Five games on Friday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the Finnish goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Steven Kampfer goal, his second of the season, fueled by Taylor Hall and the goalie Rask. Buffalo tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Dahlin goal, his fifth of the season, via Riley Sheahan and Tobias Rieder. Buffalo added on with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson. The Sabres extended the lead as Arttu Ruotsalainen scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Dylan Cozens and Samuelsson in the third period. Jaroslav Halak replaced Rask in goal. Buffalo padded the lead with another Reinhart power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins got one back with a Nick Ritchie goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Kampfer and Jake DeBrusk. Boston got closer with a Kevan Miller goal, assisted by Kampfer and Sean Kuraly. The Bruins pushed closer with a Hall goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Charlie McAvoy and David Krejci. The Sabres iced it at 6-4 with an unassisted Reinhart empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign. The three stars were Reinhart, Kampfer, and Dahlin, while Samuelsson and Hall get the honorable mentions.
Along to New York, as the Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Alex Lyon and Alexandar Georgiev are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. Philadelphia tied it on an Oskar Lindblom goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. The Rangers retook the lead on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere. New York added on in the third period with a Lafreniere goal, his ninth of the year, via Buchnevich and Zibanejad. The Rangers capped it at 4-1 with a Filip Chytil goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Kaapo Kakko and Panarin. The three stars belonged to Buchnevich, Lafreniere, and Zibanejad, while Panarin gets an honorable mention.
West to Chicago, where the Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Malcolm Subban draw the starts in goal. Nashville got going in the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Ryan Ellis and Eeli Tolvanen. The Predators added on with a Luke Kunin goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Mikael Granlund and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Erik Haula scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Ellis and Nick Cousins. Chicago got on the board with a Vinnie Hinostroza goal, his second of the year, passed from Wyatt Kalynuk and Nicolas Beaudin. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Ellis, Saros (29 for 30 in saves), and Kunin.
Up in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary opened in the first period with a Dillon Dube goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Derek Ryan. Montreal tied it with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens took the lead with a Joel Armia goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Phillip Danault. The Flames tied it again with a Mangiapane power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Noah Hanifin and Sean Monahan. Calgary took the lead with a Monahan goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Johnny Gaudreau and Joakim Nordstrom in the third period. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with an Elias Lindholm empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Monahan. The three stars were Monahan, Mangiapane, and Dube.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Calvin Petersen are in the blue paint. Minnesota started in the first period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Jared Spurgeon. Los Angeles tied it on an unassisted Trevor Moore goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi and Sean Walker. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Kaprizov power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, powered by Victor Rask and Kevin Fiala. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Nico Sturm goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Nick Bonino and Carson Soucy. The Kings got one back with an Anze Kopitar goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Drew Doughty and Tobias Bjornfot. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Joel Eriksson Ek empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Ryan Suter. The three stars were Kaprizov, Sturm, and Talbot (40 for 42 in saves).
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