NHL 2022-23 - Day 154

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

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ville Husso man the nets. Florida led off in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-third of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett. The Panthers added on with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Tkachuk and Bennett. Detroit got on the board with a Pius Suter goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by David Perron and Jake Walman. Florida replied in the second period with a Gustav Forsling goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov. The Red Wings got one back with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, fueled by Lucas Raymond and Andrew Copp. The Panthers answered with an Eric Staal goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Anthony Duclair. Florida extended the lead as Verhaeghe scored his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the campaign on the power play, powered by Eetu Luostarinen and Tkachuk. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Verhaeghe, Tkachuk, and Bennett.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Ottawa Senators. Dylan Ferguson and Tristan Jarry are set to start in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his tenth of the season, via Claude Giroux and Ridly Greig. Pittsburgh tied it on a Rickard Rakell goal in the third period, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Senators retook the lead with a Drake Batherson power play goal, his twenty-first campaign, powered by Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Ferguson (48 for 49 in saves), Batherson, and Chabot. 

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Chicago Blackhawks. Alex Stalock and Alexandar Georgiev protect the nets. Colorado started in the first period with a Kurtis MacDermid goal, via Brad Hunt and Matt Nieto. The Avalanche added on with a Denis Malgin goal in the second period, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Valeri Nichushkin. Colorado extended the lead on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his forty-seventh of the year, powered by J.T. Compher and Bowen Byram. The Avalanche padded the lead in the third period as Logan O'Connor scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Malgin and Samuel Girard. Colorado iced it at 5-0 with a Malgin goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, helped along by Nathan MacKinnon and Rantanen. The three stars belonged to Georgiev (27 save shutout), Malgin, and Rantanen.

Up in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Jack Campbell are the veteran goalies. San Jose opened in the first period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Edmonton tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark. The Oilers took the lead in the second period on a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. The Sharks tied it on a Steven Lorentz goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Andrew Agozzino and Matt Benning. San Jose pulled ahead with an Erik Karlsson goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Fabian Zetterlund and Logan Couture. Edmonton retied it with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. The Sharks regained the lead with another Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, guided in by Barabanov and Martin Kaut. The Oilers retied it on another Ekholm goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, made possible by McDavid and Draisaitl. Edmonton won 5-4 in overtime with a Darnell Nurse goal, his eighth of the campaign, with assists provided by Yamamoto and Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars were Ekholm, Karlsson, and Yamamoto, while McDavid, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins, and Barabanov get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Pheonix Copley patrol the creases. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Rasmus Kupari and Zack MacEwen. The Kings added on with a Drew Doughty goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead as Gabriel Vilardi scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Alex Iafallo. The Kings padded the lead on a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Adrian Kempe and Kopitar. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund. Los Angeles replied with a Kempe goal, his thirty-third of the year, fueled by Alexander Edler and Sean Walker. The Kings continued with Kempe's second goal of the game and his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Byfield and Doughty. The Flames replied with a Noah Hanifin goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, coming off of Blake Coleman and Jonathan Huberdeau. Los Angeles answered with a Mikey Anderson power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Phillip Danault and Arvidsson. The Kings kept going with a Grundstrom goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Kupari and Anderson. The final was 8-2, with the three stars given to Kempe, Grundstrom, and Doughty, while Anderson, Arvidsson, Kopitar, Byfield, and Kupari get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 153

We've got seven games today, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the young goalies. Boston started in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins added on with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Jakub Zboril and Connor Clifton. Boston extended the lead as DeBrusk scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Charlie Coyle and Clifton. The Bruins padded the lead in the second period on a Hampus Lindholm goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by DeBrusk and Bergeron. Boston kept going in the third period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his forty-eighth of the season, powered by Bergeron and Marchand. The Bruins continued with a Coyle goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Charlie McAvoy and Trent Frederic. Boston finished it at 7-0 with a McAvoy goal, his sixth of the campaign, with helpers from Tyler Bertuzzi and DeBrusk. The three stars were DeBrusk, Bergeron, and Swayman (26 save shutout), while Coyle, McAvoy, Marchand, and Clifton get the honorable mentions. 

West to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Matt Boldy goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Marcus Johansson and Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild added on with another Boldy goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, assisted by Johansson and Joel Eriksson Ek. Washington got on the board in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Rasmus Sandin. Minnesota shot back on a Ryan Reaves goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw. The Wild extended the lead in the third period as Brandon Duhaime scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Oskar Sundqvist. The Capitals got one back with another Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. Minnesota replied on an unassisted Boldy goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-second of the season. Washington pulled back with a Strome goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Wilson and Ovechkin. This only made it 5-3, with the three stars going to Boldy, Ovechkin, and Strome, while Johansson and Wilson get the honorable mentions. 

