Friday's hockey starts early with a game in Europe, as...
The Philadelphia Flyers are the acting hosts to the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Carter Hart are the goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with an unassisted Travis Konecny goal. Chicago tied it with an Alexander Nylander goal, made possible by Patrick Kane. The Flyers retook the lead on an Oskar Lindblom goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Philadelphia added on with another Konecny goal, with a lone helper by Scott Laughton. The Blackhawks pulled back on an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, powered by Kane and Erik Gustafsson. The Flyers countered with a Michael Raffl goal, courtesy of Tyler Pitlick and Robert Hagg. Chicago replied with a Kane goal, guided in by Gustafsson and Duncan Keith. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Konecny, Kane, and Gustafsson.
At the regular time, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Cory Schneider draw the starts in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Nikita Gusev goal, guided in by Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with a Blake Coleman goal in the second period, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Travis Zajac. New Jersey extended the lead as Sami Vatanen scored, with the help of Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall. The Devils padded the lead on another Coleman goal, his second of the game, fueled by P.K. Subban and Pavel Zacha. Winnipeg got on the board with a Dmitry Kulikov goal, helped along by Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets pulled closer in the third period with a Jack Roslovic goal, coming off of Neal Pionk and Mathieu Perreault. On the play, Schneider exited with injury, and MacKenzie Blackwood replaced him. Winnipeg continued to rally with a Perreault goal, courtesy of Andrew Copp and Patrik Laine. The Jets tied it on a Pionk goal, made possible by Scheifele and Ville Heinola. The tie went to a shootout, where Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler lifted the Jets over Gusev and the Devils by a 5-4 score. The three stars were Coleman, Pionk, and Scheifele.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders host the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Semyon Varlamov are the Russian goalies. Washington started with a Jakub Vrana goal in the first period, his second of the season, assisted by Lars Eller and Radko Gudas. New York tied it on a Devon Toews goal, made possible by Anthony Beauvillier and Leo Komarov. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, coming off of John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The final remained at 2-1, with the three stars given to Samsonov (25 for 26 in saves), Oshie, and Vrana.
Westward to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen faces a lesser foe in Joonas Korpisalo in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, powered by John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a Cody Ceci goal in the second period, via Rielly and William Nylander. Columbus got on the board with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, going in unassisted. Toronto answered in the third period with another Marner goal, coming off of Tavares and Jake Muzzin. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Auston Matthews scored on the power play, his third of the year, thanks to Rielly, who earned a sock trick, and Marner. The final remained at 4-1, with the three stars given to Marner, Rielly, and Tavares.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones are the masked men. Vegas struck first in the first period with a William Carrier goal, assisted by Tomas Nosek and Valentin Zykov. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, with a lone helper by Shea Theodore. Vegas extended the lead on a shorthanded Brayden McNabb goal in the second period, set up by William Karlsson and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights padded the lead as Nosek scored, thanks to Brandon Pirri and Mark Stone. Aaron Dell replaced Jones in goal to start the third period. Vegas kept going with a Nosek shorthanded goal, his second of the game, with a lone helper by Stone. San Jose got on the board with a Barclay Goodrow goal, via Mario Ferraro and Joe Thornton. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars given to Nosek, Stone, and Fleury (34 for 35 in saves).
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