NHL 2022-23 - Day 123

There's five games on this Friday night, beginning with...

The New York Islanders hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Ilya Sorokin man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his twentieth of the year, via Mathew Barzal. The Penguins retook the lead in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Joseph and Ruhwedel. The Islanders replied with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-third of the season, courtesy of Scott Mayfield and Alexander Romanov. The Penguins answered with a Rakell goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. New York pulled one back on a Lee goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, made possible by Barzal and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Nelson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Noah Dobson and Lee. New York gained the lead on a Zach Parise goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Nelson, Lee, and Rakell, while Crosby, Barzal, Joseph, and Ruhwedel get the honorable mentions. 

Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Mads Sogaard are in the creases. Chicago led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his tenth of the season, via Max Domi and Jake McCabe. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Shane Pinto goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Derick Brassard and Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Erik Brannstrom. Ottawa added on with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. The Blackhawks got one back with a Sam Lafferty shorthanded goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago tied it on a Kane goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Domi. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Tyler Johnson and McCabe. The three stars were Kane, Domi, and McCabe. 

West to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Filip Gustavsson guard the cages. Minnesota got going in the third period with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Matt Boldy and Alex Goligoski. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Frederick Gaudreau and Boldy lifted the Wild 2-1 over Jason Robertson and the Stars. The three stars were Boldy, Gustavsson (29 for 30 in saves), and Oettinger (31 for 32 in saves).

Further west, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Jack Campbell protect the nets. Edmonton started in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark. Edmonton extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi. New York got on the board with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The Oilers fired back with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, helped along by McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. The Rangers got one back in the second period with a shorthanded Kreider goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren. New York got closer in the third period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Kaapo Kakko. The Rangers tied it on a power play goal by Zibanejad, his thirtieth of the year, with helpers from Fox and Panarin. The tie went to a shootout, where Kaako and Lafreniere gave the Rangers a 5-4 win over Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers. The three stars belonged to Kreider, Zibanejad, and McDavid, while Panarin, Fox, Nugent-Hopkins, and Hyman get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Blake Lizotte goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Alex Iafallo and Kevin Fiala. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the year, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Frank Vatrano. The Kings retook the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Trevor Moore. Los Angeles added on with an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The Ducks got one back in the third period with a Mason McTavish power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Cam Fowler and Trevor Zegras. The Kings answered with a Kopitar power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Fiala and Doughty. Anaheim got one back with a Vatrano goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Fowler. Los Angeles shot back with an Arvidsson power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, made possible by Sean Durzi and Phillip Danault. The Kings iced it at 6-3 with a Fiala empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Iafallo and Lizotte. The three stars went to Arvidsson, Fiala, and Kopitar, while Lizotte, Doughty, Iafallo, Vatrano, and Fowler get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 122

There's eight games on for this Thursday, beginning with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Antti Raanta are the backups in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Michael Pezzetta goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Rem Pitlick and Jesse Ylonen. Carolina tied it with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Martin Necas and Brent Burns. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Seth Jarvis goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. The Canadiens tied it in the second period with a power play goal by Rafael Harvey-Pinard goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mike Hoffman and Joel Armia. Carolina pulled ahead in the third period with an Aho goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, passed from Calvin de Haan and Svechnikov. The Hurricanes added on with a Jarvis goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, made possible by Burns and Svechnikov. Carolina extended the lead as Jordan Staal scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a shorthanded Jarvis goal, completing his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, set up by Derek Stepan. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars given to Jarvis, Svechnikov, and Aho, while Burns gets an honorable mention.

Up in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Florida led off in the first period with a Gustav Forsling goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Eetu Luostarinen and Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Marc Staal goal, via Brandon Montour and Verhaeghe. Florida extended the lead as Colin White scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Anton Lundell. Washington got on the board with a Dylan Strome goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of T.J. Oshie and Erik Gustafsson. The Panthers answered with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Givani Smith. The Capitals got one back with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, powered by Gustafsson. Washington got closer with a power play goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Oshie and Gustafsson. Florida replied with a Lundell empty net goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Panthers iced it at 6-3 with a Sam Reinhart empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Lundell. The three stars were Lundell, Verhaeghe, and Gustafsson, while Oshie gets an honorable mention.

