Four games on this Friday evening. First up...
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Marc-Andre Fleury guarded the cages. Florida got things started in the second period with a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Wojtek Wolski. Pittsburgh tied it in the third period as Steve Sullivan sank his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis. The Penguins ended up winning 2-1 after shootout goals by James Neal and Evgeni Malkin. The three stars went to Fleury (28 for 29 in saves), Theodore (33 for 34 in saves), and Sullivan.
Out west a bit, the Detroit Red Wings host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Joey MacDonald got the starts in goal. Los Angeles led off with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Anze Kopitar. Detroit answered on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Valtteri Filppula and Jiri Hudler. The Kings regained the lead with a Justin Williams goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Dustin Brown. The Red Wings retied it in the second period on another Zetterberg goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, pushed through by Filppula and Niklas Kronwall. Los Angeles took the lead in the third period as Dwight King nailed his third of the season, via Carter. Detroit quickly tied it as Filppula put away his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Brendan Smith and Zetterberg. The Red Wings iced it at 4-3 with a Darren Helm goal, his ninth of the campaign, coming off of Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist. Filppula, Zetterberg, and Helm got the three stars while Carter earned an honorable mention.
A little bit south, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ray Emery tend the twines. New York struck first on an Artem Anisimov goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by John Mitchell. Chicago tied it in the second period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Johnny Oduya and Bryan Bickell. The Rangers took a third period lead on a Brandon Prust goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Ryan McDonagh. The Blackhawks tied it back up on a Patrick Sharp goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, thanks to Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane. Oduya gave Chicago a lead on his third of the season, made possible by Marcus Kruger. The Blackhawks extended their lead with an empty net goal by Kane, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Sharp and Hossa. Twelve seconds later, New York got one back when Brad Richards recorded his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers by Carl Hagelin and Marian Gaborik. Chicago held on from here for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Oduya, Prust, and Kane, while Sharp and Hossa get honorable mentions.
Finally, we end in Calgary, with the Flames hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Miikka Kiprusoff are in the blue paint. Calgary led off with a Mark Giordano goal, his seventh of the season coming on the power play from Olli Jokinen and Alex Tanguay. The Flames added on when Jarome Iginla potted his twenty-eighth of the year on the power play, powered by Jokinen and Giordano. Calgary kept going with a Matt Stajan goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Iginla and Tanguay. Winnipeg got on the board as Evander Kane scored his twenty-seventh of the year, with the help of Bryan Little and Tobias Enstrom. The Jets pulled closer on a Blake Wheeler goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Grant Clitsome and Mark Stuart. Tanguay got one back for the Flames as he sank his eleventh of the year, thanks to Iginla and Stajan. Calgary extended the lead again in the third period when Curtis Glencross put down his twenty-fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Tanguay and Jokinen, both of whom got sock tricks. Enstrom got one back for Winnipeg with his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Jim Slater and Dustin Byfuglien. The Flames held on for a 5-3 victory, with the three stars awarded to Tanguay, Iginla, and Kiprusoff (42 for 45 in saves).
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