquist gets an honorable mention.

Over in New York, the Rangers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Igor Shesterkin guard the cages. Ottawa led off in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, his seventh of the season, via Mark Kastelic and Parker Kelly. New York tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with an Andrew Copp goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Panarin and K'Andre Miller. New York added on with a Chris Kreider goal, his forty-eighth of the year, passed from Ryan Lindgren and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers extended the lead as Ryan Strome scored his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Panarin and Lindgren. New York padded the lead in the third period with another Kreider goal, his second of the game and forty-ninth of the year, with helpers from Frank Vatrano and Justin Braun. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kreider, Panarin, and Lindgren.

Way out west, the Seattle Kraken host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Philipp Grubauer tend the twines. Calgary began in the first period with a Blake Coleman goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Rasmus Andersson. Seattle tied it on a Karson Kuhlman goal, his third of the year, passed from Morgan Geekie and Jared McCann. The Flames took the lead with a Trevor Lewis goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Hanifin and Dillon Dube. Calgary added on in the second period with a Michael Stone power play goal, his second of the year, made possible by Hanifin and Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames iced it at 4-1 in the third period on a Tyler Toffoli empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Dube and Hanifin. The three stars were Hanifin, Dube, and Markstrom (27 for 28 in saves).

Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Martin Jones draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia drew first blood in the first period with a Travis Sanheim goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Morgan Frost and Travis Konecny. The Flyers added on with a Ronnie Attard goal, via Hayden Hodgson and Scott Laughton. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Sonny Milano goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Jamie Drysdale and Cam Fowler. The Ducks tied it on a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Adam Henrique and Andrej Sustr. Anaheim took the lead with a Trevor Zegras power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Urho Vaakanainen and Drysdale. Philadelphia tied it in the third period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Nate Thompson and Cam York. The Ducks gained the lead with a Zegras goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, helped along by Derek Grant. Anaheim extended the lead as Grant scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Sustr and Dominik Simon. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars going to Zegras, Grant, and Drysdale, while Sustr gets an honorable mention.

Backtracking to St. Louis, where the Blues bring in the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Jordan Binnington are the veteran goalies. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Nick Leddy goal, his third of the season, guided in by Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with a Tarasenko goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Colton Parayko and Thomas. St. Louis extended the lead as Justin Faulk scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Brandon Saad and David Perron. The Blues padded the lead on another Faulk goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Jordan Kyrou and Ivan Barbashev. St. Louis continued with a Barbashev goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Kyrou and Faulk. New York got on the board with a Brant Hutton goal, with a lone helper by Brock Nelson. The Blues shot back with a Thomas goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Tarasenko and Pavel Buchnevich. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars being Faulk, Thomas, and Tarasenko, while Barbashev and Kyrou get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Warren Foegele goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Darnell Nurse. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Valeri Nichushkin and Devon Toews. The tie went to a shootout, where MacKinnon's lone tally stood for a 2-1 win. The three stars were Kuemper (49 for 50 in saves), MacKinnon, and Koskinen (33 for 34 in saves).

Next up, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Thatcher Demko are in the creases. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Timo Meier and Erik Karlsson. The Canucks took the lead back in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Alex Chiasson. The Sharks tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his eleventh of the year, via Brent Burns and Noah Gregor. Vancouver took the lead with a Chiasson goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Bo Horvat and Tyler Myers. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Luke Schenn empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Chiasson, Demko (35 for 37 in saves), and Dickinson.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Robin Lehner are in the blue paint. Vegas started in the first period with a Zach Whitecloud goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Chandler Stephenson and Brayden McNabb. Arizona got on the board with a Barrett Hayton goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Michael Carcone and Phil Kessel. Vegas replied in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Shea Theodore and McNabb. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the third period as McNabb scored his third of the season, thanks to Stephenson and Mattias Janmark. Vegas padded the lead on a Jake Leschyshyn goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jonas Rondbjerg. The Golden Knights kept going on a Jack Eichel goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Dadonov. The final was 6-1, with the three stars being McNabb, Dadonov, and Stephenson. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 167

We've got five games on for this Friday, beginning with...

The Florida Panthers hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Dustin Tokarski and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Peyton Krebs and Henri Jokiharju. Florida tied it on a Claude Giroux power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Reinhart. The Sabres regained the lead with a Mark Pysyk goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Buffalo added on with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirtieth of the year, helped along by Tage Thompson. The Panthers got one back with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Brandon Montour and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida tied it on a Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, guided in by Aleksander Barkov and Giroux. The Panthers took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Barkov and Montour. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars going to Giroux, Reinhart, and Barkov, while Montour gets an honorable mention.

In Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Boston got going in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-second of the season, coming off of Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Tampa Bay tied it on a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his eighth of the year, via Corey Perry and Jan Rutta. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy. The three stars were DeBrusk, Ullmark (28 for 29 in saves), and Coyle.

Further north, the Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Martin and Kyle Palmieri. Carolina tied it on a Vincent Trocheck goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Sebastian Aho and Tony DeAngelo. The Islanders retook the lead with a Palmieri goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, assisted by Zach Parise and Brock Nelson. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Palmieri, Sorokin (19 for 20 in saves), and Pageau.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Ville Husso are set to start in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Robert Thomas and Justin Faulk. Minnesota tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Tyson Jost. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his forty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Jacob Middleton goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Jared Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Blues got one back with a Faulk goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Nick Leddy. St. Louis tied it on a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Ivan Barbashev. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime with a Thomas goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Vladimir Tarasenko and Colton Parayko. The three stars were Thomas, Faulk, and Schenn.

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Connor Hellebuyck are in the creases. Colorado started in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Alex Newhook and Josh Manson. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Paul Stastny. The Jets took the lead with an Ehlers goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Scheifele. The Avalanche tied it in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Cale Makar and Bowen Byram. Colorado pulled ahead with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the season, via Newhook and Nico Sturm. The Avalanche added on with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Burakovsky and Mikko Rantanen. Winnipeg got one back with a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Josh Morrissey. The Jets tied it on an Ehlers power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Stastny. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a Makar power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Rantanen and MacKinnon. The three stars were Makar, MacKinnon, and Burakovsky, while Rantanen, Newhook, Scheifele, Ehlers, and Stastny get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 166

There's ten games on tonight, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York got going in the second period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers added on in the second period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Andrew Copp and Jacob Trouba. New York iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by Dryden Hunt, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Zibanejad. The three stars were Shesterkin (30 save shutout), Vatrano, and Zibanejad.

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Elvis Merzlikins are the goalies. Columbus opened in the first period with an Eric Robinson shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Vladislav Gavrikov and Sean Kuraly. Philadelphia tied it on a Kevin Connauton goal, going in unassisted. The Flyers took the lead with an Owen Tippett goal, his eighth of the year, via Travis Sanheim and Kevin Hayes. Philadelphia added on with a Noah Cates goal, his second of the season, made possible by Ivan Provorov. The Flyers extended the lead in the third period as Travis Konecny scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Morgan Frost and Sanheim. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Jones (26 for 27 in saves), Sanheim, and Tippett.

In New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Andrew Hammond are in the creases. Montreal began in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Rem Pitlick and Cole Caufield. The Canadiens added on with a Jake Evans goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Corey Schueneman and Mike Hoffman. New Jersey got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson. Montreal replied with a Caufield goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Suzuki. The Devils got one back in the second period on an A.J. Greer goal, assisted by Michael McLeod and Ryan Graves. The Canadiens shot back with a Joel Armia goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Chris Wideman and Brendan Gallagher. Montreal extended the lead in the third period as Wideman scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Kale Clague and Christian Dvorak. The Canadiens padded the lead as Dvorak scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Wideman and Clague. New Jersey countered on a Ty Smith goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. The Devils got closer with a Bratt goal, his twenty-third of the season, helped along by Tatar and Hischier. Montreal pushed back with a Clague goal, his second of the year, guided in by Gallagher and Dvorak. This made it 7-4, the final, with the three stars handed to Dvorak, Wideman, and Clague, while Suzuki, Caufield, Gallagher, Bratt, Tatar, and Hischier get the honorable mentions.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Anton Forsberg are between the pipes. Nashville led off in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, via Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi. Ottawa tied it on a Mathieu Joseph goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Erik Brannstrom and Parker Kelly in the second period. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Josh Norris goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Brady Tkachuk. The Predators tied it on a Josi goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Dante Fabbro and Yakov Trenin. Nashville took the lead with a power play goal by Ryan Johansen, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Duchene and Josi. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Duchene, and Johansen.

Back stateside, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Antti Raanta are the veteran goalies. Buffalo started in the first period with a Tage Thompson goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch. The Sabres added on with a Tuch goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Skinner and Thompson. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his thirty-second of the season, via Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis. Buffalo replied on a Victor Olofsson goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Casey Mittelstadt and Mattias Samuelsson. The Hurricanes answered with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Jordan Staal goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Brett Pesce and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes took the lead with an Aho goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, with helpers from Svechnikov and Jarvis. Carolina extended the lead on a Staal empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars of the 5-3 game were Aho, Staal, and Svechnikov, while Thompson, Tuch, Jarvis, and Skinner get the honorable mentions.

