Four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Marc-Andre Fleury are the goalies. Chicago began in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifth of the season, via Patrick Kane and Seth Jones. Carolina tied it on a Derek Stepan goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Tony DeAngelo and Andrei Svechnikov. The Blackhawks took the lead in the second period with a Kane goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Riley Stillman and MacKenzie Entwistle. Chicago added on with a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Philipp Kurashev and Mike Hardman. The Hurricanes got one back with a Seth Jarvis goal, assisted by Stepan. Carolina tied it in the third period with a Jesper Fast goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Svechnikov and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes pulled ahead with a Martin Necas goal, his second of the year, guided in by Sebastian Aho and Ethan Bear. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Stepan, DeBrincat, and Kane, while Svechnikov gets an honorable mention.
Over in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Nashville Predators. Connor Ingram and Mikko Koskinen are set to start in goal. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. Nashville tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his fourth of the year, via Luke Kunin and Roman Josi. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his second of the season, fueled by Zach Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on in the third period with another Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, passed from McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi. The Oilers extended the lead as Devin Shore scored, thanks to Warren Foegele and Tyson Barrie. The Predators got one back with a Ryan Johansen power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Duchene and Josi. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a Puljujarvi empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. The three stars belonged to Draisaitl, Duchene, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Puljujarvi, McDavid, and Josi get the honorable mentions.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Jonas Johansson man the nets. Colorado got going in the second period with a Logan O'Connor goal, guided in by Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche added on with a Bowen Byram goal, his second of the season, assisted by Kadri and Landeskog. Columbus got on the board with a Jake Bean goal, his second of the year, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Andrew Peeke. The Blue Jackets tied it in the third period with a Cole Sillinger goal, his second of the season, via Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. Columbus pulled ahead with another Sillinger goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by Gabriel Carlsson and Laine. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Boone Jenner scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Gustav Nyquist and Bjorkstrand. Colorado got one back with a J.T. Compher goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Byram and Kadri. The Avalanche tied it on a Byram goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Nathan MacKinnon and Landeskog. Columbus won 5-4 in overtime with a Bean goal, his second of the game and third of the year, fueled by Voracek and Sillinger. The three stars were Sillinger, Bean, and Byram, while Bjorkstrand, Laine, Voracek, Landeskog and Kadri get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko and Torey Krug. Los Angeles tied it on an Arthur Kaliyev goal in the third period, his second of the year, via Kale Clague and Alexander Edler. The Kings took the lead with an Adrian Kempe goal, his second of the season, assisted by Alex Iafallo and Phillip Danault. The Blues tied it with a Krug shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Jordan Kyrou and Tarasenko. The tie went to a shootout, where Iafallo, Kempe and Kaliyev scored to the lift the Kings 3-2 over David Perron and Kyrou of the Blues. The three stars were Krug, Tarasenko, and Kaliyev.
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