Out in Nevada, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Jiri Patera are the inexperienced goalies. Vegas led off in the first period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Pavel Dorofeyev and Reilly Smith. Columbus tied it in the second period with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Erik Gudbranson and Patrik Laine. The Golden Knights took the lead back with a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Alec Martinez and Alex Pietrangelo. Vegas added on with a Dorofeyev goal, his third of the year, fueled by Kessel and Pietrangelo on the power play. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Zach Whitecloud scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Brett Howden and Shea Theodore. Vegas padded the lead on an Eichel goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights continued in the third period with a Paul Cotter goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Pietrangelo. Vegas struck again with an Eichel goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault and Brayden McNabb. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Liam Foudy goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Tim Berni and Laine. The final held at 7-2, with the three stars given to Eichel, Pietrangelo, and Dorofeyev, while Kessel and Laine get the honorable mentions. 

Back east, the New York Rangers host the Nashville Predators. Kevin Lankinen and Jaroslav Halak are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of K'Andre Miller and the goalie Halak. The Rangers added on with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, courtesy of Artemi Panarin. New York extended the lead as Tyler Motte scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Jacob Trouba and Miller. The Rangers padded the lead on a Miller goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Vincent Trocheck and Panarin. Juuse Saros replaced Lankinen in goal. New York continued with a Panarin power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Zibanejad. The Rangers piled on with a Miller goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, guided in by Kaapo Kakko and Barclay Goodrow. New York struck again in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his thirty-second of the season, fueled by Trocheck and Trouba. This held up as the eventual 7-0 final score, with the three stars going to Miller, Halak (22 save shutout), and Panarin, while Zibanejad, Trocheck, and Trouba get the honorable mentions.

To St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Joel Hofer in goal. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Nick Leddy. The Blues added on in the second period with a Nathan Walker goal, his second of the year, via Justin Faulk and Logan Brown. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Jakub Vrana scored his sixth of the campaign, thanks to Kapanen. This made it 3-0, with the three stars being Hofer (33 for 33 in saves), Kapanen, and Walker.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos. The Lightning added on in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Erik Cernak and Anthony Cirelli. New Jersey got on the board with a Jesper Bratt goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Nico Hischier and Damon Severson. The Devils tied it on another Bratt goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, via Jonas Siegenthaler and Dougie Hamilton. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Hischier goal, his thirtieth of the season, courtesy of Hamilton. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Nolan Foote scored, thanks to Yegor Sharangovich and Kevin Bahl. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Bratt, completing his hat trick on his thirtieth of the year, set up by Timo Meier. The three stars were Bratt, Hischier, and Hamilton.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and John Gibson patrol the creases. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Pettersson power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Hughes and Miller. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with a Ryan Strome goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, guided in by Troy Terry. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Pettersson, Miller, and Hughes. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 152

We've got a 13-game slate this Saturday, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Ville Husso protect the nets. Colorado started in the first period with a Devon Toews goal, his fifth of the season, via J.T. Compher and Cale Makar. Detroit tied it on a Pius Suter goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Dylan Larkin. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Denis Malgin and Makar. Colorado added on with a Bowen Byram power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Makar and MacKinnon. The Avalanche extended the lead in the third period as Lars Eller scored his ninth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Valeri Nichushkin and Jack Johnson. Colorado padded the lead as Mikko Rantanen scored his forty-sixth of the year, thanks to Evan Rodrigues and MacKinnon. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars being MacKinnon, Makar, and Georgiev (33 for 34 in saves).

Over in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Filip Gustavsson guard the cages. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Marcus Johansson goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. Boston tied it on a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Marchand. Boston added on with a David Krejci goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Pavel Zacha and Pastrnak. The Wild got one back on an Oskar Sundqvist power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Frederick Gaudreau and Johansson. The Bruins shot back with a Bergeron goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Marchand. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Trent Frederic empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Charlie Coyle. The three stars belonged to Marchand, Pastrnak, and Bergeron, while Johansson gets an honorable mention.

Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Juuse Saros are between the pipes. Nashville led off in the first period with a Cody Glass goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Philip Tomasino and Cal Foote. Winnipeg tied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eighth of the year, via Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. The Predators retook the lead with a Luke Evangelista goal, his third of the season, fueled by Thomas Novak and Tyson Barrie. The Jets retied it with an Adam Lowry goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime with a Neal Pionk goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ehlers. The three stars were Ehlers, Morrissey, and Pionk.

