NHL 2023-24 - Day 140

There's just three games on this Wednesday, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Toronto got going in the second period with a William Nylander goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, via Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Zemgus Girgensons. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in overtime with an Auston Matthews goal, his fifty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly. The three stars were Matthews, Samsonov (23 for 24 in saves), and Nylander.

Out in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Detroit led off in the first period with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Alex DeBrincat and Shayne Gostisbehere. Colorado tied it on a Cale Makar goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Devon Toews and Nathan MacKinnon. The Red Wings took the lead on a David Perron goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Andrew Copp and Olli Maatta. The Avalanche retied it on a MacKinnon power play goal, his fortieth of the year, with assists provided by Mikko Rantanen and Makar. Colorado pulled ahead with an Artturi Lehkonen goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, passed from Rantanen and MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Makar goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Rantanen and MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead as Makar completed his hat trick on his seventeenth of the season, with the help of Rantanen and Jonathan Drouin on the power play. James Reimer replaced Lyon in goal for the third period. The Avalanche padded the lead in the third period with a Drouin goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Ross Colton and Josh Manson. Colorado finished it at 7-2 with a Jean-Luc Foudy goal, with a lone assist from Joel Kiviranta. The three stars were Makar, MacKinnon, and Rantanen, while Drouin gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Ottawa Senators. Mads Sogaard and Lukas Dostal are the backups in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Mark Kastelic goal, his third of the season, passed from Artem Zub and Matthew Highmore. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Frank Vatrano and Brett Leason. The Ducks took the lead with an Alex Killorn goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, assisted by Olen Zellweger and Cam Fowler. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Dostal (29 for 30 in saves), Killorn, and Strome. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 139

There's nine games on this Tuesday. First up...

The New Jersey Devils host the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Akira Schmid are the backups in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Nick Cousins goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers added on with an Evan Rodrigues power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Tkachuk and Sam Bennett. New Jersey got on the board with a Jack Hughes power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Jesper Bratt and Luke Hughes. The Devils tied it in the second period with a Timo Meier goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida retook the lead with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Dmitry Kulikov and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Panthers extended the lead in the third period as Cousins scored his second of the game and fifth of the year, thanks to Gustav Forsling and Tkachuk. New Jersey pulled one back with a Colin Miller goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Bratt and Jack Hughes. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Sam Reinhart empty net goal, his forty-fifth of the year, set up by Aaron Ekblad. The three stars were Cousins, Tkachuk, and Jack Hughes, while Bratt gets an honorable mention.

In Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves is mismatched with Tristan Jarry in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, coming off of Ryan Graves. The Penguins added on with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Reilly Smith and Graves. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Jack Roslovic and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets tied it on an Andrew Peeke goal, made possible by Jake Bean and Alexandre Texier. Pittsburgh pulled ahead with a Rickard Rakell goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Roslovic shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Peeke. The Penguins retook the lead with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Emil Bemstrom and Smith. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Smith scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Malkin. This held for a 5-3 win, with the three stars going to Malkin, Smith, and Peeke, while Roslovic and Graves get the honorable mentions.

Over in Boston, the Bruins bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Linus Ullmark protect the nets. Boston dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Danton Heinen and Parker Wotherspoon. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-first of the year, passed from Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers won 2-1 in overtime with a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the campaign, assisted by McDavid and Bouchard. The three stars were Draisaitl, McDavid, and Bouchard.

To New York, as the Islanders host the St. Louis Blues. Joel Hofer and Ilya Sorokin are scheduled to start in goal. St. Louis got going in the second period with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Jake Neighbours. The Blues added on with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Brandon Saad and Marco Scandella. New York got on the board with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Adam Pelech and Noah Dobson. The Islanders tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Palmieri and Sebastian Aho. New York pulled ahead on a Bo Horvat goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Brock Nelson and Pelech. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Mathew Barzal empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Nelson and Alexander Romanov. The three stars were Palmieri, Pelech, and Nelson. 

Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville began in the first period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Luke Evangelista and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal in the second period, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Forsberg and O'Reilly. Montreal got on the board with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his tenth of the season, via Jake Evans and Josh Anderson. The Canadiens tied it on a David Savard goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Nashville took the lead with an O'Reilly goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Nyquist and Jeremy Lauzon. Montreal tied it on a Joshua Roy goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime on a Suzuki goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Caufield. The three stars were Suzuki, O'Reilly, and Forsberg, while Caufield and Nyquist get the honorable mentions.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Seattle led off in the first period with a Justin Schultz goal, his sixth of the season, via Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jared McCann. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Mark Scheifele and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Kraken retook the lead with a McCann shorthanded goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, set up by Yanni Gourde and Jamie Oleksiak. The Jets retied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Mason Appleton and Dylan Samberg. Winnipeg pulled ahead in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Appleton and Lowry. Seattle retied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. The Kraken pulled ahead with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Ryker Evans and McCann. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to McCann, Lowry, and Appleton.

Back south, the Arizona Coyotes host the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Connor Ingram receive the starts in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Connor Bedard and Tyler Johnson. Arizona tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Matt Dumba. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Nick Foligno power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists provided by Bedard and Johnson. The Coyotes tied it on a Michael Carcone goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago retook the lead with a Jason Dickinson power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, with helpers from Kevin Korchinski and Alex Vlasic. The Blackhawks added on with a Philipp Kurashev power play goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Foligno and Johnson. Chicago iced it at 5-2 with a Jones empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, set up by Dickinson. The three stars were Jones, Dickinson, and Johnson, while Bedard and Foligno get the honorable mentions.

In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Trevor Moore goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Phillip Danault. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson goal in the second period, his thirtieth of the year, assisted by Nils Hoglander and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks won 2-1 in overtime with a J.T. Miller goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, made possible by Brock Boeser and Hughes. The three stars were Demko (23 for 24 in saves), Hughes, and Miller.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Kaapo Kahkonen patrol the creases. San Jose was first to score in the first period with an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Fabian Zetterlund and William Eklund. The Sharks added on with a Zetterlund goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Duclair and Jan Rutta. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson. The Stars tied it on a Logan Stankoven power play goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Heiskanen and Wyatt Johnston. San Jose took the lead back in the second period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Nico Sturm and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Dallas tied it again with a Johnston goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Benn and Ty Dellandrea. The Sharks retook the lead with another Duclair goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Zetterlund and Mikael Granlund. San Jose extended the lead as Filip Zadina scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Mike Hoffman and Calen Addison. The Sharks padded the lead on a Granlund goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Duclair. The Stars got one back on Stankoven's second goal of the game and fifth of the year, coming off of Johnston. Dallas pulled closer on a Johnston goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Stankoven and Benn. The Stars tied it as Johnston completed his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with the help of Heiskanen and Benn. Dallas won 7-6 in overtime with a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Stankoven and Heiskanen. The three stars were Johnston, Stankoven, and Heiskanen, while Benn, Duclair, Zetterlund and Granlund get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 138

There's six games this Monday, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with a Will Cuylle power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller. Florida tied it in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his forty-third of the year, with assists provided by Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers took the lead with another Reinhart goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the season, passed from Barkov and Gustav Forsling. The Rangers retied it on a Chris Kreider power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin. Florida pulled ahead in the third period with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Forsling. The Panthers iced it at 4-2 with an Anton Lundell empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The three stars were Reinhart, Barkov and Forsling.

In Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Samuel Ersson are in the creases. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Scott Laughton goal, his tenth of the season, via Ryan Poehling and Garnet Hathaway. St. Louis tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Kasperi Kapanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where the Blues won 2-1 with goals by Jake Neighbours and Pavel Buchnevich to surge past Morgan Frost and the Flyers. The three stars went to Binnington (40 for 41 in saves), Hayes, and Ersson (24 for 25 in saves).

Along to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Joseph Woll are the masked men. Boston opened in the first period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by David Pastrnak and Mason Lohrei. The Bruins added on with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk. Boston extended the lead in the second period as DeBrusk scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his nineteenth of the year, made possible by Morgan Rielly and Ilya Lyubushkin. The Bruins shot back with a Zacha goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, guided in by Pastrnak and Danton Heinen. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Zacha, Pastrnak, and DeBrusk.

Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Daniil Tarasov are in the blue paint. Columbus started in the first period with a Justin Danforth goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Alex Nylander goal, his second of the year, fueled by Alexandre Texier and Ivan Provorov. Vegas got on the board with a Mason Morelli goal, his third of the season, guided in by Byron Froese. The Golden Knights tied it on a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Chandler Stephenson and Nicolas Hague. Columbus retook the lead in the second period with an Erik Gudbranson goal, his fourth of the season, via Johnny Gaudreau and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Nylander scored his second of the game and third of the year in the third period, thanks to Cole Sillinger. Vegas got one back on a Stephenson goal, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Shea Theodore and Michael Amadio. Columbus fired back on a Yegor Chinakhov goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Kirill Marchenko and Jake Bean. The Blue Jackets iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Nylander, completing his hat trick on his fourth of the campaign, set up by Texier. The three stars were Nylander, Texier, and Stephenson. 

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Justus Annunen are set to start in goal. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, via Devon Toews and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Ross Colton and Samuel Girard. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Makar scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Zach Parise goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Caleb Jones and MacKinnon. Colorado iced it at 5-0 in the third period with a MacKinnon power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-ninth of the campaign, powered by Drouin and Artturi Lehkonen. The three stars were MacKinnon, Makar, and Annunen (37 save shutout), while Drouin gets an honorable mention. 

Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Brandon Tanev and Vince Dunn. Calgary tied it in the second period with an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Kraken retook the lead with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz. Seattle added on with an Adam Larsson goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. The Flames got one back on a Kuzmenko goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Kadri. The Kraken shot back with a shorthanded McCann goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. This held for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being McCann, Kuzmenko, and Kadri. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 137

There's six games on this Sunday. First up...

The Washington Capitals host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Charlie Lindgren are the goalies. Arizona began in the first period with a Logan Cooley goal, his tenth of the season, via Dylan Guenther. The Coyotes added on with a Jason Zucker power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, powered by Guenther and Nick Schmaltz. Washington got on the board with a Sonny Milano power play goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin. Arizona answered on a Michael Kesselring goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Liam O'Brien and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes extended the lead as Guenther scored his eighth of the season on the power play, thanks to Matias Maccelli and Sean Durzi. The Capitals got one back in the third period with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Strome. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Schmaltz empty-net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Lawson Crouse. The three stars were Guenther, Schmaltz, and Kesselring. 

Out west, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Cam Talbot are in the creases. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Nico Hischier. Los Angeles tied it on a Phillip Danault goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Kevin Fiala and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Kings took the lead with an Alex Laferriere goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Pierre-Luc Dubois. Los Angeles added on in the second period with another Danault goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Matt Roy and Trevor Moore. The Kings extended the lead as Fiala scored his nineteenth of the season on the power play, powered by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles iced it at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Danault, completing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the year, set up by Moore and Fiala. The three stars were Danault, Fiala, and Moore. 

Back east, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a JJ Peterka power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner. Winnipeg tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Neal Pionk. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with an Eric Robinson goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Peyton Krebs and Zemgus Girgensons. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Morrissey goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Vladislav Namestnikov. Winnipeg took the lead with a Morgan Barron goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Cole Perfetti. The Jets added on with a Namestnikov empty net goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Connor. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Sean Monahan, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton. The three stars belonged to Morrissey, Namestnikov, and Barron. 

Over in Minnesota, the Wild host the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Filip Gustavsson are in the blue paint. San Jose got going in the second period with a Mikael Granlund power play goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks added on with a Nico Sturm shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. Minnesota got on the board with a Frederick Gaudreau power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Declan Chisholm and Jonas Brodin. The Wild tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Mason Shaw. San Jose regained the lead in the third period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota tied it again with a Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, helped along by Matt Boldy. The Wild pulled ahead with a Kaprizov goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the campaign, via Joel Eriksson Ek and Boldy. This held for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Kaprizov, Boldy, and Gaudreau. 

In California again, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Casey DeSmith and Lukas Dostal are the backups in goal. Vancouver started in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek. Anaheim tied it on an Alex Killorn goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Max Jones and Urho Vaakanainen. The Canucks retook the lead in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his twelfth of the campaign, via Nikita Zadorov and J.T. Miller. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Garland, Hoglander, and DeSmith (17 for 18 in saves). 

