Just four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Christian Dvorak and Richard Panik. Tampa Bay tied it on a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, assisted by Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller. The Lightning took the lead with a Victor Hedman goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, guided in by Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Cirelli, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Yanni Gourde shorthanded empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Vasilevskiy. The three stars were Vasilevskiy (28 for 29 in saves), Cirelli, and Hedman.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Corey Crawford draw the starts in goal. Chicago began in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Patrick Kane. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Alexander Edler power play goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead on a Markus Granlund goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson. The Blackhawks retied it in the third period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Duncan Keith and Kane. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a Horvat goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, made possible by Edler. The three stars were awarded to Horvat, Edler, and Kane.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Jack Campbell are the backups in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets added on with a Connor power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Jacob Trouba and Blake Wheeler. Los Angeles got on the board with a Sean Walker goal, his third of the season, via Brendan Leipsic and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Kings tied it in the second period with a Dustin Brown power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Winnipeg pulled ahead with a Tyler Myers goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Connor, Myers, and Hayes.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Aaron Dell are in the blue paint. San Jose opened in the first period with a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, passed from Brenden Dillon and Gustav Nyquist. Vegas tied it on a William Karlsson goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights took the lead on a Mark Stone power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Smith and Marchessault. The Sharks retied it on an unassisted Joe Thornton goal, his sixteenth of the year. Vegas regained the lead with a Marchessault goal, his twenty-third of the season, helped along by Smith, who earned a sock trick. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Paul Stastny power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Max Pacioretty and Colin Miller. Vegas extended the lead in the third period as Smith scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Karlsson. San Jose got one back with another Couture goal on the power play, his twenty-sixth of year and second of the game, with helpers from Brent Burns and Kevin Labanc. The Golden Knights countered with a Marchessault empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the season and second of the game, set up by Nate Schmidt and Deryk Engelland. Vegas capped it at 7-3 with a Cody Eakin power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Shea Theodore and Schmidt. The three stars were handed to Marchessault, Smith, and Couture, while Karlsson and Schmidt get the honorable mentions.
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