We've got six games on a Friday, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and MacKenzie Blackwood man the nets. Washington got going in the second period with a John Carlson goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Lars Eller. New Jersey tied it on a Michael McLeod goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Jesper Boqvist and Ryan Murray. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Vanecek (22 for 23 in saves), Orlov, and Carlson.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Toronto dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Travis Dermott goal, his second of the season, via Jason Spezza and Zach Bogosian. Winnipeg tied it on an Andrew Copp goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Spezza's lone tally was enough for the Maple Leafs to win 2-1. The three stars were Spezza, Campbell (31 for 32 in saves), and Hellebuyck (37 for 38 in saves).
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Mike Smith protect the nets. Calgary opened in the first period with a Michael Stone goal, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic. Edmonton tied it on a power play goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, his twelfth of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl. The Flames retook the lead with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Sean Monahan and Sam Bennett. The Oilers tied it on a Dominik Kahun goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Kailer Yamamoto and Ethan Bear. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a McDavid power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Draisaitl. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars handed to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Kahun.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jonas Johansson draw the starts in goal. Colorado started in the first period with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Nazem Kadri and Andre Burakovsky. St. Louis tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Brayden Schenn and David Perron. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Gabriel Landeskog and Cale Makar. Colorado added on in the second period with MacKinnon's second of the game and twelfth of the year, helped along by Landeskog and Jacob MacDonald. The Blues got one back with a Perron power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Vladimir Tarasenko and Torey Krug. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars handed to MacKinnon, Landeskog, and Perron.
In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Calvin Petersen patrol the creases. San Jose led off in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Nikolai Knyzhov and Rudolfs Balcers. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Timo Meier goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Hertl and Balcers. San Jose iced it at 3-0 with a Balcers empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Brent Burns. The three stars belonged to Jones (30 save shutout), Balcers, and Hertl.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and Anthony Stolarz are the inexperienced goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with an Alexander Volkov goal, his fourth of the season, via Max Comtois and Jamie Drysdale. Arizona tied it on a Johan Larsson goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Phil Kessel and Jordan Gross. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Derek Grant and Cam Fowler. The Coyotes tied it again with a Lane Pederson goal, courtesy of Christian Dvorak and Alex Goligoski. Arizona took the lead with a Kessel goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Nick Schmaltz and Gross. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Gross. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Kessel, Gross, and Schmaltz.
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