Just four games this Friday night, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Braden Holtby are in goal. Washington started in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Michal Kempny and Travis Boyd. The Capitals added on in the third period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington iced it at 3-0 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Lars Eller, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Holtby (25 save shutout), Burakovsky, and Backstrom.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Sam Montembeault in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Aleksander Barkov and Evgenii Dadonov. The Panthers added on with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his second of the year, via Barkov and Dadonov. Florida extended the lead as Weegar scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Dadonov, who earned a sock trick. Alex Stalock relieved Dubnyk to begin the second period. The Panthers padded the lead on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Barkov, who got a sock trick, and Huberdeau. Minnesota got on the board with a J.T. Brown goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jonas Brodin and Eric Fehr. Florida shot back with a Mike Matheson goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Huberdeau and Barkov. The Wild answered with a Marcus Foligno goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Brown and Nick Seeler. The Panthers responded in the third period with a Matheson goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, assisted by Barkov and Huberdeau, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Barkov, Huberdeau, and Weegar, while Matheson, Dadonov, and Brown get the honorable mentions.
Backtracking to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Curtis McElhinnet receive the starting nods in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Tyler Myers. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone assist from Patrik Laine. Winnipeg extended the lead as Ben Chiarot scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Kyle Connor and Bryan Little. The Jets padded the lead on an Ehlers goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Hayes and Dmitry Kulikov. Winnipeg continued in the second period with an Andrew Copp goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Jack Roslovic and Mathieu Perreault. Carolina got on the board in the third period with a Greg McKegg goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Calvin de Haan and Dougie Hamilton. The Jets shot back with a Connor power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Wheeler and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg struck again with a Copp goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, with helpers from Roslovic and Nathan Beaulieu. The Jets iced it at 8-1 with an Adam Lowry goal, his ninth of the campaign, fueled by Chiarot and Ehlers. The three stars were Copp, Ehlers, and Hayes, while Wheeler, Connor, Roslovic, and Chiarot get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and John Gibson tend the twines. Anaheim began in the first period with a Daniel Sprong goal, his tenth of the season, via Jacob Larsson. The Ducks added on with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Troy Terry and Nick Ritchie. Montreal got on the board with a Paul Byron goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Andrew Shaw and Shea Weber. The Ducks replied in the second period with a Devin Shore power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Corey Perry and Nick Ritchie. The Canadiens pulled back on a Weber power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher. The Ducks shot back with a Terry goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Cam Fowler and Larsson. Anaheim extended the lead as Perry scored his third of the season, thanks to Carter Rowney and Derek Grant. The Ducks padded the lead in the third period on a Rickard Rakell goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Jakob Silfverberg and Shore. Anaheim kept going with another Henrique goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with a lone helper from Terry. The Ducks capped it at 8-2 with a Max Jones goal, set up by Josh Manson. The three stars were Terry, Henrique, and Shore, while Weber, Ritchie, Perry, and Larsson get the honorable mentions.
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