We've reached the 50-day mark of the season, and there will be six games on. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Washington capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Tuukka Rask are in goal. Boston dented the scoreboard in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his tenth of the season, via Brad Marchand. Washington tied it on a Lars Eller goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Richard Panik and Nick Jensen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jakub Vrana's lone tally lifted the Capitals to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Eller, Vanecek (18 for 19 in saves), and Rask (27 for 28 in saves).
Out in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Mike Smith guard the cages. Toronto opened in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his third of the season, coming off of Travis Boyd and Jason Spezza. The Maple Leafs added on with another Vesey goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, via Spezza and Boyd. Toronto extended the lead on a John Tavares power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Joe Thornton and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs padded the lead as Ilya Mikheyev scored his third of the year, thanks to Zach Hyman and Pierre Engvall. Edmonton got on the board with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Leon Draisiatl and Kris Russell. Toronto replied with a William Nylander goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Tavares and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs kept going in the third period with a Hyman power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Spezza and T.J. Brodie. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars going to Vesey, Tavares, and Spezza, while Hyman and Boyd get the honorable mentions.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and John Gibson are set to start in goal. St. Louis started in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by David Perron and Torey Krug. The Blues added on in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Krug and Sundqvist. Anaheim got on the board with a Maxime Comtois goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Troy Terry and Ryan Getzlaf. St. Louis answered with a Zach Sanford power play goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jordan Kyrou and Mike Hoffman in the third period. The Ducks got one back with a Rickard Rakell goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Trevor Zegras and Cam Fowler. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Sundqvist, Krug, and Sanford.
In Los Angeles, the Kings host the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Jonathan Quick man the creases. Arizona got going in the second period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jordan Oesterle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Nick Schmaltz power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Conor Garland and Jakob Chychrun. Arizona added on with a Johan Larsson goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings got one back in the third period on a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Mikey Anderson and Andreas Athanasiou. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Larsson, Schmaltz, and Raanta (40 for 42 in saves).
East to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Vegas led off in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Cody Glass and Nicolas Hague. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his seventh of the year, via Tuch and William Karlsson. Minnesota got on the board with a Marcus Foligno goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Ian Cole and Carson Soucy. Vegas replied in the third period with a Mark Stone goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Stephenson scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas padded the lead on a Karlsson empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Hague. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars given to Tuch, Stone, and Stephenson, while Karlsson and Hague get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Colorado began in the second period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche added on with a Samuel Girard goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Rantanen and Landeskog. Colorado extended the lead in the third period with a Landeskog power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Rantanen. The Avalanche padded the lead as Rantanen scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, thanks to Kadri and Landeskog. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Rantanen, Landeskog, and Grubauer (26 save shutout), while Kadri gets an honorable mention.
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