After a three-day break for the Christmas holiday, the league is back with eleven games on Friday. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Ilya Samsonov draw the starts in goal. Columbus got going in the second period with a Jakob Lilja goal, assisted by Riley Nash and Ryan MacInnis. Washington tied it in the third period with a Carl Hagelin goal, coming off of Richard Panik. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The three stars were Oshie, Samsonov (27 for 28 in saves), and Hagelin.
Along to New York, as the Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. James Reimer and Henrik Lundqvist are the goalies. Carolina started in the first period with a Lucas Wallmark goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen. New York tied it with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Chris Kreider and Tony DeAngelo. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with a Kreider goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Zibanejad. New York added on with a twenty-first of the year, passed from Filip Chytil and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers extended the lead as Zibanejad scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of DeAngelo and Panarin. The Hurricanes got one back on a Brett Pesce goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Wallmark. Carolina pulled closer on a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Nino Niederreiter and Joel Edmundson. New York capped it at 5-3 with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Panarin and Trouba. The three stars belonged to Zibanejad, Panarin, and Kreider, while Wallmark, Trouba, and DeAngelo get the honorable mentions.
Staying in the state, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Linus Ullmark play in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on with another Bergeron goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, assisted by Marchand and Pastrnak. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Brandon Carlo empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Charlie Coyle and Marchand. The three stars were Bergeron, Halak (26 save shutout), and Marchand, while Pastrnak gets an honorable mention.
To New Jersey, where the Devils host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Hutchinson and MacKenzie Blackwood are the inexperienced goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Nico Hischier goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Jesper Bratt and Kyle Palmieri. Toronto tied it on a Zach Hyman power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and Jason Spezza. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of John Tavares and William Nylander. The Devils tied it on a Nikita Gusev power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Hischier and Sami Vatanen in the second period. Toronto regained the lead with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Alexander Kerfoot and Tavares. New Jersey tied it again with a Palmieri goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Hischier and Bratt. The Devils pulled ahead with a Bratt goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone helper from Palmieri. The Maple Leafs evened it with a Tavares power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Nylander and Tyson Barrie. Toronto won 5-4 in overtime with a Nylander goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Tavares, Nylander, and Palmieri, while Hischier and Bratt get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. St. Louis began in the first period with a Justin Faulk goal, his third of the season, via Jaden Schwartz and Brayden Schenn. Winnipeg tied it on a Gabriel Bourque goal, his second of the year, passed from Mason Appleton and Adam Lowry. The Blues took the lead back in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Schenn and Schwartz. The Jets tied it again with a Kyle Connor goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Nathan Beaulieu and Patrik Laine. St. Louis regained the lead on a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Schwartz and David Perron. Winnipeg pulled even again with a Connor goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk on the power play. The Blues reclaimed the lead with a Bozak goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, helped along by Robert Thomas and Pietrangelo. The Jets evened it with a Blake Wheeler goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers and Laine. St. Louis won 5-4 in overtime with a Perron goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Bozak, Perron, and Schwartz, while Connor, Pietrangelo, Schenn, and Laine get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Pavel Francouz are between the pipes. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Carson Soucy goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Jordan Greenway and Kevin Fiala. The Wild added on with an Eric Staal goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Fiala and Zach Parise. Colorado got on the board with a Matt Calvert goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Nikita Zadorov. The Avalanche tied it on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota took the lead with a Brad Hunt goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Matt Dumba and Luke Kunin on the power play. Colorado tied it again with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche went ahead in the third period on a Calvert goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, guided in by Bellemare and Valeri Nichushkin. The Wild evened it once again with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Jonas Brodin and Parise. Minnesota surged ahead with a Victor Rask goal, his fourth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Wild iced it at 6-4 with an empty net goal by Suter, his fifth of the year, set up by Joel Eriksson Ek. The three stars belonged to Fiala, Calvert, and Parise, while Bellemare gets an honorable mention.
East to Nashville, as the Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Dominik Simon goal, his third of the season, coming off of Juuso Riikola and Chad Ruhwedel. Nashville tied it on a Craig Smith goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Mattias Ekholm. The Penguins retook the lead on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his third of the season, fueled by Marcus Pettersson and John Marino. Pittsburgh added on with a Teddy Blueger goal, his fifth of the year, via Zach Aston-Reese and Brandon Tanev. Juuse Saros replaced Rinne in goal. The Penguins extended the lead as Bryan Rust scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Riikola goal, with helpers from Dominik Kahun and Jared McCann. The Predators got one back in the third period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Roman Josi and Rocco Grimaldi. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Riikola, Blueger, and Jarry (30 for 32 in saves).
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Robin Lehner are the former teammates in goal. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Ross Johnston goal, his third of the season, fueled by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. Chicago tied it on a Dennis Gilbert goal, coming off of Dylan Strome and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Patrick Kane. Chicago added on with a DeBrincat goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Strome and Keith. Semyon Varlamov replaced Greiss in goal. The Blackhawks extended the lead in the third period as Jonathan Toews scored his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago padded the lead as Matthew Highmore scored, with the help of David Kampf. The Islanders pulled one back with a Casey Cizikas shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Tom Kuhnhackl and Adam Pelech. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Lehner (38 for 40 in saves), Strome, and Keith.
Out in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. Calgary was first to score in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Elias Lindholm. The Flames added on with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Mangiapane. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Darnell Nurse. Calgary responded in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. The Flames extended the lead as Lindholm scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Mangiapane and Brodie. Calgary padded the lead on a shorthanded Mikael Backlund goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Michael Frolik and Mark Giordano. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Mangiapane, Lindholm, and Rittich (28 for 29 in saves), while Brodie gets an honorable mention.
In California, the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Thornton goal, via Radim Simek and Marleau. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with a Martin Frk goal, coming off of Jeff Carter and Nikolai Prokhorkin. The Kings tied it on another Frk goal, his second of the game, passed from Prokhorkin and Carter. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Carter goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe. The three stars were Carter, Frk, and Thornton, while Prokhorkin and Marleau get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and John Gibson are set to start in goal. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by William Karlsson and Reilly Smith. Anaheim tied it on a power play goal by Adam Henrique, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jakob Silfverberg and Cam Fowler. The Ducks took the lead with a Fowler power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Sam Steel and Devin Shore. Anaheim added on with a Max Comtois goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Jacob Larsson and Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period as Shore scored his second of the season, thanks to Carter Rowney. The Golden Knights got one back with a Nate Schmidt goal, his third of the year, coming off of Mark Stone. Vegas got closer with another Schmidt goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, via Stone and Max Pacioretty. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Fowler, Schmidt, and Shore, while Stone gets an honorable mention.
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