Just five games on today, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Michael McLeod goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ty Smith and Andreas Johnsson. Philadelphia tied it on a Joel Farabee power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Ivan Provorov. The Devils retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Jesper Bratt and Janne Kuokkanen. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Travis Zajav and Kuokkanen. The Devils extended the lead as Zajac scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Smith and Sharangovich. The Flyers got one back in the third period with a Sean Couturier goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Travis Konecny and James van Riemsdyk. Philadelphia got closer with a Couturier goal, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, helped along by Voracek and van Riemsdyk. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Sharangovich, Zajac, and Couturier, while Voracek, Kuokkanen, Smith and van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.
Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Florida Panthers. Chris Driedger and Kevin Lankinen are in the creases. Chicago started in the first period with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brandon Hagel and Connor Murphy. The Blackhawks added on with a Pius Suter goal, his ninth of the year, via Nikita Zadorov and Patrick Kane. Chicago extended the lead in the second period as Carl Soderberg scored his sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kane and Alex DeBrincat. Florida got on the board with an Anton Stralman goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Noel Acciari and Owen Tippett. The Panthers got closer with an Alex Wennberg power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Acciari and Jonathan Huberdeau. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kane, Lankinen (33 for 35 in saves), and Acciari.
Down in Nashville, the Predators host the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Mikael Granlund power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Eeli Tolvanen. The Predators added on in the second period with a Mathieu Olivier goal, his second of the year, passed from Yakov Trenin and Colton Sissons. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars going to Saros (31 save shutout), Granlund, and Olivier.
Further south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Anton Khudobin guard the cages. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning took the lead with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Vasilevskiy (16 for 17 in saves), Gourde, and Stamkos.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Colorado Avalanche. Jonas Johansson and Adin Hill are the unknown goalies. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Lawson Crouse and Derick Brassard. The Coyotes added on with an Alex Goligoski goal, made possible by Phil Kessel and Johan Larsson. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Avalanche tied it on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by MacKinnon and Landeskog. Colorado took the lead in the second period with a MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Samuel Girard and Rantanen. The Avalanche extended the lead in the third period as Valeri Nichushkin scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Ryan Graves and Girard. Arizona got one back with a Crouse goal, his second of the year, coming off of John Hayden and Goligoski. The Coyotes tied it as Kessel scored his tenth of the season, with the help of Clayton Keller. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nick Schmaltz, Conor Garland and Christian Dvorak lifted the Coyotes 5-4 over Joonas Donskoi and the Avalanche. The three stars were Goligoski, MacKinnon, and Crouse, while Kessel, Landeskog, Rantanen and Girard get the honorable mentions.
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