A six-game night wraps up the week, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin is mismatched with Matt Murray in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jared McCann goal, his third of the year, via Marcus Pettersson and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins took the lead in the third period with a Kris Letang goal, his third of the season, coming off of Dominik Simon. Pittsburgh added on with a Hornqvist goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brian Dumoulin and Dominik Kahun. The Stars got one back with a Klingberg goal, helped along by Miro Heiskanen. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with another Letang goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign finding the empty net, set up by Hornqvist and Jake Guentzel. The three stars were Hornqvist, Letang, and Klingberg.
In DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby protect the nets. Washington started in the first period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Jacob Trouba. The Capitals retook the lead on a Michal Kempny goal, via Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. Washington added on in the second period with a Nic Dowd goal, made possible by Dmitry Orlov and Carlson. The Rangers countered with an Artemi Panarin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Chris Krieder and Zibanejad. The Capitals shot back with an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, with assists provided by Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington iced it at 5-2 with a Hathaway empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Carl Hagelin. The three stars went to Oshie, Carlson, and Zibanejad.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. Florida opened in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his second of the season, passed from MacKenzie Weegar and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers added on with a Frank Vatrano shorthanded goal, set up Denis Malgin and Anton Stralman. Colorado got one back with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his third of the year, coming off of Ian Cole and J.T. Compher. Florida replied with a Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and third of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Josh Brown. The Avalanche pulled back in the second period with a Matt Nieto goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Matt Calvert. Colorado tied it with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his third of the season, guided in by Donskoi and Nikita Zadorov. The Panthers regained the lead with a Brett Connolly goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper by Stralman. The Avalanche equalized with another Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, fueled by Donskoi and Cole. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourth of the year, with assists from Burakovsky and Samuel Girard. The three stars belonged to Burakovsky, Donskoi, and Huberdeau, while Cole and Stralman get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Robin Lehner are the backups in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Drake Caggiula goal, via Alex DeBrincat and Calvin de Haan. Columbus tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal in the second period, his third of the season, courtesy of Cam Atkinson and Gustav Nyquist. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the third period with a Markus Nutivaara goal, his second of the year, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Blackhawks tied it again with an DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Erik Gustafsson. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime with a Jonathan Toews goal, set up by Kane. The three stars were DeBrincat, Kane, and Toews.
In Canada, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Mikko Koskinen are in the creases. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period with a James Neal goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Alex Chiasson and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers added on with an Ethan Bear goal, his second of the year, via Leon Draisaitl and Nurse. Detroit got on the board with a Mike Green goal, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Madison Bowey. The final stayed at 2-1 with the three stars being Koskinen (25 for 26 in saves), Bear, and Nurse.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim began in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the season, via Rickard Rakell and Ondrej Kase. The Ducks added on with a Troy Terry goal, passed from Cam Fowler and Sam Steel. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Jakob Silfverberg scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Ryan Getzlaf and Michael Del Zotto. The Ducks padded the lead on a Carter Rowney shorthanded goal, set up by Rakell and Hampus Lindholm. Carolina got on the board with an Erik Haula power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Teuvo Teravainen and Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes got closer with a Haydn Fleury goal, going in unassisted. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars going to Rakell, Silfverberg, and Rowney.
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