Five games on for tonight, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Cory Schneider draw the starts in goal. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Mark Scheifele goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his second of the year, made possible by Andrew Ladd and Tyler Myers. New Jersey got on the board with a Jiri Tlusty power play goal, powered by Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Winnipeg fired back on a Ladd power play goal, assisted by Perreault and Wheeler. This was it for the scoring, with the final holding at 3-1, and the three stars went to Wheeler, Ladd, and Perreault.
West to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. New York started in the first period on a Mats Zuccarello goal, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it in the second period with a Cam Atkinson goal, via Brandon Dubinsky. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period as Brandon Saad scored a power play goal, powered by Ryan Murray and Ryan Johansen. The Rangers tied it again on a Oscar Lindberg goal, his second of the season, coming off of J.T. Miller. New York pulled ahead on a Kevin Hayes goal, passed from Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan. The Rangers finished it at 4-2 on Zuccarello's second of the game, an unassisted goal. The three stars belonged to Zuccarello, Hayes, and Lindberg.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Jimmy Howard are in the creases. Detroit led off in the first period with a Justin Abdelkader goal, assisted by Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg on the power play. The Red Wings added on with another Abdelkader goal, his second of the game, guided in by Dylan Larkin and Jakub Kindl. Detroit extended the lead in the second period with a Larkin goal, with assists provided by Zetterberg and Mike Green. James Reimer took over for Bernier in goal. The Red Wings padded the lead when Abdelkader completed his hat trick, helped along by Zetterberg, who got a sock trick, and Kyle Quincey. This held up for a 4-0 win, with the three stars going to Abdelkader, Larkin, and Howard (22 save shutout), with Zetterberg taking an honorable mention.
Back to the east, as the New York Islanders bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. Chicago opened in the first period on a shorthanded and unassisted Artem Anisimov goal. New York tied it on a John Tavares goal in the second period, fueled by Johnny Boychuk and Casey Cizikas. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Patrick Kane goal, via Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. The Islanders tied it again in the third period as Marek Zidlicky scored, thanks to Brock Nelson and Nikolay Kulemin. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime on a Kane goal, his second of the game, coming on the power play from Marian Hossa and Keith. The three stars went to Kane, Crawford (34 for 36 in saves), and Keith.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are the experienced goalies. Arizona began in the first period with a Zbynek Michalek goal, assisted by Tobias Rieder. The Coyotes added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, passed from Max Domi and Martin Hanzal. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Domi scored, thanks to Connor Murphy. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Rieder goal, helped along by Anthony Duclair and Hanzal. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tyler Toffoli shorthanded goal, set up by Jeff Carter. This only made it 4-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Domi, Smith (40 for 41 in saves), and Rieder, while Hanzal gets an honorable mention.
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