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets host the Winnipeg Jets. David Rittich and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Winnipeg opened in the first period on a power play goal by Kyle Connor, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Columbus tied it in the second period on a Patrik Laine power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Adam Boqvist and Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period on a Kent Johnson goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Cole Sillinger and Emil Bemstrom. Columbus iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Boone Jenner, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Laine. The three stars were Korpisalo (36 for 37 in saves), Johnson, and Laine.

Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Juuse Saros are the masked men. Boston started in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Craig Smith goal, his fourth of the year, via Charlie McAvoy. Boston extended the lead as Bergeron scored a power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Taylor Hall. The Bruins padded the lead as Derek Forbort scored his fifth of the year, with the help of Nick Foligno and Matt Grzelcyk. Boston continued in the third period with a Trent Frederic goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Foligno and Lindholm. The final was 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Swayman (29 save shutout), Bergeron, and Lindholm, while Foligno gets an honorable mention.

Next up, the St. Louis Blues host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jordan Binnington guard the cages. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Ivan Barbashev and Ryan O'Reilly. New Jersey tied it on a Dawson Mercer goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jesper Boqvist and Damon Severson. The Blues took the lead in the second period on an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Nathan Walker and Colton Parayko. St. Louis added on with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Robert Thomas. The Devils got one back with an Erik Haula goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Fabian Zetterlund and Yegor Sharangovich. The Blues replied in the third period with a power play goal by Schenn, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Kyrou and Thomas. The final was 4-2, with the three stars being Schenn, Kyrou, and Thomas.

Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg and Dan Vladar are in the creases. Calgary struck first in the first period with an Elias Lindholm shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Mikael Backlund. Detroit tied it on a Dominik Kubalik goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Tyler Bertuzzi and Jordan Oesterle. The Red Wings took the lead with a Robby Fabbri power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, powered by Dylan Larkin and David Perron. The Flames retied it on a Dillon Dube goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Rasmus Andersson and Tyler Toffoli. Detroit gained the lead on a Kubalik goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, made possible by Larkin and Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Bertuzzi power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Fabbri and Larkin. Detroit extended the lead in the third period as Pius Suter scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Filip Zadina and Ben Chiarot. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Bertuzzi, Kubalik, and Larkin, while Fabbri gets an honorable mention.

South to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights host the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Adin Hill are set to start in goal. San Jose got going in the second period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture. Vegas tied it in the third period on a Paul Cotter goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Jack Eichel. The Golden Knights took the lead with a William Carrier goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Carrier, Hill (26 for 27 in saves), and Kahkonen (35 for 37 in saves).

Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Philipp Grubauer protect the nets. Seattle drew first blood in the first period with a Jared McCann shorthanded goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kraken added on with a Yanni Gourde goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Justin Schultz and Eeli Tolvanen. Seattle extended the lead in the second period on a Schultz power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. The Kraken padded the lead on an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Gourde and Jamie Oleksiak. Samuel Ersson replaced Hart in goal. Seattle continued with a Gourde power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, with assists provided Jaden Schwartz and Eberle. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Noah Cates and Ivan Provorov. The Kraken fired back with a Beniers goal, his eighteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Flyers got one back with a Konecny goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, made possible by Cates. The final was 6-2, and the three stars were Gourde, Beniers, and Schultz, while Konecny, Eberle, and Cates get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 121

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

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Ilya Samsonov are set to start in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his thirtieth of the season, assisted by Morgan Rielly and T.J. Brodie. Chicago tied it on a Sam Lafferty goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs took the lead back with a Rasmus Sandin goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by John Tavares. Toronto added on with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Nylander and Sandin. The Blackhawks got one back in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Max Domi and Jake McCabe. The Maple Leafs replied with a Tavares goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Alexander Kerfoot and Mitch Marner. Toronto extended the lead as Conor Timmins scored his second of the season, thanks to Matthews and Nylander. The final stood at 5-2, with the three stars going to Nylander, Matthews, and Tavares, while Sandin gets an honorable mention.

