Four games for today, beginning in...
Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Ben Bishop are the solid goalies. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period on a Patric Hornqvist goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Chris Kunitz and Derrick Pouliot. Tampa Bay tied it on an Anton Stralman goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead with a Killorn goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Johnson and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Steven Stamkos. The Penguins got one back with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Kunitz and Hornqvist. The Lightning shot back with a Johnson power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Jeff Zatkoff replaced Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh pulled back on a third period Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Phil Kessel. Tampa Bay answered with a Palat goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers provided by Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with a Stralman empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign and second of the game, via Ryan Callahan. The three stars belonged to Johnson, Palat, and Stralman, while Hornqvist, Kunitz, Killorn, Kucherov, and Stamkos get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Connor Hellebuyck are the goalies. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Victor Rask. The Hurricanes added on with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Jordan Staal and Joakim Nordstrom. Carolina extended the lead as Staal scored his twelfth of the season on the power play goal, powered by Jeff Skinner. Michael Hutchinson relieved Hellebuyck at this time. The Hurricanes padded the lead as Justin Faulk scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Nordstrom and Riley Nash. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with an Alex Burmistrov goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Chris Thorburn and Andrew Copp. The Jets got closer in the third period with an Andrew Ladd power play goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg pulled closer with a Byfuglien goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Nikolaj Ehlers and Bryan Little. Carolina capped it at 5-3 with a Nestrasil goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, fueled by Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The three stars went to Staal, Nestrasil, and Byfuglien, while Nordstrom gets an honorable mention.
Over in Alberta, the Calgary Flames bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Karri Ramo are the Finnish goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Jiri Hudler goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. Columbus tied it in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Seth Jones and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period on Karlsson's second of the game and sixth of the campaign, helped along by Calvert. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Karlsson, Korpisalo (30 for 31 in saves), and Calvert.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Arizona Coyotes. Anders Lindback and Frederik Andersen receive the starting nods in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Tobias Rieder goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Shane Doan. Anaheim tied it on a Hampus Lindholm goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, via Rickard Rakell and Patrick Maroon. The Ducks took the lead with an unassisted Mike Santorelli goal, his sixth of the season. The Coyotes retied it on a Doan power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Antoine Vermette and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Anaheim regained the lead in the third period on a Corey Perry goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Rakell and Maroon. The Ducks added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Kesler. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with a Maroon goal, his second of the campaign, coming on the power play from Kesler and Sami Vatanen. The three stars belonged to Maroon, Rakell, and Doan, while Kesler gets an honorable mention.
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