Five games on for Friday night, beginning with...
The St. Louis Blues hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington tend the twines. Vegas opened in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his eighth of the year, via Reilly Smith. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Justin Faulk and Zach Sanford. Vegas replied with a Tomas Nosek goal, his second of the year, passed from Dylan Coghlan and Nicolas Roy. The Blues fired back with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, helped along by Sammy Blais and Robert Bortuzzo. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Sanford power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Mike Hoffman and Jordan Kyrou. The Blues took the lead on a David Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Brayden Schenn and Tarasenko. The Golden Knights retied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the season, guided in by Shea Theodore and Roy. Vegas won 5-4 in overtime with a Smith power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Marchessault and Martinez. The three stars were Smith, Marchessault, and Tarasenko, while Martinez, Roy, and Sanford get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and Cam Talbot are in the blue paint. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on with a Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Nick Bjugstad and Matt Dumba. Minnesota extended the lead on a Jonas Brodin empty net goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Zuccarello. The Wild padded the lead as Kaprizov finished his hat trick with his tenth of the year, thanks to Zuccarello and Carson Soucy. The three stars of the 4-0 game were Talbot (25 save shutout), Kaprizov, and Zuccarello.
Southwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Philipp Grubauer are the masked men. Colorado got going in the second period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Graves and Devon Toews. The Avalanche iced it at 2-0 with a Nathan MacKinnon empty net goal in the third period, his sixth of the year, set up by Rantanen. The three stars were Grubauer (18 save shutout), Rantanen, and Petersen (44 for 45 in saves).
Back north, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Joey Daccord and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Edmonton started in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto. Ottawa tied it on a Thomas Chabot goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Nikita Zaitsev and Austin Watson. The Oilers retook the lead with a Tyson Barrie goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by McDavid. The Senators tied it again in the second period with a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson. Edmonton regained the lead on a Darnell Nurse goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Patrick Russell. The Oilers added on with a Draisaitl power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by McDavid and Barrie. Edmonton extended the lead in the third period as Tyler Ennis scored his third of the season, thanks to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers padded the lead on a Gaetan Haas goal, his second of the year, coming off of Ennis and Adam Larsson. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars given to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Barrie, while Ennis gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the San Jose Sharks. Devan Dubnyk and John Gibson are the veterans in goal. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Timo Meier. The Sharks added on in the second period with an Evander Kane goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Burns and Kevin Labanc. San Jose extended the lead as Erik Karlsson scored his second of the season on the power play, thanks to Labanc and Logan Couture. The Sharks padded the lead with a Meier goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Matt Nieto and Hertl. San Jose continued with a Labanc goal, his sixth of the season, via Kane. Ryan Miller replaced Gibson in goal. The Sharks kept going with a Fredrik Handemark goal, going in unassisted. The final stood from here at 6-0, with the three stars being Labanc, Dubnyk (34 save shutout), and Kane, while Hertl, Meier, and Burns get the honorable mentions.
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