Four games on this Wednesday evening, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. Washington began with a Tom Wilson goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with a Brett Connolly goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Carl Hagelin and Matt Niskanen. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Ovechkin scored a power play goal, his forty-sixth of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Capitals chased Elliott with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Vrana and Orlov. Cam Talbot came on in relief. Washington padded the lead as Backstrom scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Vrana and Nick Jensen. Philadelphia got on the board with a Philippe Myers goal, assisted by Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Flyers pulled closer in the third period with a Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Oskar Lindblom and Couturier. Philadelphia chipped closer on a Scott Laughton goal, his tenth of the season, via Andrew MacDonald and Michael Raffl. This held for a 5-3 final score, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Giroux, while Orlov and Couturier get the honorable mentions.
Way to the west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Toronto got going in the second period with a shorthanded Ron Hainsey goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Mitchell Marner and Connor Brown. The Maple Leafs added on with a Morgan Rielly goal, his seventeenth of the year, via John Tavares and Patrick Marleau. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Loui Eriksson goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Adam Gaudette and Luke Schenn. The Canucks tied it on a Josh Leivo power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Nikolay Goldobin and Gaudette. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with an Alexander Edler goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Brock Boeser and the goalie Markstrom. The three stars were Edler, Leivo, and Eriksson.
Down in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Troy Terry and Korbinian Holzer. St. Louis tied it on a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues took the lead with an O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Tyler Bozak and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis added on in the second period with a Robert Thomas power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Colton Parayko and Jaden Schwartz. The Ducks tied it on a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Terry and Cam Fowler. Anaheim tied it with a Jaycob Megna goal, helped along by Sam Steel and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks pulled ahead in the third period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fourteneth of the year, assisted by Jacob Larsson and Terry, the latter earning a sock trick. The Blues tied it again with a Thomas goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, guided in by Parayko and Tarasenko. St. Louis won 5-4 with a Pietrangelo goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Schenn. The three stars went to Thomas, Pietrangelo, and O'Reilly, while Tarasenko, Schenn, Parayko, Terry, and Megna.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Marc-Andre Fleury man the nets. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Mark Stone and William Karlsson. Calgary tied it on a Travis Hamonic goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan. The Golden Knights took the lead back in the third period with a Deryk Engelland goal, his second of the season, passed from Reilly Smith and Karlsson. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars awarded to Fleury (33 for 34 in saves), Karlsson, and Engelland.
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