Over in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Scott Wedgewood make the starts in goal. Toronto struck first in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Justin Holl. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Jamie Benn and Marian Studenic. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his fifty-fifth of the season, powered by Mark Giordano and John Tavares. The Stars tied it in the third period with a John Klingberg goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. Toronto pulled ahead with a Morgan Rielly goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Mitchell Marner and Michael Bunting. Dallas tied it on a Pavelski goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Ryan Suter and Robertson. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime with a Matthews goal, his second of the game and fifty-sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Nylander and T.J. Brodie. The three stars belonged to Matthews, Nylander, and Pavelski, while Robertson gets an honorable mention.

Back north, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Kevin Lankinen receive the starts in goal. Seattle dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Ryan Donato and Jordan Eberle. The Kraken added on in the third period with an Eberle goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Yanni Gourde and Riley Sheahan. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars being Grubauer (29 save shutout), Eberle, and Wennberg.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jaroslav Halak and Harri Sateri are the backups in goal. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Horvat goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Vasily Podkolzin and Conor Garland. Vancouver extended the lead as Horvat scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, thanks to Podkolzin and Garland. Arizona got on the board with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Travis Boyd. The Canucks replied with a Pettersson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Chiasson and J.T. Miller. Vancouver padded the lead on a Chiasson power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, with helpers from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Pettersson. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Horvat, Chiasson, and Pettersson, while Podkolzin and Garland get the honorable mentions.

Along to California, as the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are the experienced goalies. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-second of the season, guided in by Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles tied it on a Trevor Moore shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Phillip Danault. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a Warren Foegele goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Derek Ryan. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Bouchard goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by McDavid and Evander Kane. The Kings got one back with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Moore. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Bouchard, McDavid, and Moore.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and James Reimer are in the blue paint. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Jaycob Megna and Matt Nieto. The Flames took the lead with a Trevor Lewis goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. Calgary added on in the second period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, assisted by Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back in the third period on a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Timo Meier and Mario Ferraro. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Lindholm empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the year, set up by Tkachuk and Gaudreau. The three stars were Tkachuk, Lindholm, and Gaudreau. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 165

There's five games on today, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ilya Samsonov are in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a Martin Fehervary goal, his sixth of the season, via John Carlson and Conor Sheary. The Capitals added on with a Carlson power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Victor Hedman. Washington replied with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-third of the year, fueled by Carlson and Kuznetsov. The Lightning got one back with a Nick Paul goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Jan Rutta. The Capitals replied in the second period with a Carlson power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by T.J. Oshie and Ovechkin. Tampa Bay got one back in the third period with a Ross Colton power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Mikhail Sergachev and Pat Maroon. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars going to Carlson, Ovechkin, and Kuznetsov.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Connor Hellebuyck receive the starts in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a shorthanded Sam Gagner goal, his tenth of the season, set up by Dylan Larkin. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Nate Schmidt and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Red Wings took the lead back in the third period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Oskar Sundqvist and Kyle Criscuolo. Detroit added on with a Gagner empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, fueled by Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin. The three stars were Gagner, Greiss (33 for 34 in saves), and Larkin.

Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Ville Husso man the nets. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Robert Thomas power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Buchnevich. The Blues added on with a Justin Faulk goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Brayden Schenn and Nick Leddy. Seattle got on the board with a Jordan Eberle goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Will Borgen and Ryan Donato. St. Louis answered in the third period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Schenn and Robert Bortuzzo. The Blues iced it at 4-1 with a Ryan O'Reilly empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Brandon Saad and Calle Rosen. The three stars were Husso (27 for 28 in saves), Schenn, and Faulk.

Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Anthony Stolarz are the goalies. Calgary struck first in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and Michael Stone. The Flames added on in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Vinni Lettieri and Sam Steel. Calgary replied in the third period with a Stone goal, assisted by Mangiapane. The Ducks got one back with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-third of the campaign, set up by Gaudreau. The three stars were Stone, Gaudreau, and Mangiapane.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Robin Lehner guard the cages. Vegas began in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Brayden McNabb. Vancouver tied it on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks took the lead with a Brad Richardson goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jason Dickinson and Conor Garland. Vancouver added on with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Pettersson and J.T. Miller. The Canucks extended the lead as Pettersson scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Ekman-Larsson and Miller. Vancouver padded the lead in the third period on a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Alex Chiasson. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars being Pettersson, Miller, and Ekman-Larsson. 

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