There's nine games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Alex Lyon are the masked men. Dallas began in the first period with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley. Detroit tied it on a David Perron power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Shayne Gostisbehere and Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings took the lead with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, eighteenth of the season, guided in by Daniel Sprong. The Stars tied it in the second period with a Mason Marchment goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Matt Duchene and Tyler Seguin. Dallas pulled ahead with a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Wyatt Johnston and Harley. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Johnston and Hintz. Dallas extended the lead as Hintz scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, thanks to Johnston. James Reimer replaced Lyon in goal. Detroit got on the board in the third period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Raymond. The Red Wings got closer with a J.T. Compher goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by DeBrincat and Larkin. The final stood at 5-4, with the three stars being Hintz, Johnston, and Larkin, while DeBrincat, Harley, and Raymond get the honorable mentions.
In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Jake Allen are the veteran goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Ridly Greig shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Erik Brannstrom and Josh Norris. The Senators added on with a Jake Sanderson goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Artem Zub and Tim Stutzle. Ottawa extended the lead as Shane Pinto scored in the second period, with the help of Claude Giroux. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Johnathan Kovacevic goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. The Senators iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Mathieu Joseph, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Korpisalo (24 for 25 in saves), Sanderson, and Pinto.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Samuel Ersson draw the starts in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Maxwell Crozier. The Lightning added on with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period with a Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, powered by Point and Steven Stamkos. Philadelphia got on the board with a Cam Atkinson goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Joel Farabee and Sean Walker. The Flyers pulled closer with a power play goal by Jamie Drysdale, his second of the year, with assists provided by Morgan Frost and Atkinson. The Lightning replied with a Mikey Eyssimont power play goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Philadelphia answered in the third period with a Cam York goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Frost. Tampa Bay countered with a Hagel empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Anthony Cirelli and Calvin de Haan. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with a Kucherov empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his thirty-first of the campaign, with the help of Cirelli and Nick Perbix. The three stars were Kucherov, Point, and Hagel, while Cirelli, Atkinson, and Frost get the honorable mentions.
Over in New York, the Islanders host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Ilya Sorokin protect the nets. Vegas started in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his twelfth of the season, via Alex Pietrangelo. New York tied it in the second period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Alexander Romanov and Noah Dobson. The Golden Knights retook the lead with a Sheldon Rempal power play goal, powered by Nicolas Roy and Pietrangelo. Vegas added on with a Roy goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Barbashev. The Islanders got one back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Simon Holmstrom and Adam Pelech. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Roy, Barbashev, and Pietrangelo.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Filip Gustavsson patrol the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Brock Faber goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Marco Rossi. The Wild added on with a Marcus Foligno goal, his eighth of the year, via Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period as Marcus Johansson scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Zach Bogosian. Washington got on the board with an Anthony Mantha goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Martin Fehervary. The Wild shot back in the third period with an Eriksson Ek goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Foligno and Jonas Brodin. Minnesota padded the lead on another Johansson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, made possible by Ryan Hartman and Pat Maroon. The Capitals got one back with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Max Pacioretty. Washington got closer with a Mantha goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, guided in by Beck Malenstyn and Nic Dowd. The final stood at 5-3, with the three stars going to Eriksson Ek, Johansson, and Foligno, while Mantha gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Calgary Flames bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his eleventh of the season, via Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri. St. Louis tied it in the second period on a Brandon Saad goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Colton Parayko and Nick Leddy. The Flames retook the lead with a Noah Hanifin goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Yegor Sharangovich and Chris Tanev. Calgary added on with a Sharangovich goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Jonathan Huberdeau and Elias Lindholm. The Blues got one back with a Brayden Schenn shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Robert Thomas and Leddy. The Blues pulled ahead with a Saad goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Parayko and Leddy. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Saad, Leddy, and Sharangovich, while Parayko gets an honorable mention.
Also in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Stuart Skinner are in the blue paint. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Warren Foegele power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse. Columbus tied it with a Dmitri Voronkov goal, his tenth of the year, via Kent Johnson. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a Kane goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Foegele and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on with a Connor McDavid goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Leon Draisaitl and Cody Ceci. The Oilers extended the lead as Dylan Holloway scored his second of the season, thanks to Connor Brown and Brett Kulak. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Kane, Foegele, and Skinner (27 for 28 in saves).
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his third of the season, passed from Radko Gudas and Cam Fowler. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Sam Carrick power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Olen Zellweger and Troy Terry. Anaheim extended the lead as Silfverberg scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Mason McTavish. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Jordan Greenway power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres got closer with a Kyle Okposo goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Tage Thompson and Greenway. The Ducks iced it at 4-2 with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Frank Vatrano and Fowler. The three stars belonged to Silfverberg, Fowler, and Greenway.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Mackenzie Blackwood receive the starts in goal. New York got on the board in the first period with an Adam Fox goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trocheck. The Rangers added on in the second period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Fox and K'Andre Miller. San Jose got on the board with a Nico Sturm goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks tied it on a Ryan Carpenter goal, his third of the year, via Jan Rutta and Filip Zadina. San Jose won 3-2 in overtime with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, made possible by Rutta and Alexander Barabanov. The three stars were handed to Rutta, Fox, and Hertl.
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