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Calvin Pickard are set to start in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Hyman goal, his forty-first of the season, assisted by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan McLeod and Warren Foegele. Edmonton extended the lead as Hyman scored his second of the game and forty-second of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers padded the lead on a McLeod goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Brett Kulak and Evander Kane. Edmonton kept going with a Cody Ceci goal, his second of the season, made possible by Foegele and Kulak. The Oilers struck again in the third period with a McDavid goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell. The final was 6-1, with the three stars being Hyman, McDavid, and McLeod, while Draisaitl, Foegele, and Kulak get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 136

It's a 13-game Saturday, beginning with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pyotr Kochetkov are the masked men. Carolina got going in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Stefan Noesen and Jalen Chatfield. The Hurricanes added on with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina extended the lead as Aho scored his twenty-fourth of the season on the power play, powered by Svechnikov and Michael Bunting. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey. The Jets got closer with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Nate Schmidt and Adam Lowry. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Morrissey. The Jets gained the lead with an unassisted Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season. Winnipeg iced it at 5-3 with a Niederreiter empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, set up by Alex Iafallo and Morrissey. The three stars were Morrissey, Niederreiter, and Aho, while Svechnikov gets an honorable mention. 

Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alex Lyon are the former teammates in goal. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brandon Montour goal, his sixth of the season, via Evan Rodrigues and Anton Lundell. The Panthers added on with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his forty-second of the year, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Montour. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Rodrigues scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Eetu Luostarinen and Lundell. The Panthers padded the lead on a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, assisted by Montour and Brandon Tkachuk. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Bobrovsky (21 save shutout), Montour, and Rodrigues, while Lundell gets an honorable mention. 

Out west, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Philipp Grubauer occupy the creases. Edmonton cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Brett Kulak goal, his third of the year, via Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl. Seattle got on the board with an Eeli Tolvanen power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Jared McCann and Vince Dunn. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Draisaitl, Skinner (23 for 24 in saves), and Kulak.

To the midwest, as the Nashville Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Juuse Saros guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Cody Glass goal, his third of the season, guided in by Colton Sissons and Ryan McDonagh. Colorado tied it with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Devon Toews. The Predators took the lead back in the second period with a Glass goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, fueled by Tommy Novak and Alexandre Carrier. Nashville added on in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. The Predators extended the lead on a Novak goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of the goalie Saros on the power play. Nashville iced it at 5-1 with a Glass empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the year, set up by McDonagh and Michael McCarron. The three stars were Glass, Novak, and McDonagh.

Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington are the veterans in goal. St. Louis opened in the first period with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Scott Perunovich and Brandon Saad. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Jon Merrill goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues retook the lead with a Jake Neighbours power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Robert Thomas and Torey Krug. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with a Krug empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Faulk. The three stars were Binnington (21 for 22 in saves), Krug, and Neighbours.

East to Buffalo, where the Sabres bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are set to start in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres added on with a Dylan Cozens unassisted shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the year. Vegas got on the board with a Brendan Brisson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Nicolas Roy and Paul Cotter. The Golden Knights tied it on a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Jonathan Marchessault and Cotter. Buffalo retook the lead with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Eric Robinson. The Sabres extended the lead in the third period as Kyle Okposo scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt. Buffalo padded the lead on an Owen Power goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Jacob Bryson and Robinson. The Sabres continued with a Mittelstadt power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Power and Skinner. Buffalo kept going with a shorthanded Cozens goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, set up by Power and Henri Jokiharju. The final held at 7-2, with the three stars being Skinner, Cozens, and Power, while Mittelstadt, Robinson, and Cotter get the honorable mentions.

In Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Ottawa Senators. Mads Sogaard and Felix Sandstrom are the backups in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Nick Seeler. Ottawa tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal in the second period, his seventeenth of the year, via Shane Pinto and Mathieu Joseph. The Flyers took the lead back with a Tyson Foerster goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Scott Laughton. Philadelphia added on with a Foerster penalty shot goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Dominik Kubalik and Claude Giroux. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Cam York empty net goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Foerster, Farabee, and Sandstrom (26 for 28 in saves).

