Five games on tonight, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin faces his former mentor Tuukka Rask in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a shorthanded Radek Faksa goal, his third of the season, set up by Miro Heiskanen. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The three stars were Rask (24 for 25 in saves), Marchand, and Pastrnak.
Next up, the New York Islanders welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Thomas Greiss are the goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Adam Pelech and Ross Johnston. Montreal tied it with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Max Domi and Noah Juulsen. The Islanders retook the lead with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Leo Komarov. New York added on with a Cizikas goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, courtesy of Cal Clutterbuck. The Canadiens got one back with a Domi power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, powered by Drouin and Joel Armia. Montreal tied it in the third period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his second of the year, fueled by Juulsen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The tie went to a shootout, where Armia carried the Canadiens to a 4-3 win. The three stars were given to Domi, Drouin, and Cizikas, while Armia and Juulsen get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Matt Murray are the alliterative goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Will Butcher goal, guided in by Joey Anderson and Jean-Sebastien Dea. Pittsburgh tied it with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Olli Maatta and Jake Guentzel. The Devils retook the lead on a Brian Boyle goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Ben Lovejoy and Dea. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Boyle power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Butcher. The Devils extended the lead as Boyle completed his hat trick on the power play with his sixth goal of the year, with the help of Taylor Hall and Butcher. Casey DeSmith replaced Murray in the third period. New Jersey padded the lead on a Travis Zajac goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Damon Severson and Marcus Johansson. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Boyle, Butcher, and Kinkaid (35 for 36 in saves), while Dea gets an honorable mention.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot faces a lesser foe in Pheonix Copley in goal. Washington began in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Devante Smith-Pelly and Travis Boyd. The Capitals added on with a Smith-Pelly goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist from Boyd. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Oscar Klefbom and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Washington shot back in the second period on a T.J. Oshie goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Oilers got one back on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Adam Larsson and Nugent-Hopkins. The Capitals countered with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. This led to the eventual 4-2 final, with the three stars given to Smith-Pelly, Boyd, and Carlson, while Nugent-Hopkins earns an honorable mention.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Philadelphia Flyers. Calvin Pickard and Darcy Kuemper are the backups in goal. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers added on with a Gostisbehere power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Giroux and Travis Konecny. Arizona got on the board in the second period with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his second of the season, via Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Clayton Keller. Philadelphia answered with a Couturier goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flyers extended the lead as Giroux scored his second of the game and sixth of the season in the third period, with the help of Wayne Simmonds. The Coyotes got one back on a Michael Grabner goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers by Richard Panik and Kevin Connauton. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with an Oskar Lindblom empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Nolan Patrick. The three stars went to Giroux, Gostisbehere, and Couturier.
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