Another five-game day is on the slate, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Florida Panthers. Chris Driedger and Alex Nedeljkovic are the backups in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Warren Foegele. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Brett Pesce and Brock McGinn. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Driedger. The Panthers tied it in the third period with an Alex Wennberg goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Huberdeau and Patric Hornqvist. Florida took the lead with a Juho Lammikko goal, via Ryan Lomberg. Carolina tied it again with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Andrei Svechnikov and Dougie Hamilton. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Aleksander Barkov. The three stars were Huberdeau, Lammiko, and Wennberg.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Frederik Andersen start in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Justin Holl and Jake Muzzin. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Chris Tierney and Josh Norris. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his third of the season, made possible by Muzzin and T.J. Brodie. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Andersen (27 for 28 in saves), Muzzin, and Kerfoot.
Back stateside, the Detroit Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Duncan Keith and the goalie Lankinen. The Blackhawks added on in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Patrick Kane. This made it 2-0, the final, with Lankinen (29 save shutout), Kurashev, and Bernier (24 for 25 in saves) earning the three starts.
Along to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Mike Smith are the masked men. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his fourth of the season, via Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Ennis and Kris Russell. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. Edmonton answered in the second period with a Draisaitl power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. The Jets got one back in the third period with a Neal Pionk goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Morrissey. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars given to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Morrissey gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Braden Holtby faces the man he replaced, Jacob Markstrom, in goal. Vancouver began in the first period with a Jordie Benn goal, via Bo Horvat and Nils Hoglander. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Horvat goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Hoglander. Calgary got on the board with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mark Giordano and Juuso Valimaki. Vancouver responded with a J.T. Miller goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. The Canucks extended the lead as Nate Schmidt scored his second of the year, thanks to Miller and Boeser. Vancouver padded the lead on a Boeser goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Tyler Myers. David Rittich replaced Markstrom in goal. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars handed to Boeser, Horvat, and Holtby (35 for 36 in saves), while Miller and Hoglander get the honorable mentions.
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