Seven games on a somewhat busy Friday. The first is in...
Buffalo, where the Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens. Ben Scrivens and Chad Johnson are the subpar goalies. Montreal opened in the first period with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais. Buffalo tied it on a David Legwand goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Nicolas Deslauriers and Zach Bogosian. The Sabres took the lead with an Evander Kane goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Foligno and Ryan O'Reilly. Buffalo added on in the second period as Josh Gorges scored his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres extended the lead with a Foligno goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Philip Varone. The Canadiens got one back with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Andrei Markov and Desharnais. Montreal got closer with an Andrighetto goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. Buffalo countered with a Foligno penalty shot goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year. The Canadiens pulled back on a Galchenyuk power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Markov and P.K. Subban. The Sabres iced it at 6-4 in the third period with a Kane empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by O'Reilly. The three stars went to Foligno, Andrighetto, and Galchenyuk, while Kane, O'Reilly, Desharnais, and Markov get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward are the veterans in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Phil Kessel goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Matt Cullen and Carl Hagelin. Carolina tied it on an Andrej Nestrasil goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Joakim Nordstrom and John-Michael Liles in the third period. The tie went to a shootout, where Kris Letang gave the Penguins a 2-1 win with his lone tally. The three stars belonged to Fleury (29 for 30 in saves), Ward (25 for 26 in saves), and Kessel.
Back north, the New York Rangers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Antti Raanta are the backups in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Drew Doughty and Milan Lucic. The Kings added on with a Marian Gaborik power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Alec Martinez. New York got on the board with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Kevin Hayes and Oscar Lindberg. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. New York gained the lead with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Chris Kreider and Stepan. Los Angeles tied it again with a Kopitar goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, made possible by Lucic and Dustin Brown. The Rangers took the lead with a power play goal by Hayes in the third period, his ninth of the season, assisted by Zuccarello and Keith Yandle. The Kings tied it with a Kopitar goal, completing his hat trick on his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Doughty and Jeff Carter. Los Angeles won 5-4 with a Tanner Pearson goal in overtime, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Martinez and Tyler Toffoli. The three stars were Kopitar, Hayes, and Zuccarello, while Stepan, Martinez, Lucic, and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
West to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Petr Mrazek guard the cages. Colorado began in the first period on a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Mikhail Grigorenko and Carl Soderberg. Detroit tied it on a Jonathan Ericsson goal, his second of the year, coming off of Justin Abdelkader and Alexey Marchenko in the second period. The Avalanche took the lead back in the third period with a Blake Comeau goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Tyson Barrie and John Mitchell. The Red Wings tied it again with a Pavel Datsyuk power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg. The tie went to a shootout, where Datsyuk got topped by Nathan MacKinnon and Comeau. The three stars of the 3-2 Avalanche win went to Comeau, Datsyuk, and Abdelkader.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ben Bishop are the solid goalies. Nashville started in the first period with a Mike Fisher goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Mattias Ekholm. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a J.T. Brown goal, his seventh of the year, via Valtteri Filppula and Andrej Sustr. The Lightning took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Nikita Nesterov and the goalie Bishop. The Predators tied it in the third period with a James Neal goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Roman Josi and Barret Jackman. Nashville took the lead with a Filip Forsberg goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Mike Ribeiro and Josi. Tampa Bay tied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Kucherov. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime as Tyler Johnson scored his eighth of the campaign, thanks to Hedman and Stamkos. The three stars belonged to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Hedman, while Josi gets the honorable mention.
Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida led off in the first period with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Shawn Thornton. St. Louis tied it with a David Backes goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Colton Parayko. The Blues took the lead with a Jaden Schwartz goal, assisted by Parayko and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis added on with a Robby Fabbri goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Paul Stastny and Kevin Shattenkirk on the power play. The Blues extended the lead in the second period as Tarasenko scored his twenty-seventh of the year, guided in by Jay Bouwmeester and Schwartz. The Panthers got one back with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau and Jaromir Jagr. The Panthers pulled closer in the third period on a Huberdeau goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Brian Campbell and Jagr. St. Louis capped it at 5-3 with an Alexander Steen goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, made possible by Backes and Patrik Berglund. The three stars went to Backes, Tarasenko, and Huberdeau, while Schwartz, Parayko, and Jagr receive the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Louis Domingue are the goalies. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Shane Doan goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Kevin Connauton and Michael Stone. The Coyotes added on with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Stone and Martin Hanzal. Arizona extended the lead as Anthony Duclair scored his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ekman-Larsson. Calgary got on the board with a Joe Colborne goal, his eighth of the year, via T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with a Doan power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, helped along by Mikkel Boedker and Ekman-Larsson. The three stars were Doan, Ekman-Larsson, and Stone.
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