We're getting closer to the season's midpoint, and we'll have five games today. First up...
The Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Kaapo Kahkonen are the masked men. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Vegas tied it with a Dylan Coghlan goal, via Nicolas Roy. The Wild took the lead in the third period with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Nick Bjugstad. Minnesota added on with an Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, helped along by Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno. The Wild extended the lead as Carson Soucy scored, thanks to Nico Sturm and Kyle Rau. Logan Thompson replaced Fleury in goal. The Golden Knights got one back with a Coghlan goal, his second of the game, coming off of Alec Martinez and Chandler Stephenson. Vegas got closer as Coghlan completed his hat trick, with the help of Shea Theodore and Mark Stone. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars going to Coghlan, Eriksson Ek, and Soucy.
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Mike Smith man the nets. Edmonton started in the first period with a Darnell Nurse goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Leon Draisaitl and Tyson Barrie. The Oilers added on with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his third of the year, made possible by Devin Shore. Edmonton extended the lead on a Draisaitl power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by the goalie Smith and Barrie. The Oilers padded the lead as Connor McDavid scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Draisaitl and Nurse. Edmonton continued in the second period with another Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. The Oilers kept going with a James Neal goal, his third of the year, helped along by Alex Chiasson. Edmonton struck again in the third period with a Draisaitl goal to complete his hat trick on his fourteenth of the season, assisted by McDavid and Barrie. Ottawa got on the board with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Austin Watson and Mike Reilly. The final was 7-1, with the three stars going to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Barrie, while Nurse gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche host the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Philipp Grubauer patrol the creases. Colorado led off in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Andre Burakovsky and Devon Toews. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Jakob Chychrun and Clayton Keller. The Avalanche won 2-1 in overtime with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Samuel Girard. The three stars were Landeskog, Saad, and Raanta (44 for 46 in saves).
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Troy Grosenick is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kings added on in the second period with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Matt Roy. Anaheim got on the board with a Sam Steel goal, his third of the season, assisted by Nicolas Deslauriers and Kevin Shattenkirk. Los Angeles replied with a Kempe goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Trevor Moore and Blake Lizotte. The Kings extended the lead in the third period as Andreas Athanasiou scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Jeff Carter and Gabriel Vilardi. Los Angeles padded the lead on an unassisted Alex Iafallo goal, his sixth of the year. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars being Kempe, Grosenick (33 for 34 in saves), and Kopitar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Thatcher Demko protect the nets. Montreal kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his third of the season, coming off of Tyler Toffoli. The Canadiens added on with a Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the year, via Paul Byron and Jake Evans in the second period. Vancouver got on the board with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. Montreal replied with a Shea Weber power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Jonathan Drouin and Josh Anderson. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Jeff Petry scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Kotkaniemi and Toffoli. Montreal padded the lead on a Phillip Danault goal, courtesy of Joel Edmundson and Joel Armia. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Kotkaniemi, Price (23 for 24 in saves), and Toffoli.
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