Seven games to stretch all through the day. We begin with two matinees, the first being...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Michael Hutchinson man the nets. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Paul Postma goal, via Andrew Copp and Scott Kosmachuk. Anaheim tied it on a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Kevin Bieksa and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks took the lead with a Ryan Kesler goal in the second period, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Andrew Cogliano. The Jets retied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Ben Chiarot and Mathieu Perreault. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Kesler. The three stars were Kesler, Silfverberg, and McGinn.
Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Scott Wedgewood are the unknown goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Reid Boucher goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Kyle Palmieri and Andy Greene. Columbus tied it with a second period goal by Jared Boll, assisted by Dalton Prout and Gregory Campbell. The Devils took the lead with a Devante Smith-Pelly goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Adam Larsson. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Wedgewood (27 for 28 in saves), Smith-Pelly, and Boucher.
Back west, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Tom Kuhnhackl and Ian Cole. The Penguins added on with a Trevor Daley goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Jason Chimera goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Justin Williams and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals tied it with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jay Beagle. Pittsburgh retook the lead on a Kuhnhackl goal, his third of the season, made possible by Matt Cullen and Daley. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Cullen scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Kuhnhackl and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh padded the lead with a Chris Kunitz goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Crosby and Kris Letang. The Penguins capped it at 6-2 with a Justin Schultz power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Daley and Rust. The three stars were handed to Daley, Kuhnhackl, and Cullen, while Rust and Crosby get the honorable mentions.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens host the Calgary Flames. Niklas Backstrom and Mike Condon are in the blue paint. Calgary got going in the second period with a Joe Colborne goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by T.J. Brodie and Sam Bennett. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and Josh Jooris. Calgary extended the lead in the third period as Johnny Gaudreau scored his twenty-seventh of the season, with the help of Monahan and Hamilton. The Flames padded the lead with a Monahan power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Hamilton, who got a sock trick. Montreal got on the board with a Michael McCarron goal, passed from Nathan Beaulieu and Phillip Danault. This only made it 4-1, with the three stars going to Monahan, Hamilton, and Backstrom (21 for 22 in saves).
Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Scott Darling in goal. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Nino Niederreiter and Justin Fontaine. The Wild added on with a Niederreiter goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Jordan Schroeder and Mikael Granlund. Chicago got on the board with an Andrew Shaw goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks tied it with a Richard Panik goal, his fourth of the year, via Andrew Desjardins and Duncan Keith. The tie went to a shootout, where Charlie Coyle gave the Wild a 3-2 win with his lone tally. The three stars were Niederreiter, Haula, and Dubnyk (29 for 31 in saves).
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Laurent Brossoit are the backups in goal. Colorado drew first blood in the second period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Shawn Matthias. The Avalanche added on with a Tyson Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Mikkel Boedker and Landeskog. Edmonton got on the board with a third period goal by Matt Hendricks, his fifth of the season, passed from Mark Letestu and Zack Kassian. Colorado replied with a Blake Comeau power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Erik Johnson and Francois Beauchemin. The Oilers answered with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Connor McDavid. The final stood at 3-2 for the Avalanche, with the three stars given to Landeskog, Comeau, and Barrie.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and James Reimer have the green light to play in goal. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Joel Ward goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Brenden Dillon and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks added on with a Tomas Hertl power play goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Donskoi and Paul Martin. San Jose iced it at 3-0 with a power play empty net goal by Joe Pavelski, his thirty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The three stars went to Donskoi, Reimer (25 save shutout), and Ward.
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