Out west, the Seattle Kraken host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Philipp Grubauer are the masked men. Edmonton began in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his eleventh of the season, via Zach Hyman and Darnell Nurse. Seattle tied it with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers. The Oilers took the lead back with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton added on with another Kane goal in the second period, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, passed from Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm. The Kraken got one back with a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Jared McCann and Adam Larsson. Martin Jones replaced an injured Grubauer in goal. The Oilers shot back with a Hyman goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of McDavid and Ekholm. Edmonton extended the lead as Kane completed his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Brett Kulak. The Oilers padded the lead on a McDavid goal, his fifty-eighth of the year, helped along by Ekholm and Draisaitl on the power play. The Kraken got one back with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Morgan Geekie and Oleksiak. The three stars of the 6-4 game were Kane, McDavid, and Draisaitl, while Ekholm, Hyman, and Oleksiak get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen faces a lesser foe in Felix Sandstrom in goal. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, courtesy of Martin Necas and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes added on with a Skjei goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Tyson Foerster goal, made possible by Morgan Frost and Brendan Lemieux. Carolina replied an Aho goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Stefan Noesen and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers got one back with a Noah Cates power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Foerster and Owen Tippett. Philadelphia tied it in the third period with a Joel Farabee goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Tippett and Cates. The Flyers pulled ahead on a Lemieux goal, his second of the year, coming off of Frost. The Hurricanes tied it on a Necas power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns. Carolina won 5-4 in overtime with Aho completing his hat trick on his thirtieth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Aho, Skjei, and Necas, while Foerster, Lemieux, Cates, Tippett, and Frost get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Akira Schmid and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Nico Hischier shorthanded goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, set up by John Marino and Ryan Graves. The Devils added on with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Damon Severson. Florida got on the board in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Marc Staal and Brandon Montour. The Panthers tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Montour and Carter Verhaeghe. Florida took the lead on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirty-second of the season, coming off of Verhaeghe and Radko Gudas. The Panthers finished it at 4-2 with a Reinhart empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Reinhart, Verhaeghe, and Montour.

Also in the state, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Brian Elliott are the backups in goal. Montreal kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twelfth of the season, via Nick Suzuki and David Savard. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nick Paul and Zach Bogosian. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev. The Canadiens retied it on a Denis Gurianov goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Josh Anderson and Suzuki. Montreal pulled ahead with a Jesse Ylonen power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Hoffman and Justin Barron. Tampa Bay tied it in the third period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, with assists provided by Kucherov and Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead with another Hagel goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, fueled by Sergachev and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-3 with a Hagel empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hagel, Kucherov, and Sergachev, while Hoffman and Suzuki get the honorable mentions.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Mads Sogaard draw the starts in goal. Toronto drew first blood in the first period with a Jake McCabe goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mitch Marner and John Tavares. Ottawa tied it on a Julien Gauthier goal, his eighth of the year, via Shane Pinto and Erik Brannstrom. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Tim Stutzle shorthanded goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, set up by Travis Hamonic. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Marner power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Tavares. Toronto went ahead with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Auston Matthews and Timothy Liljegren. The Maple Leafs added on with a Jarnkrok goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, guided in by Matthews and Alexander Kerfoot. Ottawa got one back on a Brady Tkachuk goal, twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Stutzle and Hamonic. The Senators retied it on another Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Claude Giroux and Thomas Chabot on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where the Maple Leafs won with William Nylander, Matthews, and Kerfoot all tallying to beat the Senators' two tallies from Alex DeBrincat and Drake Batherson. The three stars of the 5-4 game were Jarnkrok, Marner, and Matthews, while Tkachuk, Tavares, Stutzle, and Hamonic get the honorable mentions.

Stateside again to New York, as the Rangers bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Igor Shesterkin are the goalies. New York was first to score in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, guided in by Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Adam Fox. New York extended the lead in the second period as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Zibanejad and Miller. The Rangers padded the lead on a Chris Kreider goal, his thirty-first of the year, passed from Patrick Kane and Vincent Trocheck. Casey DeSmith replaced Jarry in goal. New York continued with a Trouba goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Tarasenko and Zibanejad. The Rangers kept going with a Panarin goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, with helpers from Kane and Filip Chytil. The final held at 6-0, with the three stars awarded to Shesterkin (34 save shutout), Panarin, and Zibanejad, while Tarasenko, Trouba, Kane, and Miller get the honorable mentions.

To the west, the Calgary Flames host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Jacob Markstrom receive the starting nods in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz. The Stars added on with a Radek Faksa goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Hintz. Calgary got on the board with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Tyler Toffoli. Dallas replied with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his twentieth of the year, with helpers from Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. The Flames got one back in the second period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his third of the season, made possible by Lindholm. Calgary tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Rasmus Andersson and Weegar. The Flames took the lead on a Nick Ritchie goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Andersson and Noah Hanifin. The Stars retied it on a Robertson goal, his fortieth of the year, guided in by Heiskanen and Colin Miller. Calgary took the lead back in the third period with an Andersson goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers from Walker Duehr and Weegar. Dallas retied it on a Jani Hakanpaa goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Pavelski and Benn. The Stars won 6-5 in overtime with a Robertson goal, his second of the game and forty-first of the campaign, passed from Pavelski.

