Six games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Tony DeAngelo. Chicago tied it on a Dominik Kubalik goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Chris Kreider. New York added on with a Ryan Strome power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from DeAngelo and Mika Zibanejad. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kubalik goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews. The Rangers countered with a Kreider goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Zibanejad and Marc Staal. New York extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago pulled back with a Caggiula goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Toews and Alex Nylander. The Rangers shot back on a Zibanejad goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Buchnevich and Kreider. This stood for a 6-3 final score, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Kreider, and Buchnevich, while Kubalik, DeAngelo, Caggiula, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ethan Bear and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his forty-third of the campaign, fueled by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Rask (28 for 29 in saves), and Bergeron.
Backtracking to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jordan Oesterle and Nick Schmaltz. The Stars retook the lead with a Radek Faksa power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Perry and Gurianov. The Coyotes tied it again with a Christian Fischer goal, his sixth of the year, via Christian Dvorak and Ilya Lyubushkin. Dallas took the lead in the third period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Bishop (39 for 41 in saves), Perry, and Gurianov.
Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Pavel Francouz are the goalies. Colorado started in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twentieth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Makar. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and Ryan Graves. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Francouz (27 for 28 in saves), Makar, and MacKinnon.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and John Gibson guard the cages.Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Riley Stillman and Frank Vatrano. Florida added on with an Aleksi Saarela goal, coming off of Aaron Ekblad and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Weegar empty net goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, set up by Trocheck and Mike Hoffman. The three stars belonged to Trocheck, Bobrovsky (35 for 36 in saves), and Weegar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Minnesota drew first blood in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Matt Dumba. Vancouver tied it on a Jay Beagle goal, his second of the year, guided in by Quinn Hughes and Tyler Motte. The Wild retook the lead on a Luke Kunin goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Hunt and Mats Zuccarello. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Hughes. Vancouver took the lead with another Miller goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Troy Stecher and Alexander Edler. Minnesota tied it again with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Carson Soucy and Zuccarello. In the shootout, Ryan Donato, Zuccarello, and Galchenyuk tallied for the Wild to beat Elias Pettersson and Miller of the Canucks for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Miller, and Zuccarello, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
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