Six games on tonight, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Toronto started in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Ron Hainsey and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifth of the year, via Patrick Marleau. Toronto extended the lead as Connor Brown scored his third of the season, thanks to Par Lindholm and Hainsey. New Jersey got on the board with a Travis Zajac goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Blake Coleman. The Maple Leafs replied with an Andreas Johnsson goal, made possible by Jake Gardiner and Lindholm. Toronto padded the lead with a Rielly goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone helper from Kadri. The Maple Leafs continued in the third period with an unassisted Tyler Ennis goal, his second of the year. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars being Rielly, Kadri, and Andersen (38 for 39 in saves), while Hainsey and Lindholm get the honorable mentions.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Columbus opened in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Nick Foligno and Alexander Wennberg. Washington tied it on a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Blue Jackets took the lead back with a third period Anthony Duclair power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Artemi Panarin and Zach Werenski. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Duclair, Bobrovsky (33 for 34 in saves), and Bjorkstrand.
Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. New York got going in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Kevin Hayes. The Rangers added on with a Neal Pionk power play goal, his third of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich. Detroit got on the board in the third period with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Gustav Nyquist. The Red Wings tied it on an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Frans Nielsen and Niklas Kronwall. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with a Dylan Larkin goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Athanasiou and Mike Green. The three stars went to Athanasiou, Larkin, and Abdelkader.
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his second of the season, fueled by Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eighth of the year, via Jaden Schwartz in the second period. St. Louis extended the lead as Schwartz scored his second of the season, thanks to Tyler Bozak and Alexander Steen. The Blues padded the lead with a Steen goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, guided in by Bozak and Colton Parayko. This produced the 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Johnson (33 save shutout), Schwartz, and Steen, while Bozak gets an honorable mention.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets added on with a Scheifele goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Wheeler and Josh Morrissey. Colorado got on the board in the third period with an Erik Johnson goal, passed from Carl Soderberg and Nikita Zadorov. Winnipeg replied with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his third of the season, via Wheeler, who earned a sock trick. The Avalanche pulled back with a Tyson Jost goal, his second of the year, coming off of Alexander Kerfoot and Tyson Barrie. The Jets answered on a Patrik Laine power play goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with a Wheeler empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Scheifele. The three stars were given to Wheeler, Scheifele, and Hellebuyck (28 for 30 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and John Gibson are in the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, his second of the season, via Joel Eriksson Ek and Charlie Coyle. The Wild added on with a Jason Zucker goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, assisted by Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota extended the lead as Granlund scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Zucker and Jonas Brodin. Anaheim got on the board with a Pontus Aberg power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Brandon Montour. The Wild shot back in the third period with a Brodin goal, his third of the season, guided in by Spurgeon. Minnesota padded the lead with a Granlund goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, courtesy of Zucker and Eric Staal. This stood for a 5-1 final, with the three stars going to Granlund, Zucker, and Brodin, while Spurgeon gets an honorable mention.
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