South to Los Angeles, as the Kings welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Joonas Korpisalo start in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Los Angeles tied it on an Alexander Edler goal, his second of the year, via Gabriel Vilardi. The Kings took the lead with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Rasmus Kupari and Arthur Kaliyev. The Canucks tied it on an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Hughes and Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Andrei Kuzmenko and Miller tallied to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Kings. The three stars were Miller, Hughes, and Demko (38 for 40 in saves).

Over in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Alex Stalock and Ivan Prosvetov are in the blue paint. Chicago led off in the first period with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jarred Tinordi and Boris Katchouk. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Barrett Hayton goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Clayton Keller and Juuso Valimaki. The Blackhawks retook the lead in the third period with a Caleb Jones power play goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes tied it again with a Keller goal, his thirty-second of the year, passed from Valimaki and Travis Boyd. Arizona pulled ahead with a Valimaki goal, his third of the season, fueled by Keller and Nick Schmaltz. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Matias Maccelli, his seventh of the year, set up by Jack McBain and J.J. Moser. The three stars were handed to Valiamki, Keller, and Prosvetov (32 for 34 in saves).

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Kaapo Kahkonen patrol the creases. San Jose began in the first period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Logan Couture and Nico Sturm. New York tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Casey Cizikas. The Islanders pulled ahead in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Scott Mayfield and Noah Dobson. New York added on with a Ryan Pulock power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Hudson Fasching and Pierre Engvall. The Islanders extended the lead in the third period as Zach Parise scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Alexander Romanov and Pageau. The final stayed at 4-1, with the three stars going to Pageau, Sorokin (29 for 30 in saves), and Palmieri. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 151

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

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Calle Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs added on with a Mitch Marner goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Michael Bunting and John Tavares. Carolina got on the board with a Brady Skjei goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce. Toronto replied with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Tavares and Morgan Rielly. The Hurricanes got one back in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Maple Leafs answered with an Aston-Reese goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with a lone helper by Sam Lafferty. Toronto finished it at 5-2 with a Rielly goal in the third period, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by Jarnkrok and T.J. Brodie. The three stars were Aston-Reese, Rielly, and Tavares, while Jarnkrok gets an honorable mention. 

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Carter Hart are the goalies. Philadelphia began in the first period with an Owen Tippett power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Cam York and Tony DeAngelo. The Flyers added on with a Joel Farabee goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Tyson Foerster and Kevin Hayes in the second period. Philadelphia extended the lead as Tippett scored his second of the game and twentieth of the season, thanks to Hayes and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers padded the lead on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Scott Laughton. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Owen Power and Casey Mittelstadt. Philadelphia answered on a Tippett goal, completing his hat trick with his twenty-first of the year, fueled by DeAngelo and Nick Seeler. The Sabres responded with another Olofsson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, with helpers from Zemgus Girgensons and Mittelstadt. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Tippett, Olofsson, and Hayes, while DeAngelo and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions. 

Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the St. Louis Blues. Joel Hofer and Darcy Kuemper are in the blue paint. St. Louis started in the first period with a Sammy Blais goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn. The Blues added on in the second period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his thirty-first of the year, coming off of Jakub Vrana and Colton Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead as Kasperi Kapanen scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Pavel Buchnevich and Nick Leddy. The Blues padded the lead on another Blais goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, courtesy of Torey Krug and Saad. Washington got on the board with a Martin Fehervary goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Alexander Alexeyev and Sonny Milano in the third period. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin. St. Louis iced it at 5-2 with a Schenn empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Leddy. The three stars were Blais, Schenn, and Saad, while Leddy gets an honorable mention. 

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Michael Hutchinson and Lukas Dostal are the backups in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Trevor Zegras goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Ryan Strome and Brock McGinn. Columbus tied it on a Nick Blankenburg goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Liam Foudy. The Ducks retook the lead with a Scott Harrington goal, his second of the season, assisted by Troy Terry and Simon Benoit. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine. Anaheim regained the lead in the second period with a Max Comtois goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Derek Grant and Benoit. Columbus tied it again with a Cole Sillinger power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Kent Johnson and Emil Bemstrom. The Ducks pulled ahead in the third period with a Terry goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Colton White and Mason McTavish. The Blue Jackets evened the score on a Laine power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Adam Boqvist and the goalie Hutchinson. Anaheim pulled ahead on a Max Jones goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks added on with a Harrington empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, an unassisted goal. Anaheim iced it at 7-4 with a Strome empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Terry, Strome, and Harrington, while Laine and Benoit get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 150

We've got eleven games on a busy Thursday, beginning with...

