Three games on today, beginning with...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Michael Hutchinson are the backups in goal. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Zack Smith goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Mark Stone and Cody Ceci. Winnipeg tied it on a third period Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford. The Senators took the lead with an Alex Chiasson goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Ryan Dzingel. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Chiasson, Hammond (20 for 21 in saves), and Smith.
Southeast to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Steve Mason protect the nets. Washington dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-fourth of the season, coming off of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Williams on the power play. Philadelphia tied it on a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds. In the shootout, Nick Cousins and Sam Gagner scored to give the Flyers a 2-1 win. The three stars were awarded to Mason (29 for 30 in saves), Schenn, and Holtby (33 for 34 in saves).
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller faces his former team and John Gibson in goal. Anaheim was first to score in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his thirty-second of the season, courtesy of Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Ryan Kesler and Andrew Cogliano. Anaheim extended the lead as Brandon Pirri scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Shawn Horcoff and Cam Fowler. Niklas Backstrom relieved Hiller at this time. The Ducks padded the lead in the second period with a Jamie McGinn goal, his twenty-second of the year, made possible by Getzlaf and Clayton Stoner. Anaheim kept going with a Shea Theodore goal, his third of the season, via Cogliano and Kesler. Frederik Andersen relieved an injured Gibson about midway through the second period. Calgary got on the board with a Hunter Shinkaruk power play goal, powered by Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan. The Ducks answered with a Nate Thompson goal, helped along by Ryan Garbutt and Mike Santorelli. The Flames shot back with a Giordano goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Joe Colborne and Deryk Engelland. Anaheim replied with a Kesler goal, his eighteenth of the season, a power play goal with a lone assist by Chris Stewart. Calgary answered with a T.J. Brodie goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland. Gibson returned to the Anaheim crease at the start of the third period. Anaheim made it 8-3 with a Silfverberg goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, dished from McGinn and Kesler. The three stars went to Kesler, Silfverberg, and McGinn, while Giordano, Cogliano, and Getzlaf get the honorable mentions.
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