Another two-game day is here, beginning with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets welcoming the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Elvis Merzlikins are the unknown goalies. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mason Appleton goal, his second of the season, via Mathieu Perreault and Luca Sbisa. Columbus tied it with a Seth Jones goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nick Foligno and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets retook the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Anthony Bitetto and Sbisa. The Blue Jackets tied it again in the second period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Dubois. Winnipeg pulled ahead with a Neal Pionk power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Connor. Columbus equalized with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Dubois and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets gained the lead in the third period with a Bjorkstrand goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, helped along by Jones. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars awarded to Bjorkstrand, Dubois, and Jones, while Connor and Sbisa get the honorable mentions.
Also, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Devan Dubnyk are the goalies. Detroit opened in the first period with a Filip Zadina goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Trevor Daley. Minnesota tied it on a Jordan Greenway goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Matt Dumba. The Red Wings took the lead back with a Zadina power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, powered by Daley and Valtteri Filppula. The Wild tied it in the second period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Eric Staal and Dumba. Minnesota pulled ahead with a Jason Zucker goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Victor Rask and Kevin Fiala. The Wild added on with a Staal goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Zach Parise and Zuccarello. This produced the eventual 4-2 final score, with the three stars being Staal, Zuccarello, and Zadina, while Dumba and Daley get the honorable mentions.
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