Out in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and Connor Ingram are the backups in goal. The scoreless tie went to a shootout, where Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller lifted the Coyotes to a 1-0 win over Steven Stamkos and the Lightning. The three stars were Ingram (47 save shutout), Elliott (26 save "shutout"), and Keller.

Backtracking to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Colorado struck first in the first period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Devon Toews and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Denis Malgin goal, his fourth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Josh Manson. Minnesota got on the board with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy. Colorado replied with a MacKinnon goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Artturi Lehkonen and Toews. The Wild got one back on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being MacKinnon, Toews, and Zuccarello.

West to Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Jack Campbell are the masked men. Detroit started in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Robby Fabbri and David Perron. The Red Wings added on with a Moritz Seider goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Andrew Copp. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. Detroit replied with a Fabbri power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Perron and Filip Hronek. The Oilers replied with a Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Red Wings shot back on an Olli Maatta goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Larkin. Edmonton got one back with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with helpers from Tyson Barrie and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers tied it on a Derek Ryan goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Klim Kostin and Philip Broberg. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pius Suter and Perron lifted the Red Wings to a 5-4 win over McDavid. The three stars were Perron, Nugent-Hopkins, and McDavid, while Larkin and Fabbri get the honorable mentions.

Further west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin faces a lesser foe in Arturs Silovs in goal. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Curtis Lazar goal, his third of the season, assisted by Dakota Joshua and Nils Aman. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Adam Fox. The Rangers took the lead with an Artemi Panarin goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Jimmy Vesey. The Canucks tied it on a J.T. Miller power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. New York regained the lead on a Panarin goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, via Niko Mikkola and Braden Schneider. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Zibanejad and Vladimir Tarasenko. Vancouver got one back with a Conor Garland goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Andrei Kuzmenko and Sheldon Dries. New York countered on a K'Andre Miller goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canucks got one back in the third period on a Kuzmenko goal, his twenty-third of the season, with helpers from Pettersson and Anthony Beauvillier. The Rangers replied with a Zibanejad empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, set up by Panarin. The three stars of the 6-4 game were Zibanejad, Panarin, and Kuzmenko, while Pettersson get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Comrie and Lukas Dostal are in the blue paint. Buffalo began in the first period with a Tyson Jost goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju. The Sabres added on with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, powered by Dahlin and Jeff Skinner. Anaheim got on the board with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal in the second period, assisted by Trevor Zegras and Derek Grant. The Ducks tied it on a Cam Fowler goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Dmitry Kulikov and Ryan Strome. Anaheim pulled ahead with a Fowler goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, guided in by Grant and Shattenkirk. Buffalo retied it on a Peyton Krebs goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Jack Quinn and Kale Clague. The Sabres gained the lead back on a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his ninth of the year, via Krebs and Mattias Samuelsson. Buffalo extended the lead in the third period as Alex Tuch scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Dylan Cozens and Kyle Okposo. The Sabres padded the lead as Zemgus Girgensons scored his sixth of the year, with the help of Quinn and Jost. Buffalo iced it at 7-3 with a Cozens goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Tuch and Mittelstadt. The three stars went to Jost, Tuch, and Krebs, while Cozens, Mittelstadt, Quinn, Dahlin, Fowler, Shattenkirk, and Grant get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 120

We've got nine games on today, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Jaxson Stauber and Jake Allen are the goalies. Montreal led off in the first period with a Morgan Barron power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Evgenii Dadonov. The Canadiens added on in the third period with a Joel Armia goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Drouin and Christian Dvorak. Montreal extended the lead as David Savard scored his second of the season, thanks to Alex Belzile and Jordan Harris. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Dvorak goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Armia and Drouin. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Allen (22 save shutout), Drouin, and Armia, while Dvorak gets an honorable mention.

Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Carolina began in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook. Washington tied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Joe Snively and Dmitry Orlov. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Calvin de Haan and Stefan Noesen. The Capitals retied it on a Snively goal, via Trevor van Riemsdyk. Carolina gained the lead again with a Noesen power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Brady Skjei and Teuvo Teravainen. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars given to Noesen, Snively, and Andersen (34 for 36 in saves).

Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Elvis Merzlikins are set to start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Fabian Zetterlund and Erik Haula. Columbus tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Patrik Laine and Adam Boqvist. The Devils took the lead on a Jesper Bratt goal, his twenty-first of the season, via John Marino and Ryan Graves. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Boqvist goal, assisted by Boone Jenner and Gavin Bayreuther. New Jersey took the lead in the third period with a Graves goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Michael McLeod and Ondrej Palat. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Graves, Boqvist, and Bratt.

Over in New York, the Islanders host the Ottawa Senators. Kevin Mandolese is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. New York got going in the second period with a Ryan Pulock goal, his third of the season, via Matt Martin and Sebastian Aho. Ottawa tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Brady Tkachuk and Travis Hamonic. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Stutzle and Thomas Chabot. The Islanders tied it on a Brock Nelson power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal. The tie went to a shootout, where Stutzle and Drake Batherson lifted the Senators to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Mandolese (46 for 48 in saves).

Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Jordan Binnington are in the creases. St. Louis started in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Robert Thomas. The Blues added on with a Schenn goal in the second period, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Kyrou. St. Louis extended the lead as Nick Leddy scored his second of the season, thanks to Ivan Barbashev. Florida got on the board with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. The Blues answered in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Pavel Buchnevich and Barbashev. St. Louis padded the lead on a Kyrou goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Thomas. The Panthers got one back with a Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Tkachuk and Brandon Montour. The Blues iced it at 6-2 with a Barbashev empty net goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Schenn, Barbashev, and Kyrou, while Verhaeghe, Tkachuk, and Thomas get the honorable mentions.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and David Rittich are in the blue paint. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers. Seattle tied it on a John Hayden goal, his second of the year, coming off of Morgan Geekie and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor. The tie went to a shootout, where Mark Scheifele and Dubois lifted the Jets to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Dubois, Wheeler, and Rittich (27 for 29 in saves).

South to Dallas, where the Stars host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Jake Oettinger protect the nets. Boston struck first in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Hampus Lindholm and David Krejci. Dallas tied it on a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Robertson goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Pavelski. The Bruins retied it in the third period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Brandon Carlo and David Pastrnak. Boston won 3-2 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, helped along by Charlie McAvoy and Zacha. The three stars were Pastrnak, Zacha, and Robertson, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.

Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Alexandar Georgiev tend the twines. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a MacKinnon goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Bowen Byram. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Brayden Point. The Lightning tied it in the third period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. Colorado retook the lead with an unassisted Denis Malgin goal, his third of the season. Tampa Bay retied it on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Corey Perry. The tie went to a shootout, where Stamkos' lone tally gave the Lightning a 4-3 win. The three stars were Stamkos, MacKinnon, and Namestnikov.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh drew first blood in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jeff Petry and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Crosby and Rakell. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 with a Guentzel empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Crosby and Rakell. The three stars were Guentzel, Rakell, and Crosby. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 119

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

The Ottawa Senators hosting the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom faces a lesser foe in Mads Sogaard in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Tim Stutzle and Travis Hamonic. Calgary tied it on a Dillon Dube power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Noah Hanifin and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by MacKenzie Weegar. Calgary added on in the third period with a Dube goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, passed from Toffoli and Chris Tanev. The Senators got one back with a Drake Batherson goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Stutzle and Shane Pinto. Ottawa tied it on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Stutzle and Erik Brannstrom. The Senators won 4-3 in overtime with a Stutzle goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, with helpers from DeBrincat and Tkachuk. The three stars were Stutzle, DeBrincat, and Tkachuk, while Dube and Toffoli get the honorable mentions. 

Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Kevin Lankinen are in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Clayton Keller. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Roman Josi power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene. The Predators took the lead with a Colton Sissons goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Yakov Trenin and Tanner Jeannot. The Coyotes retied it on a Lawson Crouse power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Matias Maccelli and J.J. Moser. Arizona pulled ahead in the third period with a Crouse goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, fueled by Maccelli and Moser. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 with a Christian Fischer empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Keller and Travis Boyd. The three stars went to Crouse, Maccelli, and Moser, while Keller gets an honorable mention. 

