Five games on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Ward are the veterans in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Justin Faulk. The Hurricanes added on with a Teravainen goal, his seventh of the year, via Aho and Noah Hanifin. New York got on the board with a Nick Leddy goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina shot back with an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Jeff Skinner. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the second period as Teravainen scored a power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, with the help of Faulk and Aho. The Islanders got one back with a John Tavares power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Leddy and Mathew Barzal. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Teravainen, Aho, and Leddy, while Faulk gets an honorable mention.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Jimmy Howard play in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Xavier Ouellet. Colorado tied it with an Erik Johnson goal, passed from Tyson Barrie and Dominic Toninato. The Red Wings reclaimed the lead in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Tomas Tatar. Detroit added on with a Niklas Kronwall power play goal in the third period, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg. The Avalanche got one back with a Nail Yakupov power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Colin Wilson and Johnson. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Barrie. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a MacKinnon goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone helper from Gabriel Landeskog. The three stars were MacKinnon, Johnson, and Barrie.
Back east, the New York Rangers host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. New York got going in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Jesper Fast and Jimmy Vesey. The Rangers added on with a Michael Grabner goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Marc Staal and Mats Zuccarello. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Mika Zibanejad empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Zuccarello and Chris Kreider. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Lundqvist (20 save shutout), and Hayes.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim began in the first period with a Josh Manson goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Chris Wagner and Corey Perry. Florida got on the board with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov. Anaheim replied with a Brandon Montour power play goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Perry and Sami Vatanen. The Panthers got one back with a Yandle goal, his third of the season, assisted by Barkov and Trocheck. The final stayed at 3-2, with the three stars given to Perry, Yandle, and Trocheck, while Barkov gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Maxime Lagace are in the creases. Vegas led off in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on with a Cody Eakin goal, his third of the year, made possible by Brendan Leipsic. Vegas extended the lead as Karlsson scored again, his second of the game and ninth of the season, again with a helper from Smith. Darcy Kuemper replaced Quick in goal. Los Angeles got on the board in the second period with a Trevor Lewis goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Alex Iafallo. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Adrian Kempe and Drew Doughty. The Golden Knights finished it at 4-2 with an Alex Tuch empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Eakin. The three stars were Karlsson, Smith, and Eakin.
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