After a day off, the league returns for fifteen games on Black Friday. We begin with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Calvin Pickard are in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux. The Flyers added on in the third period with a Couturier goal, his ninth of the year, via Konecny and Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead as Jordan Weal scored an empty net goal, his third of the season, set up by Wayne Simmonds. The Flyers iced it at 4-0 with a Couturier empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Konecny and Giroux, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Pickard (30 save shutout), Couturier, and Konecny, while Giroux gets an honorable mention.
Later, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Antti Niemi and Carter Hutton man the nets. Buffalo began in the first period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his fourth of the season, via Conor Sheary and Jake McCabe. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Phillip Danault and Tomas Tatar. The Canadiens took the lead in the third period with an Andrew Shaw power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by David Schlemko and Danault. The Sabres tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Sam Reinhart and Zach Bogosian. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Skinner power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jack Eichel. The three stars were Skinner, Hutton (31 for 33 in saves), and Danault.
Down south, the New Jersey Devils bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Keith Kinkaid are the underrated goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist from Anthony Beauvillier. New Jersey tied it in the second period with an unassisted Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the year. The Islanders took the lead back on an Anders Lee goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Valtteri Filppula and Scott Mayfield. The Devils tied it again in the third period with a Brian Boyle goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Blake Coleman and Sami Vatanen. New York regained the lead on a Nick Leddy goal, helped along by Filppula. New Jersey evened it on a Marcus Johansson goal, his third of the season, guided in by Hall and Will Butcher. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime with a Mathew Barzal goal, his third of the year, fueled by Brock Nelson. The three stars went to Filppula, Barzal, and Hall.
Next up, the Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. Detroit started in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Thomas Vanek and Danny DeKeyser. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his third of the year, fueled by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin in the second period. The Capitals pulled ahead with a Michal Kempny goal in the third period, his second of the season, via Travis Boyd and Andre Burakovsky. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Nic Dowd and Wilson. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Holtby (31 for 32 in saves), Ovechkin, and Wilson.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Alex Chiasson. Anaheim tied it on a Nick Ritchie goal, made possible by Rickard Rakell and Marcus Pettersson. The Ducks won 2-1 in overtime with a Rakell goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Brandon Montour and Ryan Getzlaf. The three stars were Rakell, Gibson (27 for 28 in saves), and Ritchie.
Northeast to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Alex Stalock in goal. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Tyler Myers and Bryan Little. The Jets added on in the second period with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Mathieu Perreault and Josh Morrissey. Minnesota got on the board in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his third of the season, coming off of Greg Pateryn and the goalie Stalock. The Wild tied it on an Eric Fehr goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Niederreiter and Matt Dumba. Minnesota took the lead with an Eric Staal goal, his ninth of the season, via Dumba and Mikael Granlund. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Zach Parise empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. The three stars went to Niederreiter, Dumba, and Staal.
Backtracking to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Vegas got going in the second period with an Alex Tuch goal, his sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Cody Eakin and Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with a Colin Miller power play goal, powered by Reilly Smith and Tuch. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Tuch, Fleury (29 save shutout), and Miller.
To the east again, with the Columbus Blue Jackets welcoming the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Columbus drew first blood in the first period with a Josh Anderson goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Boone Jenner and Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets added on with another Anderson goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Lukas Sedlak and Scott Harrington. Toronto got on the board with a Ron Hainsey goal, his third of the season, guided in by Par Lindholm and Igor Ozhiganov. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Nazem Kadri. Columbus retook the lead with a shorthanded Cam Atkinson goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the third period as Markus Hannikainen scored his second of the year, thanks to Artemi Panarin and Ryan Murray. This provided them with the winning 4-2 score, with the three stars being Anderson, Bobrovsky (32 for 34 in saves), and Atkinson.
Over in Boston, the Bruins bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jaroslav Halak draw the starts in goal. Pittsburgh cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Kris Letang and Phil Kessel. Boston tied it on a Jake DeBrusk goal, his ninth of the year, via David Krejci and Kevan Miller. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Torey Krug and David Pastrnak. The three stars were Halak (36 for 37 in saves), Nordstrom, and DeBrusk.
