Five games on tonight, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and MacKenzie Blackwood are in goal. Calgary got going in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with a Mark Giordano goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. New Jersey got on the board with a shorthanded and unassisted Kevin Rooney goal, his third of the campaign. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final score, with the three stars going to Gaudreau, Giordano, and Rittich (19 for 20 in saves).
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Frederik Andersen are in the creases. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse. Toronto tied it on a Patrick Marleau goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Jake Muzzin and Connor Brown. The Maple Leafs took the lead on a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Zach Hyman and Ron Hainsey. Toronto added on with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs chased Koskinen with a William Nylander power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Tyler Ennis and Marleau. Anthony Stolarz came on in relief. Toronto extended the lead as Johnsson scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the year on the power play, with the help of John Tavares and Marner. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period with a Tavares power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Marner and Nylander. The Oilers got one back on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone helper from Nurse. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Johnsson, Marner, and Marleau, while Nylander, Tavares, and Nurse get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy faces a lesser foe in Alexandar Georgiev in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman. The Lightning added on with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. New York got on the board in the second period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Jimmy Vesey and Tony DeAngelo. Tampa Bay replied with a Dan Girardi goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point. The Rangers countered with a Vesey goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Fredrik Claesson and Kevin Shattenkirk. New York tied it on a Boo Nieves goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Ryan Strome and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime with a Hedman goal, his eighth of the campaign, via Kucherov, who got a sock trick, and Stamkos. The three stars were Kucherov, Hedman, and Stamkos, while Vesey gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. Colorado started in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-third of the season, passed from Sven Andrighetto and Colin Wilson. Vancouver tied it on an Antoine Roussel goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Alex Biega and Brock Boeser. The Avalanche retook the lead on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a Josh Leivo goal, his twelfth of the year, via Ryan Spooner and Biega. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Rantanen and Carl Soderberg helped the Avalanche win 3-2 over Boeser and the Canucks. The three stars were Rantanen, Biega, and Boeser.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Ryan Miller protect the nets. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Anaheim tied it on a shorthanded Devin Shore goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Josh Manson and Hampus Lindholm. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a shorthanded Artem Anisimov goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Duncan Keith and the goalie Crawford. The Ducks tied it on a Carter Rowney goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Ryan Kesler. Anaheim took the lead in the third period with a Troy Terry goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Derek Grant. Chicago retied it on a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, coming off of Jonathan Toews and Gustafsson. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Patrick Kane goal, his fortieth of the campaign, with helpers from Brandon Saad and Toews. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being DeBrincat, Gustafsson, and Toews.
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