NHL 2022-23 - Day 91

There's 12 games on tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Linus Ullmark are the masked men. Seattle started in the first period with a Brandon Tanev goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Daniel Sprong. The Kraken added on in the second period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his sixth of the year, via Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. Seattle extended the lead in the third period as Jaden Schwartz scored an empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson. The final was 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Jones (27 save shutout), Tanev, and Tolvanen.

Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen man the nets. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Dylan Samberg goal, his second of the season, assisted by Nate Schmidt. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Victor Olofsson goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Casey Mittelstadt and Henri Jokiharju. The Jets took the lead back with a Josh Morrissey goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Nikolaj Ehlers and Dylan DeMelo. The Sabres tied it in the third period on a Tyson Jost goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Olofsson and Rasmus Dahlin. Winnipeg regained the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Ehlers. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Karson Kuhlman empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Connor and Brenden Dillon. The three stars belonged to Connor, Olofsson, and Ehlers.

In Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Nashville Predators. Yaroslav Askarov and Sam Montembeault are the little-known goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Roman Josi. Montreal tied it on a Jake Evans goal, his second of the year, guided in by David Savard and Joel Edmundson. The Canadiens took the lead with a Kirby Dach goal, his seventh of the season, with helpers from Jesse Ylonen and Jonathan Drouin. The Predators retied it in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Matt Duchene and Juuso Parssinen. Montreal regained the lead with a Cole Caufield power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Nick Suzuki and Drouin. The Canadiens added on with another Caufield power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Dach and Drouin. Nashville got one back on a Parssinen goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Mattias Ekholm. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Caufield, Dach, and Parssinen.

Back stateside, the Detroit Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Ville Husso patrol the creases. Detroit began in the first period with a Lucas Raymond goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jonatan Berggren and Dominik Kubalik. Toronto got on the board with a Rasmus Sandin goal, his third of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Timothy Liljegren. Detroit replied in the third period with an empty net goal by Ben Chiarot, his third of the year, set up by Larkin. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Moritz Seider power play goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Raymond and Jake Walman. The three stars were Raymond, Larkin, and Husso (32 for 33 in saves).

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Bo Horvat and Luke Schenn. Tampa Bay tied it on a Corey Perry power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Mikhail Sergachev and Ross Colton. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nick Perbix and Brandon Hagel. The Canucks tied it on a J.T. Miller power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and the goalie Delia. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point. The Lightning added on with a Hagel goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Killorn and Perbix. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Stamkos scored his eighteenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Point and Kucherov. Vancouver got one back on a Hughes goal, his third of the year, helped along by Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko. The Canucks pulled closer with a Pettersson goal, his eighteenth of the season, with helpers from Hughes and Miller. The final held from here at 5-4, with the three stars handed to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Hagel, while Killorn, Point, Perbix, Hughes, Pettersson, and Miller get the honorable mentions.

North again to New York, as the Rangers bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. Dallas got going in the second period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mason Marchment and Denis Gurianov. New York tied it in the third period with a K'Andre Miller goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox. The Rangers won 2-1 in overtime with a Fox goal, his ninth of the campaign, via Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad. The three stars were Fox, Shesterkin (24 for 25 in saves), and Miller.

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets host the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Joonas Korpisalo are the goalies. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Brett Pesce goal, his third of the season, via Teuvo Teravainen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Hurricanes added on with a Brent Burns goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. Columbus got on the board with a Sean Kuraly goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Mathieu Olivier and Gavin Bayreuther. Carolina replied with a Jalen Chatfield shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the third period as Pesce scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Sebastian Aho. Carolina padded the lead on a Slavin goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper by Aho. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Patrik Laine and Adam Boqvist. The Hurricanes shot back on a Jarvis goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Stefan Noesen and Kotkaniemi. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars given to Pesce, Slavin, and Jarvis, while Aho and Kotkaniemi get the honorable mentions.