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Joel Armia goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Kaiden Guhle and Alex Newhook. The Canadiens added on with a Jake Evans goal, his fifth of the year, via Brendan Gallagher. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Brayden Point goal in the second period, his thirty-second of the season, guided in by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning tied it on an Anthony Cirelli goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Brandon Hagel and Hadyn Fleury. Montreal took the lead in the third period with a Josh Anderson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Cole Caufield and Arber Xhekaj. Tampa Bay tied it again with a Tyler Motte shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The tie went to a shootout, where Stamkos and Victor Hedman gave the Lightning a 4-3 win over Caufield and the Canadiens. The three stars were Motte, Cirelli, and Point.

Way north to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Samsonov protect the nets. New York was first to score in the first period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Adam Fox. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Auston Matthews. The Rangers retook the lead with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin. The Maple Leafs retied it on a William Nylander goal, his thirty-third of the year, passed from Max Domi and Jake McCabe. Toronto took the lead with a John Tavares goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Calle Jarnkrok and Morgan Rielly. New York retied it on another Trocheck goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, guided in by Lafreniere. The tie went to a shootout, where Marner and Domi lifted the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Mika Zibanejad and the Rangers. The three stars were Lafreniere, Trocheck, and Panarin.

Back stateside, the New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Ilya Sorokin are the masked men. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Noah Dobson and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with a Palmieri power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, powered by Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal. New York extended the lead as Palmieri completed his hat trick with his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Pulock and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders padded the lead in the second period on a Lee goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Pageau and Palmieri. New York continued on a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Horvat and Mike Reilly. Boston got on the board with a Marc McLaughlin goal, guided in by Charlie McAvoy and James van Riemsdyk. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Palmieri, Lee, and Horvat, while Pageau gets an honorable mention.

South to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the San Jose Sharks. Magnus Chrona and Jake Oettinger are in the blue paint. San Jose got the first goal in the first period on a William Eklund goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Luke Kunin and Jan Rutta. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Radek Faksa goal, his fourth of the year, via Craig Smith and Sam Steel. The Sharks retook the lead with a Filip Zadina goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Kunin. The Stars tied it in the third period with a Jason Robertson power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. The tie went to a shootout, where Matt Duchene and Benn lifted the Stars to a 3-2 win over Anthony Duclair and the Sharks. The three stars were Benn, Kunin, and Robertson.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Arvid Soderblom are the goalies. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alexandre Texier goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets added on with a Boone Jenner goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Zach Werenski and Jack Roslovic. Chicago got on the board with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his tenth of the season, via Connor Bedard and Ryan Donato. Columbus replied with a Mathieu Olivier goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Werenski. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Cole Sillinger scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Alex Nylander and Adam Boqvist. The Blackhawks got one back in the third period with a Donato goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Kurashev and Alex Vlasic. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with a Johnny Gaudreau empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Roslovic. The three stars belonged to Roslovic, Werenski, and Kurashev, while Donato gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the first period with a Jonathan Gruden goal, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on with a Lars Eller power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Valtteri Puustinen and Sidney Crosby. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his twenty-second of the year, an unassisted goal. Pittsburgh fired back in the third period with a Jeff Carter goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Ryan Graves and Noel Acciari. The Flames got one back with a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by MacKenzie Weegar and Noah Hanifin. Calgary tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, passed from Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. The Flames pulled ahead on a Sharangovich goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, helped along by Backlund. This held for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Sharangovich, Backlund, and Coleman. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 135

There's three games on this Friday. First up...

The Ottawa Senators host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Anton Forsberg are in the blue paint. Arizona led off in the first period with an unassisted Michael Carcone goal, his sixteenth of the season. The Coyotes added on with a J.J. Moser goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dylan Guenther and Carcone. Arizona extended the lead on a Nick Schmaltz power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Matias Maccelli and Sean Durzi. Ottawa got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jakob Chychrun and Shane Pinto. The Senators got closer in the second period with a Drake Batherson goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Jacob Bernard-Docker and Tim Stutzle. Ottawa tied it as Pinto scored his sixth of the year on the power play, with the help of Tarasenko and Stutzle. The Coyotes retook the lead in the third period with a Guenther power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Schmaltz and Maccelli. Arizona iced it at 5-3 with a Maccelli empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Barrett Hayton and Moser. The three stars were Guenther, Schmaltz, and Maccelli, while Moser, Carcone, Tarasenko, Pinto, and Stutzle get the honorable mentions. 

Stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Charlie Lindgren draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Bobby Brink goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Morgan Frost and Owen Tippett. The Flyers added on with a Tippett power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Egor Zamula and Frost. Washington got on the board in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Tom Wilson and Hendrix Lapierre. The Capitals tied it on a Sonny Milano goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Max Pacioretty and Dylan Strome. Washington pulled ahead with a John Carlson goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Lapierre and Rasmus Sandin. The Capitals extended the lead on an Anthony Mantha power play goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the year, with helpers from Strome and Wilson. Washington padded the lead on a Strome goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, fueled by Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Strome, Tippett, and Pacioretty, while Wilson, Lapierre, and Frost get the honorable mentions. 

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Lukas Dostal patrol the creases. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Mason McTavish. New Jersey tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Jack Hughes and Tyler Toffoli. The Ducks retook the lead with an Adam Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Max Jones. Anaheim added on with a Jones goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Gustav Lindstrom and Jackson LaCombe. The Devils got one back with a Jack Hughes power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The Ducks fired back with a Vatrano goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, made possible by Troy Terry and Radko Gudas. Akira Schmid replaced Daws in goal. New Jersey got one back in the third period with a Toffoli power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, with assists provided by Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars going to Vatrano, Jack Hughes, and Jones, while Toffoli and Luke Hughes get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 134

We're back to 12 games for Thursday. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Jeremy Swayman are between the pipes. Boston struck first in the first period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Trent Frederic. The Bruins added on with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his fourth of the year, via Jakub Lauko and Kevin Shattenkirk. Boston extended the lead as Geekie scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen. Vegas got on the board with Paul Cotter goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights got on the board with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Marchessault and Brendan Brisson. The Bruins countered with Geekie completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Pastrnak and Matt Grzelcyk. Vegas got one back with a Michael Amadio goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Chandler Stephenson and Brayden McNabb. The Golden Knights tied it on a Stephenson shorthanded goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Zach Whitecloud. Boston pulled ahead with a Mason Lohrei power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Shattenkirk and Charlie Coyle. The three stars of the 5-4 game were Geekie, Stephenson, and Pastrnak, while Shattenkirk gets an honorable mention.

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Anthony Stolarz receive the starts in goal. Florida led off in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe. Montreal tied it on a Nick Suzuki goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Arber Xhekaj and David Savard. The Panthers took the lead with a Reinhart power play goal, his fortieth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Barkov. The Canadiens retied it on a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Suzuki. Montreal pulled ahead in the third period with an Alex Newhook power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Cole Caufield and Suzuki. Florida tied it on a Reinhart shorthanded goal, his second of the game and forty-first of the year, set up by Barkov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Barkov and Anton Lundell gave the Panthers a 4-3 win over Caufield and the Canadiens. The three stars were Reinhart, Suzuki, and Barkov.

Up in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Spencer Martin and Daniil Tarasov are the backups in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Brady Skjei and Brett Pesce. Columbus got on the board with a Cole Sillinger goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Zach Werenski and Alex Nylander. Carolina shot back with a Skjei goal, his eighth of the year, via Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Brent Burns. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Nylander power play goal, powered by Jack Roslovic. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 with a Seth Jarvis empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Jordan Martinook and Pesce. The three stars were Skjei, Nylander, and Pesce.

Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Alex Lyon man the nets. New York started in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Adam Pelech and Noah Dobson. Detroit got on the board in the second period with an Olli Maatta goal, his third of the season, fueled by David Perron and Joe Veleno. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Larkin. New York took the lead with a Nelson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Kyle Palmieri and Mathew Barzal. Detroit tied it again on a Maatta goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, passed from Shayne Gostisbehere and Daniel Sprong. The Islanders retook the lead with a Barzal goal, his eighteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. New York iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Pierre Engvall, his seventh of the year, set up by Simon Holmstrom and Cizikas. The three stars were given to Nelson, Barzal, and Cizikas, while Maatta and Dobson.

