Six games on today, with only one coming early. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Petr Mrazek make the starts in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on with a Saku Maenalanen goal, his second of the year, made possible by Justin Faulk and Calvin de Haan. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Carolina replied with an Aho power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, powered by Micheal Ferland and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Lucas Wallmark scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brock McGinn and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina padded the lead with a Justin Williams power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Ferland and Aho. Juuse Saros replaced Rinne in goal. The Predators got one back with a Filip Forsberg shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Josi and Nick Bonino. Nashville got closer in the third period with another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. The Hurricanes iced it at 6-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Aho to complete his hat trick with his twenty-first goal of the campaign, via Teravainen and Brett Pesce. The three stars were Aho, Forsberg, and Teravainen, while Ferland and Josi get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Brian Gibbons goal, assisted by Brandon Montour and Carter Rowney. The Ducks added on with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixth of the season, via Daniel Sprong and Rowney. Winnipeg got on the board with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. The Jets tied it in the second period with a Patrik Laine goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Bryan Little. Anaheim retook the lead with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the year, passed from Sprong and Rowney, the latter earning a sock trick. Winnipeg tied it in the third period as Ben Chiarot scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brandon Tanev and Andrew Copp. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime with a Little goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Little, Rowney, and Sprong.
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. New York started in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Filip Chytil and Jesper Fast. Columbus tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Cam Atkinson and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Anthony Duclair goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Markus Nutivaara and Ryan Murray. The Rangers tied it again with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Boo Nieves and the goalie Georgiev. Columbus regained the lead in the second period with an Atkinson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with a Lukas Sedlak goal, his second of the year, helped along by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Riley Nash. New York got one back with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his sixth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad. Columbus answered with a Nick Foligno goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Murray and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as David Savard scored his third of the season, with the help of Panarin. The Rangers got one back with a Zuccarello goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with a lone helper from Kevin Shattenkirk. New York pulled closer with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. Columbus iced it at 7-5 with Foligno's second goal of the game and twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Foligno, Atkinson, and Zuccarello, while Panarin, and Murray get the honorable mentions.
East to Brooklyn, as the New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Thomas Greiss are the masked men. New York opened in the first period with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Jordan Eberle and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders added on with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his third of the year, via Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas. New York extended the lead as Devon Toews scored his third of the season, an unassisted goal. The Islanders padded the lead in the second period with a Cizikas goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Martin and Clutterbuck. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat. New York capped it at 5-1 with a Josh Bailey empty net goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, set up by Anders Lee and Nick Leddy. The three stars belonged to Greiss (38 for 39 in saves), Clutterbuck, and Cizikas, while Martin gets an honorable mention.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo faces his former team and Jacob Markstrom in goal. Vancouver got going in the second period with an unassisted Loui Eriksson goal, his eighth of the season. Florida tied it on a Frank Vatrano goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Henrik Borgstrom and Aaron Ekblad. The Canucks took the lead back with a Ben Hutton goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Troy Stecher and Jay Beagle. Vancouver added on with a Brock Boeser empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Eriksson. The Canucks extended the lead as Beagle scored his second of the season into an empty net, with the help of Eriksson and Bo Horvat. Vancouver finished it at 5-1 with a Markus Granlund goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Tyler Motte and Derrick Pouliot. The three stars went to Eriksson, Beagle, and Markstrom (23 for 24 in saves).
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill faces former Coyote Mike Smith in goal. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Mark Giordano goal, his eighth of the season, via Derek Ryan and Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Giordano. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Matthew Tkachuk scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Mikael Backlund and Michael Frolik. The Flames padded the lead with a Gaudreau goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Monahan and Frolik. Arizona got on the board with a Jordan Oesterle power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Alex Goligoski and Derek Stepan. Calgary replied in the third period with a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with helpers from Backlund and T.J. Brodie. The Flames continued with a Giordano goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, assisted by Brodie and Elias Lindholm. Calgary kept going with a Sam Bennett goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of James Neal and Mark Jankowski. This produced the 7-1 final score, with the three stars given to Giordano, Tkachuk, and Monahan, while Gaudreau, Backlund, Frolik, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
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