NHL 2022-23 - Day 126

We've got six games on today, beginning early with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Ottawa Senators. Kevin Mandolese is mismatched with Linus Ullmark in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy. Ottawa tied it on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Dylan Gambrell. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fortieth of the season, assisted by McAvoy and David Krejci. Boston added on in the third period with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and forty-first of the year, courtesy of McAvoy. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Pastrnak, McAvoy, and Ullmark (30 for 31 in saves).

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. Anaheim started in the first period with a Mason McTavish goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Dmitry Kulikov and Max Jones. The Ducks added on with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and John Klingberg. Florida got on the board in the second period with an Eric Staal goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Radko Gudas. The Panthers tied it on a Marc Staal goal, his second of the year, coming off of Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen. Anaheim regained the lead in the third period with a Kulikov goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Klingberg. Florida tied it again with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Gustav Forsling and Nick Cousins. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, made possible by Tkachuk. The three stars were Tkachuk, Kulikov, and Klingberg.

Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Jacob Markstrom play in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Noah Cates and Tony DeAngelo. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Cam York and Scott Laughton. Calgary got on the board with a Mikael Backlund goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Dennis Gilbert and Andrew Mangiapane. Philadelphia fired back with a DeAngelo goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Konecny. The Flames got one back in the third period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Dillon Dube and Noah Hanifin. Calgary tied it on a Mangiapane goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Backlund and Hanifin. The Flyers retook the lead with a Wade Allison goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by James van Riemsdyk and Laughton. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars given to Konecny, DeAngelo, and Backlund, while Mangiapane, Laughton, and Hanifin get the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the San Jose Sharks host the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and James Reimer are the veterans in goal. San Jose got going in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks added on with an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, his seventh of the year, an unassisted goal. San Jose extended the lead as Noah Gregor scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Svechnikov and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks padded the lead on a Mikey Eyssimont goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Couture and Karlsson in the third period. The final was 4-0, with the three stars going to Reimer (26 save shutout), Couture, and Svechnikov, while Karlsson gets an honorable mention. 

Back east, the New York Rangers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Josh Morrissey power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets added on with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-third of the year, via Kyle Connor and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg extended the lead as Connor scored his twenty-sixth of the season in the second period, with the help of Mason Appleton and Morrissey. New York got on the board with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Vladimir Tarasenko. The Jets fired back in the third period on a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Connor and Appleton. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Scheifele, Connor, and Morrissey, while Appleton gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Tristan Jarry guard the cages. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. New York tied it in the second period on a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Zach Parise. The Penguins took the lead back with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Jeff Petry and Kasperi Kapanen. The Islanders tied it again in the third period on a Bo Horvat goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, guided in by Hudson Fasching. New York took the lead with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Matt Martin and Horvat. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Nelson empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Parise. The three stars were Nelson, Horvat, and Parise. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 125

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

The Minnesota Wild hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Filip Gustavsson man the nets. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Brandon Duhaime goal, his fifth of the season, via Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello. Nashville got on the board with a Thomas Novak goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Kevin Gravel and Jeremy Lauzon. Minnesota answered in the third period with another Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, with a lone helper by Ryan Hartman. The Predators got one back with a Roman Josi goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Mattias Ekholm and Novak. Nashville tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Josi and Novak. The Wild won 4-3 with a Hartman goal, his seventh of the campaign, guided in by Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon. The three stars were Kaprizov, Novak, and Hartman, while Josi gets an honorable mention. 

East to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the St. Louis Blues. Thomas Greiss and Mads Sogaard are in the blue paint. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Shane Pinto goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Drake Batherson and Alex DeBrincat. The Senators added on in the second period with a DeBrincat power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk. Ottawa extended the lead as Stutzle scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Tkachuk and Claude Giroux. The Senators padded the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Giroux. Ottawa kept going on a Batherson goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by DeBrincat and Pinto. The Senators continued in the third period on a Stutzle goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Artem Zub and Erik Brannstrom. St. Louis got on the board with an unassisted Colton Parayko goal, his third of the season. The Blues got closer with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his third of the year, helped along by Justin Faulk. Ottawa capped it at 7-2 with a Ridly Greig goal, via Derick Brassard and Thomas Chabot. The three stars went to Stutzle, Tkachuk, and DeBrincat, while Batherson, Pinto, and Giroux get the honorable mentions. 

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Edmonton began in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Mattias Janmark and Ryan McLeod. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Foegele goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Darnell Nurse and Cody Ceci. Edmonton extended the lead as Leon Draisaitl scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman. Colorado got on the board with a J.T. Compher goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Nathan MacKinnon and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche got closer with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of MacKinnon. The Oilers fired back with a Tyson Barrie goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Devin Shore and Jesse Puljujarvi. Colorado pulled back in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Josh Manson. Edmonton replied with a Janmark goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Connor McDavid and Ceci. The Avalanche chipped back with a Logan O'Connor goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Bowen Byram and Compher. Colorado tied it as Artturi Lehkonen scored his seventeenth of the year, with the help of Compger and Girard. The Avalanche won 6-5 in overtime with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Devon Toews and Compher. The three stars went to Compher, MacKinnon, and Foegele, while Girard, Janmark, and Ceci get the honorable mentions. 

Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Jaxson Stauber are set to start in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his twelfth of the season, via Max Domi. Toronto tied it on a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and William Nylander. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Kane goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, assisted by Domi and Jason Dickinson in the second period. Chicago added on when Kane completed his hat trick on his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Connor Murphy and Domi. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Noel Acciari goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by David Kampf and Alexander Kerfoot. Toronto tied it in the third period with Mitch Marner goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Rielly and Justin Holl. The Blackhawks retook the lead on an unassisted Cole Guttman goal. Chicago won 5-3 with a Domi empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Kane. The three stars were awarded to Kane, Domi, and Rielly.

East to New Jersey, as the Devils welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and MacKenzie Blackwood are between the pipes. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Cole Perfetti goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk. New Jersey tied it on a Dawson Mercer goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton. The Jets retook the lead on a Pionk goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Brenden Dillon and Scheifele. The Devils tied it again in the third period with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Erik Haula. New Jersey gained the lead with a Miles Wood goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Michael McLeod and Jesper Boqvist. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Mercer empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, set up by Haula and Ryan Graves. The three stars were Mercer, Pionk, and Haula, while Scheifele gets an honorable mention. 

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Connor Ingram are the backups in goal. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Travis Boyd goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Troy Stecher and Christian Fischer. The Coyotes added on with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Clayton Keller. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Nick Blankenburg and Andrew Peeke. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Patrik Laine power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Adam Boqvist and Jenner. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Barrett Hayton goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Matias Maccelli and Stecher. The three stars were given to Hayton, Stecher, and Jenner. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 124

There's 13 games on for a big Saturday. First up...

The St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Jordan Binnington man the nets. Colorado led off in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and J.T. Compher. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Bowen Byram goal, his third of the year, via Rantanen and Samuel Girard. St. Louis got on the board with a Sammy Blais goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and Logan Brown. Colorado replied in the third period with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Artturi Lehkonen and MacKinnon. The Avalanche extended the lead as Byram scored his second of the game and fourth of the season on the power play, with the help of Girard and Compher. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars going to Byram, Rantanen, and MacKinnon, while Girard and Compher get the honorable mentions.

Along to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Kevin Lankinen are in goal. Nashville began in the first period with an unassisted Thomas Novak goal, his fifth of the season. Florida tied it on a Nick Cousins goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Panthers took the lead with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Brandon Montour. The Predators tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Ryan McDonagh and Mikael Granlund. Nashville took the lead with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Roman Josi. The Predators added on in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Josi and McDonagh. Spencer Knight replaced Bobrovsky in goal. Nashville extended the lead as Josi scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to McDonagh and Johansen. The Predators padded the lead in the third period on a Novak power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Philip Tomasino. Florida got one back with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Aleksander Barkov and Montour. Nashville iced it at 7-3 with a Yakov Trenin empty net goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Novak, Josi, and McDonagh, while Johansen and Montour get the honorable mentions.

Up in Boston, the Bruins bring in the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Linus Ullmark are the masked men. Boston opened in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. The Bruins added on with a Nick Foligno goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Derek Forbort and A.J. Greer. Boston extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Charlie McAvoy and Foligno. New York got on the board in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his ninth of the year, via Anders Lee and Noah Dobson. The Bruins answered with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of DeBrusk and McAvoy. Boston padded the lead on another Frederic goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins continued with a Pavel Zacha goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Charlie Coyle. The Islanders got one back in the third period with a Matt Martin goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Ryan Pulock and Andy Andreoff. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars going to Frederic, DeBrusk, and Foligno, while McAvoy gets an honorable mention.

Next up, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek faces a lesser foe in Dustin Tokarski in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang. New Jersey tied it on a Dawson Mercer goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Hischier and Jack Hughes. New Jersey added on with a shorthanded Hischier goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Yegor Sharangovich. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Jesper Bratt scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Hughes and Sharangovich. The Penguins got one back with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jeff Petry. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with a Hischier empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, fueled by Mercer. The three stars were Hischier, Malkin, and Mercer, while Hughes and Sharangovich get the honorable mentions.

Southwest to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Scott Wedgewood are in the blue paint. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Liam Foudy goal, assisted by Jack Roslovic and Emil Bemstrom. Dallas tied it in the second period on a Ty Dellandrea goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets gained the lead on an Adam Boqvist goal, his second of the year, coming off of Sean Kuraly and Mathieu Olivier. Columbus added on with an Olivier goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Eric Robinson and Kuraly. The Blue Jackets finished it at 4-1 with a Robinson empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Olivier. The three stars were Olivier, Robinson and Kuraly.

