Eight games across the hockey world today, with one in Russia, which is...
Avangard Omsk hosting Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Jakub Kovar and Dominik Furch protect the nets. Omsk led off in the first period with an Andrei Pervyshin power play goal, powered by Denis Parshin and Ilya Zubov. Avangard added on with a Parshin goal, fueled by Yury Petrov. Omsk iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by Alexander Perezhogin, set up by Evgeny Kulik and Anton Burdasov. The three stars were Furch (25 save shutout), Parshin, and Pervyshin.
In the first of seven NHL games, the New York Islanders welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Jaroslav Halak tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Jason Chimera goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Marcus Johansson. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Karl Alzner. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Ryan Strome and Mikhail Grabovski in the second period. Washington answered with a Nate Schmidt goal, his second of the year, made possible by Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Backstrom empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Holtby (34 for 35 in saves), Backstrom, and Ovechkin.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Craig Anderson are the veterans in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers added on with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. Ottawa tied it with an unassisted Max McCormick goal in the second period. Florida shot back in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Jaromir Jagr and Huberdeau. The Senators countered with a Milan Michalek goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Erik Karlsson. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Barkov, Huberdeau, and Luongo (30 for 32 in saves).
Into Minnesota, with the Wild bringing in the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Devan Dubnyk are in the blue paint. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Sean Couturier goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Michael Raffl and Brayden Schenn. Minnesota tied it on a Marco Scandella goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Nino Niederreiter. The Flyers took the lead back in the second period with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his second of the season, fueled by Schenn and Evgeny Medvedev. Philadelphia added on with a Ryan White goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Chris VandeVelde and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Wild shot back with a Jason Zucker goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota tied it in the third period with an unassisted Zach Parise goal, his fifteenth of the year. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime on a Del Zotto goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. The three stars belonged to Del Zotto, Schenn, and Parise.
South to Dallas, where the Stars host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Kari Lehtonen man the nets. Dallas was first to score in the first period on a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrick Sharp and Mattias Janmark. Winnipeg tied it on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Tyler Myers in the second period. In the shootout, goals from Seguin and Sharp lifted the Stars to a 2-1 win over a lone tally by Andrew Ladd. The three stars were Seguin, Sharp, and Lehtonen (32 for 33 in saves).
Back into Canada, with the Calgary Flames welcoming the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Karri Ramo are the little-known goalies. Calgary started in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. Arizona tied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Anthony Duclair and Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes took the lead with a third period Martin Hanzal goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Stefan Elliott and Duclair. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Domingue (25 for 26 in saves), Duclair, and Hanzal.
Down in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles got going in the third period with a Jake Muzzin goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Vincent Lecavalier and Michael Mersch. The Kings added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Marian Gaborik and Tanner Pearson. Toronto got on the board with a Peter Holland power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Quick (25 for 26 in saves), Carter, and Reimer (39 for 41 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Martin Jones are the solid goalies. Detroit drew first blood in the first period on a Danny DeKeyser goal, his third of the season, via Henrik Zetterberg and Dylan Larkin. San Jose tied it on a Joel Ward goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period on a Justin Abdelkader goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Pavel Datsyuk and Jonathan Ericsson. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Mrazek (35 for 36 in saves), Abdelkader, and DeKeyser.
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