The Florida Panthers hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Sergei Bobrovsky are in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Mike Matheson goal, his seventh of the season, via Josh Anderson and Jonathan Drouin. Florida tied it on a Colin White goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Nick Cousins and Eric Staal. The Panthers took the lead with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his thirty-third of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett. The Canadiens tied it again with an Anthony Richard goal, his third of the year, guided in by Kaiden Guhle. Florida retook the lead with a Gustav Forsling goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Matthew Tkachuk. Jake Allen replaced Montembeault in goal. Montreal tied it on a Michael Pezzetta goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Chris Tierney and Richard. The Panthers reclaimed the lead with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Eetu Luostarinen and Aleksander Barkov. Florida added on with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Radko Gudas and Josh Mahura. The Panthers extended the lead as Sam Reinhart scored his twenty-fourth of the season, thanks to Mahura. Florida padded the lead on another Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, made possible by Tkachuk. The Canadiens got one back in the second period with a Rafael Harvey-Pinard goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Justin Barron and Joel Edmundson. The Panthers responded with an Ekblad power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, powered by Brandon Montour and Tkachuk. Florida kept going on a Tkachuk goal, his thirty-first of the season, with a lone helper from Barkov. Montembeault returned to the game in place of Allen. Montreal answered in the third period with a Rem Pitlick power play goal, his fifth of the year, with an assist provided by Matheson. The final stood at 9-5, with the three stars going to Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, and Ekblad, while Barkov, Matheson, Richard, and Mahura get the honorable mentions.

Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. New York began in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, passed from Artemi Panarin and Vladimir Tarasenko. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Sidney Crosby. The Rangers took the lead with a Tyler Motte goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins tied it in the third period on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Crosby and Rakell. New York took the lead with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Kreider empty net goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, set up by Trocheck and Zibanejad. The three stars were Kreider, Zibanejad, and Rakell, while Trocheck and Crosby get the honorable mentions.

Over in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Akira Schmid are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Ross Colton goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer. The Lightning took the lead with a Stamkos goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Erik Cernak. The Devils tied it in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirty-third of the year, passed from Hischier and Damon Severson. Tampa Bay retook the lead on a Stamkos power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. New Jersey tied it on another Meier goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Colton and Alex Killorn lifted the Lightning to a 4-3 win over Yegor Sharangovich and the Devils. The three stars were Stamkos, Meier, and Sergachev, while Hischier and Colton get the honorable mentions.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Colorado Avalanche. Jonas Johansson and Mads Sogaard are the inexperienced goalies. Colorado led off in the first period with a Cale Makar goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Makar and Rantanen. Ottawa got on the board with a Drake Batherson power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson. Colorado added on with a Rantanen goal, his forty-fifth of the year, passed from MacKinnon and Bowen Byram. The Senators got one back with a Shane Pinto goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Julien Gauthier and Erik Brannstrom. The Avalanche shot back with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fourteenth of the year, via MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead as Lars Eller scored his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Ottawa got one back in the third period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators got closer with a Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Stutzle and Sanderson. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars going to Rantanen, MacKinnon, and Makar, while Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Sanderson get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the Nashville Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Alex Stalock and Juuse Saros are the masked men. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Lukas Reichel goal, his third of the season, via Andreas Athanasiou. The Blackhawks added on in the third period with a Joey Anderson goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Boris Katchouk. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Matt Duchene. The final was 2-1, and the three stars were Stalock (35 for 36 in saves), Anderson, and Reichel.

North again to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Boston struck first in the first period with a Trent Frederic goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on with a Pavel Zacha goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Brandon Carlo and Dmitry Orlov. Boston iced it at 3-0 in the third period with a Tomas Nosek empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by David Pastrnak. The three stars were Swayman (35 save shutout), Frederic, and Zacha.

West to Edmonton, where the Oilers host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Stuart Skinner are the young goalies. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers added on with a Mattias Janmark goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Connor McDavid and Vincent Desharnais. Dallas got on the board with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Miro Heiskanen and Ryan Suter. Edmonton answered with a McDavid power play goal, his fifty-seventh of the year, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Bouchard. The Oilers iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Janmark, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were McDavid, Janmark, and Bouchard.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Ivan Prosvetov are in the creases. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, via Anthony Beauvillier and Elias Pettersson. Arizona tied it on a Travis Boyd goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Liam O'Brien. The Coyotes took the lead with another Boyd goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, made possible by Clayton Keller and Barrett Hayton on the power play. Arizona added on in the third period with a Lawson Crouse power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Victor Soderstrom and Matias Maccelli. The Canucks got one back with a Pettersson goal, his thirty-first of the season, helped along by Beauvillier and Conor Garland. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars being Boyd, Pettersson, and Beauvillier.

