Four games on for tonight, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Henrik Lundqvist are in the creases. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Nikolay Goldobin goal, his second of the season, coming off of Tyler Motte and Ben Hutton. New York tied it with a Filip Chytil power play goal, powered by Chris Kreider and Neal Pionk. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with a Brett Howden goal, his fourth of the year, via Jimmy Vesey and Jesper Fast. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Lundqvist (25 for 26 in saves), Howden, and Chytil.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Scott Darling face their former teams in goal. Chicago began in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Henri Jokiharju and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his ninth of the year, via Dominik Kahun and David Kampf in the second period. Carolina got on the board with a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes tied it with a Micheal Ferland power play goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist from Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with an Aho goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Justin Faulk and Svechnikov. The three stars were Aho, Svechnikov, and Ferland.
Southwest to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Anton Khudobin in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Seth Jones. Dallas tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. The Blue Jackets took the lead back in the third period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighth of the campaign, assisted by Atkinson and Ryan Murray. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars given to Bobrovsky (26 for 27 in saves), Atkinson, and Dubois.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and John Gibson tend the twines. Anaheim led off in the second period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Rickard Rakell and Hampus Lindholm. Nashville tied it with a Kevin Fiala goal, his second of the year, via Kyle Turris and Craig Smith. In the shootout, Pontus Aberg and Rakell lifted the Ducks to a 2-1 win over Turris and the Predators. The three stars were Rakell, Gibson (34 for 35 in saves), and Rinne (29 for 30 in saves).
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