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Joseph Woll receive the starts in goal. Montreal got going in the second period with a Josh Anderson goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Mike Matheson and Jordan Harris. Toronto tied it on a Michael Bunting power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Rasmus Sandin. The Maple Leafs took the lead on a Pierre Engvall goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto added on with another Bunting goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, guided in by Calle Jarnkrok and Ryan O'Reilly. The Maple Leafs extended the lead in the third period as William Nylander scored his thirty-first of the season, thanks to Matthews and Mark Giordano. Toronto padded the lead on a David Kampf goal, his fifth of the year, via Engvall and Sandin. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Bunting, Engvall, and Matthews, while Sandin gets an honorable mention.

Outdoors, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Washington kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jalen Chatfield and Jordan Martinook. Carolina extended the lead on a Necas power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Kotkaniemi. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Teravainen goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Necas and the goalie Andersen. Washington got on the board in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his third of the season, passed from Sonny Milano. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being given to Necas, Kotkaniemi, and Teravainen.

Westward to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Jacob Markstrom are the veteran goalies. Calgary was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his twelfth of the season, via Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Jonathan Huberdeau and Jakob Pelletier. New York got on the board in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers tied it in the third period with an Alexis Lafreniere power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Trocheck and Filip Chytil. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Backlund power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson. The three stars were Backlund, Huberdeau, and Trocheck.

Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Arturs Silovs will be in goal. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson. Philadelphia tied it on a Scott Laughton goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Justin Braun and Patrick Brown. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Schenn and Pettersson. Vancouver added on with a Beauvillier power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, powered by Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. The Flyers got one back with a Morgan Frost power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Travis Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Canucks answered with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his second of the season, coming off of Brock Boeser. Vancouver extended the lead with a Pettersson shorthanded empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with a helper from Schenn. The Canucks iced it at 6-2 with another Pettersson shorthanded empty-netter, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by J.T. Miller and Ethan Bear. The three stars were Pettersson, Beauvillier and Schenn.

Stateside to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Adin Hill are between the pipes. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Corey Perry and Mikhail Sergachev. Vegas tied it on a Brett Howden goal, his third of the year, passed from Keegan Kolesar and Alex Pietrangelo. The Lightning retook the lead on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Golden Knights tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Paul Cotter and Shea Theodore. Vegas pulled ahead with a Theodore goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights added on with a Marchessault goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, with helpers from Theodore and Smith. Tampa Bay got one back on a Perry goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Hedman. Vegas replied in the third period with a Nicolas Roy empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning got one back with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Sergachev and Namestnikov. This only made it 5-4, with the three stars being Marchessault, Theodore, and Smith, while Perry, Namestnikov, Hedman, and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.

In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Jonathan Quick are given the green light to start in goal. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona tied it on a Josh Brown goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Victor Soderstrom and Travis Boyd. The Kings retook the lead with an Anze Kopitar goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Quinton Byfield and Matt Roy. Los Angeles added on with a Blake Lizotte goal, his ninth of the year, via Alex Iafallo and Fiala. The Kings extended the lead as Roy scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Kopitar and Sean Durzi. Los Angeles padded the lead on a Fiala goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Lizotte. Connor Ingram replaced Vejmelka in goal. The Coyotes got one back in the second period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Matias Maccelli and and Juuso Valimaki. Arizona got closer in the third period with another Keller goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, made possible by Barrett Hayton. The Coyotes got closer with a Boyd goal, his seventh of the season, with helpers from Maccelli and J.J. Moser. Arizona tied it as Christian Fischer scored his tenth of the year, with the help of Brown and Liam O'Brien. The tie went to a shootout, where Gabriel Vilardi and Adrian Kempe scored to lift the Kings to a 6-5 win. The three stars were Fiala, Keller, and Kopitar, while Lizotte, Roy, Brown, Boyd, and Maccelli get the honorable mentions.

Up in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Kaapo Kahkonen are the Finnish goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jacob MacDonald and Steven Lorentz. The Sabres pulled ahead on an Owen Power goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner. The Sharks retied it on an Alexander Barabanov goal, his eleventh of the year, via Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson. Buffalo took the lead in the third period on a Skinner goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Tage Thompson. The Sabres iced it at 4-2 with a Tuch empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Rasmus Dahlin. The three stars went to Skinner, Tuch, and Power.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Philipp Grubauer protect the nets. Seattle started in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Carson Soucy. Detroit tied it on a Pius Suter goal, his ninth of the year, via Jake Walman and Filip Zadina. The Kraken took the lead back in the second period with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, assisted by Matty Beniers and Jared McCann. Seattle added on with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Beniers and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken extended the lead in the third period as Eeli Tolvanen scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Daniel Sprong and Will Borgen. The Red Wings got one back with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Eberle, Beniers, and Grubauer (22 for 24 in saves). 

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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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