Backtracking to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jonathan Quick are set to start in goal. Calgary cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his second of the season, via Rasmus Andersson and Tyler Toffoli. The Flames added on in the second period with a Toffoli goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Elias Lindholm. Vegas got on the board with a Zach Whitecloud goal, his third of the season, coming off of Reilly Smith and Michael Amadio. The Golden Knights tied it with a Smith goal, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by William Karlsson and Alex Pietrangelo. Calgary took the lead back with a Blake Coleman goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Lindholm and Weegar. The Flames extended the lead on a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Andersson and Toffoli. Calgary padded the lead on a Toffoli goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames continued with a Coleman empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, set up by Noah Hanifin. Calgary finished it at 7-2 with a Dillon Dube goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Nikita Zadorov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The three stars were awarded to Toffoli, Coleman, and Weegar, while Smith, Lindholm, and Andersson get the honorable mentions.

To California, where the Los Angeles Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Pheonix Copley man the nets. Los Angeles got going in the second period with a Drew Doughty goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Carl Grundstrom and Rasmus Kupari. The Kings added on with an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Quinton Byfield and Mikey Anderson. Los Angeles extended the lead as Viktor Arvidsson scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Trevor Moore and Phillip Danault. The Kings padded the lead on a Grundstrom goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Michael Hutchinson relieved Tarasov in goal. Columbus got on the board with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Gavin Bayreuther. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars going to Grundstrom, Copley (30 for 31 in saves), and Kopitar.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and James Reimer are between the pipes. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the third period with a William Eklund penalty shot goal, his second of the season. Seattle tied it on an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Yanni Gourde and Adam Larsson. The Kraken won 2-1 in overtime with a Vince Dunn goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, assisted by Bjorkstrand and Jared McCann. The three stars were Bjorkstrand, Dunn, and Grubauer (31 for 32 in saves). 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 149

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

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Ilya Samsonov are in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a Morgan Rielly goal, his third of the season, made possible by Mitch Marner and Calle Jarnkrok. Colorado tied it on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his forty-fourth of the year, powered by Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. The tie went to a shootout, where MacKinnon had the lone tally for a 2-1 win for the Avalanche. The three stars were MacKinnon, Georgiev (18 for 19 in saves), and Samsonov (28 for 29 in saves).

Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Charlie Lindgren man the nets. Buffalo opened in the first period with an Ilya Lyubushkin goal, his second of the season, via Peyton Krebs and Riley Stillman. The Sabres added on with a JJ Peterka goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jack Quinn. Washington got on the board with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. Buffalo replied with a Tyson Jost goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals fired back with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Alexander Alexeyev and Oshie. The Sabres got one back with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Krebs and Owen Power. Washington pulled back with an Ovechkin goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Strome. The Capitals tied it on a Tom Wilson power play goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Nicklas Backstrom. In the shootout, Kuznetsov and Oshie scored to give the Capitals a 5-4 win. The three stars were Oshie, Ovechkin, and Strome, while Krebs gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington patrol the creases. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Torey Krug and Tyler Tucker. Minnesota tied it with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman. The Blues took the lead back with a Jakub Vrana power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Krug and the goalie Binnington. St. Louis added on with another Vrana power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, helped along by Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn. The Wild got one back in the second period with a John Klingberg goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Marcus Johansson and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota tied it on an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Sam Steel and Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild took the lead with a Mason Shaw goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Reaves and Eriksson Ek. The Blues tied it again with a Buchnevich power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Robert Thomas and Krug. Minnesota pulled ahead again on a Hartman power play goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Mats Zuccarello. Thomas Greiss replaced Binnington in goal. The Wild continued with an Alex Goligoski goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Boldy and Steel. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Reaves scored his third of the season, thanks to Goligoski and Connor Dewar. The Wild padded the lead on another Hartman goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis got one back with a Buchnevich goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-third of the season, set up by Justin Faulk and Thomas. The final stayed at 8-5, with the three stars going to Hartman, Buchnevich, and Eriksson Ek, while Reaves, Goligoski, Boldy, Steel, Vrana, Krug, and Thomas get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and John Gibson are the veteran goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his sixth of the season, via Cam Fowler and Troy Terry. New York tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Pierre Engvall and Adam Pelech. The Ducks took the lead back with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his third of the season, made possible by Trevor Zegras and Ryan Strome. The Islanders retied it in the second period with a Hudson Fasching goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Zach Parise and Sebastian Aho. New York took the lead with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Pelech and Palmieri. The Islanders added on in the third period with an Engvall goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Palmieri. New York extended the lead as Nelson scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, thanks to Palmieri and Noah Dobson. The Islanders padded the lead on a Parise goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Anaheim replied with a Shattenkirk goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, helped along by Frank Vatrano and Max Comtois. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars going to Palmieri, Nelson, and Shattenkirk, while Engvall, Parise, and Pelech get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 148