Back in New York, the Islanders welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Ilya Sorokin protect the nets. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Matt Martin and Alexander Romanov. Minnesota tied it in the third period with a Frederick Gaudreau shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild added on with a Sam Steel goal, his eighth of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with a Kaprizov empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Zuccarello and Jon Merill. The three stars were Gustavsson (19 for 20 in saves), Kaprizov, and Zuccarello.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Walker Duehr goal, coming off of Nazem Kadri and Trevor Lewis. St. Louis tied it in the third period on a Jake Neighbours goal, his second of the season, assisted by Noel Acciari and Ivan Barbashev. The Flames took the lead back with a Dillon Dube goal, his ninth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli. Calgary added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames iced it at 4-1 with a Dube empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Lindholm and Toffoli. The final stayed at 4-1, with the three stars given to Dube, Lindholm, and Toffoli.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Petr Mrazek are in the blue paint. Chicago drew first blood in the first period with a Sam Lafferty goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Colin Blackwell. Colorado tied it on an Evan Rodrigues goal, his tenth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon. The Blackhawks took the lead in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Isaak Phillips and the goalie Mrazek. The Avalanche tied it on a Cale Makar goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon. Chicago took the lead in the third period with a Taylor Raddysh goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Tyler Johnson and Jonathan Toews. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Raddysh, MacKinnon, and Mrazek (31 for 33 in saves).

Southwest to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Karel Vejmelka are in the creases. Ottawa cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Alex DeBrincat. The Senators added on with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Dylan Guenther power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Christian Fischer and Juuso Valimaki. Ottawa added on with a DeBrincat goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Nick Bjugstad and Guenther. The Senators replied with a Mark Kastelic goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Sanderson. Arizona pulled one back on a Barrett Hayton goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Nick Ritchie and Nick Schmaltz. Ottawa iced it at 5-3 with an Artem Zub empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Nick Holden and Giroux. The three stars were DeBinrcat, Guenther, and Sanderson. 

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Adin Hill draw the starts in goal. Florida scored first in the first period with a Nick Cousins goal, his fifth of the season, via Aaron Ekblad and Eetu Luostarinen. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Nicolas Roy goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Keegan Kolesar. The Panthers took the lead with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with a Jack Eichel goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Kaedan Korczak. Vegas pulled ahead on a William Carrier goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Kolesar. The Golden Knights iced it at 4-2 with a William Karlsson power play empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kolesar, Carrier, and Eichel. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0. 

NHL 2022-23 - Day 90

There's four games on this Wednesday, beginning with...

The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Carter Hart are the goalies. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Scott Laughton power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Owen Tippett. Washington tied it on a Garnet Hathaway goal, his sixth of the year, via Nick Jensen and Nic Dowd. The Flyers took the lead back with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Joel Farabee. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a Tippett goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers extended the lead on a Konecny shorthanded goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, set up by Laughton and Ivan Provorov. The Capitals got one back with a Marcus Johansson goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Washington got closer with a T.J. Oshie goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Fehervary. Philadelphia iced it at 5-3 with a Konecny power play empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-fourth of the year, with a helper from Laughton. The three stars were Konecny, Laughton, and Tippett.

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Matt Murray are the masked men. Toronto began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of William Nylander and Timothy Liljegren. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Juuso Parssinen and Matt Duchene. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with a Mitch Marner power play goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, powered by Nylander and Tavares. The final was 2-1, with the three stars being Tavares, Murray (31 for 32 in saves), and Nylander.

Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Dylan Holloway goal, his third of the season, guided in by Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie. The Oilers added on with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twentieth of the year, via Evan Bouchard and Philip Broberg. Anaheim got on the board with a Sam Carrick goal, his third of the season, coming off of Max Comtois. Edmonton fired back with a McDavid goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers extended the lead as Klim Kostin scored his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton padded the lead in the second period on another Kostin goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, made possible by Mattias Janmark and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers continued with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Bouchard. Anthony Stolarz replaced Gibson in goal in the third period. The Ducks got one back with a Simon Benoit goal, with helpers from Brett Leason and Comtois. The final was 6-2, with the three stars being Kostin, McDavid, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Bouchard and Comtois get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Pheonix Copley are set to start in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar. San Jose tied it on a Nick Bonino goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings pulled ahead with a Byfield goal, coming off of Mikey Anderson. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and Logan Couture. Los Angeles took the lead back with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Sean Durzi and Matt Roy. The Kings added on with a Drew Doughty goal, his third of the season, made possible by Phillip Danault and Alex Iafallo. San Jose replied with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Meier and Mario Ferraro. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Byfield, Meier, and Doughty. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

