Six games on tonight, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alex Nedeljkovic are the goalies. Florida began in the first period with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his second of the season, via Markus Nutivaara and Brandon Montour. The Panthers added on with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his third of the year, coming off of Anthony Duclair. Detroit got on the board in the second period with a Sam Gagner goal, his second of the season, passed from Troy Stecher and Mitchell Stephens. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with a Pius Suter goal, helped along by Moritz Seider and Robby Fabbri. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with a Barkov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar. The three stars were Barkov, Bobrovsky (28 for 30) in saves), and Luostarinen.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Antti Raanta are the Finnish goalies. Chicago led off in the first period with a Brandon Hagel goal, fueled by Jonathan Toews and Erik Gustafsson. Carolina tied it on a Tony DeAngelo goal, his second of the season, made possible by Vincent Trocheck. The Blackhawks retook the lead with an Adam Gaudette power play goal, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Gustafsson. The Hurricanes tied it again with a Jordan Staal goal, his second of the year, passed from Ethan Bear and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina pulled ahead with a Derek Stepan goal, assisted by Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes added on with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Ian Cole. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Aho scored his fifth of the year on the power play, thanks to DeAngelo and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes padded the lead on an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by DeAngelo and Trocheck. Chicago got one back in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Seth Jones and Dominik Kubalik. The three stars of the 6-3 game were DeAngelo, Aho, and Trocheck, while Gustafsson gets an honorable mention.
Back north to New York, as the Rangers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Igor Shesterkin are in the blue paint. New York opened in the first period with a Ryan Strome goal, via Artemi Panarin and Nils Lundkvist. The Rangers added on with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Adam Fox. New York extended the lead in the third period on a Chris Kreider power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Panarin and Fox. The Rangers padded the lead on another Kreider power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Fox and Panarin. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars being Shesterkin (31 save shutout), Kreider, and Panarin, while Fox gets an honorable mention.
To DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka is mismatched with Ilya Samsonov in goal. Washington dented the scoreboard in the third period with a John Carlson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals iced it at 2-0 with an Ovechkin empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Kuznetsov and Carlson. The three stars were awarded to Samsonov (16 save shutout), Carlson, and Ovechkin, while Kuznetsov gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Vegas started in the first period with a Reilly Smith goal, his second of the season, fueled by William Karlsson and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Nicolas Hague goal, his second of the year, via Jonathan Marchessault and Alex Pietrangelo. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his second of the season, assisted by Sonny Milano and Adam Henrique. Vegas replied in the third period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Marchessault and Hague. The Golden Knights extended the lead as William Carrier scored, thanks to Stephenson. The Ducks got one back with a Troy Terry goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim got closer on an Isac Lundestrom goal, coming off of Hampus Lindholm and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks tied it as Henrique scored his third of the year, with the help of Kevin Shattenkirk and Zegras. The tie went to a shootout, where Nicolas Roy and Evgenii Dadonov lifted the Golden Knights 5-4 over Zegras and the Ducks. The three stars were Stephenson, Hague, and Zegras, while Henrique and Marchessualt get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Ottawa Senators. Filip Gustavsson and Braden Holtby are between the pipes. Ottawa struck first in the first period with an unassisted Josh Norris power play goal, his fourth of the season. The Senators added on with a Brady Tkachuk goal, going in unassisted. Ottawa extended the lead as Norris scored his second of the game and fifth of the year, thanks to Drake Batherson and Artem Zub. Dallas got on the board with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Alexander Radulov and Jason Robertson. The Senators replied in the third period with a Connor Brown goal, via Victor Mete and Tim Stutzle. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Norris, Gustavsson (38 for 39 in saves), and Tkachuk.
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