Four games today, beginning with...
The Dallas Stars hosting the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ben Bishop guard the cages. San Jose started in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and Joonas Donskoi. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the year, via Roman Polak. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Tyler Pitlick and Radek Faksa. Dallas added on with a Brett Ritchie goal, his second of the year, guided in by Devin Shore and Jason Spezza. The Sharks got one back on a Logan Couture goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Karlsson and Brenden Dillon. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Bishop (41 for 43 in saves), Karlsson, and Ritchie.
Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. St. Louis got going in the second period with an Alexander Steen power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Colton Parayko and Brayden Schenn. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Allen (26 save shutout), Steen, and Hellebuyck (25 for 26 in saves).
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Cam Talbot are the masked men. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Jujhar Khaira and Darnell Nurse. Edmonton extended the lead as McDavid scored his fifteenth of the season, with the help of Kris Russell and Kevin Gravel. Alex Stalock relieved Dubnyk at this time. Minnesota got on the board with a Marcus Foligno goal, his second of the year, fueled by Matt Hendricks and J.T. Brown. The Oilers replied in the third period with a Zack Kassian goal, his second of the season, made possible by Milan Lucic and Matt Benning. The Wild got one back with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle. Edmonton shot back on a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, helped along by McDavid. The Oilers padded the lead with an Alex Chiasson goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone helper from Khaira. Edmonton capped it at 7-2 with a Nurse goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Draisaitl and McDavid, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nurse, while Khaira gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and John Gibson are in the creases. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a shorthanded Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Jake Dotchin. Carolina tied it in the second period with an unassisted Clark Bishop goal. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Brett Pesce goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on with a Justin Williams goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Bishop and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Sebastian Aho empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Teravainen. The three stars were Bishop, Teravainen, and Mrazek (18 for 19 in saves).
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