NHL 2022-23 - Day 89

There's ten games on this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Eric Comrie start in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Andre Burakovsky. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Skinner and Dylan Cozens. The Kraken tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Justin Schultz and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Seattle pulled ahead with a Matty Beniers goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Vince Dunn and Burakovsky. The Kraken added on with a Schultz goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Beniers and Eberle. Buffalo got one back with a Tuch goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, made possible by Dahlin and Cozens. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Schultz, Beniers, and Eberle, while Tuch, Dahlin, Cozens, Burakovsky, and Skinner get the honorable mentions.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Andrei Vasilevskiy man the nets. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel. The Lightning added on with a Nick Paul power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Columbus got on the board with a Gavin Bayreuther goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jack Roslovic and Patrik Laine. Tampa Bay replied with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his third of the year, helped along by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with a Tim Berni goal, coming off of Laine. The Lightning answered on a Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Hedman and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Brayden Point scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play, thanks to Kucherov and Stamkos. The Lightning padded the lead as Ross Colton scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Pat Maroon and Paul. Columbus got one back with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Kucherov, Paul, and Hedman, while Stamkos and Laine get the honorable mentions.

Up north again, the New York Rangers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Jon Merrill goal, his second of the season, via Marcus Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Sam Steel and Ryan Reaves. New York got on the board in the second period with a K'Andre Miller goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jimmy Vesey. The Rangers tied it with an Adam Fox goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota retook the lead in the third period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Steel and Jonas Brodin. New York tied it again with a Filip Chytil goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Fox and Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin lifted the Rangers 4-3 over Zuccarello and the Wild. The three stars were Fox, Miller, and Steel.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his seventh of the season, via Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Ilya Mikheyev. Vancouver extended the lead as Hughes scored his second of the season, thanks to William Lockwood and Elias Pettersson. Dustin Tokarski replaced DeSmith in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a power play goal by Evgeni Malkin, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Ty Smith and Bryan Rust. The Penguins got closer with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Brian Dumoulin and Rust. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jason Zucker goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Malkin. The Penguins pulled ahead in the second period with another Malkin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, passed from Zucker. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Malkin and Smith. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Travis Dermott goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Boeser. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars being Malkin, Zucker, and Rust, while Smith, Boeser, Hughes, and Schenn get the honorable mentions.

South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Pyotr Kochetkov are in the blue paint. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Martin Necas. New Jersey tied it on a Jonas Siegenthaler goal, his second of the year, via Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his third of the season, passed from Sebastian Aho and Brady Skjei. Carolina added on with an Aho shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Brett Pesce. The Devils replied with a Dawson Mercer goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Damon Severson and Ryan Graves. New Jersey tied it on a Jesper Boqvist goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Mercer and Michael McLeod. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a Mercer goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Boqvist and McLeod. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Hischier empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Erik Haula. The three stars belonged to Mercer, Boqvist, and McLeod, while Hischier and Aho get the honorable mentions.

Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ville Husso guard the cages. Detroit led off in the first period with a Jake Walman goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Moritz Seider and Andrew Copp. The Red Wings added on with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Copp and Seider. Detroit extended the lead as Oskar Sundqvist scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Seider and Lucas Raymond. Winnipeg got on the board with a Neal Pionk goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti. The Red Wings replied in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Sundqvist. The Jets got one back with a Sam Gagner goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by David Gustafsson and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby. Winnipeg pulled closer on a Nate Schmidt goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Perfetti and Blake Wheeler. Detroit answered with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Seider and Raymond. The Jets got one back in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his second of the season, helped along by Kyle Connor and Pionk. The Red Wings countered with a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Gustav Lindstrom and Joe Veleno. Winnipeg pulled one back with a Scheifele goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with helpers from Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ehlers. Detroit finished it at 7-5 with a Raymond empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Larkin. The three stars went to Seider, Raymond, and Sundqvist, while Larkin, Scheifele, Ehlers, Pionk, and Perfetti get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin. New York tied it on an Anders Lee power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Brock Nelson and Noah Dobson. The tie went to a shootout, where Robertson's lone tally lifted the Stars to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Oettinger (26 for 27 in saves), Robertson, and Sorokin (25 for 26 in saves).

