The New York Rangers hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Alexandar Georgiev in goal. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Mikael Granlund goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Eric Staal. The Wild added on with a Staal goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, passed from Zach Parise and Granlund. New York got on the board in the second period with a Jesper Fast goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by J.T. Miller. Minnesota replied with a Staal power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Ryan Suter and Granlund. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with a Granlund goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Jason Zucker and Staal. The three stars were Granlund, Staal, and Dubnyk (22 for 23 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Cam Ward are in the creases. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Phil Kessel. The Penguins added on in the second period with an Olli Maatta goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin. Carolina got on the board with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Elias Lindholm and Sebastian Aho. Pittsburgh replied with a Kessel goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Guentzel and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins extended the lead as Kessel scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Riley Sheahan and Guentzel. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Sidney Crosby power play goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Malkin. The Penguins capped it at 6-1 with a Malkin goal, his thirty-fourth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Zach Aston-Reese. The three stars were given to Kessel, Malkin, and Guentzel.
Over in St. Louis, the Blues host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Allen are the masked men. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Nic Petan goal, his second of the season, via Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Kyle Connor and Scheifele. Winnipeg extended the lead as Connor scored a power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets padded the lead in the second period with a Patrik Laine goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, guided in by Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrew Copp. This produced the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Hellebuyck (34 save shutout), Wheeler, and Connor, while Scheifele earns an honorable mention.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Jean-Francois Berube draw the starts in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Jan Rutta goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Anthony Duclair and Nick Schmaltz. The Blackhawks added on with a Schmaltz goal in the third period, his seventeenth of the year, via Duclair. San Jose got on the board with a Timo Meier goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski. Chicago iced it at 3-1 with an Artem Anisimov empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Tomas Jurco and Rutta. The three stars were Schmaltz, Berube (42 for 43 in saves), and Rutta, while Duclair gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with a Tomas Hyka goal, with helpers by Deryk Engelland and Ryan Carpenter. Vancouver tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Sam Gagner. The Canucks took the lead with a Thomas Vanek goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Golden Knights tied it on a William Karlsson goal, his thirty-second of the season, courtesy of Reilly Smith and Brayden McNabb. Vegas took the lead in the second period with a Karlsson goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, passed from Jonathan Marchessault and Smith. The Golden Knights added on with a Marchessault power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Karlsson and Smith, the latter earning a natural sock trick. Vegas extended the lead as Tomas Nosek scored his seventh of the year, thanks to David Perron and the goalie Fleury. Vancouver got one back with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Alexander Edler and Brock Boeser. Vegas iced it at 6-3 with a Perron empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Karlsson, Marchessault, and Smith, while Perron and Daniel Sedin get the honorable mentions.
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