Up in Minnesota, where the Wild host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Filip Gustavsson are between the pipes. Florida got going in the second period with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Gustav Forsling and Nick Cousins. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Mats Zuccarello and Calen Addison. The tie went to a shootout, where Anton Lundell and Aleksander Barkov lifted the Panthers 2-1 over Zuccarello and the Wild. The three stars were Bobrovsky (27 for 28 in saves), Gustavsson, and Zuccarello. 

Out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Collin Delia start in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Moritz Seider. The Red Wings added on with a Larkin power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, powered by Robby Fabbri and Tyler Bertuzzi. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Sheldon Dries goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Conor Garland and Ethan Bear. Detroit answered with a Fabbri goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Michael Rasmussen and Andrew Copp. The Red Wings extended the lead in the third period as Gustav Lindstrom scored, thanks to Rasmussen. Detroit padded the lead on a Pius Suter goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Oskar Sundqvist and Lindstrom. The Red Wings continued with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his eleventh of the year, with helpers from Joe Veleno and Filip Hronek. The final was 6-1, with the three stars going to Larkin, Fabbri, and Lindstrom, while Rasmussen gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Pheonix Copley patrol the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adrian Kempe shorthanded goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, set up Blake Lizotte. The Kings added on with an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Phillip Danault and Viktor Arvidsson. Los Angeles extended the lead as Sean Walker scored his third of the season, thanks to Danault and Arvidsson. The Kings padded the lead on a Matt Roy goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Kempe and Quinton Byfield. Los Angeles continued in the third period with an Arvidsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Danault and Sean Durzi. Buffalo got on the board with a Dylan Cozens goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Victor Olofsson and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres got closer with a Peyton Krebs power play goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Olofsson and Mittelstadt. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Arvidsson, Danault, and Olofsson, while Mittelstadt gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 118

There's four games on today, all early. First up...

The Montreal Canadiens host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jake Allen are in goal. Montreal started in the first period with an Alex Belzile goal, via Michael Pezzetta and Jesse Ylonen. The Canadiens added on with a Jordan Harris goal in the second period, his second of the season, fueled by Evgenii Dadonov and Johnathan Kovacevic. Montreal extended the lead on a Josh Anderson power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Dadonov and Jonathan Drouin. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, with assists provided by Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers got closer with an Evander Kane goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Darnell Nurse and Bouchard. The Canadiens replied with a Rafael Harvey-Pinard goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Michael Matheson and Nick Suzuki. Montreal padded the lead in the third period on a Harris goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Joel Armia and Drouin. The Canadiens finished it at 6-2 with a Christian Dvorak shorthanded goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Kirby Dach. The three stars belonged to Harris, Drouin, and Dadonov, while Bouchard gets an honorable mention.

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Felix Sandstrom are the goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with an Owen Tippett power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Scott Laughton. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Jared McCann. The Kraken pulled ahead on an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Flyers tied it in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Tippett and Morgan Frost. Seattle gained the lead with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Eberle and Alexander Wennberg. The Kraken added on in the third period with another Schwartz goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, via Wennberg and Will Borgen. Philadelphia pulled one back with a Patrick Brown shorthanded goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Ivan Provorov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Schwartz, Eberle, and Wennberg, while Tippett get the honorable mentions.

Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. San Jose led off in the first period with an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Jonah Gadjovich and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks added on in the second period with an Alexander Barabanov power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Tomas Hertl and Karlsson. Washington got on the board with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his eighth of the season, via Erik Gustafsson and Trevor van Riemsdyk. San Jose replied in the third period with a Karlsson goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Barabanov and Logan Couture. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Hertl empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Nick Bonino. The three stars were Karlsson, Barabanov, and Hertl.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Adin Hill start in goal. Vegas began in the first period with a Paul Cotter goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Nicolas Hague and Jack Eichel. The Golden Knights added on with a Brett Howden goal, his second of the year, via Keegan Kolesar and Nicolas Roy in the second period. Anaheim got on the board with a Frank Vatrano goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Isac Lundestrom and Colton White. Vegas answered in the third period on a Shea Theodore goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Michael Amadio and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Phil Kessel scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to William Carrier and Theodore. Vegas padded the lead on an Eichel goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Reilly Smith and Alec Martinez. The Ducks got one back with a Lundestrom goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Derek Grant and Trevor Zegras. The Golden Knights replied with an Amadio goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Smith and Karlsson. Vegas continued on a Carrier goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Chandler Stephenson and Kessel. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars being Eichel, Theodore, and Carrier, while Kessel, Lundestrom, Karlsson, and Smith get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 117