To the south, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Curtis McElhinney are in the creases. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Lucas Wallmark and Andrei Svechnikov. James Reimer came on in place of Luongo at this time. The Hurricanes added on in the third period with another Martinook goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, assisted by Wallmark and Svechnikov. Carolina extended the lead on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho. Florida got on the board with a Troy Brouwer goal, his sixth of the year, via Mike Matheson. The Hurricanes finished it at 4-1 with a Martinook empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign completing the hat trick, set up by Wallmark for his own sock trick. The three stars were Martinook, Wallmark, and McElhinney (34 for 35 in saves), while Svechnikov gets an honorable mention.
Further south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Louis Domingue are called on to start in goal. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Erik Cernak. The Lightning added on with another Johnson goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Brayden Point and Kucherov. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Point scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Kucherov, who got a sock trick, and Cernak. Chicago got on the board with an Artem Anisimov goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Alex DeBrincat and Nick Schmaltz. The Lightning answered on a Ryan Callahan goal, his third of the season, passed from Ryan McDonagh. The Blackhawks got one back in the second period on a Jonathan Toews goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Duncan Keith. The final held from here at 4-2, with the three stars given to Johnson, Point, and Kucherov, while Cernak gets an honorable mention.
Westward to Dallas, with the Stars bringing in the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Anton Khudobin are the goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Thomas Chabot. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his eighth of the year, via Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Senators retook the lead in the second period with a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Chabot and Ryan. The Stars tied it again with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his third of the year, fueled by Radulov and Mattias Janmark. Dallas took the lead on a Taylor Fedun goal, passed from Devin Shore and Roope Hintz. The Stars added on with a Heiskanen goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, coming off of Janmark and Shore. Dallas extended the lead as Blake Comeau scored his second of the year, thanks to Esa Lindell and Jason Dickinson. Ottawa got one back with a Maxime Lajoie goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Matt Duchene. The Senators pulled closer on a Zack Smith goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Ryan, who got a sock trick, and Duchene. The Stars capped it at 6-4 with an unassisted empty net goal by Gavin Bayreuther. The three stars were handed to Heiskanen, Janmark, and Radulov, while Shore, Chabot, Ryan, and Duchene get the honorable mentions.
Up in St. Louis, the Blues host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jake Allen protect the nets. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Schmaltz. The Blues added on with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Sammy Blais and Alex Pietrangelo. Nashville got on the board with a Nick Bonino power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen. St. Louis answered with an unassisted Brayden Schenn goal, his fifth of the year. The Blues extended the lead in the second period as Zach Sanford scored his fourth of the season, with the help of O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis padded the lead on a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the year, helped along by Robert Thomas. Pekka Rinne relieved Saros in goal. The Blues kept going in the third period with a Pietrangelo goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Schenn and Thomas. The Predators got one back with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Kevin Fiala and Dan Hamhuis. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pietrangelo, Schenn, and O'Reilly, while Thomas gets an honorable mention.
In the desert, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Antti Raanta are between the pipes. Colorado began in the first period with a shorthanded J.T. Compher goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Matt Nieto. The Avalanche added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Compher goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year. Colorado extended the lead as Mikko Rantanen scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche padded the lead in the third period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his third of the year, passed from Nathan MacKinnon and Ian Cole. Arizona got on the board with a Dylan Strome power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Brendan Perlini and Alex Goligoski. Colorado replied on a Landeskog power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Rantanen and MacKinnon. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Compher, Rantanen, and Landeskog, while MacKinnon and Grubauer (37 for 38 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. San Jose started in the first period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and Kevin Labanc. The Sharks added on with a Timo Meier power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Joe Thornton and Labanc. San Jose extended the lead in the third period as Erik Karlsson scored his second of the season on the power play, with the help of Thornton and Labanc. The Sharks padded the lead with a Melker Karlsson goal, via Erik Karlsson and Brenden Dillon. This provided the 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Erik Karlsson, Thornton, and Labanc, while Dell (19 save shutout) gets an honorable mention.
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