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

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Winnipeg Jets. David Rittich and Frederik Andersen are the goalies. Carolina began in the first period with a Jaccob Slavin goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Dylan DeMelo goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Hurricanes took the lead back with a Brady Skjei goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Martin Necas and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Carolina added on with a Kotkaniemi goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Skjei and Brett Pesce. The Jets got one back in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Blake Wheeler and Brenden Dillon. The Hurricanes replied with a Jack Drury goal, via Stefan Noesen. Winnipeg shot back with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-second of the year, with helpers from Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry. Carolina iced it at 5-3 with a Kotkaniemi empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Seth Jarvis. The three stars were Kotkaniemi, Skjei, and Drury.

In New York, the Rangers welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Igor Shesterkin guard the cages. New York opened in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his thirty-third of the season, passed from Vladimir Tarasenko. Washington tied it on a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his fourth of the year, via Aliaksei Protas and Matt Irwin. The Rangers took the lead back on another Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and the goalie Shesterkin. New York added on with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck. The Rangers extended the lead in the second period as Jacob Trouba scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Trocheck and Kane. The Capitals got one back with an Irwin goal, his second of the year, courtesy of T.J. Oshie and Rasmus Sandin. Washington pulled closer in the third period with a Nic Dowd goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Dylan Strome and Trevor van Riemsdyk. New York iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Jimmy Vesey, his tenth of the year, set up by K'Andre Miller. The three stars were Zibanejad, Kane, and Trocheck, while Irwin gets an honorable mention.

Along to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Vitek Vanecek protect the nets. New Jersey started in the first period with a Damon Severson goal, his sixth of the season, via Timo Meier and Jack Hughes. Tampa Bay tied it on an Anthony Cirelli shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Brandon Hagel and Erik Cernak. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with a Hagel goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay added on with an Alex Killorn goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Hagel. The Lightning extended the lead as Nikita Kucherov scored his twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Brayden Point and Ian Cole. The final was 4-1, with the three stars being Hagel, Vasilevskiy (22 for 23 in saves), and Cirelli.

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Vegas Golden Knights. Jonathan Quick and Felix Sandstrom are set to start in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his second of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with an Ivan Barbashev power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Shea Theodore and Jonathan Marchessault. The Flyers got on the board with a Travis Sanheim goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Vegas shot back with a Teddy Blueger goal, his third of the year, coming off of Phil Kessel and Paul Cotter. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the third period as Marchessault scored his twenty-second of the season on the power play, thanks to Jack Eichel and Chandler Stephenson. The Flyers got one back with a Nick Seeler goal, his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Philadelphia got closer with a Morgan Frost goal, his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Brendan Lemieux and James van Riemsdyk. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a Barbashev empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, set up by Marchessault. The three stars were Barbashev, Marchessault, and Blueger.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Tristan Jarry are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming off of Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Guentzel. Montreal got on the board with a Mike Hoffman goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Rem Pitlick and Justin Barron. The Canadiens tied it on a Jesse Ylonen goal, his fourth of the year, via Mike Matheson and Rafael Harvey-Pinard. Montreal took the lead with a Denis Gurianov goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Alex Belzile and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens extended the lead as Joel Edmundson scored his second of the year, thanks to Johnathan Kovacevic and Drouin. Casey DeSmith replaced Jarry in goal for the second period. Pittsburgh got one back with a Letang goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Marcus Pettersson and Rickard Rakell. The Penguins tied it on another Guentzel goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Malkin and Letang on the power play. Montreal took the lead in the third period with an Anthony Richard goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Barron and Edmundson. The Canadiens iced it at 6-4 with an empty net goal by Josh Anderson, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Guentzel, Letang, and Edmundson, while Malkin, Barron, and Drouin get the honorable mentions.

Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. Nashville got going in the second period with a Kiefer Sherwood goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Philip Tomasino and Colton Sissons. The Predators added on in the third period with a Thomas Novak goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Cal Foote and Sherwood. Detroit got on the board with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Andrew Copp and Lucas Raymond. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Sherwood, Saros (28 for 29 in saves), and Novak.