The NHL is back in full force now, with a 14-game Saturday. The first seven of them are matinees, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Ville Husso are set to start in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Moritz Seider and Ben Chiarot. The Red Wings added on with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Chiarot and Seider. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Detroit answered with a Larkin power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Robby Fabbri and David Perron. The Red Wings extended the lead in the third period as Filip Hronek scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Olli Maatta and Michael Rasmussen. Detroit padded the lead on a Berggren power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Tyler Bertuzzi and Larkin. The Canucks got one back on an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, made possible by Beauvillier. The final stood from here at 5-2, with the three stars going to Larkin, Berggren, and Seider, while Beauvillier and Chiarot get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres added on with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Tyson Jost. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Jakob Pelletier goal, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames tied it on a Mikael Backlund goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Blake Coleman and Chris Tanev. Calgary pulled ahead on a Dennis Gilbert goal, guided in by Dillon Dube and Elias Lindholm. The Flames extended the lead as Kadri scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Huberdeau and Tanev. Calgary padded the lead in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Dube and Gilbert. The Flames continued on a Toffoli power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Dube and the goalie Markstrom. Calgary finished it at 7-2 with a Dube goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Lindholm and Toffoli. The three stars belonged to Dube, Toffoli, and Gilbert, while Kadri, Huberdeau, Lindholm, and Tanev get the honorable mentions. 

Into Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Anton Forsberg draw the starts in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-second of the season, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. Ottawa tied it in the second period on a Jake Sanderson goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Mathieu Joseph and Brady Tkachuk. The Oilers retook the lead on a Hyman penalty shot goal, his twenty-seventh of the season. Edmonton added on with a Ryan McLeod shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, set up by McDavid. The Senators got one back with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Ridly Greig and Shane Pinto. Ottawa tied it on an Erik Brannstrom goal, helped along by Alex DeBrincat and Nick Holden. The Oilers retook the lead in the third period on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Brett Kulak and Darnell Nurse. Edmonton extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored his eighth of the season shorthanded, thanks to Kulak and Evander Kane. The Oilers padded the lead on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Draisaitl and McDavid. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to McDavid, Hyman, and Draisaitl, while Kulak gets an honorable mention. 

Along to Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. Montreal started in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Josh Anderson. New York tied it on a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Noah Dobson and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders took the lead with a Bo Horvat power play goal in the second period, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Dobson and Nelson. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with a Justin Barron goal, made possible by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman. New York retook the lead on a Matt Martin goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Alexander Romanov and Scott Mayfield. Montreal retied it with a Kirby Dach goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Michael Matheson and Hoffman. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with a Matheson goal, his second of the year, helped along by Hoffman. The three stars were Hoffman, Matheson, and Nelson, while Dobson gets an honorable mention. 

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Carter Hart are the masked men. Nashville got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Matt Duchene and Cody Glass. Philadelphia tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Joel Farabee and Patrick Brown. The Predators won 2-1 in overtime with a Duchene goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi. The three stars went to Duchene, Saros (23 for 24 in saves), and Niederreiter. 

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy faces a lesser foe in Scott Wedgewood in goal. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Brandon Hagel and Alex Killorn. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with another Cirelli goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, passed from Victor Hedman and Killorn. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Hagel, his twenty-second of the year, set up Nikita Kucherov and Cirelli. The three stars were Cirelli, Vasilevskiy (28 for 29 in saves), and Hagel, while Killorn gets an honorable mention. 

Northeast to Boston, as the Bruins host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Washington struck first in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Marcus Johansson and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Boston got on the board with a Nick Foligno goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Connor Clifton and Taylor Hall. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Kuemper (27 for 28 in saves), Hathaway, and Backstrom. 

