Eight games on to finish the weekend this Sunday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Alexandar Georgiev are set to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Chris Kreider. Washington tied it with a Carl Hagelin goal, his third of the year, via Lars Eller and Brooks Orpik. The Capitals took the lead with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Nic Dowd and Travis Boyd. The Rangers retied it in the second period on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Filip Chytil and Tony DeAngelo. In the shootout, T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom matched tallies with Kevin Shattenkirk and DeAngelo before Georgiev threw his stick to prevent Alex Ovechkin's attempt. The play was deemed illegal, the Capitals were awarded the goal, and they won 3-2. The three stars were DeAngelo, Burakovsky, and Hagelin.
Also in New York, the Islanders welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Radko Gudas and Robert Hagg. The Flyers added on with a Travis Sanheim goal, his ninth of the year, via Claude Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Scott Laughton scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Michael Raffl. The Flyers padded the lead against Thomas Greiss with a Sean Couturier goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, courtesy of Oskar Lindblom and Giroux. New York got on the board with an Adam Pelech goal in the third period, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Andrew Ladd and Josh Bailey. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Giroux, Elliott (29 for 30 in saves), and Sanheim.
Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Vegas got going in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny. The Golden Knights added on with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Shea Theodore. Vegas extended the lead as Reilly Smith scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. This stood as the eventual 3-0 final score, with the three stars going to Fleury (19 save shutout), Pacioretty, and Carpenter.
Further west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Brendan Guhle. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Cam Fowler power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Rickard Rakell and Silfverberg. Colorado got on the board in the third period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with assists provided by Carl Soderberg and J.T. Compher. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Silfverberg, Gibson (25 for 26 in saves), and Fowler.
Back east, the Florida Panthers host the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Roberto Luongo man the blue paint. Ottawa began in the first period with a Zack Smith goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Magnus Paajarvi. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Mark Pysyk and Keith Yandle. The Panthers took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Riley Sheahan. The Senators tied it in the second period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his third of the year, assisted by Cody Ceci and Colin White. Ottawa took the lead with a Rudolfs Balcers power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Dylan DeMelo and Christian Wolanin. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Balcers, Gibbons, and Smith.
North to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Sami Niku goal, via Ben Chiarot and Mathieu Perreault. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Jets retook the lead on a Blake Wheeler goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Dmitry Kulikov and Mark Scheifele. The Blue Jackets retied it on a Seth Jones goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Panarin and Zach Werenski. Winnipeg pulled ahead on Wheeler's second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Nathan Beaulieu and Scheifele. The Jets added on with Wheeler completing his hat trick on his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Patrik Laine and Beaulieu. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with Wheeler's fourth of the night and seventeenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Scheifele, who earned a sock trick, and Andrew Copp. The three stars went to Wheeler, Scheifele, and Beaulieu, while Panarin gets an honorable mention.
Along to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Nick Bonino goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Wayne Simmonds and Rocco Grimaldi. Minnesota tied it in the second period with an unassisted Eric Fehr goal, his sixth of the year. The Wild took the lead with a Jason Zucker goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Ryan Suter and Eric Staal. The Predators retied it in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Kyle Turris and Roman Josi. In the shootout, Ryan Ellis and Ryan Johansen lifted the Predators to a 3-2 win over Zach Parise and the Wild. The three stars were Stalock (41 for 43 in saves), Forsberg, and Bonino.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Martin Jones play in the blue paint. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Tim Heed. Chicago tied it on a Dylan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Alex DeBrincat and Brent Seabrook. The Sharks took the lead on a Timo Meier goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Heed and Joonas Donskoi. The Blackhawks tied it again with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. San Jose regained the lead in the third period with a Marcus Sorensen goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Joe Thornton and Donskoi. The Sharks added on with a Melker Karlsson goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Brent Burns and Micheal Haley. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Karlsson empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Barclay Goodrow and Haley. The three stars were Karlsson, Donskoi, and Heed, while Haley gets an honorable mention.
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