Four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New Jersey Devils. Scott Wedgewood and Ilya Samsonov draw the starts in goal. Washington opened in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Tom Wilson and Conor Sheary. Washington extended the lead in the third period as Sheary scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Wilson. The Capitals padded the lead on an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, assisted by Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Samsonov (24 save shutout), and Sheary, while Wilson and Kuznetsov get the honorable mentions.
Out in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jordan Binnington guard the cages. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Sam Steel goal, his fourth of the season, via Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on with a Max Jones goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Ryan Getzlaf. St. Louis got on the board with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Marco Scandella and Torey Krug in the third period. Anaheim replied with a Derek Grant empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Cam Fowler. The Ducks iced it at 4-1 with a Rickard Rakell empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Gibson (33 for 34 in saves), Jones, and Steel.
Northwest to Calgary, as the Flames bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor. The Jets added on in the second period with a Connor goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Tucker Poolman. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Milan Lucic power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. Winnipeg replied with a Stastny power play goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Flames got one back with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Elias Lindholm and Hanifin. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars being Connor, Stastny, and Wheeler, while Hanifin gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Adin Hill are in the creases. Arizona kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his tenth of the season, via Conor Garland and Christian Fischer. San Jose tied it in the second period with a shorthanded Tomas Hertl goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Erik Karlsson. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Nick Schmaltz goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Ilya Lyubushkin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona added on in the third period with a Dvorak goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Coyotes extended the lead as Dryden Hunt scored his second of the season, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Derick Brassard. Arizona padded the lead on a Phil Kessel power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Clayton Keller and Ekman-Larsson. The Sharks got one back with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Mario Ferraro and Timo Meier. The final was 5-2, with the three stars being Dvorak, Hunt, and Ekman-Larsson.
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