Three games on for a calm Friday night, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. New York opened with a first period goal by Jesper Fast, his ninth of the season, assisted by Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Keith Yandle power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Jay Beagle goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals tied it with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. New York took the lead in the third period on a Stepan goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by McDonagh. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Stepan, McDonagh, and Raanta (32 for 34 in saves).
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Laurent Brossoit and Joonas Korpisalo are the unknown goalies. Columbus started with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets added on with a David Savard goal, his second of the year, via Brandon Saad and Matt Calvert. Edmonton got on the board with a second period Leon Draisaitl goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Adam Pardy and Patrick Maroon. Columbus replied with a Fedor Tyutin goal, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Jenner scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play, with the help of Ryan Murray and Seth Jones. The Oilers shot back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Andrej Sekera and Connor McDavid. Columbus replied with a Hartnell goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Alexander Wennberg. Edmonton countered in the third period with a McDavid goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Maroon and Sekera. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-3 with a Savard goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by William Karlsson and David Clarkson. The three stars were handed to Savard, Jenner, and McDavid, while Hartnell, Maroon, and Sekera receive the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his ninth of the season, via Mattias Janmark. New Jersey tied it in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Adam Larsson and Sergey Kalinin. The Stars took the lead back with a Jason Spezza goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Janmark and Nichushkin. Dallas added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Alex Goligoski and Radek Faksa. The Devils pulled back in the third period on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Damon Severson and John Moore. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Vernon Fiddler shorthanded empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Sceviour and Goligoski. The three stars went to Sceviour, Nichushkin, and Janmark, while Goligoski gets an honorable mention.
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