Just three games on today to end the weekend, all of which are at earlier times. We begin with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Scott Darling man the nets. Carolina led off in the first period with a Josh Jooris goal, his third of the season, made possible by Marcus Kruger and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Nashville tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his ninth of the year, coming off Mattias Ekholm and the goalie Saros. The Predators took the lead in the second period with an Ekholm power play goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Roman Josi and Kyle Turris. The Hurricanes tied it on a Victor Rask goal, his fourth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin. Carolina took the lead back in the third period with a Justin Williams power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Derek Ryan and Rask. Nashville retied it on a Craig Smith goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Kevin Fiala. The tie went to the shootout, where Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen tallied to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Rask, Ekholm, and Williams.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Henrik Lundqvist are the in creases. Vancouver began in the first period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Henrik Sedin. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. New York got on the board with a Jesper Fast goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Nick Holden and Brendan Smith. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Michael Grabner goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Shattenkirk. Vancouver retook the lead on a Sam Gagner goal, his third of the season, coming off of Thomas Vanek. New York retied it on a Jimmy Vesey goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Rick Nash and Kevin Hayes. The Rangers won 4-3 with shootout tallies from Vesey, Nash, and Shattenkirk topping Brock Boeser and Sven Baertschi. The three stars were Vesey, Bash, and Shattenkirk.
Finally, the Boston Bruins bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston was first to score in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and the goalie Rask. Edmonton tied it on a Patrick Maroon goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, with a lone assist from Zack Kassian. The Oilers took the lead with a Milan Lucic goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Connor McDavid. The Bruins tied it on a David Krejci goal, his third of the year, fueled by Riley Nash and Krug. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a Ryan Strome goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Draisaitl empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by McDavid and Lucic. The three stars were Drasaitl, Lucic, and McDavid, while Krug gets an honorable mention.
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