North again to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a MacKenzie Entwistle goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Boston tied it in the second period with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his ninth of the year, via Dmitry Orlov and Brad Marchand. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Joey Anderson goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Boris Katchouk and Caleb Jones. The Bruins tied it on a Trent Frederic goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Lindholm. Boston pulled ahead in the third period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of David Krejci and David Pastrnak. Chicago retied it on a Taylor Raddysh goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Jujhar Khaira and Katchouk. The Blackhawks pulled ahead with a Katchouk goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Anderson and Ian Mitchell. Chicago added on with a Raddysh power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, powered by Tyler Johnson and Mitchell. The Blackhawks extended the lead on a Raddysh empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Khaira. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Raddysh, Katchouk, and Anderson, while Khaira, Mitchell, and Lindholm get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mads Sogaard and Stuart Skinner are the young goalies. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his twelfth of the season, via Ryan McLeod and Devin Shore. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Alex DeBrincat and Jake Sanderson. The Oilers took the lead back with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-third of the season, guided in by Warren Foegele and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Senators tied it again with a Tim Stutzle shorthanded goal, his thirty-third of the year, set up by Dylan Gambrell and Travis Hamonic. Edmonton took the lead back in the second period with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, going in unassisted. The Oilers added on with another Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the year, made possible by Connor McDavid and Foegele. Edmonton extended the lead as Nick Bjugstad scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Mattias Ekholm and Klim Kostin. Ottawa got one back with a Stutzle goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, helped along by Drake Batherson and Patrick Brown. The Oilers finished it at 6-3 with a McDavid empty net goal, his fifty-sixth of the campaign, coming off of Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse. The three stars were Draisaitl, Stutzle, and Nugent-Hopkins, while McDavid and Foegele get the honorable mentions.

South to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Connor Ingram patrol the creases. Calgary cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Rasmus Andersson. Arizona tied it on a Clayton Keller goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Barrett Hayton and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes took the lead with a Matias Maccelli goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jack McBain and Lawson Crouse. The Flames tied it again on a Walker Duehr goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Milan Lucic and Noah Hanifin. Arizona took the lead in the third period with a Keller shorthanded goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the season, set up by Hayton. Calgary tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Troy Stecher and Dillon Dube. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime with a Travis Boyd goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with a helper from Valimaki. The three stars were Keller, Maccelli, and Valimaki, while Hayton gets an honorable mention.

Way up in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Matt Murray and Thatcher Demko occupy the creases. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his third of the season, assisted by J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser. The Canucks added on with an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Conor Garland and Boeser. Dallas got on the board with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen. Vancouver shot back with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Christian Wolanin and Elias Pettersson. The Stars got one back with a Benn power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with an assist from Heiskanen. The Canucks answered in the third period with a Guillaume Brisebois goal, made possible by Nils Aman and Garland. Vancouver extended the lead as Miller scored his twenty-fifth of the year, thanks to Boeser. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Boeser, Miller, and Benn, while Garland and Heiskanen get the honorable mentions.

South again to Los Angeles, where the Kings welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Joonas Korpisalo are the masked men. New York dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Pierre Engvall goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Ryan Pulock. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Blake Lizotte goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Sean Walker and Gabriel Vilardi. The Kings took the lead with a power play goal by Drew Doughty, his fourth of the season, powered by Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. Los Angeles added on with an Alex Iafallo power play goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Viktor Arvidsson and Arthur Kaliyev. The Kings extended the lead as Trevor Moore scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Phillip Danault and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Islanders got one back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Pulock. Los Angeles finished it at 5-2 with a Quinton Byfield empty net goal in the third period, his third of the campaign, set up by Matt Roy and Gavrikov. The three stars were Gavrikov, Pulock, and Iafallo.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Kaapo Kahkonen draw the starts in goal. San Jose got the first goal in the first period with an Alexander Barabanov power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. Columbus tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Patrik Laine and Gavin Bayreuther. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Kent Johnson power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Gaudreau and the goalie Tarasov. Columbus added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Gaudreau and Bayreuther. The Sharks got one back with a William Eklund goal, passed from Derrick Pouliot and Hertl. The Blue Jackets fired back with a Jenner goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, guided in by Gaudreau. San Jose got one back with a Couture goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Erik Karlsson and Pouliot. Columbus shot back on a Liam Foudy goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Mathieu Olivier and Nick Blankenburg. The Sharks answered on a Kevin Labanc goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Matt Benning and Fabian Zetterlund. San Jose tied it in the third period with a Nikolai Knyzhov goal, fueled by Couture and Barabanov. The Blue Jackets won 6-5 in overtime with a Gaudreau goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Laine. The three stars were Gaudreau, Jenner, and Couture, while Laine, Bayreuther, Hertl, and Pouliot get the honorable mentions. 

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