In St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jordan Binnington are the masked men. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. Calgary tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames took the lead with a Mikael Backlund goal, his ninth of the season, via Nikita Zadorov and Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames added on in the second period with a Mangiapane goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Noah Hanifin and Blake Coleman. The Blues got one back with a Nikita Alexandrov goal, his second of the season, made possible by Steven Santini and Jake Neighbours. St. Louis tied it on a Kyrou goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Buchnevich and Calle Rosen. The Blues won 4-3 on a Thomas goal, his eleventh of the campaign, courtesy of Kyrou and Justin Faulk. The three stars belonged to Thomas, Kyrou, and Buchnevich, while Mangiapane gets an honorable mention.

Further west, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Karel Vejmelka are in the creases. San Jose got going in the first period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his tenth of the season, via Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. Arizona tied it on a Barrett Hayton goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes took the lead with a Christian Fischer goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Gostisbehere and Chychrun. The Sharks tied it on a Nico Sturm goal in the second period, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Nick Bonino and Oskar Lindblom. The Sharks took the lead in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov. San Jose added on with a Jaycob Megna goal, fueled by Erik Karlsson and Labanc. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars being Labanc, Gostisbehere, and Chychrun.

Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alexandar Georgiev are between the pipes. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Anton Lundell. The Panthers added on with a Brandon Montour goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett. Florida extended the lead on a Bennett power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart. Colorado got on the board with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the year, via Kurtis MacDermid and Cale Makar. The Panthers replied with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Barkov and Montour. The Avalanche got one back with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Brad Hunt and J.T. Compher. Colorado pulled one back with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Rantanen and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche tied it on a Compher goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of MacDermid and Evan Rodrigues. Florida pulled ahead with a Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. The final was 5-4, with the three stars being Tkachuk, Barkov, and Montour, while Bennett, Rantanen, Compher, and MacDermid get the honorable mentions. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

NHL 2022-23 - Day 88

There's four games tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Craig Anderson are set to start in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Zack MacEwen goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Patrick Brown and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Flyers added on with a Joel Farabee goal, his ninth of the year, via Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia extended the lead as Noah Cates scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Konecny and Farabee. The Flyers padded the lead in the third period on a Wade Allison goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Kevin Hayes. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars handed to Ersson (28 save shutout), Farabee, and Konecny. 

To Montreal, where the Canadiens welcome the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Sam Montembeault receive the starts in goal. Seattle began in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Vince Dunn and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken added on with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers. Seattle extended the lead as Dunn scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Tolvanen and Gourde. The Kraken iced it at 4-0 in the third period with a Beniers empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Jordan Eberle. The three stars were Jones (21 save shutout), Tolvanen, and Dunn, while Beniers and Gourde get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Cam Talbot are the masked men. Nashville opened in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Nino Niederreiter and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on with a Jeremy Lauzon goal, his second of the year, helped along by Tanner Jeannot and Thomas Novak. The Predators extended the lead in the third period as Forsberg scored his sixteenth of the campaign, thanks to Juuso Parssinen and Ryan McDonagh. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars going to Saros (38 save shutout), Forsberg, and Josi. 

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Pheonix Copley patrol the creases. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on with another Fiala power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Gabriel Vilardi. Edmonton got on the board with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles replied with a Kempe power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Fiala and Phillip Danault. The Kings extended the lead as Kempe scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Fiala and Drew Doughty. The Oilers got one back on a Ryan McLeod goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Bouchard and Philip Broberg. Los Angeles fired back in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Viktor Arvidsson and Doughty. Edmonton replied with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings iced it at 6-3 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars were handed to Fiala, Kempe, and Arvidsson, while Doughty and Bouchard get the honorable mentions. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

NHL 2022-23 - Day 87

There's eight games on this Sunday, beginning with...

The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and David Rittich are the backups in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets added on with another Connor goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, assisted by Kevin Stenlund and Dubois. Vancouver got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko. The Canucks tied it on a Jack Studnicka goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Luke Schenn and Dakota Joshua. Winnipeg retook the lead in the second period on an Ehlers goal, coming off of Brenden Dillon and Dubois. The Jets extended the lead as Morgan Barron scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Adam Lowry and Dillon. Spencer Martin replaced Delia in goal. Vancouver got one back with a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Miller and Ethan Bear. The Canucks tied it again on a Sheldon Dries power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Miller and Conor Garland. Winnipeg pulled ahead on an Axel Jonsson-Fjallby goal, his third of the year, guided in by Sam Gagner and Neal Pionk. The Jets padded the lead on a Dylan DeMelo shorthanded goal in the third period, his second of the season, set up by Jonsson-Fjallby and Dylan Samberg. Winnipeg continued with a Connor goal to complete his hat trick on his twentieth of the year, with helpers from Ehlers and Dubois. The final held at 7-4, with the three stars awarded to Connor, Dubois, and Ehlers, while Jonsson-Fjallby, Dillon, and Miller get the honorable mentions.

