Seven games on the Tuesday slate, with something for your pool everywhere around the league. Gabriel Landeskog led the Avalanche in Toronto, Kirill Kaprizov won it in overtime in Montreal and Kyle Connor scored twice in the Jets win. Here is the tour of the night, with the Nashville game in Los Angeles still going as this is written.
Avalanche 6, Maple Leafs 3: Landeskog scores twice, Makar is back
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the goal that made it 2-1 in the first period, and Cale Makar had two assists in his return after the Sunday practice scare. Devon Toews added a goal and an assist, Brock Nelson scored his fifth goal of the season and Artturi Lehkonen his 13th. Martin Necas finished the scoring late in the game. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves on 31 shots. For the Leafs, Darren Raddysh, Easton Cowan and Jack Roslovic scored, and Chris Tanev was back in the lineup. Morgan Rielly did not play. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves on 27 shots.
Wild 2, Canadiens 1 (overtime): Kaprizov wins it in 21 seconds
Brink opened the scoring for the Wild in the third period, Nick Suzuki tied it with his seventh goal of the season at 18:22, then Kirill Kaprizov scored on the power play just 21 seconds into overtime, his 17th goal of the season, on passes from Matt Boldy and Quinn Hughes. Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win, and Jacob Fowler made 22 saves on 24 shots in the loss.
Capitals 3, Senators 2 (overtime): Hutson plays hero
Matt Roy opened the scoring just 35 seconds in for Washington, then Ridly Greig and Hayden Hodgson put the Senators ahead. Pierre-Luc Dubois tied it in the third, and Cole Hutson scored the overtime winner, his fifth goal of the season, on passes from Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Logan Thompson made 24 saves on 26 shots.
Jets 4, Devils 2: Connor scores twice, Hellebuyck watches
Kyle Connor scored twice, once on the power play, and Dawson Mercer did the same for the Jets. Cole Perfetti had two assists. For the Devils, Jesper Bratt and Cody Glass scored. Connor Hellebuyck was the backup in his return to Winnipeg, and Jake Allen tended the Devils net with 21 saves on 24 shots. Nico Daws made 19 saves on 21 shots for Winnipeg.
Panthers 4, Blue Jackets 1: Bennett scores twice, Markstrom stands tall
Sam Bennett scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves on 38 shots in the Panthers win. Lars Eller and Sam Reinhart, with his 10th goal of the season, rounded out the scoring. Ivan Provorov was the only Columbus scorer.
Blues 3, Red Wings 2: Snuggerud wins it late
Andrew Copp opened the scoring for Detroit, then Pius Suter and Justin Barron turned it around for St. Louis. Jimmy Snuggerud scored the winner at 15:58 of the third, his 10th goal of the season, on passes from Dylan Holloway and Robert Thomas, who had two assists. Moritz Seider pulled one back for Detroit with his first goal of the season. Joel Hofer made 30 saves on 32 shots, and John Gibson made 30 on 33.
Predators 2, Kings 0: Forsberg scores twice, game still going
As this is written, Nashville leads 2-0 in Los Angeles after two periods, with two goals from Filip Forsberg. Juuse Saros has stopped all 11 shots he has faced so far.
What it means for your pool
Makar is back and producing, Landeskog keeps scoring, Kaprizov is closing in on 20 goals and so is Kyle Connor. Markstrom just had one of his best outings of the season, and Wallstedt keeps giving the Wild solid games. Keep an eye on the end of the Nashville game, Forsberg could add to his night.
Sources
The facts in this article come from the NHL API and the game summaries on NHL.com.