Just four games today, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New Jersey Devils. Aaron Dell and Craig Anderson make the starts in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with an Andreas Johnsson power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Kyle Palmieri. The Devils added on with a Jack Hughes goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Johnsson and Palmieri in the second period. Washington got on the board with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals tied it in the third period with a Carlson goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Brenden Dillon and Jakub Vrana. Washington took the lead with an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, with helpers from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller. The Capitals extended the lead as Alex Ovechkin scored his sixth of the year on the power play, thanks to Oshie and Backstrom. New Jersey pulled back on a Nikita Gusev goal, set up by Damon Severson. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Oshie, Carlson, and Johnsson, while Backstrom and Palmieri get the honorable mentions.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Matt Murray are between the pipes. Montreal started in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Josh Anderson. Ottawa tied it with a Drake Batherson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Artem Zub. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Josh Norris goal, his fourth of the season, via Nikita Zaitsev and Tkachuk. The Canadiens tied it again with a Corey Perry goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jeff Petry. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Tkachuk goal, his sixth of the campaign, made possible by Batherson and Erik Brannstrom. The three stars were Tkachuk, Batherson, and Norris.
Out at Lake Tahoe, the Boston Bruins are the designated hosts versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Tuukka Rask tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Philadelphia tied it on a Joel Farabee goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Sean Couturier and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers took the lead with a Couturier goal, his third of the season, via Kevin Hayes and van Riemsdyk. The Bruins retied it with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his second of the year, passed from Marchand and Connor Clifton. Boston took the lead in the second period with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, courtesy of Nick Ritchie and Urho Vaakanainen. The Bruins added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, his third of the year, thanks to Craig Smith. Boston extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored, with the help of John Moore and Clifton. The Bruins padded the lead on a Ritchie power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Moore and Smith. Philadelphia got one back in the third period with a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Hayes and Ivan Provorov. Boston countered with Pastrnak completing his hat trick on his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist from Jack Studnicka. This stood for a 7-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Pastrnak, van Riemsdyk, and Ritchie, while Marchand, Smith, Clfiton, Moore, Couturier, and Hayes get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Braden Holtby are the veteran goalies. Vancouver began in the first period with a Brandon Sutter goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jordie Benn. The Canucks added on with an Elias Pettersson goal, his sixth of the year, via Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his second of the season, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Scheifele goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Wheeler. Winnipeg took the lead with a Neal Pionk power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dubois and Nikolaj Ehlers. Vancouver tied it again with a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and Miller. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime with a Dubois goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, fueled by Scheifele and Wheeler. The three stars were Dubois, Scheifele, and Pettersson, while Wheeler and Miller get the honorable mentions.
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