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Jake Oettinger are the young goalies. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Ryan Suter. The Stars added on in the second period with a Nils Lundkvist power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Wyatt Johnston and Suter. Florida got on the board with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Brandon Montour and Matthews Tkachuk. Dallas replied with an Esa Lindell goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Jamie Benn and Ty Dellandrea. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Robertson scored his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Colin Miller. Dallas padded the lead as Miro Heiskanen scored his seventh of the year into an empty net, going in unassisted. The final was 5-1, with the three stars being Robertson, Suter, and Oettinger (27 for 28 in saves).

To the northeast, the Washington Capitals bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins is mismatched with Darcy Kuemper in goal. Washington led off in the first period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. The final held at 1-0, with the three stars handed to Kuemper (38 save shutout), Gustafsson, and Merzlikins (18 for 19 in saves). 

Back west, the Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues. Thomas Greiss and Filip Gustavsson man the nets. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Jake Neighbours and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on in the third period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his ninth of the year, via Saad. St. Louis iced it at 3-0 with a Schenn empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Pavel Buchnevich and Parayko. The three stars went to Saad, Schenn, and Greiss (35 save shutout), while Parayko gets an honorable mention.

South to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Lukas Reichel goal, via Seth Jones. Calgary tied it on an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Rasmus Andersson. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Colin Blackwell goal, courtesy of Sam Lafferty and Reese Johnson. Chicago added on in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Reichel and Max Domi. The Flames got one back with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Milan Lucic. Calgary tied it on a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Lindholm and Toffoli. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Domi goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Reichel and Jake McCabe. The three stars were Reichel, Domi, and Lindholm, while Toffoli gets an honorable mention.

East again to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Carter Hart are the veteran goalies. Toronto kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his ninth of the season, via Mitch Marner and Conor Timmins. The Maple Leafs added on with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Pontus Holmberg. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto replied with a Timmins goal in the second period, assisted by Marner and John Tavares. The Flyers got one back with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his second of the year, helped along by Patrick Brown. The Maple Leafs answered with a Timothy Liljegren shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Jarnkrok. Toronto extended the lead as Tavares scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twentieth of the campaign, powered by Tavares and Marner. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Jarnkrok, Tavares, and Marner, while Timmins gets an honorable mention.

Way out west, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Karel Vejmelka are between the pipes. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Barrett Hayton goal, his third of the season, coming off of Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Jan Rutta. The Penguins took the lead with another Guentzel goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, via Bryan Rust and Crosby. Pittsburgh added on with a Jason Zucker goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, guided in by Evgeni Malkin and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Jeff Carter empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Guentzel, Crosby, and DeSmith (23 for 24 in saves).

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and John Gibson protect the nets. Boston was first to score in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by David Krejci and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins added on with a Krejci goal, his eleventh of the year, via Pastrnak and Zacha. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano. Boston shot back in the second period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, powered by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead as Pastrnak completed his hat trick with his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Matt Grzelcyk and Krejci. Boston padded the lead in the third period with a Brad Marchand goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Trent Frederic and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins continued on a Hampus Lindholm goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Boston finished it at 7-1 with a Coyle goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Grzelcyk and Taylor Hall. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Krejci, and Coyle, while Zacha and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

NHL 2022-23 - Day 86

There's nine games on this Saturday, including a couple of matinees. First up...

The New Jersey Devils host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Alexis Lafreniere and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers added on with a Julien Gauthier goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, via Adam Fox and Barclay Goodrow. New Jersey got on the board with an unassisted Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-fifth of the season. New York fired back with a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the year, made possible by K'Andre Miller and Mika Zibanejad. The Devils got one back in the third period with a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Nico Hischier and Hughes. New Jersey tied it on a Hughes goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Dawson Mercer and Ryan Graves. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime with a Damon Severson goal, his third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hughes, Severson, and Bratt. 

