Just five games on a Friday night, beginning with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Jake Allen guard the cages. Montreal led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Jeff Petry and Tomas Tatar. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Adam Gaudette goal, his fourth of the year, via Antoine Roussel and Zack MacEwen. The Canucks took the lead on a Nils Hoglander goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Nate Schmidt and Brock Boeser. The Canadiens retied it in the third period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Petry. Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime with a J.T. Miller goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Quinn Hughes. The three stars were Miller, Petry, and Hoglander.
Along to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Calgary began in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Nikita Nesterov and Elias Lindholm. The Flames added on with a Derek Ryan goal, his second of the year, guided in by Rasmus Andersson and Milan Lucic. Toronto got on the board with a Jason Spezza goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Morgan Rielly and Wayne Simmonds. Calgary replied with a Christopher Tanev goal, his second of the year, passed from Noah Hanifin. The Maple Leafs shot back on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Zach Bogosian and Travis Demott. Toronto tied it in the second period with an unassisted Mitchell Marner goal, his twelfth of the year. The Flames retook the lead on a Mark Giordano power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Andersson and Mikael Backlund. This stood for the eventual 4-3 win, with the three stars being Giordano, Andersson, and Tanev.
Stateside, the Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. New York started in the first period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Strome and Adam Fox. Washington tied it in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Schultz. The Capitals took the lead on Ovechkin's second goal of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, via John Carlson and Zdeno Chara. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Ovechkin, Vanecek (32 for 33 in saves), and Panarin.
Out west, the San Jose Sharks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Martin Jones are the masked men. San Jose got going in the second period with a Ryan Donato goal, his fourth of the season, via Marcus Sorensen and Tomas Hertl. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Tyler Bozak shorthanded goal, set up by Kyle Clifford. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko lifted the Blues 2-1 over Logan Couture and the Sharks. The three stars were Binnington (30 for 31 in saves), Bozak, and Jones (33 for 34 in saves).
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, helped along by Shea Theodore and Alec Martinez. Los Angeles got on the board with an Alex Iafallo goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The Kings tied it in the second period with a Trevor Moore goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Matt Roy and Tobias Bjornfot. Vegas regained the lead on a William Karlsson goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Jonathan Marchessault and Martinez. The Golden Knights extended the lead as William Carrier scored, thanks to Nicolas Hague and Tomas Nosek. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Martinez, and Karlsson.
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