Six games today, beginning in...
New York, as the Islanders host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. Florida began in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Alex Petrovic and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Barkov and Huberdeau. New York got on the board in the third period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Frans Nielsen and Travis Hamonic. The Islanders tied it on a Josh Bailey goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by John Tavares and Casey Cizikas. New York took the lead with an unassisted Cal Clutterbuck goal, his thirteenth of the campaign. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Barkov, Clutterbuck, and Huberdeau.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Kris Versteeg goal, his twelfth of the season, via Brayden McNabb and Luke Schenn. The Kings added on with a Milan Lucic goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Versteeg and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Vincent Lecavalier scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Trevor Lewis and Tanner Pearson. The Kings padded the lead in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Los Angeles iced it at 5-0 with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Schenn. The three stars were Quick (32 save shutout), Schenn, and Versteeg.
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Joni Ortio are the young goalies. Calgary opened in the first period with a Joe Colborne goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Lance Bouma and Dougie Hamilton. St. Louis tied it with a Scottie Upshall goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Colton Parayko and Ryan Reaves. The Blues took the lead on a Paul Stastny goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Robby Fabbri. The Flames tied it again with a shorthanded goal by Michael Frolik, his twelfth of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund. Calgary took the lead in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with a Mark Giordano power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Gaudreau and Hamilton. Anders Nilsson relieved Allen in goal. Calgary extended the lead as Monahan scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Hamilton, who got a sock trick, and Jyrki Jokipakka. St. Louis got on the board with a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Jori Lehtera. The Blues pulled closer with a Stastny goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, with helpers from Magnus Paajarvi and Brouwer. The Flames countered with a Frolik goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, coming shorthanded with a lone assist by Giordano. Calgary iced it at 7-4 with a Frolik empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Monahan and Gaudreau, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Frolik, Monahan, and Stastny, while Gaudreau, Hamilton, Giordano, and Brouwer receive the honorable mentions.
Staying in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne faces a lesser foe in Laurent Brossoit in goal. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Connor McDavid. Nashville tied it with a James Neal goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Anthony Bitetto and Ryan Johansen. The Oilers retook the lead with an Iiro Pakarinen goal in the second period, his fifth of the season, helped along by Leon Draisaitl and Mark Fayne. The Predators tied it as Neal scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, thanks to Shea Weber and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville took the lead in the third period with a Neal goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Jarnkrok. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Neal, Jarnkrok, and Rinne (28 for 30 in saves).
To the west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Jacob Markstrom are the backups in goal. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Marko Dano goal, his third of the season, helped along by Tyler Myers and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets added on with a Myers goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Winnipeg extended the lead as Alex Burmistrov scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Perreault and Dano in the second period. The Jets padded the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Blake Wheeler and Toby Enstrom. Winnipeg kept going with a Dano goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Burmistrov and Ben Chiarot. Vancouver got on the board with a Jared McCann goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Dan Hamhuis and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks pulled closer with a Jake Virtanen goal, his seventh of the campaign, an unassisted goal. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Dano, Burmistrov, and Myers, while Perreault gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Anaheim got going in the second period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler. New Jersey tied it on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Tyler Kennedy and John Moore. The Ducks took the lead back with a Kesler goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Josh Manson and Cogliano. Anaheim added on with a Silfverberg goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Manson and Clayton Stoner. The Ducks extended the lead as Silfverberg scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with the help of Kesler and Cogliano. Anaheim padded the lead in the third period with a Corey Perry goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, guided in by Korbinian Holzer and Rickard Rakell. The Ducks kept going with a Nick Ritchie goal, with helpers from Holzer and Shawn Horcoff. Yann Danis replaced Kinkaid in goal. Anaheim continued on a Silfverberg goal, completing his hat trick with his twelfth of the season, with assists from Hampus Lindholm and Simon Despres. This made it a 7-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Silfverberg, Kesler, and Cogliano, while Holzer and Manson get the honorable mentions.
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