We've got five games tonight, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Corey Crawford make the starts in goal. San Jose opened in the first period with an Evander Kane power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Joe Thornton and Timo Meier. Chicago tied it in the second period on a Duncan Keith power play goal, his third of the year, via Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, with assists provided by DeBrincat and Keith. Chicago added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of DeBrincat and Toews. The Blackhawks extended the lead as Alex Nylander scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Dylan Strome. The Sharks got one back with a Meier goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Evander Kane. Chicago shot back on a Patrick Kane goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, helped along by Slater Koekkoek and Nylander. The Blackhawks padded the lead as Dominik Kubalik scored his thirtieth of the year, with the help of Kirby Dach. This made it 6-2, with the three stars being Patrick Kane, DeBrincat, and Evander Kane, while Meier, Nylander, Keith, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Mike Smith are the masked men. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Tyler Ennis goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Kailer Yamamoto. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Nathan Beaulieu. The Jets took the lead with a Patrik Laine goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, courtesy of Cody Eakin. The Oilers tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, helped along by Zack Kassian and Darnell Nurse. Winnipeg reclaimed the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Wheeler and Neal Pionk. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Connor empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the year, set up by Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey. Thethree stars were Connor, Wheeler, and Laine.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Pavel Francouz are the lesser-known goalies. New York started in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his forty-first of the season, courtesy of Phillip Di Giuseppe and Adam Fox. Colorado tied it on a Tyson Jost power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Cale Makar. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with a Vladislav Naemstnikov power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Makar and Landeskog. The Rangers tied it in the third period on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Artemi Panarin and Fox. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime on a J.T. Compher goal, his eleventh of the campaign, passed from Makar and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The three stars were Makar, Landeskog, and Fox.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. The game began 1-1, with Anaheim's goal from Adam Henrique, his twenty-sixth of the season now assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson. St. Louis' tally was from Ivan Barbashev, his eleventh of the year, via Jordan Kyrou. The Blues took the lead with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Ducks tied it in the second period on a Jani Hakanpaa goal, made possible by Henrique. St. Louis reclaimed the lead on a Zach Sanford goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from O'Reilly and Sammy Blais. The Blues iced it at 4-2 with a Pietrangelo empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Justin Faulk. The final was 4-2, with the three stars given to Pietrnagelo, Henrique, and O'Reilly.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Calvin Petersen are the goalies. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Bobby Ryan goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Brady Tkachuk and Colin White. Los Angeles tied it on a Trevor Lewis goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Adrian Kempe and Ben Hutton. The Senators took the lead back in the third period on a Jayce Hawryluk goal, his third of the season, via Andreas Englund and Nick Paul. The Kings tied it again on a power play goal by Gabriel Vilardi, his third of the year, powered by Sean Walker and Matt Roy. Los Angeles gained the lead with a Martin Frk goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Vilardi and Drew Doughty. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Vilardi, Frk, and Lewis.
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