Five games are on the schedule for today. We begin with a matinee in...
DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington started in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, powered by Alexander Wennberg and Zach Werenski. The Capitals retook the lead on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his ninth of the season, via Backstrom and Matt Niskanen. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky goal in the third period, his second of the year, coming off of Cam Atkinson and Brandon Saad. Columbus took the lead with a Wennberg power play goal, his third of the campaign, made possible by Foligno and Sam Gagner. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Wennberg, Foligno, and Backstrom.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Ward are the goalies. Carolina led off in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, passed from Ron Hainsey. The Hurricanes added on in the third period with a Victor Rask goal, his eighth of the season, a power play goal powered by Lee Stempniak and Jeff Skinner. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with a Noah Hanifin power play goal, with assists provided by Justin Faulk and Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars went to Ward (28 for 29 in saves), Rask, and Hanifin.
Back up north, the New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer is mismatched with Henrik Lundqvist in goal. New York began in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Derek Stepan and Marc Staal. Florida tied it in the second period on a Keith Yandle power play goal, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov. The Rangers retook the lead on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Jimmy Vesey in the third period. The Panthers retied it on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his fifth of the campaign, via Jakub Kindl and Trocheck. In the shootout, Trocheck and Barkov scored for Florida for a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Trocheck, Barkov, and Ekblad.
Over to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Jimmy Howard are in the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his third of the season, fueled by Justin Abdelkader and Alexey Marchenko. Calgary tied it on a Garnet Hathaway goal in the second period, helped along by Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Matt Stajan goal, made possible by Hamilton and Hunter Shinkaruk. The Red Wings retied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, passed from Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist. Calgary pulled ahead on a Mikael Backlund goal, his second of the year, via Michael Frolik and Hamilton, the latter earning a sock trick. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Hamilton, Hathaway, and Backlund.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host their rivals, the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and John Gibson man the nets. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Drew Doughty goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jeff Carter. The Kings added on with a Carter power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli. Los Angeles extended the lead on another Carter power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, with the help of Doughty and Alec Martinez. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with an Antoine Vermette goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks got closer with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his sixth of the campaign, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Lindholm. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Carter, Doughty, and Lindholm.
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