Six games on a Friday night, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev are the younger goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone helper from Jaden Schwartz. New York got on the board in the second period with an unassisted Ryan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season. The Rangers tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mika Zibanejad. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Brett Howden and Vinni Lettieri. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris Kreider empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Buchnevich and Neal Pionk. The three stars were Georgiev (44 for 46 in saves), Buchnevich, and Vesey.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Matt Murray guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Irwin. The Predators added on in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Subban scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Smith and Mattias Ekholm. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Rinne (42 for 43 in saves), Subban, and Smith.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Larkin goal, his thirty-first of the year, courtesy of Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha in the second period. Jimmy Howard replaced Bernier for the third period. Detroit extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Bertuzzi empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season. The Red Wings iced it at 4-0 with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his thirtieth of the year, via Martin Frk and DeKeyser. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and DeKeyser.
Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Andy Welinski goal, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a Mark Giordano goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. Calgary added on with a James Neal power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Austin Czarnik. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Derek Ryan scored his tenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Brodie. Calgary padded the lead on a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Travis Hamonic and Ryan. The Flames capped it at 6-1 with a Monahan goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, with helpers from Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. The three stars belonged to Monahan, Ryan, and Smith (21 for 22 in saves).
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Philipp Grubauer are between the pipes. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon powerp lay goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Alexander Kerfoot. The Avalanche added on with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Colin Wilson and Carl Soderberg. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Demers and Vinnie Hinostroza. The Coyotes tied it on another Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Hinostroza and Alex Goligoski. Colorado won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by MacKinnon.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Malcolm Subban in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Greg Pateryn goal, assisted by Nick Seeler and Ryan Donato. The Wild added on with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jason Zucker and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Kevin Fiala scored his thirteenth of the year on the power play, with the help of Zucker and Staal. Vegas got on the board with a Paul Stastny goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Shea Theodore and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights got closer in the third period with another Stastny goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Colin Miller. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Staal, Stastny, and Zucker.
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