Five games to play out on Friday night, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jimmy Howard are the goalies. Detroit led off in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings added on with a Tomas Tatar goal in the second period, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Gustav Nyquist and Riley Sheahan. Minnesota got on the board with a Jonas Brodin goal, his second of the season, via Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Detroit answered with a Sheahan goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Jonathan Ericsson. The Wild got one back with a Mikael Granlund goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Suter and Parise. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Sheahan, Suter, and Parise.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Brian Elliott are the masked men. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jori Lehtera and Vladimir Tarasenko. Boston tied it with a Loui Eriksson goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, assisted by John-Michael Liles and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins took the lead with a David Krejci goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Matt Beleskey and Liles. The Blues tied it on a second period goal by Paul Stastny, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Magnus Paajarvi. Boston took the lead back with a Beleskey goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Krejci. The Bruins added on with a Frank Vatrano goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Lee Stempniak and Ryan Spooner. Boston extended the lead as Krejci scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Torey Krug and Eriksson. St. Louis shot back in the third period with a Robert Bortuzzo goal, his second of the year, fueled by David Backes and Alexander Steen. The Blues chipped closer on an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his sixth of the season, with helpers from Stastny and Steen. The Bruins fired back with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, with assists provided by Krug and Krejci. St. Louis pulled back with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Backes and Troy Brouwer. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars being Krejci, Beleskey, and Eriksson, while Krug, Liles, Stastny, Backes, and Steen get the honorable mentions.
Up to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Ondrej Pavelec are the iffy goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Nic Petan goal, his second of the season, coming off of Joel Armia and Andrew Copp. Chicago tied it with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Brandon Mashinter goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Teuvo Teravainen and Erik Gustafsson. The Jets tied it in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Dustin Byfuglien. Chicago retook the lead with a Kane goal, his fortieth of the season, fueled by Panarin and Gustafsson. Winnipeg tied it on a third period goal by Byfuglien, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Jets pulled ahead with a Wheeler goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, passed from Byfuglien and Scheifele. The Blackhawks tied it again with a Panarin goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, made possible by Marcus Kruger and Brent Seabrook. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime with a Seabrook goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, dished from Panarin and Jonathan Toews. The three stars belonged to Panarin, Wheeler, and Seabrook, while Kane, Gustafsson, Byfuglien, and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Washington got going in the second period with a Jay Beagle goal, his eighth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-fifth of the year, powered by Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington extended the lead as Jason Chimera scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Mike Richards and John Carlson. Colorado got on the board with a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche got closer in the third period with a Landeskog goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Soderberg and Blake Comeau. The Capitals iced it at 4-2 with a T.J. Oshie empty net goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Daniel Winnik and Beagle. The three stars went to Beagle, Landeskog, and Soderberg.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and John Gibson are called on to start in goal. Anaheim started in the first period with a Josh Manson goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Bo Horvat goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Jannik Hansen. The Ducks took the lead back in the third period with a Nate Thompson goal, his second of the season, guided in by Chris Wagner. The Canucks tied it as Dan Hamhuis scored his third of the year, with the help of Henrik Sedin and Hansen. Vancouver took the lead with an Emerson Etem goal, his fourth of the campaign, via Alex Biega and Horvat. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Horvat, Hansen, and Etem.
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