Six more games today in a quiet Thursday. We begin with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Tuukka Rask make the starts in goal. Carolina started in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Noah Hanifin and Riley Nash. Boston tied it with a Loui Eriksson power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug in the second period. The Hurricanes took the lead back with a Nathan Garbe goal, his third of the season, via Chris Terry and Nash. The Bruins tied it in the third period as David Pastrnak scored his tenth of the year, thanks to David Krejci. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime on a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Hanifin. The three stars went to Di Giuseppe, Hanifin, and Nash.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Petr Mrazek are in the blue paint. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Marko Dano goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Mathieu Perreault and Alex Burmistrov. The Jets added on with a Tyler Myers goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Mark Scheifele. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin goal in the second period, his twentieth of the season, via Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings tied it on a Jonathan Ericsson goal, his third of the year, coming off of Niklas Kronwall and Darren Helm. Detroit took the lead in the third period with an Abdelkader goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, assisted by Tomas Tatar. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Abdelkader, Ericsson, and Larkin.
Into Montreal, where the Canadiens bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Mike Condon are given the starting nods. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fifth of the season, via Jake McCabe and Zach Bogosian. Montreal tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Max Pacioretty and Mark Barberio. The Canadiens took the lead with another Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, a power play goal powered by Sven Andrighetto and P.K. Subban. The Sabres tied it in the third period on a Brian Gionta goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Evander Kane and Matt Moulson. Montreal regained the lead on a Torrey Mitchell goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Barberio and Stefan Matteau. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Galchenyuk, Barberio, and Condon (36 for 38 in saves).
South to Florida, with the Panthers hosting the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida opened in the first period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Brian Campbell. Ottawa tied it on a Zack Smith goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson. The Panthers retook the lead in the second period on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Erik Gudbranson and Vincent Trocheck. The Senators tied it again with a Karlsson goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Smith and Mark Stone. Florida pulled ahead with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Trocheck and Jokinen. The Panthers added on with an unassisted Huberdeau goal, his twelfth of the year. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Jagr scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Trocheck, who got a sock trick. The Panthers iced it at 6-2 with a Trocheck goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Reilly Smith. The three stars went to Trocheck, Jagr, and Jokinen, while Huberdeau, Smith, and Karlsson receive the honorable mentions.
Back in the north, the Minnesota Wild welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Mark Letestu and Adam Clendening. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Zach Parise goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers retook the lead in the third period with a Connor McDavid goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Zack Kassian and Andrej Sekera. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Talbot (29 for 30 in saves), McDavid, and Korpikoski.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Martin Jones are between the pipes. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Stephen Gionta and Mike Sislo. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Palmieri. New Jersey iced it at 3-0 with Zajac's second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, set up by Reid Boucher. The three stars were Kinkaid (30 save shutout), Zajac, and Smith-Pelly.
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