An unusually busy Friday sees seven games on. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Rangers took the lead back with a Jesper Fast goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Artemi Panarin. New York added on with a Brady Skjei goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Strome and Zibanejad. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period with a Panarin power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Zibanejad and Filip Chytil. The Hurricanes fired back on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Andrei Svechnikov and Slavin. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Strome empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Zibanejad, Panarin, and Strome, while Slavin gets an honorable mention.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. New York started in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ryan Pulock and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, coming off of Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier. Detroit got on the board with an Anthony Mantha power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Mike Green and Andreas Athanasiou. New York replied with an Eberle power play goal to complete his hat trick with his thirteenth of the year, set up by Andy Greene and Barzal. The Islanders capped it at 4-1 with a Leo Komarov empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. The three stars were Eberle, Barzal, and Varlamov (21 for 22 in saves).
Out west to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Nashville got going in the second period with a Mattias Ekholm goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, passed from Rocco Grimaldi and Colin Blackwell. Chicago tied it in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith on the power play. The Blackhawks won 2-1 in overtime with a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, via Keith. The three stars belonged to DeBrincat, Crawford (42 for 43 in saves), and Keith.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Alexander Steen goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Robert Thomas and Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Kyrou scored his third of the season, thanks to Thomas. The Blues padded the lead on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Vince Dunn. Anton Khudobin replaced Bishop in goal. St. Louis kept going in the third period as Parayko scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Schwartz and O'Reilly. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his third of the year, passed from Jamie Benn. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Parayko, Schwartz, and Kyrou, while O'Reilly and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. The Flames added on with another Backlund goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Tobias Rieder and Matthew Tkachuk. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Calgary responded with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Elias Lindholm. The Bruins pulled back with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Karson Kuhlman and Anders Bjork. The Bruins took the lead on a Marchand goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars going to Bergeron, Marchand, and Backlund, while Pastrnak gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the province, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Mikko Koskinen are the backups in goal. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Kailer Yamamoto and Ethan Bear. Minnesota tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Ryan Suter. The Oilers retook the lead on another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Yamamoto and Leon Draisaitl. The Wild tied it in the second period with a Carson Soucy goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Alex Galchenyuk. Edmonton took the lead back with a Draisaitl goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Benning and Nugent Hopkins. Minnesota retied it again on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Galchenyuk and Victor Rask. The Wild pulled ahead with a Spurgeon goal in the third period, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Suter and Zach Parise. Minnesota iced it at 5-3 with a Spurgeon empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his tenth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The three stars were awarded to Spurgeon, Nugent-Hopkins, and Suter, while Galchenyuk, Draisaitl, and Yamamoto get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Martin Kaut. This stood for the 1-0 final, with the three stars being Francouz (26 save shutout), Compher, and Gibson (28 for 29 in saves).
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