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Joonas Korpisalo are the Finnish goalies. Columbus got going in the second period with a Kirill Marchenko power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Kent Johnson and Marcus Bjork. The Blue Jackets added on with another Marchenko power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with assists provided by Johnson and Emil Bemstrom. Carolina got on the board with a Max Pacioretty goal, via Seth Jarvis and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes tied it on a Skjei power play goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Paul Stastny. Carolina pulled ahead with a Pacioretty power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. Columbus retied it in the third period with a Marchenko goal, completing his hat trick on his eighth of the year, passed from Cole Sillinger. The tie went to a shootout, where Marchenko, Patrik Laine and Johnson tallied to lift the Blue Jackets 4-3 over Svechnikov, Teuvo Teravainen and the Hurricanes. The three stars were Marchenko, Johnson, and Pacioretty, while Skjei gets an honorable mention.

Back east, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies with hyphenated names. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Victor Olofsson goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Dahlin. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Brandon Duhaime goal, his fourth of the year, via Ryan Hartman and Matt Dumba. The Wild took the lead on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-third of the season, courtesy of Calen Addison and Sam Steel on the power play. The Sabres tied it on a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Dahlin and Dylan Cozens. Buffalo took the lead back with a Dahlin goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Mittelstadt and Tyson Jost. The Sabres added on with a Cozens power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with an assist provided by Alex Tuch. Minnesota got one back with a Hartman goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild tied it on a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, helped along by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway. Minnesota took the lead with an Eriksson Ek power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Addison and the goalie Fleury. Buffalo tied it again on a Dahlin goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Mittelstadt and Owen Power. The Sabres won 6-5 in overtime with an Olofsson goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, with apples from Peyton Krebs and Dahlin. The three stars went to Dahlin, Olofsson, and Mittelstadt, while Cozens, Hartman, Eriksson Ek, and Addison get the honorable mentions.

In Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg is mismatched with Ilya Samsonov in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Jake Walman goal, his third of the season, coming off of Olli Maatta and Filip Hronek. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Mitch Marner power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs took the lead on a John Tavares goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Calle Jarnkrok and Mark Giordano. Toronto added on in the third period with a Pontus Holmberg goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Rielly and T.J. Brodie. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Tavares scored his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign into an empty net, set up by Marner and Justin Holl. The final was 4-1, and the three stars were Tavares, Marner, and Rielly.

Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Anton Forsberg are given the starting nods in goal. Seattle began in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Justin Schultz. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Tim Stutzle and Thomas Chabot. The Kraken took the lead back with a Jared McCann goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Jaden Schwartz and Alexander Wennberg. Seattle added on with a Schultz goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jamie Oleksiak and Daniel Sprong. Cam Talbot replaced Forsberg in goal. The Senators got one back in the second period with a Stutzle power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it on another Stutzle goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, guided in by Chabot and Artem Zub. The Kraken retook the lead with a Sprong goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Will Borgen. Seattle extended the lead as Matty Beniers scored his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Jordan Eberle. The Kraken padded the lead in the third period with a Dunn goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Andre Burakovsky and Adam Larsson. Seattle continued with an Eberle goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Burakovsky and Beniers. The Senators got one back with a Stutzle goal to complete his hat trick on his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Drake Batherson. The Kraken responded on a Burakovsky goal, his eleventh of the year, dished from Eberle and Dunn. The final held at 8-4, with the three stars given to Burakovsky, Eberle, and Stutzle, while Sprong, Dunn, Schultz, Beniers, and Chabot get the honorable mentions.

To Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington faces his former teammate Jake Allen in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Joel Armia goal, his second of the year, guided in by Jake Evans and Evgenii Dadonov. The Blues took the lead back with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his second of the season, via Tyler Pitlick and Nikita Alexandrov. The Canadiens tied it again on a Kirby Dach power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Nick Suzuki and Christian Dvorak. Montreal took the lead in the third period with a Cole Caufield goal, his twenty-third of the season, made possible by Suzuki. St. Louis tied it on an Alexandrov goal, passed from Calle Rosen and Pitlick. The Blues gained the lead with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens tied it on another Armia goal, his second of the game and third of the season, assisted by Evans and Dadonov. Montreal pulled ahead with a Josh Anderson goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Jonathan Drouin and Johnathan Kovacevic. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars going to Armia, Alexandrov, and Suzuki, while Evans, Dadonov, and Pitlick get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Stuart Skinner are between the pipes. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on with a Hyman power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Draisaitl. Colorado got on the board in the third period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Cale Makar and Evan Rodrigues. The Avalanche tied it on a Brad Hunt goal, via Rodrigues and Samuel Girard. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with a Makar goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of MacKinnon and the goalie Georgiev. The three stars belonged to Makar, Hyman, and MacKinnon, while Draisaitl and Rodrigues get the honorable mentions.

