Two games on a light Friday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Ryan Donato and Dubnyk. Washington tied it in the second period with a Brett Connolly goal, his twenty-first of of the year, via Nick Jensen and T.J. Oshie. The Wild took the lead in the third period with a Luke Kunin goal, his sixth of the campaign, assisted by Zach Parise and Donato. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Dubnyk (21 for 22 in saves), Donato, and Kunin.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and John Gibson draw the starts in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Getzlaf. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Marcus Sorensen. The Ducks pulled ahead in the third period with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Troy Terry and Silfverberg. The Sharks retied it on a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with assists provided by Joe Thornton and Brent Burns. Anaheim regained the lead with a Rakell power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, helped along by Cam Fowler and Terry. San Jose evened it on a Justin Braun goal, his second of the year, passed from Vlasic and Gustav Nyquist. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime with a Silfverberg goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Rakell and Fowler. The three stars were Rakell, Silfverberg, and Fowler, while Terry and Vlasic get the honorable mentions.
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