NHL 2023-24 - Day 142

There's four games on Friday after the trade deadline. First up...

The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Alexandar Georgiev man the nets. Colorado opened in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon. Minnesota tied it on a Brock Faber goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Avalanche won 2-1 in overtime with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, powered by Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon. The three stars were MacKinnon, Georgiev (29 for 30 in saves), and Nichushkin.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Connor Ingram are in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Jack McBain goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Liam O'Brien and Michael Carcone. The Coyotes added on with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Juuso Valimaki and Nick Bjugstad. Arizona extended the lead as Logan Cooley scored his eleventh of the season on the power play, powered by Matias Maccelli and J.J. Moser. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Bjugstad goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Nick Schmaltz. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars going to Ingram (28 save shutout), Bjugstad, and McBain.

Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and John Gibson guard the cages. Dallas led off in the first period with a Chris Tanev goal, his second of the season, assisted by Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell. The Stars added on with a Hintz power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. Dallas extended the lead as Radek Faksa scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Sam Steel and Joe Pavelski. The Stars padded the lead in the second period with a Benn power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Heiskanen and Jason Robertson. Anaheim got on the board with a Ryan Strome goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Frank Vatrano and Pavel Mintyukov. Dallas shot back on a Mason Marchment goal, his nineteenth of the year, fueled by Robertson. The Ducks got one back in the third period with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Strome and Cam Fowler. The Stars answered with a Pavelski power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with helpers from Hintz and Matt Duchene. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars going to Hintz, Benn, and Pavelski, while Strome, Heiskanen, and Robertson get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Joey Daccord are the masked men. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Vladislav Namestnikov and Josh Morrissey. The Jets added on with an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Nino Niederreiter and Mason Appleton. Winnipeg iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Nikolaj Ehlers, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Sean Monahan and Alex Iafallo. The three stars went to Brossoit (17 save shutout), Scheifele, and Lowry. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 141

It's a 12-game Thursday on the eve of the trade deadline. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Jeremy Swayman are set to start in goal. Boston struck first in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Trent Frederic goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto got on the board with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Timothy Liljegren. Boston replied with a Morgan Geekie power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins extended the lead as Brandon Carlo scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Marchand and DeBrusk. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars going to Swayman (28 for 29 in saves), Marchand, and DeBrusk.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Montreal led off in the first period with a Joshua Roy goal, his third of the season, coming off of Alex Newhook. Carolina tied it on a Brady Skjei goal, his ninth of the year, via Andrei Svechnikov and Martin Necas. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Stefan Noesen goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Jack Drury and Jalen Chatfield. Carolina added on in the third period with a Skjei goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, made possible by Brett Pesce and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Svechnikov goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. Skjei, Svechnikov and Andersen (24 for 25 in saves) were the three stars.

Further south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Sergei Bobrovsky patrol the creases. Philadelphia got going in the second period on a Ryan Poehling goal, his eighth of the season, via Cam York and Travis Sanheim. Florida tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Anton Lundell. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his seventh of the campaign, guided in by Marc Staal and Noah Cates. The three stars of the 2-1 game were Hathaway, Ersson (29 for 30 in saves), and Poehling.

Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers. Calvin Pickard and Daniil Tarasov are given the starting nods in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a Mathieu Olivier goal, his third of the season, assisted by Sean Kuraly and Justin Danforth. The Blue Jackets added on with an Alex Nylander goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Cole Sillinger. Columbus extended the lead as Dmitri Voronkov scored his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Zach Hyman goal, his forty-third of the year, guided in by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers got one back in the third period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse. The Blue Jackets answered with a Jack Roslovic empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Alexandre Texier and Erik Gudbranson. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Voronkov, Nylander, and Olivier.

Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Nico Daws are in the blue paint. New Jersey drew first blood in the first period with a Timo Meier power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes. The Devils added on with another Meier goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, guided in by Ondrej Palat and John Marino. St. Louis got on the board with a Brandon Saad goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Scott Perunovich and Marco Scandella. New Jersey replied as Meier finished his hat trick on his seventeenth of the year, with the help of Palat and Hischier. The Devils iced it at 4-1 in the third period with an Erik Haula empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Meier. The three stars were Meier, Hischier, and Hughes.

In Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Tristan Jarry are between the pipes. Washington started in the first period with a Tom Wilson shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Beck Malenstyn. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Dylan Strome and John Carlson. Washington extended the lead as Nick Jensen scored, with the help of Malenstyn. The Capitals padded the lead on a Hendrix Lapierre goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Ovechkin. Alex Nedeljkovic replaced Jarry in goal. Washington kept going with an Ivan Miroshnichenko goal, made possible by Strome and Sonny Milano. The Capitals continued in the third period with a Milano goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Alexander Alexeyev and Strome. This stood for a 6-0 win, with the three stars going to Lindgren (39 save shutout), Ovechkin, and Strome, while Milano and Malenstyn get the honorable mentions.

Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Calgary began in the first period with a Dryden Hunt goal, his second of the season, via Yegor Sharangovich. Tampa Bay tied it on a Conor Sheary goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Nick Paul and Victor Hedman. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Sharangovich goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar. Calgary added on with a Sharangovich goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Matt Coronato. The Flames extended the lead as Jakob Pelletier scored, with helpers from Andrei Kuzmenko and Joel Hanley. The Lightning got one back with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Calgary shot back in the third period with a Blake Coleman goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Sharangovich and Huberdeau. The Flames padded the lead on an Andrew Mangiapane empty net goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Mikael Backlund and Weegar. Tampa Bay got one back with a Mikey Eyssimont goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Sheary and Paul. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Sharangovich, Huberdeau, and Weegar, while Sheary and Paul get the honorable mentions.

Up in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Comrie and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Gustav Nyquist. Buffalo tied it on a Bowen Byram goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs. The Predators took the lead with a Luke Evangelista power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Mark Jankowski and Tommy Novak. Nashville added on with a Forsberg goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, passed from Nyquist and Ryan O'Reilly. The Predators extended the lead as Forsberg finished his hat trick on his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Jeremy Lauzon and Nyquist. The Sabres got one back with an Owen Power goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Byram. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Forsberg, Nyquist, and Byram.

Out west, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Karel Vejmelka are the goalies. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Brock Faber. Arizona tied it in the third period on a Clayton Keller power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Nick Schmaltz and Sean Durzi. The Coyotes took the lead with a Michael Carcone goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Liam O'Brien and Jack McBain. The Wild retied it on a Zach Bogosian goal, his second of the year, made possible by Ryan Hartman and Zuccarello. Minnesota regained the lead with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Zuccarello. The Wild added on with a Faber empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Hartman. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Connor Dewar goal, his tenth of the campaign, with helpers from Jonas Brodin and Adam Beckman. The three stars were Zuccarello, Faber, and Hartman.

Heading to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Adin Hill protect the nets. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with a Quinn Hughes power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. The Canucks added on with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nils Hoglander and Noah Juulsen. Vegas got on the board with a Michael Amadio goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Nicolas Roy in the second period. Vancouver replied with a Conor Garland goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Elias Lindholm. This held for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Demko (27 for 28 in saves), Di Giuseppe, and Garland.

To California, as the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Cam Talbot are the masked men. Ottawa scored first in the first period with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Jake Sanderson and Tim Stutzle. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Quinton Byfield goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Blake Lizotte and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Senators took the lead back with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Shane Pinto and Drake Batherson. The Kings tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Anze Kopitar and Matt Roy. Los Angeles pulled ahead with a Jacob Moverare goal, via Drew Doughty and Kopitar. Ottawa retied it on a Batherson goal, his twenty-second of the season, with helpers from Artem Zub and Pinto. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Kevin Fiala goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Roy. The three stars were Kopitar, Roy, and Batherson, while Pinto gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin faces a lesser foe in Magnus Chrona in goal. New York cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Noah Dobson goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with an Alexander Romanov goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson. San Jose got on the board with a Thomas Bordeleau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by William Eklund and Fabian Zetterlund. New York answered with a Horvat goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Sharks replied with a Mike Hoffman goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Givani Smith. The Islanders fired back with a Kyle MacLean goal, his third of the year, fueled by Matt Martin and Adam Pelech. New York extended the lead as Mathew Barzal scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Nelson. The Islanders padded the lead on a Sebastian Aho goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Horvat and Nelson. New York continued in the third period with a Lee power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Pierre Engvall and Ryan Pulock. The final stood at 7-2, with the three stars going to Horvat, Nelson, and Lee. 

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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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