To Toronto, as the Maple Leafs welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Joseph Woll are set to start in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with a Matthew Knies goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by William Lagesson and William Nylander. Toronto extended the lead as Auston Matthews scored his fifty-third of the season in the second period, with the help of Nylander and Knies. Arizona got on the board with an Alexander Kerfoot shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes got one back with a Logan Cooley goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Matias Maccelli and Juuso Valimaki. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Nylander, his thirty-second of the year, set up by David Kampf. The three stars were Nylander, Knies, and Matthews.

Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Buffalo tied it on an Alex Tuch goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead with a Mitchell Chaffee goal, his third of the season, coming off of Erik Cernak and Anthony Cirelli. The Sabres tied it in the third period with a Tage Thompson goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Rasmus Dahlin on the power play. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Dahlin power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Casey Mittelstadt and Jordan Greenway. The three stars were Dahlin, Thompson, and Tuch.

Westward to Dallas, as the Stars host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski. The Stars added on with a Pavelski goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Jani Hakanpaa and Roope Hintz. Dallas extended the lead as Logan Stankoven scored his third of the season, thanks to Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with a Vladislav Namestnikov his seventh of the year, powered by Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk. The Stars shot back in the third period with an empty net goal by Hintz, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Pavelski, Hintz, and Oettinger (25 for 26 in saves). 

Next up, the Nashville Predators welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Juuse Saros guard the cages. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Connor Dewar goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Brandon Duhaime and Ryan Hartman. Nashville tied it on a Yakov Trenin goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Roman Josi. The Predators took the lead with a Cole Smith goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Nashville added on in the second period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Josi and Gustav Nyquist. The Predators extended the lead as Josi scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Colton Sissons. Nashville padded the lead on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of Nyquist and Alexandre Carrier. The Predators continued with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Luke Evangelista and Sissons. This held for a 6-1 win, with the three stars given to Josi, Sissons, and Nyquist.

Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his second of the season, via Jack Johnson. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Ross Colton power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Parise and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead as Parise scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Ryan Johansen and Jonathan Drouin. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Devon Toews goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. Colorado continued in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, helped along by Makar. This stood for a 5-0 win, with the three stars going to Parise, MacKinnon, and Annunen (25 save shutout), while Makar gets an honorable mention.

Out in Seattle, the Kraken host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Philipp Grubauer are the veterans in goal. Seattle cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Alex Wennberg and Will Borgen. The Kraken added on in the third period with a Wennberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Kailer Yamamoto and Eeli Tolvanen. The Kraken won 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Grubauer (33 save shutout), Wennberg, and Bjorkstrand.

North to Vancouver, where the Canucks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Thatcher Demko are the goalies. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Drew Doughty goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore. The Kings added on with an Anze Kopitar goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Quinton Byfield and Doughty in the second period. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Pius Suter. Los Angeles replied with a power play goal by Fiala, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kopitar and Doughty. The Kings extended the lead as Brandt Clarke scored his second of the season, thanks to Byfield and Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles padded the lead on a Moore goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Fiala. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Fiala, Doughty, and Kopitar, while Moore and Byfield get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Kaapo Kahkonen have the green light to start in goal. San Jose got the first goal in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his twelfth of the season, via Fabian Zetterlund and Nikita Okhotyuk. Anaheim tied it on a Leo Carlsson goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Alex Killorn and Adam Henrique. The Ducks took the lead with a Brett Leason shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Pavel Mintyukov and Radko Gudas. Anaheim added on in the second period with a Killorn goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Henrique and Gustav Lindstrom. The Sharks got one back with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Zetterlund and Mikael Granlund on the power play. San Jose tied it on a William Eklund power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Duclair and Granlund. The Ducks reclaimed the lead with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Jackson LaCombe and Ryan Strome on the power play. Anaheim extended the lead as Henrique scored his seventeenth of the year on the power play, thanks to LaCombe and Strome. The Sharks pulled one back with a Duclair power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Granlund and Hoffman. The Ducks iced it at 6-4 with an Isac Lundestrom empty net goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Henrique, Duclair, and Killorn, while LaCombe, STrome, Granlund, Hoffman, and Zetterlund get the honorable mentions. 

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