South to Florida, where the Panthers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Logan O'Connor shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Andrew Cogliano and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on with a Matt Nieto goal, his tenth of the year, via J.T. Compher. Florida got on the board in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart. The Panthers tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Eric Staal and Matthew Tkachuk. Colorado retook the lead with a Devon Toews goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Bowen Byram and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche extended the lead on a MacKinnon power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen. Florida got one back with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifteenth of the season, with helpers from Reinhart and Tkachuk in the third period. Colorado iced it at 5-3 as MacKinnon scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year into an empty net, with the help of Rantanen and Compher. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Compher, while Tkachuk and Reinhart get the honorable mentions. 

Up to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Frederik Andersen patrol the creases. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Carolina tied it in the second period with an unassisted Teuvo Teravainen goal, his sixth of the year. The Hurricanes pulled ahead on a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Calvin de Haan and Andrei Svechnikov. The Rangers retied it on a Panarin goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey. New York pulled ahead in the third period with another Panarin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, assisted by Braden Schneider and Trocheck. The Rangers added on with a Panarin goal to complete his natural hat trick on his fifteenth of the year, with the help of K'Andre Miller. New York extended the lead on a Kaapo Kakko empty net goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Alexis Lafreniere and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers padded the lead as Panarin scored his fourth of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to Vesey. The three stars of the 6-2 game were awarded to Panarin, Trocheck, and Vesey. 

Further north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Joseph Woll receive the starting nods in goal. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Alexander Kerfoot and Calle Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs added on with a Michael Bunting goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Mitch Marner. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Kirill Marchenko. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Marchenko goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus pulled ahead with a Sean Kuraly goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Kent Johnson and Mathieu Olivier. Toronto retied it in the third period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Marner and Nylander. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a Johnson goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Cole Sillinger and Jack Roslovic. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Johnson, Marchenko, and Jenner, while Nylander and Marner get the honorable mentions. 

Back across the border, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Jordan Binnington occupy the creases. Arizona led off in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Nick Schmaltz and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Keller and Valimaki. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Saad goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Pavel Buchnevich and Colton Parayko. The Blues tied it on a Sammy Blais goal, helped along by Nick Leddy and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis gained the lead in the third period with a Robert Thomas goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Jordan Kyrou and Buchnevich. The Blues extended the lead as Calle Rosen scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Tyler Pitlick and Alexey Toropchenko. St. Louis padded the lead on another Rosen goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers from Schenn and Kyrou. Arizona pulled back with a Keller goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, passed from Barrett Hayton and Troy Stecher. The Coyotes got closer with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Schmaltz and Valimaki. Arizona tied it as Lawson Crouse scored his seventeenth of the season, with the help of Schmaltz and Valimaki. The Blues won 6-5 in overtime with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Buchnevich and Parayko. The three stars were Schmaltz, Buchnevich, and Rosen, while Keller, Valimaki, Schenn, Kyrou, and Parayko get the honorable mentions. 

Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Filip Gustavsson protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Calen Addison and Mats Zuccarello. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead with a Tatar goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, via Damon Severson and Jesper Boqvist. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau lifted the Wild to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Tatar, Zuccarello, and Hartman. 

Further north to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Connor Hellebuyck man the nets. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Kyle Connor and Morrissey. Winnipeg extended the lead as Mark Scheifele scored his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Wheeler and Nikolaj Ehlers. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Jake McCabe and Jason Dickinson. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with a Wheeler empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry. The three stars were Wheeler, Morrissey, and Hellebuyck (31 for 32 in saves).

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Pheonix Copley get the starts in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Jaret Anderson-Dolan goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Alexander Edler and Rasmus Kupari. The Kings added on with an Alex Iafallo goal, his eighth of the year, via Kupari and Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Adrian Kempe scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield. The Kings padded the lead on another Kempe goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Kopitar and Mikey Anderson. Los Angeles kept going with Kempe completing his hat trick on his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Kopitar and Drew Doughty on the power play. The Kings continued in the third period with a Kempe power play goal, his fourth of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Fiala and Doughty. The final stood at 6-0, with the three stars going to Kempe, Kopitar, and Copley (25 save shutout), while Doughty, Fiala, and Kupari get the honorable mentions. 

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