Just two games on Veterans Day. First up...
The Washington Capitals welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Ilya Samsonov are the backups in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his third of the season, passed from Vinnie Hinostroza and Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Christian Fischer goal, coming off of Brad Richardson. Arizona extended the lead as Michael Grabner scored his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington got on the board with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson. The Capitals got closer in the third period with another Kuznetsov goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Michal Kempny. Washington tied it as T.J. Oshie scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. The tie went to a shootout, where Nick Schmaltz and Conor Garland gave the Coyotes a 4-3 win. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Grabner, and Fischer.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ryan Dzingel and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes added on with a Martin Necas power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Jake Gardiner and Lucas Wallmark. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Sebastian Aho scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal, his seventh of the season. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Haydn Fleury goal, his second of the year, made possible by Eetu Luostarinen and Andrei Svechnikov. Craig Anderson relieved Nilsson in goal. Carolina kept going with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his eighth of the season, via Teuvo Teravainen and Svechnikov. Ottawa got on the board with a Colin White goal, his second of the year, helped along by Tyler Ennis and Mark Borowiecki. The Hurricanes countered in the third period with another Aho goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, with helpers from Joel Edmundson and Pesce. The Senators chipped back on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Thomas Chabot and Chris Tierney. Carolina responded on a Dzingel goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Edmundson and Foegele. The Hurricanes continued as Edmundson scored, with the help of Necas and Nino Niederreiter. The final was 8-2, with the three stars given to Aho, Edmundson, and Dzingel, while Necas, Foegele, Svechnikov and Pesce get the honorable mentions.
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