Down in Vegas, the Golden Knights welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Logan Thompson are in the blue paint. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Blake Lizotte and Gabriel Vilardi. The Kings added on in the second period with a shorthanded Matt Roy goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Rasmus Kupari and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead as Fiala scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Sean Durzi and Vilardi. Adin Hill replaced Thompson in goal. The Kings padded the lead in the third period on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Sean Walker and Phillip Danault. Vegas got on the board with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Nicolas Roy and Phil Kessel. Los Angeles answered with a Fiala empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Lizotte and Vilardi. This made it 5-1, with the three stars going to Fiala, Vilardi, and Lizotte.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and James Reimer guard the cages. Boston was first to score in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Charlie McAvoy and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on with a Craig Smith goal, his second of the year, via Nick Foligno and Charlie Coyle. San Jose got on the board with a Logan Couture goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Barabanov and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks tied it in the second period with a Mario Ferraro goal, his second of the year, assisted by Matt Benning and Matt Nieto. Boston took the lead back with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Marchand and McAvoy. The Bruins extended the lead as Pastrnak scored his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with helpers from Bergeron and Marchand. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars being Pastrnak, Marchand, and Bergeron, while McAvoy gets an honorable mention. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

NHL 2022-23 - Day 85

We've got six games this Friday, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ville Husso are the goalies. Detroit led off in the first period with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his sixth of the season, via Ben Chiarot and Filip Hronek. Florida tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Eric Staal and Givani Smith. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. Florida added on in the third period with an Ekblad goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by Barkov and Brandon Montour. The Red Wings got one back with a Robby Fabbri goal, fueled by Hronek and Andrew Copp. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Ekblad, Barkov, and Hronek.

Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Nashville Predators. Kevin Lankinen and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. Nashville began in the first period with a Thomas Novak goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Yakov Trenin. Washington tied it on a Sonny Milano goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Conor Sheary and Dmitry Orlov. The Predators pulled ahead on a Trenin goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Jeremy Lauzon and Juuso Parssinen. The Capitals tied it in the second period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his second of the year, via Erik Gustafsson and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Nashville pulled ahead in the third period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene. The final was 3-2, with the three stars going to Trenin, McDonagh, and Lankinen (30 for 32 in saves).

Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his second of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos. Winnipeg tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. The Lightning took the lead back in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Ian Cole and Cirelli. The Jets retied it on a Dubois power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, powered by Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg took the lead with a Connor power play goal in the third period, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Scheifele and Morrissey. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Morgan Barron shorthanded empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Adam Lowry. The three stars were Dubois, Connor, and Morrissey, while Scheifele and Cirelli get the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Jake McCabe goal, his second of the season, via Seth Jones and Max Domi. The Blackhawks iced it at 2-0 with a Tyler Johnson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Jonathan Toews and Sam Lafferty. The three stars belonged to Stalock (22 save shutout), McCabe, and Ingram (30 for 31 in saves).

Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary opened in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his seventh of the year, via Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Calgary extended the lead as Nikita Zadorov scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Trevor Lewis. New York got on the board with a Zach Parise goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Scott Mayfield. The Flames fired back in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, coming off of Tyler Toffoli and MacKenzie Weegar. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Markstrom (24 for 25 in saves), Coleman, and Zadorov.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Anthony Stolarz draw the starts in goal. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Matt Nieto goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Alexander Barabanov and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks added on with a Steven Lorentz goal, his fourth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Jonah Gadjovich. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Frank Vatrano. The Ducks tied it on a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Mason McTavish and Colton White. San Jose retook the lead with a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Kevin Labanc and Tomas Hertl. Anaheim retied it on a McTavish goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg and Simon Benoit. The Sharks pulled ahead on a Meier goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, with helpers from Labanc and Matt Benning. The Ducks tied it in the third period with another McTavish goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, helped along by Adam Henrique. Anaheim iced it at 5-4 in overtime with a Klingberg goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Troy Terry and McTavish. The three stars were McTavish, Klingberg, and Meier, while Labanc gets an honorable mention. 

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.